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登錫安山而小天下
于宏潔 05/05/2024
背誦經文：2 祂愛錫安的門，勝於愛雅各一切的住處。3 神的城啊，有榮耀的事乃指著你說的。 （細拉）(詩87:2-3) 1. 錫安子民，蒙福無窮 13 因為耶和華揀選了錫安，願意當作自己的居所，14 說：這是我永遠安息之所；我要住在這裏，因為是我所願意的。15 我要使其中的糧食豐滿，使其中的窮人飽足。16 我要使祭司披上救恩，聖民大聲歡呼！17 我要叫大衛的角在那裏發生；我為我的受膏者預備明燈。18 我要使祂的仇敵披上羞恥；但祂的冠冕要在頭上發光。(詩132:13-18) 5 論到錫安，必說：這一個、那一個都生在其中，而且至高者必親自堅立這城。6 當耶和華記錄萬民的時候，祂要點出這一個生在那裏。(詩87:5-6) 2. 錫安的子民，行路有力 2 錫安山－大君王的城，在北面居高華美，為全地所喜悅。3 神在其宮中…(詩48:2-3) 4 那坐在天上的…6 說：我已經立我的君在錫安－我的聖山上了。(詩2:4-6) …耶和華救贖的民必歸回，歌唱來到錫安；永樂必歸到他們的頭上；他們必得著歡喜快樂，憂愁歎息盡都逃避。(賽35:10) 5 靠你有力量、心中想往錫安大道的，這人便為有福！6 他們經過「流淚谷」，叫這谷變為泉源之地；並有秋雨之福蓋滿了全谷。7 他們行走，力上加力，各人到錫安朝見 神。(詩84:5-7) 3. 錫安榮耀的境界與未來 2 祂愛錫安的門，勝於愛雅各一切的住處。3 神的城啊，有榮耀的事乃指著你說的。 （細拉）(詩87:2-3) 9 他(亞伯拉罕)因著信，就在所應許之地作客，好像在異地居住帳棚…10 因為他等候那座有根基的城，就是 神所經營所建造的。 (來11:9-10) 你們乃是來到錫安山，永生 神的城邑，就是天上的耶路撒冷… (來12:22) 9..;有一位來對我說：「你到這裏來，我要將新婦，就是羔羊的妻，指給你看。」 10 我被聖靈感動，天使就帶我到一座高大的山，將那由 神那裏、從天而降的聖城耶路撒冷指示我。(啟21:9-10) Ascend Mount Zion and See the World Diminish Recitation Verse: “The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah.” (Psalm 87:2-3) 1. The People of Zion Are Exceedingly Blessed ● “For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place: ‘This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy. There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.’” (Psalm 132:13-18) ● “And of Zion it shall be said, ‘This one and that one were born in her’; for the Most High himself will establish her. The Lord records as he registers the peoples, ‘This one was born there.’” (Psalm 87:5-6) 2. The People of Zion Walk with Strength in God ● “Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. Within her citadels, God has made himself known as a fortress.” (Psalm 48:2-3) ● “He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord …will speak to them … ‘As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.’” (Psalm 2:4-6) ● “And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.” (Isaiah 35:10) ● “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. As they go through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.” (Psalm 84:5-7) 3. The Realm and End of Zion Is Glory ● “The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah.” (Psalm 87:2-3) ● “By faith he [Abraham] went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents …For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.” (Hebrews 11:9-10) ● “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem…” (Hebrews 12:22) ● “Then came one of the seven angels …and spoke to me, saying, ‘Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.’ And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.” (Revelation 21:9-10)