活潑的生命讀經進度 – 今日閱讀經文： 《 瑪拉基書1：1 – 5》

瑪拉基書1：1 – 5

Malachi 1: 1-5

¹耶和華藉瑪拉基傳給以色列的默示。

The word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.

²耶和華說：「我曾愛你們。你們卻說：『你在何事上愛我們呢？』」耶和華說：「以掃不是雅各的哥哥嗎？我卻愛雅各，

You have been loved by me, says the Lord. But you say, Where was your love for us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? says the Lord: but Jacob was love by me, 

³惡以掃，使他的山嶺荒涼，把他的地業交給曠野的野狗。」

And Esau was hated, and I sent destruction on his mountains, and gave his heritage to the beasts of the waste land.

⁴以東人說：「我們現在雖被毀壞，卻要重建荒廢之處。」萬軍之耶和華如此說：「任他們建造，我必拆毀；人必稱他們的地為『罪惡之境』；稱他們的民為耶和華永遠惱怒之民。

Though Edom says, We are crushed down but we will come back, building up the waste places; this is what the Lord of armies has said: They may put up buildings, but I will have them pulled down; and they will be named The land of evil-doing, and The people against whom the Lord keeps his wrath for ever.

⁵你們必親眼看見，也必說：『願耶和華在以色列境界之外被尊為大！』」

And your eyes will see it; and you will say, The Lord is great even outside the limits of Israel.

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閲讀筆記

上帝對以東人施行的刑法在對比之下 就可以顯出神對以色列人不變的愛！

祂掌管萬國祂滿有公義、權柄！

基督徒要常常數算神的恩典和慈愛！

God’s unchanging love for the Israelites can be seen in contrast to the laws that God imposed on the Edomites!

He rules all nations. He is full of justice and authority!

Christians should always count the grace and love of God!