旧约 - 出埃及记(Exodus)第15章

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: "I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.
Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh's officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
The deep waters have covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone.
"Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power. Your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy.
In the greatness of your majesty you threw down those who opposed you. You unleashed your burning anger; it consumed them like stubble.
By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up. The surging waters stood firm like a wall; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
"The enemy boasted, 'I will pursue, I will overtake them. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.'
But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
"Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is like you--majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
You stretched out your right hand and the earth swallowed them.
"In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away;
terror and dread will fall upon them. By the power of your arm they will be as still as a stone--until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people you bought pass by.
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance--the place, O LORD, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, your hands established.
The LORD will reign for ever and ever."
When Pharaoh's horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, with tambourines and dancing.
Miriam sang to them: "Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea."
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.)
So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?"
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD made a decree and a law for them, and there he tested them.
He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."
Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.
出埃及记第十五章   第 15 章 

  出 15:1-18> 你和你的教会,有没有想方设法颂赞和牢记神的恩典? 

  15:1-18 在以色列人的敬拜与庆典中,音乐占有重要的地位。他们以歌唱表达对神的热爱与感恩,充满创意地用口述的传统教导下一代。有人说摩西的这一首诗歌,是世上现存最古老的诗歌之一。这是庆祝神得胜的史诗,要百姓口唱心和。他们蒙神拯救,脱离了极大的危险,就喜乐歌唱!我们经历苦难以后,可以用诗章、颂词对神倾吐心中的快慰,发出赞美与感谢。 

  出 15:8> 15:8 “海中的深水凝结”,是指神使海水分开如壁垒,让百姓从其中走过。 

  圣经中着名的诗歌 

  出 15:20> 妇女也可作先知── 

  15: 20 米 利暗(参民 12:1-2 ;弥 6:4 )被称为女先知,不仅因为她领受神的启示,也因为她的音乐才华。在圣经中音乐和预言,常是息息相关的(参撒上 10:5 ;代上 25:1 )。 

  出 15:23-27> 从玛拉的苦水变甜到以琳的绿洲,给你什么启迪? 

  15:23-27 玛拉的水和以琳的水泉迥然不同。玛拉代表不信神的百姓,其态度是不信、埋怨;以琳则代表神丰富的供应。人很容易怨天尤人,一旦神施帮助时,就会羞愧难当。 

  出 15:26> 守神的律法就可免遭灾祸?真的吗?没错── 

  15:26 神应许百姓只要顺服祂,就不会受埃及人所受的灾祸,不会患他们的疾病。他们当时没有想到,神在以后所赐的道德律之中,不少是特意为他们免生疾病制定的。例如,遵从神的律法避免淫乱,使他们不至患上性病。神赐给我们的律法,总是为了保护人的。人体的构造很复杂,肉体、精神及灵性上的生活互相交织,彼此影响。现代医学也承认,古时神的律法是对人身心均有益的。如果我们想得神眷顾,就必须依照祂的指示生活。──《灵修版圣经注释》