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August 19, 2026

这是最艰难的爱的体现之一,因为它承认了我们不愿面对的真相。

昨天读了关于亚伯拉罕的信心和行动的好文章,与大家分享其中一些摘要。

“他与他们交谈,说:‘你们若以为我愿将逝者埋葬在我眼前以外的地方,就请听我的话,为我求告琐辖的儿子以弗仑。’”(创世纪23:4)

这节经文延续了撒拉去世后那感人而又沉重的场景。亚伯拉罕哀悼过,痛哭过,他从逝者(撒拉)面前起身,谦卑地请求赫人给他一块墓地。

“将逝者埋葬在我眼前以外的地方”(看不见)这句话饱含深情。亚伯拉罕在第4节已经用过类似的措辞,现在(第8节)他又重复了一遍。这种重复应该让我们深思。亚伯拉罕为何要这样说?难道意味着他不想再见到撒拉?难道意味着他对她的爱变了?难道意味着他想把她从心中抹去?

不。亚伯拉罕并非想将撒拉从心中抹去。他只是想尊重她尘世生命已逝的现实。

他所爱的女人已不在他眼前。她的遗体还在,但撒拉本人已离开了人世。让她的遗体一直留在眼前并不能让她复活,只会延长他目睹死亡的痛苦。埋葬并非拒绝,而是爱、尊严和接纳。

这一点至关重要,因为悲痛会让埋葬显得难以承受。我们不愿面对终结,但埋葬迫使我们直面死亡的残酷现实。

这是最艰难的爱的体现之一,因为它承认了我们不愿面对的真相。

亚伯拉罕并非在说:“我要把撒拉从我的心中抹去。”他是在说:“我必须把她的遗体埋葬,让她永远离开我的视线。”她的记忆永存,她的爱永存,她在盟约故事中的地位永存,她在亚伯拉罕心中的地位永存。但她的遗体必须安息。

这就是为什么这句话既痛苦又充满信仰。痛苦之处在于亚伯拉罕必须接受死亡带来的触目惊心的分离;信仰之处在于他拒绝否认现实。他没有假装撒拉还活着,也没有紧紧抓住她的遗体不放,仿佛那样就能逆转死亡。在这个堕落的世界里,他做了所有敬虔之人必须做的事:哀悼、缅怀、安葬。

然而,情感层面不容忽视。亚伯拉罕与撒拉相伴一个多世纪。他视她为妻子、伴侣、旅伴,以及以撒的母亲。他见证了她多年来的不孕、期盼、欢笑、恐惧、漂泊和圆满。如今,他亲眼目睹了她的离世。这景象必定令他心如刀绞。因此,当他说要将逝者安葬于他视线之外时,我们应当感受到一位丈夫难以承受眼前景象的悲痛。

遗体之所以珍贵,是因为它曾属于他们,但它已不再有他们的声音、温暖、欢笑、爱意和陪伴。安葬意味着将遗体交托于大地,同时将逝者交托于上帝。

有时,我们心中埋葬最深的人,正是那些我们再也无法见到的人。亚伯拉罕将永远铭记撒拉。每一次凝视以撒,都会让他想起她。每一次对上帝应许的回忆,都会将她再次带入他的故事。在迦南地的每一步,都会与这位曾与他同行的女子紧密相连。

撒拉的遗体将被藏匿,不让他再见到,但撒拉的生命却永远不会从他的故事中抹去。

我们从中得到的属灵教训是:我们怀着感恩之心缅怀,怀着盼望哀悼,并尊崇上帝通过他们的生命所成就的一切。

亚伯拉罕并没有绕过正当的社会程序(他没有强迫以弗仑将土地卖给他),而是以秩序、尊重和公开透明的方式行事。

他不想让撒拉的墓地成为争议的焦点,所以他请求当地居民向田地和洞穴的主人以弗仑求情。

这展现了亚伯拉罕的正直。即使在悲痛之中,他依然谨慎;即使在情绪的压力下,他也没有变得草率或耍手段。

他心碎欲绝,但他的行为依然正直。他不仅为撒拉寻找墓地,而且以诚意寻找,以此表达对撒拉的敬意。

提到琐辖的儿子以弗仑也提醒我们,神的应许是通过真实的人、真实的地点和真实的交易来实现的。

神的作为并非脱离尘世的现实。

撒拉并非只是暂时被安置在陌生人中间,而是被栽种在应许之地。亚伯拉罕想要在迦南地为家族找到一处永久的墓地。

他希望撒拉的遗体安息在神应许给他后裔的土地上。这处墓地成为亚伯拉罕在应许之地的第一个合法立足点。它虽小,也与死亡相关,但却是真实实在的。

这教导我们,信心常常以实际行动体现出来。亚伯拉罕的信心不仅体现在筑坛或聆听神的声音上,也体现在他购买墓地上。

主耶稣在十字架上受死,被埋葬的事实,在世人看来,这似乎意味着盼望已被埋葬。门徒们亲眼目睹了他们的主被钉十字架。他的身体被取了下来。墓前的石头被滚开了。他暂时离开了他们的视线。

但祂并没有被排除在上帝的计划之外。

第三天,坟墓空了。基督从死里复活了。

这意味着信徒可以怀着悲伤埋葬逝者,但不能绝望。埋葬固然痛苦,但对基督里的人来说,这并非终结。遗体被安放在人看不见的地方,却没有脱离上帝的眷顾。坟墓遮蔽了世人的目光,却无法阻挡基督复活的大能。

亚伯拉罕正在学习如何去爱一个他在地上再也见不到的人,正如每个悲伤的信徒都必须学习的那样。

他遵循着应有的礼仪。他公开而恭敬地处理此事。他希望撒拉能被安葬在应许之地,得到应有的尊严。

这节经文提醒我们,悲伤与信心并非对立。亚伯拉罕心碎,但他依然忠信。他悲伤,但他依然保持着尊严。他愿意撒拉离开他的视线,因为死亡使这一切成为必然,但她仍然深深地留在他的心中。在这痛苦的时刻,上帝仍在继续推进祂的应许——必然实现。

英文原文作者:本杰明·迈克尔·麦格里维(摘自《创世记 23:8 每日灵修与意义》——将撒拉埋葬于世外、悲痛与忠贞的正直)

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博主后记:最近读创世纪被亚伯拉罕说了两遍的这节经文而触动,问有没有翻译错误?读了许多版本的英文圣经和解经书,想明白,“that I should bury my dead out of my sight”是什么意思?亚伯拉罕为什么要这样说?后来找到这篇文章,同意他的说法,亚伯拉罕的用心良苦,他表达了他的心碎,同时同时依然忠信持守神的应许,他的行动表示了对撒拉珍爱和敬重,并且以秩序、尊重和公开透明的方式行事。埋葬并非拒绝,而是爱、尊严和接纳。

这意味着信徒可以怀着悲伤埋葬逝者,但不能绝望。埋葬固然痛苦,但对基督里的人来说,这并非终结。遗体被安放在人看不见的地方,却没有脱离上帝的眷顾。坟墓遮蔽了世人的目光,却无法阻挡基督复活的大能。

让我们以圣经经文彼此勉励和安慰:

帖撒罗尼迦前书 4:13-18

为信徒死了的安慰话

13 论到睡了的人,我们不愿意弟兄们不知道,恐怕你们忧伤,像那些没有指望的人一样。 14 我们若信耶稣死而复活了,那已经在耶稣里睡了的人,神也必将他们与耶稣一同带来。 15 我们现在照主的话告诉你们一件事:我们这活着还存留到主降临的人,断不能在那已经睡了的人之先。 16 因为主必亲自从天降临,有呼叫的声音和天使长的声音,又有神的号吹响,那在基督里死了的人必先复活, 17 以后我们这活着还存留的人必和他们一同被提到云里,在空中与主相遇;这样,我们就要和主永远同在。 18 所以,你们当用这些话彼此劝慰。

后注:这篇博文也同时刊登在窄门守望者博客 https://wp.me/pCgmS-5dZ

亚伯拉罕与撒拉相伴同行超世纪

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May 26, 2013

End times church count down: Repent for unbelief

When Jesus came down from the mountain (after He allowed the three disciples to have a glimpse of His true divine status as the Son of God in the heavenly realm), He was confronted by a huge wave of unbelief, even among His disciples.
Unbelief is the only hindrance to human living the abundant life given by God, through Jesus, the Son of God. The human father of the epileptic boy cried out and said with tears to Jesus in desperation, ” Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.” Mark 9:24
How did Jesus describe the unbelieving world? “O faithless generation” Mark 9:19; “O faithless and perverse generation” Matthew 17:17.
Who were addressed in this ‘harsh’ comment? The disciples who could not cast out the evil spirit which tormented the boy.
The same description was used in Philippians 2:15 “a crooked and perverse generation”. 
Today many ‘disciples’ of Jesus do not believe in divine healing, divine health, and God’s will to heal all. Yet Jesus did heal all who came to Him. He saved all and healed all who believed.
Those who choose not to believe in the power of God working in them have opted out of the kingdom of God living. Why? If Jesus is your King, you live by His rule. He has given authority to the disciples and they did perform according to His command and authority then. They failed in the above incident when they did not believe.
After Jesus was resurrected He spent forty days teaching them about the kingdom of God living before He ascended into heaven. The disciples obeyed His command and waited for ten more days. On Pentecost Day the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as Jesus had promised. They were filled with power and went out and preach the Gospel, the Good News about Jesus Christ, healed the sick, cast out demons and made disciples just as Jesus had commanded.
It is easy to accept half the Salvation message, to take the ‘forgiveness of sins’ (and go to heaven one day in future) and ignore the part that clearly declared, “By His stripes/wounds you are healed” (Isaiah 53:4-5; 1 Peter 2:24). Why? Because salvation of the soul/spirit is unseen. No one needs to take responsibility for such a teaching.
On the other hand, if you are not spiritually discerning, when you pray for someone and the person is not healed, you may incur losses: shame, loss of respect, guilt, self doubt, loss of self-esteem, credibility, blame, litigation, and perhaps an exodus of your church membership. Jesus knew this would happen to many.
Even His disciples failed. For example, Peter. He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” Mark 9:33
Only those who are spiritually discerning know the things of God (Who is Spirit). No one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Those who believe have received the Spirit who is from God and have the mind of Christ. (Read 1 Corinthians 2)
As Jesus Himself had commented, which is easier to do? forgiving sins or healing the sick? In the physical realm, it is obviously easier to say, “your sins are forgiven.” In the spiritual realm, both are parts of the same power, the power of God.
Being saved and born again is a spiritual matter. it takes the power of God to give birth to you and transfer you from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. The Holy Spirit is involved.
In the healing of the sick (physical and mental) the same power of the Holy Spirit works.
Jesus never gave a command that could not be carried out. In fact He gave the salvation (the power for forgiveness of sins and supernatural healing) command to all who believe. Mark 16:15-20
What you choose to believe is your own responsibility. Jesus said, you cannot choose God and choose the world (represented by the word ‘Mammon’).
How can one believe as supernatural healing deals with the unseen realm?
Today’s message mainly from Philippians chapter 2 deals with this unbelief:
  1. the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. 1:19
  2. let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ. stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, and not in any way terrified by the adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. 1:27-28
  3. fellowship in the Spirit. 2:1
  4. being like-minded, of one accord, one mind. 2:2
  5. in lowliness of mind. 2:3
  6. look out for the interests of others. 2:4
  7. “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” 2:5
  8. seek the things that are of Christ Jesus. 2:21
  9. work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 2:12
  10. “for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” 2:13
  11. “that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.” 2:15
  12. holding fast the word of life. 2:16
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve all things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” 1:9-11

这是最艰难的爱的体现之一,因为它承认了我们不愿面对的真相。

昨天读了关于亚伯拉罕的信心和行动的好文章,与大家分享其中一些摘要。 “他与他们交谈,说:‘你们若以为我愿将逝者埋葬在我眼前以外的地方,就请听我的话,为我求告琐辖的儿子以弗仑。’”(创世纪23:4) 这节经文延续了撒拉去世后那感人而又沉重的场景。亚伯拉罕哀悼过,痛哭过,他从逝者(撒...