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创世记 21:25-30 含义

当亚伯拉罕和基拉耳王亚比米勒宣誓效忠时,亚伯拉罕谈到了他与亚比米勒手下之间的问题。他向亚比米勒抱怨亚比米勒的仆人霸占了水井。亚比米勒亚伯拉罕已经根据亚比米勒所谓的仁慈订立了盟约。因此,亚伯拉罕立即提出投诉;所谓的仁慈是缺乏的。亚伯拉罕告诉亚比米勒,他的手下非法没收了亚伯拉罕为他的牲畜挖的水井。如果牲畜没有水喝,亚伯拉罕可能无法在这片土地上居住。

创世记 26:15,18 表明亚伯拉罕挖了几口井。井是基拉耳等干旱地区生存的必需品,正如之前夏甲担心她和她的儿子会在旷野中因缺水而死(第 15 节)所见。

亚比米勒回答说他不知道是谁干的。这个抱怨对他来说很新鲜,因为亚伯拉罕之前没有告诉他这件事,直到那天他听说这件事

虽然是亚比米勒发起与亚伯拉罕的盟约,但亚伯拉罕却以牛羊作为礼物来批准盟约。赠送礼物是开启谈判和外交的一种手段。亚伯拉罕给亚比米勒的礼物确保了他和平地居住在该地并声称拥有这口井的合法权利。它们还加强了他与亚比米勒的联盟。亚伯拉罕将牲畜交给他后,他们两人立约。亚伯拉罕显然相信亚比米勒对他的仆人夺取亚伯拉罕挖的井一无所知。因此,他给了亚比米勒牛羊,以巩固他们之间关于这口井的盟约(也许是整个“交易”)。这些动物可能被献祭作为盟约的标志或印记(参见创世记 15:9-10)。

在向亚比米勒献牲畜礼物时,亚伯拉罕做了一件令亚比米勒感到好奇的事。他把羊群中的七只母羊羔单独摆放起来,与其他羊羔分开

亚伯拉罕的行为无法解释清楚,所以亚比米勒请求澄清,这七只母羊羔代表什么?

亚伯拉罕回答说:你要从我手里受这七只母羊羔,作我挖这口井的证据。

亚伯拉罕澄清说,羊羔的礼物提供了亚伯拉罕挖了这口井的具体证据。亚伯拉罕给了亚比米勒七只羊羔,作为亚伯拉罕挖了口井并是这口井的合法所有者的见证。母羊羔出自他的手,并交给了亚比米勒,因此它们构成了协议的证据。在古代世界中,协议通常有证人。通过接受七只母羊羔,亚比米勒公开放弃了他对这口井的权利并承认亚伯拉罕对它的所有权。通过提供动物,亚伯拉罕展示了他在谈判地位上的财富和实力。

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