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约珥书 1:13-14 含义

先知约珥发出了最后一次哀悼的呼吁。这一次,他向祭司们讲话,祭司们是履行犹大宗教职责的专业人士。他用一系列的命令敦促祭司们哀悼并寻求上帝的恩惠。他首先说,祭司啊,你们要披上麻布哀悼;祭坛的仆人啊,你们要哀号

在古代,哀悼的人通常会用麻布束腰,麻布是一种用山羊毛或骆驼毛制成的衣服,粗糙且不舒服。穿麻布象征着悲伤或绝望。例如,当雅各认为一只野兽吞噬了他的儿子约瑟时,他“撕裂衣服,腰间围上麻布,为他儿子悲哀了多日”(创世记 37:34)。同样,约珥要求祭司们穿上麻布哀悼以表达他们的损失,因为蝗灾摧毁了犹大地。

祭坛的侍从指的是祭司,因为他们是履行宗教职责的专业人士。这些宗教人士要哀号、哀号,在耶和华面前表达他们的悲伤,并恳求他的恩惠。于是,先知继续呼唤祭司们,说: “来吧,我神的侍从啊,今夜你们要披上麻布。”自从蝗灾发生以来,入侵的军队就是宗主神的惩罚,约珥恳求祭司们在神面前谦卑自己,寻求神的同在。

由于蝗灾造成的灾难程度之深,人们不禁要哀悼,约珥呼吁祭司们禁食。禁食是出于宗教目的而故意暂时禁食。它不是表达个人意愿的方式,而是向上帝敞开心扉、表达对罪孽的悲痛和悔恨、将自己引向上帝的方式。它包括向上帝祈求并寻求指引和智慧。从这个意义上说,这是一个通往净化的过程(诗篇 69:10)。

除了举行禁食仪式外,宗教领袖们还要宣告庄严会。他们要招聚长老和国中所有的居民到耶和华他们神的殿里,目的是要他们向神呼求。庄严会是集体敬拜的场合。在这样的集会上,人们停止工作,聚集在一起庆祝既定的节日,如除酵节的第七天(申命记 16:8)或住棚节的第八天(利未记 23:36;民数记 29:35;历代志下 7:9;尼希米记 8:18)。但在这段经文中,庄严会是在紧急情况下召开的(约珥书 2:15-16)。先知召集祭司召开公众集会,以便每个人都能真心向神呼求,恳求他的恩惠。需要的是悔改和改变心意。乔尔呼吁牧师们领导这项工作。

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