約櫃裡放的東西有什麼含義？

 

最近再次「出埃及」加上今早用「十誡照鏡」後，突然想了解一下究竟約櫃裡放的東西有什麼含義。

參考了這文章後，有小小的見解，只是非常個人的領會

• 十誡：幫助心靈省察，讓聖靈光照我裡面有什麼惡行沒有… 作為誡命的總綱，十誡是我學習愛神愛人的規範與準則（precept）
• 嗎哪：提醒我神的供應和同在，每天祈求主賜天糧… 「這是什麼」也就成為了我不太認識，但同時賴以為我屬靈生命每日所需的應許（promise）
• 發過芽的杖：對我來說，是給與服事者的認定，尤其是在人事糾紛當中… 確實需要屬靈的智慧與能力（power）

默想經文：

「…櫃裡有盛著嗎哪的金罐、

亞倫那根發過芽的杖

和兩塊約版 」

(希伯來書9:4 標準譯本)

後記：

下午寫完了頭兩點後，與華州牧者們聚餐。當我還想著「亞倫的杖…結出熟的杏子！」 (民數記17:8) 的含義時，一位我曾經與他一起為華州復興禱告的牧師領取了一大包的杏仁作為晚會禮物。接著將要離開時，有另一師母把一大盒的杏仁餅拿過來說要給我們家的小孩吃。我心裏想著，不會那麼巧吧。那就當作主給我的小小「認定」因為我也「確實需要屬靈的智慧與能力（power）」，感謝主…

同被稱為主聖殿（林前6:19）

無懼來到恩座前（希4:16）

內室禱告被看見（太6:4）

良心得贖成奉獻（希9:14）

Teaching children the Decalogue

As I felt that my four-year-old son began to grasp the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer, I introduced the Decalogue (the Ten Commandments) to him with stories and in the simplest form so he can repeat after me. 

1. One true God
2. No Idols (he says his idols are tv, phone, iPad etc.)
3. Respect God’s Name
4. Keep the Sabbath Holy
5. Honor Your Father and Mother
6. Don’t fight 
7. Don’t cheat
8. Don’t steal 
9. Don’t lie 
10. Don’t envy  

I was surprised that he could pick up the series of “Don’t” after the fifth commandment. Living in a free country he honestly asked me, “why so many don’t?” I paused a little and gave him some “golden rule” examples to help him understand, let’s say if someone is angry should he hurt you, or should you put candy in your pocket from a grocery without paying or asking. 

Maybe he would only understand or obey in a small scale now, but hope that he will remember he has a father who loves him enough to teach him the Word of God. 

 “Start children off on the way they should go, 

and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

(Proverbs 22:6 NIV)