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【双语灵修】耶和华的火

今日佳音 · 公众号 · 基督教 · 2018-05-18 11:10

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“众民看见了〔耶和华的火〕，就俯伏在地，说 ‘耶和华是神！耶和华是神！’” - 王上 18:39

When all the people saw [the fire of the LORD], they fell prostrate and cried, “The LORD—he is God! The LORD—he is God!” — 1 Kings 18:39

🙏 灵修

火能毁坏，但也能照明。在迦密山上，先知以利亚代表神，站在膜拜其他神的人和那些不能决定拜哪位神的以色列人面前，以利亚呼召他们要作出决定，究竟选择独一真神耶和华，抑或选择假神巴力。

Fire can be destructive, but it can also illuminate. The prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel stands as God’s representative before people who worship other gods and people from Israel who can’t seem to choose. Elijah calls them to decide between the Lord, the one true God, and Baal, the false god.

在选择哪一位神之前，以利亚和巴力的先知先来一场比赛，他们看看谁能叫火从天降到祭物上。于是巴力的先知准备好祭物，他们大声呼喊巴力，甚至自割自剌以致流血，然而他们却没有得到任何回应，因为巴力根本不存在。

Before any decision is made, a contest is played out between Elijah and the prophets of Baal as to who can bring fire from heaven down on a sacrifice. The prophets of Baal prepare their sacrifice and cry out for Baal’s attention, going so far as to cut themselves and bleed. But there is no response, because Baal does not exist.