每週一妥拉 2013/4/28-5/4 + 從耶路撒冷來的代禱信與信息2013/4/26
每週一妥拉 2013/4/28-5/4
從古時起，世界各地的猶太會堂會一週一次在安息日讀經，從摩西五經（妥拉）到先知的書（先知書）。每週的讀經內容都有一個希伯來名稱，其出自經文內容起頭的字。每週慣例讀經的實例剛好記載在路加福音四章16節，耶穌來到拿撒勒的會堂，讀了一段先知書（以賽亞書61章）。我們發現每週一次閱讀這些內容，不僅提供我們機會，與世界成千上萬的猶太人來確認神話語的內容，在我們為以色列與猶太人的代禱上，聖靈更時常貼切的啟發具體的內容禱告。
這週的閱讀（4/28-5/4）是雙倍閱讀：
注意須知：
我們收到一些來信提出對『雙倍閱讀』的疑問；之所以有時會有雙倍閱讀是因為妥拉被分為54部分的閱讀，以確保其內容可以涵蓋一年的每一週，包括閏年。但大部分（沒有閏年）的年度一年都少於54週。當主的節期（利未記23章）剛好在週末時，會有與節期相關的不同閱讀內容。為此緣故，一年有幾次需要有『二倍的閱讀量』，以確保整本妥拉能在住棚節最後的歡慶妥拉節時全部讀完。
我們也收到一些關於閱讀妥拉的『適當』方式和時間。身為新約信徒，我們希望強調並沒有特別『正確』的方式閱讀這些內容，除非聖靈個別引導你！猶太人每個安息日在猶太會堂閱讀妥拉，我們相信那會幫助我們更熟悉神的話，並與全世界猶太人在安息日所聽見/閱讀的內容連結。正如文章一開頭的介紹，我們發現這是一個管道，藉此聖靈讓我們看見我們為這些聽見生命之道的猶太人禱告的特別方式。此外，我們發現妥拉充滿著生命和真理，為我們生活帶來指引，還有耶穌！路加福音24:44-45清楚指出『摩西的律法』所記的，凡指著彌賽亞的都必須應驗。然而，我們也強調我們深信整本聖經，包括希伯來聖經和新約都是『神吹氣』而成的，對於我們屬靈的滋養和對神的認識上都很重要。
I. 『在西乃山』（Behar）
妥拉: 利未記25:1-26:2
先知書: 耶利米書32:6-27
*當週有『雙倍閱讀』時，猶太會堂在聚會最後通常只會使用第二部分的先知書內容。
*利未記25:2, 23: 『你曉諭以色列人說：你們到了我所賜你們那地的時候，地就要向耶和華守安息。地不可永賣，因為地是我的；你們在我面前是客旅，是寄居的。』
神下令亞伯拉罕、以撒和雅各子孫所居住之地在祂眼中看為寶貴。上週的妥拉閱讀說到，神使地吐出犯重罪而玷污地的居民。這一章神則曉諭以色列的地要守安息，不幸的是以色列並不理會此命令。當猶大眾民最終被擄到巴比倫，主說直滿了七十年，荒涼的地土現在終於有機會得享安息。
請禱告：以色列有智慧處理神復還給她的地，意識到那是從神來的神聖託管與禮物，她會與她的神建立關係，使她能在神的時間被託付神所應許的全部土地（以西結書36:4-8教導，到了一個時候，在猶大與撒瑪利亞的土地會為著回歸的雅各子孫『發枝條』結果子）。
*利未記25:8-10: 『你要計算七個安息年，就是七七年。這便為你成了七個安息年，共是四十九年。當年七月初十日，你要大發角聲；這日就是贖罪日，要在遍地發出角聲。第五十年，你們要當作聖年，在遍地給一切的居民宣告自由。這年必為你們的禧年，各人要歸自己的產業，各歸本家。』
正如我們『正在數算俄梅珥（大麥捆）的期間』，直到第五十日（五旬節），自由的靈會在那天釋放！在以色列地的希伯來人也屬算『安息年』，然後宣告自由；那年必為他們的『禧年』。禧年（Jubilee）的希伯來文是yovel，亦是羊角的另一種稱呼（這個字是與約書亞記6:4的角shofar合在一起）。在這裡很重要的是，此宣告自由的羊角是在贖罪日被吹出來。這隻兩角被扣在稠密小樹中的公羊（創22:13），象徵替代以撒的祭物（神所供應的羊），被扣住的是羊的角。這樣的角每五十年會在贖罪日時被吹響，宣告從奴役中得自由。有一天神的角會發出響聲，宣告脫離地上身體的永恆自由，在天上與神的羔羊同歡慶，祂除去了世人的罪。
*耶利米書 32:15, 17. 『因為萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說：將來在這地必有人再買房屋、田地，和葡萄園。主耶和華啊，?曾用大能和伸出來的膀臂創造天地，在?沒有難成的事。』
請禱告：在以色列的信徒能有方法與恩寵購買土地，好使他們為自己與子孫在這地真正『扎根』。似乎看起來不太可能，但我們知道在神沒有難成的事，是祂應許再次使我們在祂的土地上生根並給予我們『房屋、田地和葡萄園』。
II. 『我的律例』（B'Chukkothai）
妥拉: 利未記26:3-27:34
先知書: 耶利米書16:19-17:14
這週我們會讀完利未記；廿六章將利未記帶到一個合宜的結尾（廿七章則為附錄，聚焦在聖所種種獻祭和繳稅的律法上）。廿六章強調遵行主的律例典章而有的恩寵和祝福（3-13節）─順服影響著氣候和地土，正如不順服（在園中）對其所帶來的咒詛。接著是五個不順服神命令的後果警告，每一個警告前面都會說：『你們若不聽從我』、『你們因這些事若還不聽從我』、『你們行事若與我反對，不肯聽從我』，或是『你們因這些事若仍不改正歸我，行事與我反對』。在在說明主的渴望是：這些嚴厲的管教會將祂的子民帶回生命之道，而不是遠離之。
34-35節處理地的歇息，倘若以色列最後被逐出，以色列將會陷在失去神的流亡困境中（36-39節）；他們若謙卑自己就會再次被重建（是主的憐憫帶領我們悔改），並回轉尋求祂的道路。最後幾節則是對猶太人的悔改，以及對未來盼望所帶來的安慰和鼓勵─不管是後來流亡到巴比倫的期間，甚至更大的流亡一直到今日。
當我們要讀完摩西五經的一卷書時，習慣上會在結束閱讀時宣告：
『要剛強！要剛強，願我們都被堅固！』
"Chazak, Chazak, v'Nit'Chazek!!
*耶利米書17:5-8: 『耶和華如此說：倚靠人血肉的膀臂，心中離棄耶和華的，那人有禍了！ 因他必像沙漠的杜松，不見福樂來到，卻要住曠野乾旱之處，無人居住的鹼地。倚靠耶和華、以耶和華為可靠的，那人有福了！他必像樹栽於水旁，在河邊扎根，炎熱來到，並不懼怕，葉子仍必青翠，在乾旱之年毫無掛慮，而且結果不止。』
這是為以色列彌賽亞肢體禱告很棒的一段經文；重要的是，我們不該信靠個人的天然能力，否則當福樂來到時我們就看不見。我們知道『炎熱』會以許多形式來到（我們已經在自然環境經歷『多年的乾旱』，但神的渴望是我們可以扎根於祂聖靈的水旁，好讓祂的恩典使我們在炎熱時仍保持青翠，並且結果不止。
請禱告：我們可以被餵養與訓練，好使我們的信靠與信心全然在祂身上，我們也會為你們做同樣的禱告！
*耶利米書17:14: 『耶和華─以色列的盼望啊，凡離棄?的必致蒙羞。耶和華說：離開我的，他們的名字必寫在土裡，因為他們離棄我這活水的泉源。耶和華啊，求?醫治我，我便痊癒，拯救我，我便得救；因?是我所讚美的。』
以色列的國歌就叫『盼望』（HaTiqva），但那首歌的『盼望』是說『要在我們的土地上成為一個自由的國家』。以色列不會在她的土地上擁有真正的『自由』，直到天父的兒子釋放她得自由，她就『真自由了』（約翰福音8:36），直到她領悟到只有主才是她的『盼望』。但此正要開始發生！
請禱告：越來越多以色列人找到『活水的泉源，那是我們得醫治與拯救的泉源，而且祂會成為『我們的讚美』！
下週的閱讀進度（5/5-5/11）被稱為『在曠野』（B'midbar），讀經內容包括：妥拉─民數記1:1-4:20；先知書─何西阿書1:10-2:20。
馬汀和娜瑪•賽維士（Martin & Norma Sarvis）
於耶路撒冷
THIS WEEK'S TORAH PORTION:
From ancient times there has been a weekly portion (Parashah) from the first five books of Moses (The Torah) and an ending (Haftarah) from the Prophets read on the Sabbath in synagogues around the world. This portion is given a Hebrew name drawn from the opening words of the Torah passage. An illustration of this practice appears to have been recorded in Luke 4:16 where Yeshua (Jesus) arrived in the synagogue in Nazareth and was asked to read the portion (Isaiah 61) from the Prophets. We have found that in perusing these weekly readings, not only are we provided opportunity to identify in the context of God's Word with millions of Jewish people around the world, but very often the Holy Spirit will illumine specific passages pertinent that week in our intercession for the Land and people of Israel. All texts are those of English translations of the Scriptures.
This week there is a "double reading":
NOTICE:
We have received a number of queries regarding the 'double readings' The reasons the readings are sometimes doubled is that the Torah has been divided into 54 portions so as to ensure it will cover all weeks of a year, including leap years. But most (non-leap) years require fewer than 54. And when the Festivals of the Lord (Leviticus 23) fall on weekends, different readings related to those festivals are read. For this reason, it is necessary to 'double up' several times in the year in order to be sure that the whole Torah is completed by Simchat Torah at the close of Sukkot.
We have also received questions regarding the 'proper' way and timing in which these portions should be read. We wish to emphasize as Believers in the New Covenant that Biblically we see NO special, 'right' way for reading these portions except as you are individually guided by the Holy Spirit! They are read in Synagogues each Sabbath-and the preceding week is the week in which we believe it to be an edifying period for familiarizing ourselves with this Word, and in that way coming into alignment with what will be being heard/read by Jews around the world at the weekend. As written in the Introduction above, we find this an avenue through which the Spirit may show us special ways to intercede in prayer on behalf of those who will be hearing these Words of Life. Apart from this, we find the Torah to be filled with Life and Truth and Guiding Principles for our lives-and with Yeshua! (Jesus). Luke 24:44-45 makes clear that there was much written in the "Law of Moses" about the Messiah who was to come. Having said this, we would also empathize that we believe all the books of both the Hebrew and New Covenant Scriptures to be "God breathed" and essential for our spiritual nourishment and our knowledge of God.
I. Behar-"On the Mount
TORAH: Leviticus 25:1-26:2
*HAFTARAH: Jeremiah 32:6-27
*On weeks in which a "double reading" occurs, in synagogues usually only the haftarah of the second reading is used at the end of the service.
*Leviticus 25:2, 23: "When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep a sabbath to the LORD.for the Land is Mine, for you are but aliens and sojourners with Me."
The land in which Elohim ordained that the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob should dwell is precious to Him. Last week's readings spoke of His causing that land itself to spit out inhabitants who defiled it with gross sin. In this chapter Israel was commanded to allow the Land to observe its own regular 'sabbaths' to the LORD (a command which Israel would unfortunately ignore). When Judah was eventually carried away captive in Babylon, the LORD said that for 70 years the land would now finally receive the rests which it had been denied.
PLEASE PRAY: that Israel will deal wisely with the land to which God has returned her, coming to realize that it is a holy charge as well as gift. That she will come into a relationship with her God which will enable her in His timing to be entrusted with all of the land He has promised to return to her oversight (Ezekiel 36:4-8 teaches of a time when the very land currently under contention in Judea and Samaria will "put forth its branches" to bear fruit for the returned children of Jacob).
*Leviticus 25:8-10: "You are to count off seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years, so that you have the time of the seven sabbaths of years, namely, forty-nine years. You shall then sound a ram's horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall sound a horn all through your land. You shall thus consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release [liberty] through the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family."
Just as we are presently 'counting the omer' up to the fiftieth day (Pentecost) when one day the Spirit of Freedom would be released! -the Hebrews in the land were also to count "Sabbaths of Years" and then proclaim Freedom; it would be a "Jubilee" for them. Jubilee is Hebrew: yovel-which is another name for a shofar or "ram's horn" (the word is combined with the word shofar in Joshua 6:4). Here it is significant that this horn proclaiming freedom was sounded on Yom Kippur the "Day of Atonement". The "ram caught in the thicket" (Genesis 22:13) had signified the substitutionary sacrifice for Isaac (God had provided the Lamb), it had been caught by its horn. Such a horn would be sounded every fifty years upon God's Day of Atonement to proclaim freedom from slavery. Someday the shofar of God will sound to proclaim eternal freedom from our earthly bodies and Celebration in Heaven with the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the World!
*Jeremiah 32:15, 17 "For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.". "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard [wonderful] for You..." Please pray for believers in Israel to have means and favor to be able to purchase property-so as to truly "put down their roots" into the land for themselves and their descendants. That, as impossible as this often seems, we would realize that NOTHING is too difficult for our God to do on our behalf, who has promised again to root us and grant us 'houses, fields and vineyards' in His Land.
II. Bechukkothai-"In my Statutes"
TORAH: Leviticus 26:3-27:34
HAFTARAH: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14
With this reading we come to the end of the Book of Leviticus. Chapter 26 brings the book-proper to a close (Chapter 27 is an appendix "focusing on a variety of laws pertaining to voluntary offerings and taxed obligations to the sanctuary). Chapter 26 emphasizes the favor and blessing which will accompany walking in obedience to statutes and commandments of the Lord (vss 3-13)-Obedience will affect the very weather and soil of the land, even as Disobedience (in the Garden) had brought a curse on the ground. Then follow five necessary warnings of the consequences for getting out from under the Protection afforded by obedience to God's directives. Each of these warnings is preceded by "But if you do not obey Me"-or, "And after all this, if you do not obey Me"-or, "Then if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me"-or, "And if by these things you are not reformed by me, but walk contrary to me'. (The clear implication is that it is the LORD's desire that these severe disciplines will draw His people back into His way of Life, not away from it.) Verses 34-35 deal with the recovery of the Land if Israel is finally ejected, the plight of Israel in exile without God (36-39); and the restoration of the people when they at last humble themselves ("It is the Lord's mercies which lead us to repentance") and turn back to seek His ways. These closing words would be a comfort, an encouragement to repentance, a hope of a future for Jews-both during the future exile in Babylon, and through an even greater exile down to today.
As we complete our way through one of the Books of Moses, it is customary to end the reading with the following declaration:
"Chazak, Chazak, v'Nit'Chazek!!
"Be Strong! Be Strong! And may we be Strengthened!"
*Jeremiah 17:5-8 (NIV): "This is what the LORD says: 'Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.'"
This is a wonderful passage to pray over the Body of Messiah in Israel. It is so essential that we be weaned from trusting in our own natural abilities-otherwise, we will not even see true prosperity when it arrives. We know that 'heat' will be coming, and in many forms (We have just come out of several "years of drought"). But it is God's desire that we be so rooted in the streams of His living Spirit so that His grace will keep us green and fruitful even during those times.
PLEASE PRAY: that we be nurtured and trained in placing our trust and confidence totally in Him. We pray the same for you!
*Jeremiah 17:14: "O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be ashamed. 'Those who depart from Me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the source of living water, the LORD.' Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise." HaTiqva-"The Hope", is the name of Israel's national anthem. The 'hope' in that song is "to be a nation free in our Land." But Israel will never be truly 'free' in her land until the Son has set her free and she is "free indeed" (John 8:36)-until she realizes that the LORD alone is her 'Hope'. THIS IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN!!
Please continue to pray that more and more Israelis will find the 'Source of living water"-our healing, our Salvation-and that He become "Our Praise!"
Martin and Norma Sarvis
Jerusalem
[The Torah and Haftarah portions for next week 5-11 May will be BeMidbar-"In the Desert". TORAH: Numbers 1:1-4:20; HAFTARAH: Hosea 1:10-2:20.]
從耶路撒冷來的代禱信與信息2013/4/26
如在諸般時日
作者： Asher Intrater
當耶穌教導有關祂再來的訓誨時，祂把它與諾亞洪水和所多瑪的毀滅相比。這些都是真實的歷史事件，但它們也可作為在末世時分，地球將會面臨何事的樣本。
路加福音17:26,28挪亞的日子怎樣、人子的日子也要怎樣。又好像羅得的日子…
在那兩件事件中，發生徹底毀滅是來自神的懲罰。在此兩事件中的人們，完全措手不及。在挪亞的案例，遭到全面洪水氾濫。在羅德的案例，毀滅是藉火燒在所多瑪區。我們可以藉此得出結論，在耶穌再來時，刑罰將不是局部性，而是全球性的；但是火，不是水（彼得後書3章）。
如果將有類似的刑罰，我們可以想像罪行將是類似的。在那些過去日子所濫行的景況將再次在末世時盛行。在挪亞的案例，最普遍的罪行是暴力。
創世記6:11世界在 神面前敗壞．地上滿了強暴。
(耐人尋味的是，雖然並無詞源關連，在本句中，“強暴”這個字是“哈馬斯”。它在希伯來語的發音與恐怖組織 "哈馬斯" 的名字相同。）。是否有可能連想著世界充滿著罪行，金融腐敗和恐怖暴力？
這禮拜當我著筆撰此文時，在敘利亞的市民們被化學武器轟炸，由真主黨所發射的一架無人偵察機在接近海法港時，被以色列空軍擊落，且由埃及邊境發出導彈向以色列南部發射。如同在挪亞的日子，類似普世暴力可由我們現今這個世代，伊斯蘭聖戰組織的橫行實踐。
在所多瑪的罪行是同性戀。那時，此類同性戀是具侵略和暴力性的（創世記19:4-11）。這個星期，法國通過了同性婚姻法。在整個西方界，有一股推動同性戀價值激進之勢。任何發反對之言者則遭攻擊。在以色列的彌賽亞基布茲，Yad Hashmonah，因不容許女同性戀在他們的教堂成婚而在今年被告。
即使不從事這種罪行的眾信徒都將受到它的影響。羅德是一個正直的人，但他卻無法行義。他的屬靈努力都花在僅要得溫飽和克服他靈魂的煎熬（彼得後書 2:7）。在末世，讓我們不要被性變態的靈麻痺，但要戰勝和在信仰中與得勝同行。
如同在挪亞和羅得的日子，主導我們這一世代的罪是聖戰組織和同性戀。
預算之戰
新財政部長 Yair Lapid 在議會做了他首次發言，強烈對超正統派宗教人士濫用政府資金提出質詢。（這讓我稍想起 2000 年前，耶穌責備法利賽人 - 馬太福音23章）。
羅馬和耶路撒冷
Peres總統預定飛往羅馬與教皇Francis作個人晤面。有關羅馬和耶路撒冷，在聖經中曾多處述及。使徒行傳始於耶路撒冷，結於羅馬。
猶太眾祭司譴責耶穌，羅馬總督將耶穌釘在十架上。讓我們為改善關係，並為在以色列和天主教會之間，神的旨意成全禱告。
Tiferet Yeshua 教會
在2000年，我們加入Tiferet Yeshua教會，當時，它仍在起步階段。那時，我們在 Ramat Hasharon 區， Sorkoram 家鋪著藍地毯的小地下室聚會。Ari和Shira以使徒牧師先鋒帶領教會，Eddie和Jackie則以青少年牧師服事。
在2004年，我們離開以創立 "復興以色列" 團隊事工。在2006年，這團隊在耶路撒冷設立了Ahavat Yeshua教會，由Santoros牧養。Ahavat Yeshua 和 Tiferet Yeshua 在耶路撒冷和特拉維夫已成為姊妹教會。上個月，在以色列獨立日，我們在一起共享開心的野餐和烤肉聚集。
神已在 Revive 和 Ahavat 興起新的領袖，它也得以讓我們回頭參與 Tiferet 的事工。Ari 和 Shira 已經要求我們接下整個領導職務，以培養未來年輕的一代。
這個月，我們也將按立五對長老: Cantor, Cohen, Afriat, Ratz和Rosenberg ; Ron Cantor將帶領年長組。我們的委身是以神的恩典行萬事來觀看教會的成長和增長，Ari和Shira將頒以開拓元老之名。
在這個新紀元，Eddie Santoro 察覺到了來自先知哈該書2:9的話“這殿後來的榮耀、必大過先前的榮耀。”我們相信，Tiferet Yeshuat 將會遠遠超過前幾年的增長，並實踐在特拉維夫區榮耀的命定。
(註：在下禮拜特別的聚會中，Ari 將“交棒”與 Asher，請為神的恩典降在 Asher 身上，以照管 Revive Israel, Ahavat Yeshua 和 Tiferet Yeshua 這極具能力的“三股繩索”禱告）。
五旬節
請在你的日曆上為聖靈降臨節（五旬節）前夕的通宵，禱告，和禁食預留時間。以色列的眾教會和禱告院將與我們一起於 5月14日至15日，從晚上10:00 到上午 10:00（以色列時間），12小時同心合意參予（使徒行傳1:14）。我們將為末世全球復興的應許的應驗代禱（使徒行傳2:17）。來自世界各地的禱告小組將在互聯網和現場直播上加入我們。讚美組曲和禱告的主題，以及互聯網連接，將在未來幾週內發出。請為這“創造未來歷史”之事共襄盛舉。
復興以色列事工Revive Israel Ministries
為我們持續的，在以色列本地的復興運動，植主內猶太教會，門徒訓練中心，以希伯來文先知性禱告，讚美守望，和為那些財務幫助所需的事項禱告。請將這些近日訊息傳給你相信他們會從中得益處的人。請與我們在財務上同工，來加強在以色列主內肢體力量，照應這兒的復興工作，且對國際傳講以色列、教會、和末世的訊息。
來源：從耶路撒冷來的代禱信與信息(復興以色列事工)經我心旋律同意轉載，特此致謝！
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