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耶和華的事，不謀利沒有版權

1. And there was a famine in the land. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

2. And the LORD appeared to him and said, “Do not go down into Egypt. Live in the land which I shall tell you of.

3. Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your seed, I will give all these lands; and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

4. And I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and will give to your seed all these lands. And in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,

5. Because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

6. And Isaac lived in Gerar.

7. And when the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister” for he feared to say, “She is my wife,” lest the men of the place should kill him for Rebekah because she was beautiful to look upon.

8. And when he had been there a long time, it came to pass that Abimelech, king of the Philistines, was looking out a window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah his wife.

9. And Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Behold, she surely is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” And Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die on account of her.’ ”

10. And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us!”

11. And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”

12. Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him.

13. And the man became great—and continued gaining until he became very great.

14. And he had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants. And the Philistines envied him.

15. (Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father and filled them with dirt.)

16. And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are mightier than we are.”

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 這時候，當地發生飢荒，以撒想到非利士人的王，亞比米勒管治的基拉耳避災。

2. 以撒從耶和華得到的信息，說：不要到埃及屬地，而是到祂指示的地方。

3. 就在那地方住下，我必與你，並你的子孫同在，會大大賜福那地，履行我對亞伯拉罕的承諾。

4. 你的後裔繁多，如同天上的星星，擁有這片土地為業，萬國因他們得福，

5. 為的是亞伯拉罕聽從我的囑咐，守住了我所吩咐、及遵行與律法有同等效力的約。

6. 為此，以撒仍住在基拉耳。

7. 當地人有時會問起他有沒有妻子，都以此回應：她是我妹妹。不敢說是妻子，為的是怕這些人會為了利百加的美貌去殺了他。

8. 以撒在這地居住很長的一段日子。非利士人的王亞比米勒，有日從窗口往外看，見到以撒與利百加親蜜。

9. 亞比米勒為此叫以撒來，問：利百加是你妻子。為何說是妹妹？以撒此時回答說：是因為怕會因她而死。

10. 亞比米勒回應：為何如此？萬一有人與你的妻子同房，不就是引人犯罪！

11. 於是，亞比米勒下達通告：有人若傷害這人或他妻子，必處死。

12. 以撒在此處的耕地，一年就有百倍的收成，可見耶和華是何等的祝福。

13. 以撒的財富遂年加增，極度富足。

14. 擁有大量的牛羊和僕人，連非利士人都嫉妒。

15. 註：非利士人此時用泥封鎖了亞伯拉罕在世時所挖的每一口井。

16. 亞比米勒此時對以撒下驅逐令：你離開吧，你的財富比我更多。

這是第二次飢荒的記載，情況是一樣，卻看到耶和華應許不變，事情及發展出來的後果卻一樣，都以離開結束。不信的人，他們知道有 [神] 不是他們在傳統中認識，總是會害怕，就放下了理性的分析和判斷的決心。亞比米勒須然不信，也是有原則，心中持平的正人君子。

一看內容就了解，是歷史種演。

這歷史之所以重演，是有環境因素，和個人心理素質的因素存在，同一樣的處境同一樣的心理狀態，就產生同一樣反應，這同一個反應是因為在對環境的感知、解釋和評估的相同引致決定相同。個體是有差異，感知會有不同，反應就不一樣，例如對耶和華的信心充實。

以撒須然不是亞伯拉罕或者撒萊，只是兩人在現實的處境，都是在環境中作出安全與否的考量，信心在此環境是極具挑戰。這是信心的考驗實況，對相信的人如此，不信的人也是這樣，是人的共性，正正是信仰的挑戰，也是信心增長必經之途。只要是堅定相信，不主動去傷人利己，任何的軟弱，耶和華都能給人補足。

亞伯拉罕和以撒都不是自己主動，是被動作出保護自己的決定。亞比米勒這次是因為自己發現，主動要求離開，以禮相待。

亞伯拉罕與以撒，都不是坐等耶和華的幫助，遇環境的變化於己不利時，是動腦筋去解決，並不完滿也未能解決，是耶和華給他們收拾殘局，開一條出路。這二位在面對困難時，先自己處理。今日的信眾，若是有你一份，面對困境會如何處理？

我遇到許多是不知所措。這現象也許就是個人的辨識力不足，或者全無所致。為何如此？華人這現象很普遍，也許這是文化長期影響有關，例如不習慣獨立，道德對環境帶來的約束，祖父輩及父母的擔心以至非常謹慎，這種群體和互助去補不足，意義上同信心不足是同一反應後果。耶和華是讓人放手去做任何事，祂補你不足。覺得這是真實，就多分享。