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1. And the LORD spoke to Moses saying,

2. “Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”

3. And Moses spoke to the people saying, “Arm some of yourselves for the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD on Midian.

4. You shall send to the war a thousand from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.”

5. So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

6. And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe. He sent them, and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war with the holy instruments and the silver trumpets to blow in his hand.

7. And they warred against the Midianites as the LORD commanded Moses. And they killed all the males.

8. And they killed the kings of Midian, besides the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam, the son of Beor, with the sword.

9. And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captive, and their little ones, and the spoil of all their livestock, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

10 And they burned with fire all their cities, their homes, and all their towers.

11. And they took all the spoil and all the prey of men and animals.

12. And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil to Moses and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab which are beside Jordan, at Jericho.

(A Faithful Version)

1. 耶和華對摩西說：

2. 當把以色列人齊集起來，為攻佔米甸作準備，

3. 於是，摩西聚集民眾，說：要裝備好自己，去對付米甸人，替耶和華出一口氣。

4. 以色列各支派要出一千人服役。

5. 以色列便從各支派中，選出一千人，共計一萬二千名武裝成員。

6. 摩西差派每族的一千人，連同祭司以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈，帶著聖劍，吹著銀號一路走向戰場。

7. 照耶和華囑咐摩西，與米甸人交戰，將迎戰的男丁殺盡。

8. 當中包括米甸的五位君王：以未、利金、蘇珥、戶珥和利巴。也殺了比珥的兒子巴蘭。

9. 以色列人擄獲米甸的婦女和孩童，一切牲畜和財物。

10. 用火燒了他們的城邑房屋和營房。

11. 並將一切戰利品，包括人畜，統統帶回。

12. 把俘虜、戰利品和擄獲之物，帶到摩押平原，即約旦河邊耶利哥對面的營地，交到摩西和祭司以利亞撒，及以色列民眾面前。

這是第一場 [聖戰] 對象是米甸人，為什麼是米甸人？

猶太人的解釋：

Jewish interpretations of Numbers 31 primarily focus on the ritual purification of the spoils of war and the theological justification for the conflict as retribution for the Sedition of Peor. Commentators like Rashi and the Ohr HaChaim explain that the war was commanded to avenge the Israelites against the Midianites for seducing them into idolatry and sexual immorality, as recorded in Numbers 25.

Regarding the fate of the 32,000 virgin women and girls, traditional Jewish sources, including the Talmud and Sifrei, offer several perspectives. Some interpretations suggest these women were to be kept as slave girls for the soldiers, while others, such as the Ohr HaChaim, argue they were to convert to Judaism and marry within the community, thereby achieving true life (Chayim) through integration into the Jewish people.

The chapter also details the distribution of spoils, emphasizing a 1:1 ratio between the soldiers and the general population. A specific tribute of 0.2% of the soldiers’ share was given to the Priests (specifically Eleazar), and the army voluntarily offered gold artifacts to make for their lives, demonstrating their gratitude for not suffering any casualties during the campaign.

從這角度去理解這段描述的戰事，是因為米甸王巴勒和巴蘭之間暗地裡似乎有默契，他們雙雙被殺。因為在22章，西撥的兒子巴勒是米甸人的領袖，見自己的勢力遠遠不敵以色列大軍，當時請巴蘭協助，請求藉耶和華的手阻止。巴蘭似乎不願意得罪，三次叫巴勒築七壇 (異教之風)，耶和華藉驢子說出巴蘭三次不聽言。之後，以色列人，特別是雅各第一任妻子利亞所生的子孫，犯了性行為不檢，令以色列有數萬人因為性病做成的瘟疫所累。

這段是描述瘟疫過後，元氣恢復，從迦南的邊界進入迦南的第一道防線：米甸。

註：許多以良善為由質疑耶和華的殘酷，那是因為從未看清以色列人所受到的傷害，是對以色列人遭遇的無知引起。

現代的基督信眾，有個被誤導的觀念：講慈愛忽視公義。

為此，社會一談到暴力就是不對，例如哈瑪斯在音樂會中劫持：

根據2023年10月7日哈瑪斯突襲以色列的數據，共有251名以色列人質被劫持至加薩走廊。

其中，雷姆（Re’im）村附近的諾瓦（Nova）音樂節是襲擊重災區：

• 該音樂節現場發生大屠殺，造成約1,200人死亡。
• 據報有40人在音樂節期間被劫持為人質。
• 倖存者如Noa Argamani曾在被劫持期間透過影片全球曝光，最終於2024年6月被以色列軍隊救出。

截至2025年10月，隨著停火協議執行，最後20名倖存人質獲釋，象徵著這場長期人質危機中倖存者的釋放告一段落，但仍有部分人質遺體未被尋獲或被確認死亡。

這事件從未聽這有自由媒體去控訴哈瑪斯，聯合國不予指責。

耶和華的愛心，是給予願意改過的人，不是用愛掛在口邊的人。米甸被消滅不是沒有緣由。領袖若不體恤保護自己民眾，是因為有人求王保護，是這些求王的人放棄了自己有份監管的責任導致 (領袖一般用恐嚇和打壓這手段的緣因所致，更用謊言欺騙打壓的真正理由)。沒有私心不會做王，王者不存私意只有耶和華。