张国昇牧师
The Pivotal Event—Exodus
• 創世記只用十一章的篇幅去記載創造、犯罪、洪水、和巴別塔之事
• 聖經其餘的記載是神怎樣看待以色列民、並應許彌賽亞復興萬事。
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•• 神帶領以色列人出埃及是舊約的關鍵
– 出埃及後以色列成為屬神的子民
– 以色列民一同經歷耶和華神
旧约与新约的神学观
1.神是同一个神
2.神的震怒和恩慈在新旧约同样張显出来
3.离开了神、人性古今一式
4.新旧约裏被罪都是一样的
5.得救是本乎恩也因着信--- 新旧约都没有分别
只有信才能讨神喜悦、新旧约都是一祥的
•神在旧约的啓示是漸進的
Progressive
•耶稣在新约把父显明了:啓示己完全
旧约的主题:
•啓示
Revelation of himself as Creator
•主管
Ruler of the universe
•救赎 Redemption
•复兴 Restoration
•关系 Relationship
•The Pentateuch 摩西五經
the Five Books of Moses
•Called
the Law in the Hebrew Bible (Torah)
•律法書
•These
constitute an obvious unity that stands out as a group
•自成一組
•They
are historical
(Pre-Canaan)
•入迦南前的歷史書
•The
Five Books as a Whole五經並談:
•Progressive
Spiritual Unity 按次合一靈訓
•The
Divine Side
–Genesis創 Sovereignty— creation and election
神創造揀選的權能
–Exodus出
Power—in redemption and deliverance
神救贖的大能
–Leviticus利 Holiness—in separation and sanctification
聖潔與成聖
–Numbers民 Goodness and severity—judgment, care
恩慈與嚴厲—管教
–Deuteronomy申 Divine faithfulness—in discipline and
leadership
神的信實—應許、教导、領到迦南
The Human Side
•Genesis創
Ruin –through sins of man
人犯罪惰落
•Exodus出
Redemption—by “blood” and “power”
拯救
•Leviticus利
Communion—atonement and worship
献祭與神和好
•Number民 Direction—guidance in wilderness
神的引導走曠野
•Deuteronomy申 Destination—through God’s faithfulness
終坻迦南
•Genesis and Revelation
創世記與啓示錄
創世記與啓示錄
•The
first and the last book of the Bible
•第一本和最後一本書
•Complete revelation構成神完全的啟示
•No
going back beyond Genesis nor further beyond Revelation人類全史
•Genesis
answer the question: “How did all begin?”創世記述記萬物之始
•Revelation
answers the question: “How will all end?”啟示錄萬物之結局
•Genesis
and Revelation
創世記與啓示錄
創世記與啓示錄
•Similarities
•New
beginning : new order
天地的開始:新天新地
•Garden
of Eden: paradise 伊甸園:天堂樂園River, tree of life 河、生命樹
•God
walks with man 神與人同行
•Ideal
and Holy 完美聖潔
•Contrasts
–Paradise
lost in Genesis失樂園;
Paradise
regained in Revelation得樂園
–Man
dispossessed through sins失落
Repossessed
by grace 蒙恩與神和好
–Curse 地被咒咀、痛苦死亡
Curse
removed 再無死、痛苦、眼淚
–Adam
overcome by evil 亞當被罪所勝
Christ
triumph over evil 基督得勝
–Fellowship
with God interrupted 斷交通
Fellowship
restored 天堂與神同行
–Death
came through sin 罪帶來死亡
Eternal
life through Jesus 永生
–Promise,
anticipation of a Messiah 盼望救贖
fulfillment
in Jesus 救恩成了
•The
Book of Genesis 创世记 Author作者: Moses摩西
Date寫作日期:–1446BC if based on 1Kings 6:1王上記戴所羅門四
即出埃及後480年、因所羅門王四年即966BC
–1290BC if based on the historical fact that exodus
likely
occurred in the reign of Pharaoh Rameses I, and Joseph likely
became second in
command under a Hyksos
Pharaoh.
約瑟在外族法老下為宰相
Main Theme主題
•Divine
Sovereignty 神的權能
–in
creation 創造
–in
history 歷史
–in
redemption 救贖
•Key
Word最重要一詞:
“In beginning” bereshith 起初
•Synopsis分段
4Key
Events 四件重要事件
–Primeval
History 上古歴史
»The
Creation 創造
»The
Fall 人犯罪隋落
»The
Flood 洪水
»The
Babel Crisis 巴別塔
–四个人物 4 Key
People
Patriarchal History 父老時代歷史
»Abraham亞伯拉罕
•Divine
call in the election
•神揀選呼召
»Isaac以撒
•Supernatural
birth in election
•應許所生、神的選召
»Jacob雅各
•Divine
care in election
•神的揀選看顧
»Joseph約瑟
•Sovereignty
in control and Direction
•神權的引導
•创世记內容
•五十章、
兩大分段
–4Key
Events 四件重要事
•創造
1-2
章
•隋落
3章
•洪水
4-9章
•巴別塔 :万国 10-11章
–4
Key People四个人物
•亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各、約瑟
•11-50章