Outside your bowl of red stew... 紅豆湯

從紅豆湯回看上主的祝福...如何專注在紅豆湯以外過得勝的生命

在小組查經時提及使徒行傳(Acts 12) 中"以東人"的後代希律王苦待教會。
聖經中的"以東人"似乎都沒有得到上主的祝福...
我們可以從他們的祖先"以掃"(別名以東) 貪戀一碗紅豆湯看到他輕看上主的祝福以至失去蒙恩的機會。
今天的你和我又如何看待上主的祝福, 從生活中每個取捨機會中得勝。


"按創卅六章記述以掃的後代時,曾稱「以掃是西珥山裡以東人的始祖」(創卅六9)。以掃 後代住在迦南的東 ... 曾逼害基督和使徒的幾個「希律王」都是以東人(太二1;路十三31 ,廿三8;徒十二21)。

Genesis 創世紀 25:29-33

29 有一天、雅各熬湯、以掃從田野回來累昏了。Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. 

30 以掃對雅各說、我累昏了、求你把這紅湯給我喝．因此以掃又叫以東。〔以東就是紅的意思〕He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom. ) 

31 雅各說、你今日把長子的名分賣給我罷。Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright." 

32 以掃說、我將要死、這長子的名分於我有甚麼益處呢。"Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?" 

33 雅各說、你今日對我起誓罷．以掃就對他起了誓、把長子的名分賣給雅各。But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.