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肆 神是自隐的神—隐藏的神:
Ⅳ God is a God who hides Himself—the hidden God:
一 “救主以色列的神啊,你实在是自隐的神”—赛四五15:
A "Surely You are a God who hides Himself, / O God of Israel, the Savior"—Isa. 45:15:
1 如以斯帖记所指明,我们的神虽然是无所不在、无所不能且满了赦免之恩,祂也是隐藏的神—四14。
1 Although our God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and full of forgiveness, He is also the hiding God, as the book of Esther indicates—4:14.
2 神造了宇宙,祂就隐藏在宇宙中人所不知道的地方,以致人找不着祂—伯二三3。
2 God created the universe and then hid Himself in it, until we do not know where to find Him—Job 23:3.
3 神在以色列人中间,也在他们个人的生活里,作了许许多多的事,但神却把自己隐藏起来;祂不停地作工,却始终是隐藏的—赛四五15。
3 God did countless things in the midst of the children of Israel and countless things in their personal lives, yet He concealed Himself; He was ceaselessly working, yet He was always hidden—Isa. 45:15.
4 我们需要领悟,我们所事奉那无所不能的神,仍在隐藏自己,尤其是在祂帮助我们的时候—约十四26,罗八28。5 自隐的神默默却强有力地在我们里面运行—腓二13。
4 We need to realize that the omnipotent God whom we are serving is still hiding Himself, especially when He is helping us—John 14:26; Rom. 8:28.
 


晨兴喂养  
  赛四五15 救主以色列的神啊,你实在是自隐的神。

  约一18  从来没有人看见神,只有在父怀里的独生子,将祂表明出来。

  你若把圣经好好地读过,就看见神有一个脾气,就是不乐意显扬。祂不愿意在明处作事,祂喜欢在暗中作工。祂造了宇宙,祂就隐藏在宇宙中人所不知道的地方,以致人找不着祂。祂住在一个人里面,但几乎没有人认识那个人。人接触祂一次,不过看祂是一个称为拿撒勒人耶稣的人。再接触祂一次,就觉得祂是一个比常人更聪明的人。接触祂第三次,就想这必定是一个申言者。人再接触祂一次,就觉得这个人必定比申言者大多了。但要确切地找出祂是谁,不是容易的事。就连祂的门徒与祂同在三年半,还未能真正地认识祂。这在在告诉我们,祂是一直把自己隐藏着。有一刻祂把自己显出来,随后又隐藏回去(李文集一九五六年第二册,一三至一四页)。
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  我们要注意以赛亚是如何表达这个思想:“以色列的神啊,你实在是自隐的神。”(赛四五15)他这一句话是非常重的。……乃是他根据许多的事实所产生出来的发表。……当申言者看看神所作的事,看看以色列人在神手中的遭遇,看看神百姓的经历,就叫他不能不承认,神的确是一位自隐的神。以赛亚为什么会得到这一个结论?……那是因为神在以色列人中间,在以色列人身上,作了许许多多的事,但神却把自己隐藏起来。……许多事都是祂作的,以色列人却不知道作事者是谁。所以有一天以赛亚就惊叹说,“神啊,你实在是自隐的神。”(李文集一九五六年第二册,八至九页)如果你把整个宇宙的故事,把所有人类中间的故事,把旧约的故事,把新约的故事,一点一点地都看过,你也会得到和以赛亚同样的结论,就是承认神实在是一位自隐的神。……在宇宙中有这么多的东西,有这么多的故事;但是六千年来,还没有一个人看见过神。……到了新约,就有父怀里的独生子将神表明出来(约一18)。但实际上,就是这个表明也是隐藏的。这一位独生子,虽然是要来表明神,但祂却把神藏在人里面,并且是藏在一个不像样的人里面。这一个人面貌憔悴,形容枯槁,并没有什么佳形威仪(赛五二14,五三2下),实在叫人看不出祂就是神。祂生长在加利利省的拿撒勒城。那个省是小省,那个城也是个小城。犹太人都公认,那个地方并没有出过什么申言者或名人(约七52,一46)。所以当这一个拿撒勒人耶稣出来的时候,不要说人不会想到神在祂里面,就是想到祂是申言者的人都不很多。可是神却藏在祂里面!这是何等奇妙的事实!(李文集一九五六年第三册,一九至二○页)

  因为我们的神是隐藏的神,别人也许会问我们:“你们的神在哪里?祂的国在哪里?”我们这样被质问时,也许要这样回答:“我的神是隐藏的。我看不见祂,你也看不见。但你需要知道,我这隐藏的神迟早要进来为我作些事,并且对付不相信祂的人。”

  今天我们需要领悟,我们所事奉那无所不能的神,仍在隐藏自己,尤其是在祂帮助我们的时候。我们看不见祂,表面看来,祂没有为我们作什么。事实上,祂始终隐藏地与我们同在,并且正为我们作许多事(以斯帖记生命读经,五、七页)。

  参读:以斯帖记生命读经,第一篇;自隐的神。
  Isa. 45:15 Surely You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

  John 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

  If you study the Scriptures carefully, you will see that God has the kind of temperament that dislikes ostentation. He likes to work secretly rather than openly. He created the universe and then hid Himself in it, until we do not know where to find Him. He took up His abode in a man, but that man was almost unknowable. On first meeting Him, men just saw a man called Jesus of Nazareth. On meeting Him a second time, they recognized in Him a man of more than average intellect; and on the third time of meeting, they thought that He must be a prophet. When they met Him still later, they felt, “This man is surely more than a prophet.” But to discover exactly who He was, was no easy matter. Even His disciples, during their three and a half years in His company, did not arrive at a true knowledge of Him. All of this tells us that He was continually hiding Himself. He would manifest Himself for a moment and then would conceal Himself again. (CWWL, 1956, vol. 2, “A God Who Hides Himself,” pp. 6-7)
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