先知以西結

Ezekiel was both a priest and a prophet. His name means “God strengthens” or “God will strengthen.” He came from a priestly family (Ezekiel 1:3), being a descendant of Zadok and following the line of Aaron’s son Eleazar, thus belonging to the priestly nobility. His identity was unique, as he held both prophetic and priestly […]

 《以西結書》歷史背景

The Book of Ezekiel is the third book of the “Latter Prophets” section in the Hebrew Bible. Tradition holds that its author is the prophet Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a prophet who frequently experienced visions. Although he lived among the Jewish exiles in Babylon, he was able to connect with the Jews in Palestine through God’s […]

流淚的先知

Jeremiah’s emphasis on politics surpassed that of other prophets, even Isaiah. Because of the revelations God gave him, Jeremiah offered numerous political counsels to the kings of Israel, urging them not to resist, but to negotiate terms and surrender directly to Babylon. Of course, Israel’s last few kings considered this an act of treason. Consequently, […]

屬靈的先知

[Jeremiah 31:33-34] “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each one […]

聖殿講章

[Jeremiah 7:1-4] “The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ‘Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, “Hear the word of the Lord, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: […]

先知耶利米

Jeremiah was from Anathoth, a town not far northeast of Jerusalem, and was the son of Hilkiah, a priest from the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. The first part of his name has two meanings: “to establish” and “to overthrow”; the latter part means God. So, Jeremiah’s name means “God builds and overthrows.” Jeremiah […]

耶利米書背景

The Book of Jeremiah is the second book of the “Latter Prophets” in the Hebrew Bible’s Old Testament. This book is an edited collection of several units of text, without a strict chronological or thematic order. It gathers and compiles all relevant material, recording the important words spoken or actions performed by the prophet Jeremiah, […]

米吉多

Megiddo is a crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The Hebrew word for “Megiddo” means “place of assembling” or “gathering of troops.” It was an ancient Canaanite commercial center and military stronghold, located about 32 kilometers from modern Haifa Port, on the southwestern edge of the Jezreel Valley. The main trade route between Mesopotamia and […]

拉吉

Lachish, an Old Testament place name, was a heavily fortified town located in the southwestern Judean Plain, near the Philistine border, approximately 24 kilometers west of Hebron and 36 kilometers north of Beersheba. Controlling the passage from the coastal plain to Hebron and Jerusalem, it has historically been a crucial military stronghold. In the Bible, […]

波斯拉

Bozrah is located approximately 47 kilometers north of Petra, 92 kilometers southeast of Beersheba, 87 kilometers southwest of Diban, and about 43 kilometers south of the Dead Sea. It sits at the headwaters of Wadi Hamayided, on a large rocky mountain with cliffs on three sides, making its terrain extremely strategic. It controlled the ancient […]