所羅門的岳父之一－埃及法老西-阿蒙

1 Kings 3:1: “Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his own palace and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem.” The Pharaoh mentioned in 1 Kings 3:1 was most likely Siamun (reigned 986-967 […]

所羅門

King Solomon was the son of King David, and his mother was Bathsheba (who had been the wife of Uriah the Hittite before marrying David). He became the new king after his father, King David, passed away around 970 BC. While King David was still alive, his fourth son, Adonijah, took action and declared himself […]

《列王紀》背景，作者與寫作目的

The Hebrew name for the Book of Kings is “Sefer Melakhim” (ספר מלכים). In the Hebrew Bible, 1 and 2 Kings are a single book, immediately following the Book of Samuel. For convenience, the Septuagint divided both Samuel and Kings into two volumes each. The content of this book continues from Samuel, recording approximately four […]

他爾根

“Targum” is an Aramaic word that means “explanation” or “translation.” During the intertestamental period, the Jews gradually forgot their native language. After the exile, Aramaic became the common language for Jews living in the Persian diaspora. By the time of Jesus, Aramaic had become the everyday language of the Jews in Judea. When they read […]

尋的曠野

The Wilderness of Zin is a desert region in the northern Sinai Peninsula, northeast of Kadesh Barnea, near the southern border of Canaan. To its east lies the land of Edom, and to its south is the Wilderness of Paran. In a broader sense, the Wilderness of Zin is part of the northern Wilderness of […]

大衛李文斯頓

David Livingstone (1813-1873) was a British explorer and one of history’s greatest missionaries to Africa (comparable to Hudson Taylor in China and William Carey in India). He is known as the “Father of Africa,” and many places on the map of Africa are still named after him. In terms of faith, he was the first […]

地球上的主要洋流

Psalm 8:6-8: “You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.” Ocean currents, also known as “sea currents,” refer […]

神的愛

In the Greek language, different words are used to describe different meanings of love. One word is Eros, which describes the passionate, romantic love or sexual attraction that can arise between people. This kind of love is based on physical attraction and is purely sensual. When the attraction fades, so does the love. This love […]

鐵杖

Psalm 2:9: “You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” “Iron” is a symbol of strength, and a “scepter” (or staff) represents royal authority. Thus, an “iron scepter” signifies the Messiah’s ruling authority. Revelation quotes this verse three times, declaring that the Messiah’s enemies […]

旋風中的答案

In the final chapters of Job, when all human words had been spoken and Job’s heart was prepared, God broke His silence, answering Job from the whirlwind. God’s ultimate revelation made no mention of Job’s suffering, nor did it present an indictment or a verdict. Instead, it offered a long list of creation. God did […]