吻腳禮

In the ancient Middle East, the conquered would kiss the feet of their conquerors to express submission. “Foot-kissing” and “licking the dust off feet” were often part of a prostration ritual: “humbly bending the knee” or “kneeling before the ruler.” This custom originated from Eastern nations. Ancient Egyptians would prostrate themselves on the ground before […]

你是我的兒子

【诗二7】受膏者说：我要传圣旨。耶和华曾对我说：你是我的儿子，我今日生你。 诗篇2的作者是大卫。神接纳大卫和大卫的子孙为神的儿子(撒下七14；诗八十九26)，有权承受神的产业。 古时犹太人在收养孩子作为产业继承人时，会在本地长老面前按手在孩子头上，对他说「你是我的儿子，我今日生你」，以确定合法的父子继承关系。主耶稣在受洗和登山变像时，神也用「这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的」(太三17；十七5)来宣告祂就是弥赛亚基督。新约引用本节来印证主耶稣基督的复活(徒十三33)、超越天使的权柄(来一5-6)以及大祭司的职位(来五5)。

《詩篇》歷史背景

In the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh (תנ״ך), the Book of Psalms is the first book of the Writings section. The other two books in this section are Proverbs and Job. Psalms collects 150 prayers, many of which are works by King David. These prayers include heartfelt cries of sorrow and joy, as well as songs […]

《聖卷》概論

The Tanakh (Hebrew: תנ״ך‎) is the authoritative version of the Hebrew Bible for Judaism and is its primary sacred text. Later, Christianity referred to it as the “Hebrew Bible” or the “Old Testament.” The Hebrew “Writings” (or “Holy Writings”), literally meaning “writings” or “compositions,” constitute the third section of the Hebrew Bible. The Writings contain […]

汲淪溪

The Kidron Valley is a dry riverbed located east of Jerusalem. It originates from a stream in the high mountains north of Jerusalem, primarily fed by varying amounts of water from the Gihon Spring and En Rogel Spring. It flows southward through the valley between the eastern wall of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives […]

大衛的逆子“押沙龍”

Absalom was David’s third son, greatly beloved by David. His life and deeds are detailed in 2 Samuel chapters 13 to 18. He is also a “famous figure” in the Bible, not renowned for building the Temple for the LORD like Solomon, but rather for being a rebellious son in David’s household! He was handsome […]

大衛王與拔示巴

The story of David’s seduction of Bathsheba is recorded in 2 Samuel chapter 11 and subsequent chapters. Bathsheba was initially the wife of Uriah the Hittite, but later married King David and became the mother of King Solomon. One day, King David was walking on the roof of his palace when he saw Bathsheba, the […]

合神心意

When David was king of Judah, the Philistines did not trouble him, but waited for him and the eleven northern tribes to destroy each other. Now that the twelve tribes anointed David king of Israel, the Philistines could no longer sit idly by and decided to act to stop David. [2 Samuel 5:17-18] “When the […]

The Gihon Spring

Jerusalem is located between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, 24 kilometers east of the Dead Sea and 56 kilometers west of the Mediterranean, situated in the Judean mountains of the Levant region. Due to its location, Jerusalem does not have abundant water sources and must rely on underground cisterns and reservoirs. Its nearest spring, […]

大衛攻佔耶路撒冷

In the mid-11th century BC, David was anointed king of the tribe of Judah in Hebron. After reigning for two years, Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was assassinated by his own soldiers. Subsequently, the Hebrew tribes sent elders to Hebron to anoint David “king over Israel,” and David became king of the unified Israelite kingdom. In the […]