lesson 2 Marriage

区分律法和福音

God’s Blue Print for Marriage

神为婚姻所设的蓝图

If you agree with the statement put an “A” in the blank; if you disagree with statement put a “D” in the blank.

如果你同意以下观点，请在划线上写“A”; 如果不同意，请在划线上写“D”.

—— A successful marriage can only come about when both husband and wife are committed to compromise and sacrifice. .

一个成功的婚姻只有当夫妻双方共同努力相互谦让和牺牲时才能实现。

—— If a wife meets her husband ? the way in a relationship and a husband meets his wife ? the way in a relationship it is a recipe for success.

成功的婚姻秘诀是在夫妻关系中妻子和丈夫履行各自的义务（或夫、妻各顶半边天）。

—— There is no such thing as a happy home, if happiness is defined this way: The absence of disappointment.

如果把幸福定义为：没有失望，那就没有一个幸福的家庭可言。

—— The recipe for a successful marriage and happy home is when one party, either husband or wife, becomes content within their God-given role in the marriage.

一个成功的婚姻和幸福的家庭的秘诀是当一方，丈夫或者妻子，对在婚姻中神所赐的的角色感到满意。

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Have you ever worked for a boss that was never happy with your work? How did you handle that situation?

你曾经为一个对你的工作从不满意的老板工作过吗？你怎样对待那种情形？

When a husband or wife says or does something that we might not like, how do we tend to handle those situations?

当一个丈夫或妻子说了或做了我们可能不喜欢的事情，我们怎样对待这种情况？

Why don’t we treat our boss like we sometimes handle situations with our husband or wife?

为什么我们对待老板不像我们与自己的丈夫或妻子那样处理事情？

Application: The comfort level that we enjoy with our spouse allows us to at times speak freely without fear of any repercussions. For instance we might think to ourselves, “The boss might fire me if I tell him how I feel but my husband can’t fire me.” So we tend to become bolder in our conversation with our loved ones than we do with our boss at work.

应用：我们和配偶间的舒适程度允许我们有时毫无顾虑地畅所欲言。比如我们可能会心里想，“如果我告诉老板我的感受他可能会炒我鱿鱼，但我丈夫无法炒我。”因此我们和所爱的人说话比工作中和老板说话更倾向于大胆。

There are lots of reasons why marriages fall apart. But among the top 3 reasons for divorce in America, these 3 rank the highest:

有很多理由使婚姻瓦解，在美国以下3点位列导致离婚理由的前3位。

Sex （extra-marital affairs & lack thereof in the home）

性（婚外情以及缺乏性生活的婚姻）
Balancing time between children & spouse

不能平衡给孩子与配偶的时间
Debt or money issues

债务或财务问题

Keep those three reasons for divorce in the back of your mind as you read about the 3 main blessings that God granted Adam and Eve in the Garden…

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Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

创世纪1:28 神就赐福给他们 , 又对他们说 : 要生养众多 , 遍满地面 , 治理这地 , 也要管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟 , 和地上各样行动的活物 .

Blessings: 1.

2.

赐福： 1.

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Genesis 2:18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

创世纪2:18 耶和华神说 : 那人独居不好 , 我要为他造一个配偶帮助他 .

Blessing: 1.

赐福： 1.

Application: Please take special note that at the beginning, God intended sex, children, and companionship with each other to be some of the greatest blessings of a marriage. Please take special note on how hard Satan has worked to make those three blessings from God to be the three biggest reasons for divorce.

应用：请特别注意在创世之初，神想要让性，孩子，和彼此相伴成为婚姻的最大祝福。并且请特别注意撒旦如何竭力使神的3个赐福成了离婚的3个最大理由。clip image009 2

Our study today is not intended to fix bad relationships nor is it intended to rekindle the wedding day feelings you may have had long time ago. But rather, this study is meant to take a closer look at the blessings that God wants his children to enjoy inside of marriage for couples about to get married as well as couples who would like to go back to the foundation of marriage to strengthen it. And so we’ll call this study God’s blueprint for marriage.

我们今天的学习不是要弥补不好的关系，也不是要重新点燃你久违的婚礼那天的激情。今天的学习是为将要结婚的伴侣以及愿意回到婚姻的根基上来坚固婚姻的夫妻，要他们仔细思考神要他的儿女享受的婚姻赐福。所以我们将本课学习称为神赐给婚姻的蓝图。

Consider the difference between a house that was built with a solid plan or blue print and a house that was built with no solid plan or blue print.

考虑一座依据扎实计划或蓝图所建的房子和没有扎实计划或蓝图所建的房子的差别。

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Read the words of Jesus…

阅读耶稣的话…

Matthew 7:24-27 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

马太7:24-27“所以 , 凡听见我这话就去行的 , 好比一个聪明人 , 把房子盖在磐石上 ; 25雨淋 , 水冲 , 风吹 , 撞着那房子 , 房子总不倒塌 , 因为根基立在磐石上 . 26凡听见我这话不去行的 , 好比一个无知的人 , 把房子盖在沙土上 ; 27雨淋 , 水冲 , 风吹 , 撞着那房子 , 房子就倒塌了 , 并且倒塌得很大 .

Consider a marriage that is built upon the solid plan of God’s Word verses a marriage that is built on worldly philosophy and understanding.

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考虑一个建立于神坚实的计划上的婚姻和一个建立于世俗哲学和理念上的婚姻的不同。

God’s Blue Print for Marriage

神赐给婚姻的蓝图

Ephesians 5:21-33 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church - for we are members of his body. ”For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.“ This is a profound mystery - but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

以弗所书5:21-33又当存敬畏基督的心 , 彼此顺服 . 22你们作妻子的 , 当顺服自己的丈夫 , 如同顺服主 . 23因为丈夫是妻子的头 , 如同基督是教会的头 ; 他又是教会全体的救主 . 24教会怎样顺服基督 , 妻子也要怎样凡事顺服丈夫 . 25你们作丈夫的 , 要爱你们的妻子 , 正如基督爱教会 , 为教会舍己 . 26要用水藉着道把教会洗净 , 成为圣洁 , 27可以献给自己 , 作个荣耀的教会 , 毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病 , 乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的 . 28丈夫也当照样爱妻子 , 如同爱自己的身子 ; 爱妻子便是爱自己了 . 29从来没有人恨恶自己的身子 , 总是保养顾惜 , 正像基督待教会一样 , 30因我们是他身上的肢体（有古卷在此有 : 就是他的骨他的肉） . 31为这个缘故 , 人要离开父母 , 与妻子连合 , 二人成为一体 . 32这是极大的奥秘 , 但我是指着基督和教会说的 . 33然而 , 你们各人都当爱妻子 , 如同爱自己一样 . 妻子也当敬重他的丈夫 .

Now let’s take a closer look at the meaning of each section of this blueprint:

现在让我们仔细看看这个蓝图每部分的意义：

”Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord… wives should submit to their husbands in everything“

”又当存敬畏基督的心，彼此顺服。你们作妻子的，当顺服自己的丈夫，如同顺服主…妻子也要怎样凡事顺服丈夫“

The same word for submit in Ephesians 5:21 is the same word that Peter uses when he addresses slaves. Read the following…

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1 Peter 2:18-21 18 Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. 20But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

彼得前书2:18-21 你们作仆人的 , 凡事要存敬畏的心顺服主人 ; 不但顺服那善良温和的 , 就是那乖僻的也要顺服 .倘若人为叫良心对得住神 , 就忍受冤屈的苦楚 , 这是可喜爱的 .你们若因犯罪受责打 , 能忍耐 , 有甚麽可夸的呢 ? 但你们若因行善受苦 , 能忍耐 , 这在神看是可喜爱的 .你们蒙召原是为此 ; 因基督也为你们受过苦 , 给你们留下榜样 , 叫你们跟随他的脚踪行 .

What insight does peter give to us about this word ”submit“?

关于” 顺服“一词，彼得给了我们什么真知灼见？

clip image020 thumb ”For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.“

”因为丈夫是妻子的头，如同基督是教会的头；他又是教会全体的救主。“
What kind of headship did Jesus exercise over his church? （Read the following）

耶稣对教会行使怎样的领导权？（阅读下面经文）

Matthew 20:25-28 Jesus called them together and said, ”You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.“

马太20:25-28”耶稣叫了他们来，说：你们知道外邦人有君王为主治理他们，有大臣操权管束他们。只是在你们中间，不可这样；你们中间谁愿为大，就必作你们的用人；谁愿为首，就必作你们的仆人。正如人子来，不是要受人的服事，乃是要服事人，并且要舍命，作多人的赎价。“
How does Jesus bring ”slavery“ back into the subject as it pertains to leadership?

耶稣怎样把”奴隶身份“和领导层面相关联引入主题？
How can husbands rightfully define their headship over their wife as a type of enslavement to their wife?

丈夫怎样正确把对妻子的领导理解成一种服侍他们妻子的责任？

Application: The world takes offense at the idea of male headship in the family and in the church; the word that they fail to understand is the word submit. But Jesus talks about the church submitting to Christ and that doesn’t sound offensive to any Christian’s ears because we know that Jesus is there to provide for us in every possible way – physically, emotionally, spiritually etc. And we are able to lean on him and gladly rest ourselves in his provision. With this understanding of submission, we as Christians can also see the submission of a wife to her husband as a beautiful reflection of the church’s relationship to Jesus! In the same way we can also see the servant-like leadership of the husband as a beautiful reflection of Christ’s loving elevation of his bride, the church, whom he enslaved himself to.

应用：世人攻击男性在家中或在教会的担任领导角色的想法；因为他们没有理解顺服一词的意思。但是对于耶稣谈到教会顺服基督，这并没有使任何基督徒听起来逆耳，因为我们知道耶稣为我们提供各方面的需要——身体上，感情上，灵性方面等等。并且我们能依赖他，乐意在他的供给中得以安息。如此来理解顺服的含意，我们作为基督徒，也可以把妻子对丈夫的顺服看做教会对耶稣的关系的美好投映！同样我们也可以把丈夫仆人般的领导角色看做基督为他的新娘 –教会甘心服事的崇高情怀的美好投映。

Bible History Application of a Christian Marriage

一个基督徒的婚姻于圣经历史之应用

· In Genesis 17, a dramatic transition would take place in the history of our world when one man and one woman, through their offspring, would give future generations the hope of salvation through the seed of their offspring some 2,000 years later when Jesus would be born. Yes, all nations would be blessed through Jesus, but the promise was given to Abraham and Sarah whom both the Old and New Testaments spend a great deal of time talking about for our learning. Let’s look to the Scriptural example of this husband and wife team who were to bring about the Savior of the world and to be an example for all nations to come!

在创世纪17章告诉我们，当一对夫妻通过他们的子孙给未来的后代带来救赎的希望。这个我们世界历史发生的巨变是通过他们子孙的根发生于约2000年后耶稣诞生的时候。是的，通过耶稣，万民将得到祝福，而为了让我们明白这点，在新旧约中很多时候谈到神赐给亚伯拉罕和撒拉这一应许。让我们关注一下圣经中这对为世界带来救主并成为万民榜样的夫妻。

clip image022 2 ”Your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

15 God also said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.“ （Genesis 17）

我必使你的後裔极其繁多 ; 国度从你而立 , 君王从你而出 . 7我要与你并你世世代代的後裔坚立我的约 , 作永远的约 , 是要作你和你後裔的神 .

神又对亚伯拉罕说 : 你的妻子撒莱不可再叫撒莱 , 他的名要叫撒拉 . 16我必赐福给他 , 也要使你从他得一个儿子 . 我要赐福给他 ,她也要作多国之母 ; 必有百姓的君王从她而出 .

Before we examine the family life of Abraham and Sarah’s house, let’s read what the New Testament has to say about Abraham and Sarah.

在我们考察亚伯拉罕和撒拉的家庭生活前，让我们读一下新约对亚伯拉罕和撒拉的评论。

Hebrews 11:8-11 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith Abraham, even though he was past age—and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.

希伯来书11:8-11亚伯拉罕因着信 , 蒙召的时候就遵命出去 , 往将来要得为业的地方去 ; 出去的时候 , 还不知往那里去 . 9他因着信 , 就在所应许之地作客 , 好像在异地居住帐棚 , 与那同蒙一个应许的以撒、雅各一样 . 10因为他等候那座有根基的城 , 就是神所经营所建造的 . 11因着信 , 连撒拉自己 , 虽然过了生育的岁数 , 还能怀孕 , 因他以为那应许他的是可信的 .

What sort of picture does the New Testament paint regarding the life of Abraham? A good picture or a bad picture?

关于亚伯拉罕的生活，新约描述了怎样的一幅画面？是一幅好的画面还是不好的画面？

clip image024 thumb1 Peter 3:1-6 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

彼得前书3:1-6你们作妻子的要顺服自己的丈夫 ; 这样 , 若有不信从道理的丈夫 , 他们虽然不听道 , 也可以因妻子的品行被感化过来 ; 2这正是因看见你们有贞洁的品行和敬畏的心 . 3你们不要以外面的辫头发 , 戴金饰 , 穿美衣为妆饰 , 4只要以里面存着长久温柔、安静的心为妆饰 ; 这在神面前是极宝贵的 . 5因为古时仰赖神的圣洁妇人正是以此为妆饰 , 顺服自己的丈夫 , 6就如撒拉听从亚伯拉罕 , 称他为主 . 你们若行善 , 不因恐吓而害怕 , 便是撒拉的女儿了 .
What sort of picture does the New Testament paint regarding the life of Sarah? A good picture or a bad picture?

关于撒拉的生活，新约描述了怎样的一幅画面？是一幅好的画面还是不好的画面？

Meaning: ”You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.“

意义：”你们若行善 , 不因恐吓而害怕 , 便是撒拉的女儿了 .“
Can you think of a circumstance or two where Sarah might have been inclined to give way to fear and say, ”No way! Enough is enough, master! You’re not leading if you’re going to lead in this manner!“?

你能想出一两种情形可能让撒拉感到害怕说”不行！适可而止吧，当家的！如果你这样子领导下去你就领导不了了！“?

Proverbs 3:25-27 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared. Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.

箴言3:25-27忽然来的惊恐 , 不要害怕 ; 恶人遭毁灭 , 也不要恐惧 . 26因为耶和华是你所倚靠的 ; 他必保守你的脚不陷入网罗 .27你手若有行善的力量 , 不可推辞 , 就当向那应得的人施行 .

A brief summary of Abraham and Sarah’s life as…

Husband & Wife…Father & Mother

亚伯拉罕和撒拉的生活的简要总结…

作为丈夫与妻子…作为父亲与母亲…

Genesis 12:10-16 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, ”I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.“ 14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that she was a very beautiful woman. 15 And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. 16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.

创世纪12:10-16那地遭遇饥荒 . 因饥荒甚大 , 亚伯兰就下埃及去 , 要在那里暂居 . 11将近埃及 , 就对他妻子撒莱说 : 我知道你是容貌俊美的妇人 . 12埃及人看见你必说 : 这是他的妻子 , 他们就要杀我 , 却叫你存活 . 13求你说 , 你是我的妹子 , 使我因你得平安 , 我的命也因你存活 . 14及至亚伯兰到了埃及 , 埃及人看见那妇人极其美貌 . 15法老的臣宰看见了他 , 就在法老面前夸奖他 . 那妇人就被带进法老的宫去 . 16法老因这妇人就厚待亚伯兰 , 亚伯兰得了许多牛、羊、骆驼、公驴、母驴、仆婢 .

Apply these words of Scripture… do not give way to fear （1 Peter 3:6）， as you consider some of the options that Sarah had. She could have…

当你思考撒拉面临的一些选择时，应用经文里的话…不要害怕（彼得前书3:6）。她可以…

a. Disobeyed her husband and refused to listen to his bad advice

不服从她的丈夫并拒绝听从他不好的建议。

b. Obeyed her husband, and trusted the Lord to protect her even when her husband had failed to do so.

服从他的丈夫，即使当丈夫无法保护她时，相信神会保护他。

Application: Women and especially wives need to know that God has built us men to be household leaders! But sin so often gets in the way of our leadership skills so that we are inclined and prone to make mistakes. But please don’t give way to fear! Trust God, even when we fail at times, and keep placing your trust back into us to lead and pray to God that he might grant us a rich measure of leadership skills in our decision making process!

应用：女性，尤其是妻子必需明白神为我们树立男性为一家之主！但罪经常阻碍我们的领导才能，因此我们有犯错误的倾向。但是不要害怕！相信神，即使我们有时失败，坚持信任我们的带领并向神祷告，求神在我们做决策过程中赐予我们各样的领导才能！

Genesis 12:17-20 But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram’s wife Sarai. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram. ”What have you done to me?“ he said. ”Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!“ 20 Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.

创世纪12:17-20耶和华因亚伯兰妻子撒莱的缘故 , 降大灾与法老和他的全家 . 18法老就召了亚伯兰来 , 说 : 你这向我作的是甚麽事呢 ? 为甚麽没有告诉我他是你的妻子 ? 19为甚麽说他是你的妹子 , 以致我把他取来要作我的妻子 ? 现在你的妻子在这里 , 可以带他走罢 . 20於是法老吩咐人将亚伯兰和他妻子 , 并他所有的都送走了 .

How do you think God felt about Abraham’s leadership skills?

你认为神怎样看亚伯拉罕的领导才能？

Application: Wives, God didn’t give up on his servant Abraham – nor ought you! When we fail, God picks up his Redeemed ones and gently restores them through the cross of his Son, Jesus Christ – and gives us other opportunities to lead in a God-pleasing way! If a husband can go forth by God’s grace after making a terrible decision – then he ought to be able to go forth with the confidence of his wife as well. Remember – ”Don’t give way to fear.“

应用：做妻子的，神没有放弃他的仆人亚伯拉罕——你们也不应该放弃！当我们失败时，神通过在十字架上的爱子，耶稣基督，扶起他所赎回的子民，仁慈地使他们恢复——并且仍给我们机会以神喜悦的方式去领导！如果一位丈夫在做出糟糕的决定后能靠着神的恩典前进——那么同样他应该能带着妻子对他的信心前进。记住——”不要害怕。“

· After Abram received the promise from God that ”from his own body, an heir would come forth,“ a frustrated Sarai, who was well along in years began to think that God couldn’t possibly use her dried up womb to produce a son. So what does she do next? Read the following…

clip image026 2·在亚伯拉罕得到神的应许”你本身所生的才成为你的後嗣 “后，

很多年一直很健康但深感挫折的撒拉开始认为神不可能用她已枯竭的子宫

生出一个儿子来。因此她下一步做了什么？阅读下面经文…

Genesis 16:1, 2 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; 2 so she said to Abram, ”The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her.“

创世纪16:1, 2亚伯兰的妻子撒莱不给他生儿女 . 撒莱有一个使女 , 名叫夏甲 , 是埃及人 . 2撒莱对亚伯兰说 : 耶和华使我不能生育 . 求你和我的使女同房 , 或者我可以因他得孩子（原文作被建立） . 亚伯兰听从了撒莱的话 .

How do you suppose Abram felt about this request from his wife?

你推测亚伯拉罕对他妻子的这个要求有何感受？

Genesis 16:3, 4 Abram agreed to what Sarai said. 3 So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. 4 He slept with Hagar, and she conceived.

创世纪16:3,4亚伯兰听从了撒莱的话 . 3於是亚伯兰的妻子撒莱将使女埃及人夏甲给了丈夫为妾 ; 那时亚伯兰在迦南已经住了十年 . 4亚伯兰与夏甲同房 , 夏甲就怀了孕。

Does this event remind you of a certain someone who gave their husband a piece of fruit and he ate it? We might say that Adam exercised poor judgment and greatly lacked leadership when he listened to his wife and ate the fruit. How did Abram exercise poor judgment and poor leadership?

这件事有没有使你想起某个人，她给丈夫一个果子，他就吃了？我们可能会说当亚当听从妻子的话去吃果子时，他作了个糟糕的判断及匮乏领导能力。亚当怎样判断糟糕和领导能力匮乏？

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Genesis 16:4-5 When she [Sarai] knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. 5 Then Sarai said to Abram, ”You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my servant in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the LORD judge between you and me.“

创世纪16:4-5 她见自己有孕 , 就小看她的主母 . 5撒莱对亚伯兰说 : 我因你受屈 . 我将我的使女放在你怀中 , 他见自己有了孕 , 就小看我 . 愿耶和华在你我中间判断 .

Does this sound like a happy home to you?

这听起来像个幸福的家庭吗？

· In Chapter 17 of Genesis, God comes back to Abram and reaffirms his promise to make him into a great nation and then changes the name of his wife Sarai to Sarah. Now both names mean ”princess“ but Sarah adds emphasis to the type of princess that Sarah would become. What sort of princess? ”Mother of nations“ ”kings and nations of people will come from her.“clip image028 2

在创世纪17章，神回到亚伯拉罕面前重申使他成为一个大国的

应许，然后更改他妻子撒莱的名字为撒拉。现在两个名字都是

”公主“的意思，但是撒拉这个名字强调她将成为公主的典范。

怎样的公主？”多国之母“ ” 必有百姓的君王从她而出 .“
In a Christian marriage, how does God reaffirm his promises to us?

在基督徒的婚姻里，神怎样向我们重申他的应许？

· After Sarah overheard the angel of the Lord tell Abraham that this time next year she would have a child （Sarah was 90 and her husband was 99）， the Bible tells us that she laughed, saying, ”After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?“ （Genesis 18:12）。 But God confronted her sinful doubting of God’s promise and said…

· 在撒拉听到神的使者告诉亚伯拉罕来年这个时候她将有个孩子后（撒拉90岁而她的丈夫99岁），圣经告诉我们她笑了，说”我既已衰败 , 我主也老迈 , 岂能有这喜事呢 ?“（创世纪18:12）。但是神直面她对神应许的怀疑，说…

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Genesis 18:13-15 Then the LORD said to Abraham, ”Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son.“ 15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, ”I did not laugh.“ But he said, ”Yes, you did laugh.“

创世纪18:13-15耶和华对亚伯拉罕说 :” 撒拉为甚麽暗笑 , 说 : 我既已年老 , 果真能生养麽 ? 14耶和华岂有难成的事麽 ? 到了日期 , 明年这时候 , 我必回到你这里 , 撒拉必生一个儿子 . 15撒拉就害怕 , 不承认 , 说 : 我没有笑 . 那位说 : 不然 , 你实在笑了。“

Who thinks Abraham and Sarah need marriage counseling?

谁认为亚伯拉罕和撒拉需要婚姻辅导？

· As so often is the case in life, when we make a poor decision or judgment, God often allows another opportunity to come into our life to try again with his help to make a better decision. Read the following…

正如生活中常有的例子，当我们做了错误决定或判断时，神经常给我们另一个机会重新开始在他的帮助下做更好的决定。阅读下面经文…

Genesis 20:1-7 1 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, 2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, ”She is my sister.“ Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, ”You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.“ 4 Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he said, ”Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? 5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother‘？ I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands.“ 6 Then God said to him in the dream, ”Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her. 7 Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all yours will die.“

创世纪20:1-7亚伯拉罕从那里向南地迁去 , 寄居在加低斯和书珥中间的基拉耳 . 2亚伯拉罕称他的妻撒拉为妹子 , 基拉耳王亚比米勒差人把撒拉取了去 . 3但夜间 , 神来 , 在梦中对亚比米勒说 : 你是个死人哪 ! 因为你取了那女人来 ; 他原是别人的妻子 . 4亚比米勒却还没有亲近撒拉 ; 他说 : 主阿 , 连有义的国 , 你也要毁灭麽 ? 5那人岂不是自己对我说他是我的妹子麽 ? 就是女人也自己说 : 他是我的哥哥 . 我作这事是心正手洁的 . 6 神在梦中对他说 : 我知道你作这事是心中正直 ; 我也拦阻了你 , 免得你得罪我 , 所以我不容你沾着他 . 7现在你把这人的妻子归还他 ; 因为他是先知 , 他要为你祷告 , 使你存活 . 你若不归还他 , 你当知道 , 你和你所有的人都必要死 .

How do you think Sarah felt this time about her husband’s decision?

你认为这次撒拉对他丈夫的决定怎么想？
How do you think God felt about Abraham’s decision making?

你认为神对亚伯拉罕的决定有何感觉？

Application: God never gives up on his own! Let that same resolve enter the lives of Christian husbands and wives as they do their best to practice Christ like leadership and Christ like service in their households. Failure will accompany your efforts because of sin! But God will restore you by his grace, pick you up off of the ground, and strengthen you by his Almighty Power.

应用：神从不独自放弃！当基督徒夫妇在家中努力施行基督般的领导和基督般的服侍时，要有同样的坚定和不放弃。因为罪，你的努力会遭遇失败！但是神将以恩典使你振作起来，把你从地上扶起，用他全能的力量坚固你。

clip image030 2Genesis 21:1-7 Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him. 4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him. 5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6 Sarah said, ”God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about

this will laugh with me.“ 7 And she added, ”Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.“

创世纪21:1-7 耶和华按着先前的话眷顾撒拉 , 便照他所说的给撒拉成就 . 2当亚伯拉罕年老的时候 , 撒拉怀了孕 ; 到神所说的日期 , 就给亚伯拉罕生了一个儿子 . 3亚伯拉罕给撒拉所生的儿子起名叫以撒 . 4以撒生下来第八日 , 亚伯拉罕照着神所吩咐的 , 给以撒行了割礼 . 5他儿子以撒生的时候 , 亚伯拉罕年一百岁 . 6撒拉说 : 神使我喜笑 , 凡听见的必与我一同喜笑 ; 7又说 : 谁能预先对亚伯拉罕说撒拉要乳养婴孩呢 ? 因为在他年老的时候 , 我给他生了一个儿子 .

Application: King Solomon wrote, ”There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance“ （Ecclesiastes 3:1,4）。 God grants peace, love, and joy in marriage – but sin has caused the joys that God intends for husbands and wives to enjoy to become disrupted by the self-centeredness of our own sinful hearts. However, sorrow and mourning can also be an opportunity for God’s children to rejoice in the forgiveness that is there’s through Jesus Christ so that even in the midst of sorrow, we can weep with heavenly joy at what is to come for those who have faith in Jesus Christ.

应用：所罗门写道，”凡事都有定期 , 天下万务都有定时 .4哭有时 , 笑有时 ; 哀恸有时 , 跳舞有时 ;（传道书3:1,4）。神赐给婚姻平安，爱和喜乐——但罪导致神原本给丈夫和妻子享受的喜乐被我们以自我为中心的罪性所破坏。然而，悲伤和哀痛同样给了神的儿女一个机会，通过耶稣基督得到神宽恕而喜悦。因此即使在悲伤中，我们虽然哭泣，却对于将临到那相信耶稣基督的人身上的应许而充满天国的喜悦。

clip image031 2Genesis 21:8-11 The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking, 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.” 11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.

创世纪21:8-11孩子渐长 , 就断了奶 . 以撒断奶的日子 ,

亚伯拉罕设摆丰盛的筵席 . 9当时 , 撒拉看见埃及人

夏甲给亚伯拉罕所生的儿子戏笑 , 10就对亚伯拉罕说 : 你把这使女和他儿子赶出去 ! 因为这使女的儿子不可与我的儿子以撒一同承受产业 . 11亚伯拉罕因他儿子的缘故很忧愁 .

How had Sarah’s decision about giving Hagar to Abraham effected their family life?

撒拉把夏甲给亚伯拉罕的决定怎样影响他们的家庭生活？

· The greatest test in Abraham’s life was now about to come. The Bible is silent about whether or not Abraham told his wife about this next test, my suspicion is that he did not tell her, but not because he was afraid she would stop him, but because Abraham’s faith had become so strong in God that he knew that even if God allowed him to go through with the killing of his son that God had the ability to raise him back from the dead. Read the following…

· 亚伯拉罕生命中最大的考验就要到来了。圣经没有交代亚伯拉罕是否告诉他的妻子这个考验，我猜想他没有告诉她，但不是因为他怕她阻止，而是因为亚伯拉罕对神的信心已经如此坚定以致他知道即使神让他杀子献祭，神有能力把他从死里复活。阅读以下经文…

clip image033 thumbGenesis 22:1-19 1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” 6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of

them went on together. 9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” 13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” 15 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.” 19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

创世纪22:1-19这些事以後 , 神要试验亚伯拉罕 , 就呼叫他说 : 亚伯拉罕 ! 他说 : 我在这里 . 2神说 : 你带着你的儿子 , 就是你独生的儿子 , 你所爱的以撒 , 往摩利亚地去 , 在我所要指示你的山上 , 把他献为燔祭 . 3亚伯拉罕清早起来 , 备上驴 , 带着两个仆人和他儿子以撒 , 也劈好了燔祭的柴 , 就起身往神所指示他的地方去了 . 4到了第三日 , 亚伯拉罕举目远远的看见那地方 . 5亚伯拉罕对他的仆人说 : 你们和驴在此等候 , 我与童子往那里去拜一拜 , 就回到你们这里来 . 6亚伯拉罕把燔祭的柴放在他儿子以撒身上 , 自己手里拿着火与刀 ; 於是二人同行 . 7以撒对他父亲亚伯拉罕说 : 父亲哪 ! 亚伯拉罕说 : 我儿 , 我在这里 . 以撒说 : 请看 , 火与柴都有了 , 但燔祭的羊羔在那里呢 ? 8亚伯拉罕说 : 我儿 , 神必自己预备作燔祭的羊羔 . 於是二人同行 .9他们到了神所指示的地方 , 亚伯拉罕在那里筑坛 , 把柴摆好 , 捆绑他的儿子以撒 , 放在坛的柴上 . 10亚伯拉罕就伸手拿刀 , 要杀他的儿子 . 11耶和华的使者从天上呼叫他说 : 亚伯拉罕 ! 亚伯拉罕 ! 他说 : 我在这里 . 12天使说 : 你不可在这童子身上下手 . 一点不可害他 ! 现在我知道你是敬畏神的了 ; 因为你没有将你的儿子 , 就是你独生的儿子 , 留下不给我 . 13亚伯拉罕举目观看 , 不料 , 有一只公羊 , 两角扣在稠密的小树中 , 亚伯拉罕就取了那只公羊来 , 献为燔祭 , 代替他的儿子 . 14亚伯拉罕给那地方起名叫耶和华以勒（意思就是耶和华必预备的意思） , 直到今日人还说 : 在耶和华的山上必有预备 .15耶和华的使者第二次从天上呼叫亚伯拉罕说 : 16耶和华说 : 你既行了这事 , 不留下你的儿子 , 就是你独生的儿子 , 我便指着自己起誓说 : 17论福 , 我必赐大福给你 ; 论子孙 , 我必叫你的子孙多起来 , 如同天上的星 , 海边的沙 . 你子孙必得着仇敌的城门 , 18并且地上万国都必因你的後裔得福 , 因为你听从了我的话 . 19於是亚伯拉罕回到他仆人那里 , 他们一同起身往别是巴去 , 亚伯拉罕就住在别是巴 .

· Consider the insight that the New Testament gives to us regarding Abraham’s conviction that even if he had to kill Isaac, he knew God would raise him from the dead.

· 关于亚伯拉罕坚信即使他杀掉以撒，他知道神会使他从死里复活这一点，思考新约给我们的真知灼见。

Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.

希伯来书11:17-19 亚伯拉罕因着信 , 被试验的时候 , 就把以撒献上 ; 这便是那欢喜领受应许的 , 将自己独生的儿子献上 . 18论到这儿子 , 曾有话说 : 从以撒生的才要称为你的後裔 . 19他以为神还能叫人从死里复活 ; 他也彷佛从死中得回他的儿子来 .

Why do you suppose the New Testament leaves out the failures and sins of both Abraham and his wife Sarah when portraying their lives to us?

你认为为什么新约向我们描述亚伯拉罕和撒拉的生活时，对他们的失败和罪略而不谈？

Psalm 103:11-13 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

诗篇103:11-13 天离地何等的高 , 他的慈爱向敬畏他的人也是何等的大 !12东离西有多远 , 他叫我们的过犯离我们也有多远 ! 13父亲怎样怜恤他的儿女 , 耶和华也怎样怜恤敬畏他的人 !
Why aren’t there any traces in the New Testament that Abraham and his wife Sarah had a difficult marriage?

新约中为什么没有任何关于亚伯拉罕和撒拉婚姻有危机的描述？

Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

歌罗西书3:3因为你们已经死了 , 你们的生命与基督一同藏在神里面 .
What can we learn from father Abraham and the Mother of nations and kings?

我们从信心之父亚伯拉罕和君王从她而出的多国之母撒拉那里学到什么？

· Marriage is built on Forgiveness, mutual trust, and confidence in our God that he will bless and preserve us in his grace till death do we part!

· 婚姻是建立在宽恕，相互信任和相信神的基础上，就是相信籍着神的恩典，他将祝福并保守我们直到生命结束！

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