PDF《Aaron 亚伦》

s people and of the iniquity of the heart in lusting for a former life. It is for these reasons that God'

s people need leaders who, knowing the will of God, will stick to His call despite the opposition from within the ranks of the children of God. It was not many days after the Israelites had unanimously shouted their ratification (formally approve something) of God'

s covenant (Ex. 24:3) that they suddenly felt that Moses, since he was out of sight, was gone forever and they were alone. Exodus 24:3 出埃及记And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. 摩西下山,将耶和华的命令典章都述说与百姓.众百姓齐声说:耶和华所吩咐的,我们都必遵行.Seeking something tangible (touchable), which the eyes could see and the hands feel, they cried for Aaron to make them a god. Weakly, seemingly (appearing to exist) at once and without any remonstrance (argument), he submitted to their wishes and fashioned a god which was similar to the god of Egypt. With joy the people ascribed (give something as cause) to it all of the wonderful works which the Lord Himself had performed. Silently Aaron listened to this blasphemy without one word of reproof. It is evident that he feared the people instead of God. His attitude was, They are going to do it anyway, so I may as well go along with them and enjoy it (Ex. 32:22);

Exodus 32:22 出埃及记And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. 亚伦说:求我主不要发烈怒.这百姓专於作恶,是你知道的.for not only did he go along with them, but he entered wholeheartedly into the celebration by building an altar and setting aside a special feast day (v. 5). Exodus 32:5 出埃及记And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it;

and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. 亚伦看见,就在牛犊面前筑坛,且宣告说:明日要向耶和华守节.Furthermore, it appears that Aaron not only permitted but encouraged the people to give free rein to their sexual passions in their festivity according to practices usually engaged in by the heathen in their pagan worship (v. 25). Exodus 32:25 出埃及记And when Moses saw that the people were naked;

(for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) 摩西见百姓放肆(亚伦纵容他们,使他们在仇敌中间被讥刺),Later, when questioned by Moses concerning his actions, Aaron'

s answers were like those of a politician ― evasive (not giving a direct answer to a direct question, usually in order to conceal the truth), disclaiming personal responsibility, and indicative that expediency (use of short- term effective methods) , not principle, was his guiding rule (v. 22-24). Exodus 32:22-24 出埃及记22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. 亚伦说:求我主不要发烈怒.这百姓专於作恶,是你知道的.23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 他们对我说:你为我们做神像,可以在我们前面引路;

因为领我们出埃及地的那个摩西,我们不知道他遭了甚麽事.24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. 我对他们说:凡有金环的可以摘下来,他们就给了我.我把金环扔在火中,这牛犊便出来了.Unquestionably, Aaron repented of his sin, and certainly when Moses spent a second forty days on the mount neither he nor the Israelites repeated their sin but remained true.