擊打與醫治（賽十九）中英bilingual

我必將埃及人交在殘忍主的手中；強暴王必轄制他們。這是主萬軍之耶和華說的。（賽 19：4） 

本章為耶和華對埃及的默示，神既預言埃及將要面臨的災難，也預言將要施行的拯救，顯現出神的公義以及慈愛。 

首先預言的，便是神將擊打埃及（參賽19：1-15），神為何需要擊打埃及呢？當時的埃及是一個拜偶像的國家，也常欺壓以色列國，故公義的神會將刑罰降予埃及，這些刑罰可歸納為三大項，依序為戰爭、天災（經濟蕭條）、領導者受迷惑（政策錯誤），這些預言也在之後依序應驗，使埃及遇到了乾旱、國力削弱，在此情況下，埃及則相繼被亞述、巴比倫、波斯帝國征服。 

這都要在埃及地為萬軍之耶和華作記號和證據。埃及人因為受人的欺壓哀求耶和華，他就差遣一位救主作護衛者，拯救他們。（賽 19：20） 

其次，預言神的拯救（參賽19：16-25），只要他們肯悔改，神將興起一位救主拯救他們，這段預言，倘以歷史的角度來看，無法找到依據；但若以屬靈方面來看，便可一目了然。他們的屍首就倒在大城裡的街上；這城按著靈意叫所多瑪，又叫埃及，就是他們的主釘十字架之處（啟 11：8）。這裡提到的埃及，代表著這個世界，救主則是主耶穌，神因公義而擊打這個世界，也因慈愛施行拯救，為要使人悔改、認識神，無論猶太人或者外邦。 

這樣，你們看見這一切的事，也該知道人子近了，正在門口了。（太 24：33） 

將視角回轉到現今，世界中仍有大大小小的戰爭，且天災頻發，似乎離末日越來越近，身處於末日時代的基督徒，既明白了道理，便須要警惕、預備自己，不沉淪在世界之中；除此之外，我們也不可徒受神的恩典。我們與神同工的，也勸你們不可徒受他的恩典（林後 6：1），此間，「不徒受」的方法也很簡單，便是多做主工、廣傳福音，使世人與神和好，便可得到從神而來的救恩。 

一切都是出於神；他藉著基督使我們與他和好，又將勸人與他和好的職分賜給我們。這就是神在基督裡，叫世人與自己和好，不將他們的過犯歸到他們身上，並且將這和好的道理託付了我們。（林後 5：18-19） 

By張凱威

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Striking and Healing（Isaiah 19）

May 11, 2026

Furthermore, I will hand the Egyptians over to a cruel master,

And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of armies. (Isaiah 19:4, NASB)

This chapter speaks about Jehovah’s revelation on Egypt. God has already prophesied how Egypt will face disasters, and also prophesied that it will receive redemption, that demonstrates God’s justice and love. 

The first prophecy is how God will strike down Egypt. (Isaiah 19:1-15, NASB), why does God need to strike Egypt? At the time, Egypt was a nation that worshipped idols and often oppressed Israel. Due to justice, God will punish Egypt, and these kinds of punishment can be organized into three kinds: in this order, wars, natural disasters (economic recession), leaders being misled (policy errors). These prophecies were all fulfilled in that order. 

It led to drought, a weakened Egypt, which subsequently caused Egypt to be conquered by the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persian empires. 

The occurrings became a sign and testimony for the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. Egyptians were begging the Lord due to the oppression, so He sent a savior to save them. (Isaiah 19:20, NASB) 

Aside from that, God has prophesied salvation. (Isaiah 19:16-25, NASB), as long as they are willing to repent, God will arise and send a savior to save them. This part of the prophecy, from a historical angle, has no basis; but from a spiritual perspective, it is very evident. And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. (Revelation 11:8, NASB) This section talks about Egypt, which indicates this world, and the savior is Lord Jesus. God will strike down the world in righteousness and also save people out of love, so that they may repent and come to know God, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. 

So you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. (Matthew 24:33) 

From this angle reflecting back on today, the world still has large and small wars, and often has natural disasters. It seems that the end times are drawing closer than ever. Christians living in these end times, having understood the truth, must be vigilant and prepare themselves so as to not perish with the world. Additionally, we must not accept God’s grace in vain. And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain (2 Corinthians 6:1). The way to “not receive in vain” is also very simple: do more of the Lord’s work, widely spread the gospel, and reconcile the people in the world with God so that you can receive salvation from God.  

Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,  namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their wrongdoings against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19, NASB)

By Zhang Kai-Wei