討論問題

TAFPC Adult Sunday School Bible Study

台美團契長老教會成人主日學三年讀經運動 07/10/2005 討論問題

Question 1:  Exodus 4:21

Why did the Lord on one hand send Moses to rescue Israelites from Egypt, and on the other hand hardened Pharaoh's heart by making it extremely difficult for Moses to accomplish the mission?

Question 2:  Exodus 4:24, 26

     .   After Moses reluctantly accepted God's call to bring Israelites out of slavery, on the way to Egypt, according to Exodus 4:24, God wanted to kill him. In between the lines, Moses didn't do anything against the God. So, why did God want to take Moses' life?

Question 3:  Exodus 5: 1-3, Mark 1:12, 35

Wildness geographically is a barren place.  However in Bible, wildness is a meaningful symbol – it represents that Israeli left Egypt, the land of richness, for the place at which they gave sacrifice to worship God.  God tested Israeli’s faith in wildness (Exodus 15:25-26, 16:4).  Similarly, the Gospels in New Testament described that Jesus retreated to wildness to pray with God and be tested as well.

            Some refer to immigrant experience in interpreting Exodus by representing Taiwan as Egypt and the U.S as the Promised Land materially rich. Do you agree to such an interpretation? If you do (or not), what condition does wildness represent?  What do you mean by “the wildness in life?”

         出埃及記 5:1 -3, 馬可福音 1:12,  35

         曠野在地理上是貧瘠不毛之地。在聖經裡卻是個意義深遠的象征 -- 代表以色列人離開物質富裕的埃及﹐去到向上帝獻祭敬拜的地方。上帝在曠野試探以色列人的信心 (出埃及記 15:25 -26, 16: 4) 。類似地﹐新約福音書記載耶穌退到曠野跟上帝禱告交通。也在曠野受試探。

有人用移民經驗解釋出埃及記﹐把台灣比喻成埃及﹐說美國是流奶和蜜的迦南地。你同意這樣的解釋嗎﹖如果同意 (或不同意)﹐那麼﹐曠野是比喻哪裡或什麼樣的情況﹖你如何解釋“人生的曠野”這句話﹖

Question 4: Exodus 12:8

          "And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it". God clearly define what the Passover meal is all about. What does it mean anything to you?

Question 5: Genesis 48: 17-22
　

           In spite of Joseph's reminder, Jacob insisted giving his blessings to Ephraim, the younger of Joseph's two sons more than Manasseh. Why?