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 04/03/2005 討論問題

Question 1:  詩篇 70

這首詩幾乎逐字逐句地也出現在詩篇40的後半段 (v.13 - 17)。請問﹐當這首詩掛在詩篇40的後半部﹐就脈絡讀起來﹐所顯出的主旨有沒有跟單獨讀詩篇70不一樣﹖如果有﹐有什麼不同﹖另一個問題是﹐為什麼同樣這幾節詩﹐被詩篇的編者收錄兩次造成重複﹖請發揮你的想像力提供可能的假設 (這題沒有標準答案)。

Question 2: Psalm 73

This Psalm expresses the most naked yet true human experience of suffering under injustice; especially those afflicted by human wickedness and abused Power.

For a moment, it seems that fairness or faithfulness does not pay and then why we should remain faithful to our God?  But at the end, he realize that, says this psalmist, "that God satisfies. If I possess him, I can weather all gales, I can breast all tempests. If I have him, I have enough for time and for eternity." "Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee." (Psalm. 73:25).

How about those who perished or survived under Nazi camp, on 228 or in Rwanda: Were they able to utter 26:" My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." ?

Will I be able to uphold my faith like this author, if God wills me to undergo such tribulation?

Do we know in our hearts that there is One infinitely near, who is ready 

to grip our hands in our desperate hours?

Do we believe that he abides the same through all the changing years?

Question 3: Psalm 77

I cry aloud to God,
  aloud to God, that he may hear me.
In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
  in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
  my soul refuses to be comforted.
I think of God, and I moan;
  I meditate, and my spirit faints.
Thou dost hold my eyelids closing;
  I am so troubled that I cannot speak. (Psalms 77:1-4 RSV)

We went through a similar experience, which many of us have had, or will have at some time or another in living the life of faith.  It happened often in times of really serious emotional problem and distress. Thus this psalm rings a bell with many. Have you ever felt like this?  Please share your thought.