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閱讀: 雅歌8章5-7節 | 全年讀經進度: 雅歌6-8章 ; 加拉太書4章
Todays Scripture & Insight:Song of Songs 8:5–7
Bible in a Year:Songs of Songs 6–8Galatians 4
愛情鎖
求祢將我放在心上如印記,帶在祢臂上如戳記。—雅歌8章6節
在巴黎藝術橋上,成千上萬支的掛鎖遍佈各個能想得到的角落,有些還刻著情侶們名字的縮寫,這樣的情景著實令我驚嘆!這些象徵愛情的掛鎖,是許多情侶表示他們對愛情「永遠」堅貞的宣告,但這座跨越塞納河的行人橋卻快被這些愛情鎖淹沒了。根據2014年的調查估計,這些愛情鎖約重達50公噸,這驚人的重量甚至導致部分橋梁坍塌,所以必須將這些掛鎖拆除。
這麼多愛情鎖的存在表明了一件事,那就是人類深切渴望愛情永不改變。舊約雅歌描述了一段情侶間的對話,女方表達出渴望獲得堅貞不渝的愛情,便向男方說:「求祢將我放在心上如印記,帶在祢臂上如戳記」(8章6節)。她渴望男方給予她的愛情是安全可靠的,如同一道印記烙印在男方的心上,或如戒指套在指頭上一般。
舊約雅歌所表達對永恆愛情的渴望,讓我們看到了一個新約以弗所書記錄的真理,那就是我們每個人都有一道聖靈的印記(1章13節)。縱使人類的愛情會改變,橋上的愛情鎖會被拆除,但那位內住在我們裡面的聖靈卻是永遠的印記,表明上帝是永不止息、堅定不移地深愛著祂的每一個兒女。
你曾如何經歷天父那永不改變的愛?
今天你如何讓上帝的愛引導和激勵你呢?
親愛的天父,縱然人的愛情總是變幻無常,
但感謝祢,因祢對我的愛永恆不變、堅定穩固!
作者: 夏莉珊 | 其他作者
儘管各方對雅歌有不同的解釋,但直接地解讀可看出它是一部詩歌集,旨在稱頌愛情,以及因為愛而擁有的親密關係,並警告人們要守護愛情免遭破壞(2章15節)。雅歌這卷書向我們展示了許多詩歌,其中表達了敬虔的渴望,這與上帝創造我們時的心意相符合。這些渴望,只有上帝在伊甸園中所設立的「二人成為一體」的婚姻關係中,才可以得到滿足。
但雅歌有談到我們與上帝之間的關係嗎?對這個問題,當我們從整本聖經的角度閱讀這卷書時,就可以肯定地回答說:有!因為在整本聖經中,我們看到許多經文會用人類的婚姻來比喻我們與上帝的關係。使徒保羅就用婚姻關係來描述教會與耶穌的關係(以弗所書5章21-33節),並將其稱之為「極大的奧秘」。
內容摘錄翻譯自英文探索叢書(Understanding the Bible: The Poetic Books.)。
Love Locks
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm.Song of Songs 8:6
I stood amazed at the hundreds of thousands of padlocks, many engraved with the initials of sweethearts, attached to every imaginable part of the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris. The pedestrian bridge across the Seine River was inundated with these symbols of love, a couple’s declaration of “forever” commitment. In 2014, the love locks were estimated to weigh a staggering fifty tons and had even caused a portion of the bridge to collapse, necessitating the locks’ removal.
The presence of so many love locks points to the deep longing we have as human beings for assurance that love is secure. In Song of Songs, an Old Testament book that depicts a dialogue between two lovers, the woman expresses her desire for secure love by asking her beloved to “place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm” (Song of Songs 8:6). Her longing was to be as safe and secure in his love as a seal impressed on his heart or a ring on his finger.
The longing for enduring romantic love expressed in Song of Songs points us to the New Testament truth in Ephesians that we are marked with the “seal” of God’s Spirit (1:13). While human love can be fickle, and locks can be removed from a bridge, Christ’s Spirit living in us is a permanent seal demonstrating God’s never-ending, committed love for each of His children.
By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
How have you experienced the secure love of your heavenly Father? How might you allow His love to guide and encourage you today?
Heavenly Father, thank You that even though the security of human love often remains elusive, Your love for me is strong, steadfast, and eternal.
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