拿但業

拿但業
聖經閱讀：約翰福音1:45-51 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年2月4日(二)

在一開始談論耶穌使徒的時候，我們讀了路加福音6:12-16，在那一串使徒名單中的其中一人是拿但業。大部份人都相信他跟今天經文中約翰所稱呼的拿但業是同一人。 　當腓力向拿但業傳講耶穌時，他正坐在一棵無花果樹下，也許那裡就是拿但業研讀舊約經文的地方。拿但業後來跟隨腓力一起去見耶穌。 　當耶穌看見拿但業時，祂說：「他是個地道的以色列人；他心裏毫無詭詐！」（第47節）。拿但業必定一直是個真心跟從上帝的人，於是耶穌就對拿但業說：「當你在無花果樹下，腓力還沒有招呼你，我已經看見你了。」（第48節）這些話讓拿但業相信耶穌真是上帝的兒子。 　拿但業是一個跟從上帝的好人，我們應該學像拿但業，應該研讀上帝的話語──聖經，並且遵照裡面的話來行。 －DF 「拿但業說：『老師，你是上帝的兒子；你是以色列的君王！』」 約翰福音1:49 禱告：親愛的主，請幫助我學像拿但業，我願研讀祢的話語並為祢而活。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Nathaniel
Bible Reading: John 1:45-51
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

When we first started talking about Jesus’ apostles, we read Luke 6:12-16. One apostle in that list was Bartholomew. Most people believe that he is the same person that John calls Nathaniel in today’s Bible reading. 　Nathaniel was sitting under a fig tree when Philip told him about Jesus. Maybe that was where Nathaniel sat to study the Old Testament Scriptures. Nathaniel went with Philip to see Jesus. 　When Jesus saw Nathaniel, He said, “This man coming is a true Israelite, one you can trust” (verse 47). Nathaniel must have been a man who truly followed God. Then Jesus told Nathaniel, “I saw you when you were under the fig tree, before Philip told you about me” (verse 48). This convinced Nathaniel that Jesus was really God’s Son. 　Nathaniel was a good man who followed God. We should be like Nathaniel. We should study God’s Word, the Bible, and then obey it. —DF “Then Nathaniel said, ‘Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.’” John 1:49 PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to be like Nathaniel. I want to study Your Word and live for You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.