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和散那歸於大衛的子孫!          熊天牧牧師

4/5/2020

 
​        今天是復活節之前的主日,在教會傳統裡面被稱為「棕櫚主日」。是因為根據馬太福音21章1到11節的記載,主耶穌在受死、復活之前的主日,騎著驢駒進耶路撒冷,群眾多半把衣服鋪在路上,還有人砍下樹枝鋪在路上 (太21:8)。他們手搖棕櫚樹枝,大聲歡呼,喊叫說:「和散那歸於大衛的子孫!」當時的情況非常熱閙,人心沸騰到極點。可是在五天之後,這同一批群眾也向耶穌喊叫說:「把他釘十字架!把他釘十字架!」為什麼呢?
 
        值得注意的是主耶穌騎著驢駒進城。驢駒被用來當作交通工具,在當時是很平常的事情,但主耶穌是君王來被歡迎,卻特意安排使用驢駒的時候,意義就不尋常了。因為很明顯的讓我們看見,主耶穌是致力和平,謙卑溫柔的君王,也因此突顯出與百姓的期待格格不入。在新、舊約之間的時代,大有能力的君王都是騎著馬,帶著得勝的軍隊凱旋進京的。當時的百姓得見耶穌所行的神蹟,他們盼望耶穌能夠推翻他們所憎恨的羅馬帝國,恢復大衛王朝的榮耀,這才是他們所等候的「征服者」與「拯救者」。軟弱的君王成不了大事,他們也就把耶穌送上了十字架。
 
        「和散那」的本意是「呼求拯救」,後來成為「稱頌」的用詞。當群眾高喊「和散那」的時候,他們稱頌眼前的大君王,也在呼求拯救。當我們今天記念棕櫚主日時,我們也在稱頌和呼求。但與當初群眾不同的地方,是我們對主耶穌有正確的認識,所以我們絕對不要帶著錯誤的期待來敬拜。那我們期待什麼拯救?
 
        基督徒都知道自己已被耶穌基督救贖,也特別在這新冠病毒的疫情之下,我們祈求上帝拯救,保守我們的健康和平安。但我們還需要其它的拯救嗎?懇求主幫助我們在這接下來的受難週裡面,不住的禱告,再思救贖奇恩,使我們能夠擁有活潑復活的生命,來稱頌和敬拜耶穌基督!

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