【双语灵修】法老的梦Pharaoh's Dreams
“约瑟对法老说：‘法老的梦乃是一个，神已将所要作的事指示法老了。’” - 创 41:25
当我从一个烦扰我的梦中醒来时，我通常都会舒一口气，感恩这只不过是一场梦而已。然而，在上古时代的人对梦境是很认真的，他们会留意梦境中的每一个细节。他们认为好梦代表一些积极的事，而噩梦则表示作梦的人会遇到不幸。
法老从两个令他不安的梦中醒来时，他深受烦扰。第一个梦是关于七只干瘦的母牛吃尽了七只肥壮的母牛，而第二个梦则是关于七个细弱的穗子吞了七个饱满的穗子。法老便征询所有博学之士的看法，可是却没有人能圆解这两个梦的意思。后来法老听闻约瑟懂得解梦。约瑟得蒙神的帮助懂得为法老解梦，他告诉法老，埃及将有七个大荒年，所以他们要在荒年临到之前储蓄五谷作粮食。
法老的梦是关于神的拯救的，这两个特别的梦提醒我们，神不单透过衪的儿女作工，衪也会透过世上那些可能仍然未认识衪的人作工的。对我们来说，我们的睡眠和我们的梦境仍然是难以理解的，神在历史上的作为也同样可能是一个奥秘。然而，神必定会按照衪智慧的计划作工的。但有一个我们必定能够从中找到安慰和确据的奥秘：就是在衪的爱里，衪永远不会离开或丢弃我们。
祷告
主神啊，知道你爱和看顾我们，我们感到安心。在你所作的一切事上，你都叫我们得益处。阿们。
创世记 41:25-40
25约瑟对法老说：“法老的梦乃是一个，神已将所要做的事指示法老了。
26七只好母牛是七年，七个好穗子也是七年。这梦乃是一个。
27那随后上来的七只又干瘦又丑陋的母牛是七年，那七个虚空、被东风吹焦的穗子也是七年，都是七个荒年。
28这就是我对法老所说，神已将所要做的事显明给法老了。
29埃及遍地必来七个大丰年，
30随后又要来七个荒年，甚至埃及地都忘了先前的丰收，全地必被饥荒所灭。
31因那以后的饥荒甚大，便不觉得先前的丰收了。
32至于法老两回做梦，是因神命定这事，而且必速速成就。
33所以，法老当拣选一个有聪明有智慧的人，派他治理埃及地。
34法老当这样行，又派官员管理这地，当七个丰年的时候，征收埃及地的五分之一，
35叫他们把将来丰年一切的粮食聚敛起来，积蓄五谷，收存在各城里做食物，归于法老的手下。
36所积蓄的粮食可以防备埃及地将来的七个荒年，免得这地被饥荒所灭。”
37法老和他一切臣仆都以这事为妙。
38法老对臣仆说：“像这样的人，有神的灵在他里头，我们岂能找得着呢？”
39法老对约瑟说：“神既将这事都指示你，可见没有人像你这样有聪明有智慧。
40你可以掌管我的家，我的民都必听从你的话，唯独在宝座上我比你大。”
Pharaoh's Dreams
"Joseph said to Pharaoh, 'The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.'" - Genesis 41:25
When I awake from a troubling dream, I usually breathe a sigh of relief, thankful that it was only a dream. But in ancient times people took their dreams very seriously and kept note of the details. For them, good dreams meant something positive, while bad dreams meant a person could face harm.
Pharaoh was disturbed when he awoke from two troubling dreams. The first dream was about seven thin cows that devoured seven fat cows. The second dream was about seven withered heads of grain that swallowed up seven healthy ones. Pharaoh consulted with all of his wise men, but they could not interpret these dreams. Then he heard that Joseph could interpret dreams. With God's help Joseph was able to tell Pharaoh that a great famine was coming and that they should store up grain for food before the famine came.
Pharaoh's dreams were about deliverance, and these particular dreams remind us that God works not only through his children but also through people in our world who may not yet know him. Just as our sleep and our dreams remain a mystery to us, God's work in history can be mysterious. But God always works according to his wise plan. And there's one mystery in which we can always find comfort and assurance: God in his love will never leave us or forsake us.
Prayer
Lord God, we take comfort in knowing that you love and care for us. And in all things you work for our good. Amen.
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