旧约 - 历代记下(2 Chronicles)第26章

Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.
Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.
And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.
And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
历代志下第廿六章   第 26 章 

  代下 26:15> 乌西雅所装备的武器有何功能? 

  26:15 乌西雅所造的兵器,与后来罗马军队的弩炮相似,能将石头或箭发射到远处。 

  代下 26:16> 乌西雅为何会跌倒?神的祝福在他身上如何走向了反面? 

  26:16 神赐给乌西雅极大的财富和权力,他就骄傲败坏。箴言说得不错:“骄傲在败坏以先”(箴 16:18 )。如果神赐你财富、势力、名声与权力,你要存感恩之心,也要留心,因为神恨恶骄傲。我们有些成就就洋洋得意,虽属人之常情,如果因此藐视神,轻看别人便是大错。你要省察自己的态度,切记要因你所有的一切将荣耀归于神,以讨祂喜悦的方式善用你的恩赐。 

  代下 26:17-21> 稍有成就,就以为高人一等;稍有权力,就以为控制一切,其实,人啊── 

  26:17-21 人有了权力,常常会任意妄为、罔顾法律,其实就连君王也须要顺服神,乌西雅后来才明白这道理。不管你的社会地位多高,都要尊崇神、敬拜神、顺服神。 

  乌西雅 

  代下 26:21> 一生持定谦卑顺服的生活绝非易事,然而神正要这样的人事奉祂。我愿立此心志吗? 

  26:21 乌西雅一生常“行耶和华眼中看为正的事”( 26:4 )。但是他偏离神后,神就使他患了大麻疯,直到死。人们多不纪念他的伟大改革,反多想到他的骄横带来的惩罚。神要求人一生顺服。一时兴起的顺服并不足取,惟有“忍耐到底的”,才必得奖赏(参可 13:13 )。你要始终如一地信靠祂,使人纪念你的忠信,不然的话,后人只会记起你的过失。 

  代下 26:23> 以赛亚何时蒙召? 

  26:23 乌西雅驾崩之日,也是神呼召以赛亚作先知之时。──《灵修版圣经注释》