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Thursday, 20th November 2025

Rev Daniel Xi An Poon

今天我們來到約書亞記第 17 章，看見一幅很重要的屬靈圖畫。這章好像只是在「分地」:
約瑟家族、瑪拿西支派、西羅非哈的五個女兒…… 但其實神透過這些人和事，照出我們裡面很多 看自己、看環境、看神 的方式。重點不只是神有沒有給應許？而是神已經給了，我願不願意起來得？

① 神的國不按人的血統，而按祂的揀選與恩典（17:1）

雅各本來有 12 個兒子；利未不分地，約瑟的兩個兒子——以法蓮、瑪拿西——卻被算為兩個支派。這提醒我們：在神的國裡，不是按「傳統排序」，乃是按神的揀選、恩典與心意。祂要誰承受，就誰承受；祂提升誰，就提升誰。

② 西羅非哈五個女兒：神不偏待人，信心的人必得地業（17:3–4）

在重男輕女的文化裡，五個女兒本來沒有地業，但她們在民數記 27 章向摩西求產業，今天在約書亞記 17 章，再一次真實得著。

這讓我們看見：
• 神不是按性別分級
• 神不是按家庭背景來決定誰配得
• 神看重的是 信心

很多姊妹、甚至弟兄，也可能因家庭文化而有這些聲音：
• 「我不是被期待的孩子。」
• 「我從小不被重視。」
• 「我要靠表現（doing）才配得祝福。」

神今天藉著這五個女兒說：你不是次等的，你是我眼中的珍寶。不是因為你是男或女，而是因為你是我的孩子。

③ 神已經給了，但我願不願意起來得地？（17:14–18）

約瑟的子孫來埋怨約書亞：
• 地太少
• 山地太多樹林
• 平原有鐵車的迦南人
• 敵人太強

他們看見的是：
• 問題
• 巨人
• 鐵車
• 自己「不夠」

但約書亞對他們說：「你們是大族，有大能力……雖然迦南人有鐵車，雖然強盛，你也能把他們趕出去。」真正的問題不是：「神有沒有給？」而是：「我願不願意上山砍樹、面對巨人、踏出信心？」

讓聖靈光照我裡面， 我裡面有哪些「非神的意念」？
• 「因為我不是男生／不是被重視的那個，所以不配承受祝福。」
• 「我要靠表現才會被神、被人接納。」
• 「問題太大了，我改不了。」
• 「巨人太強，鐵車太厲害。」

這些意念在我身上，會變成什麼樣的防衛行為？
• 習慣性抱怨（像瑪拿西支派）
• 逃避、不想面對要處理的事
• 合理化、找很多藉口
• 縮小自己，明明是大族，卻活得像小族
• 用做工取代被愛，用忙碌掩蓋不安全感

今天我願意讓神更新什麼？
• 相信我的價值在於祂，不在於性別與背景
• 相信祂比巨人、鐵車更大
• 願意少一點藉口，多一點信心行動

你可以在心裡，或輕聲對主說：主啊，我承認我裡面有很多謊言：「我不配」、「我不重要」、「我不能改變」、「巨人比祢大」。奉耶穌的名，我砍斷這些從世界和仇敵來的聲音。求祢用真理代替：祢說我是祢眼中的珍寶，祢說祢已經把地賜給我，祢說我在祢裡面可以剛強壯膽，祢說我雖然軟弱，祢的能力在軟弱上顯得完全。

「天父，我感謝祢。謝謝祢像看西羅非哈五個女兒一樣看我，不按性別、背景、出身來決定我是否配得。求祢光照我裡面的謊言，砍斷自卑、羞愧、重男輕女帶來的傷害，也砍斷我裡面用藉口、抱怨逃避信心的習慣。主啊，我願意起來，不再只說『地不夠』，
而是踏上山、砍樹林、面對巨人，一步一步走進祢為我預備的應許之地。奉主耶穌基督的名，阿們。」

家人們，神已經把地給了我們，今天，就讓我們從謊言和藉口裡走出來，在天父餐桌前重新得力，學習不單「知道有應許」，更「願意起來得應許」。

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約書亞記 17

瑪拿西是約瑟的長子，他的支派拈鬮所得之地記在下面。至於瑪拿西的長子基列之父瑪吉，因為是勇士，就得了基列和巴珊。 2 瑪拿西其餘的子孫，按著宗族拈鬮分地，就是亞比以謝子孫、希勒子孫、亞斯列子孫、示劍子孫、希弗子孫、示米大子孫。這些按著宗族，都是約瑟兒子瑪拿西子孫的男丁。 3 瑪拿西的玄孫、瑪吉的曾孫、基列的孫子、希弗的兒子西羅非哈沒有兒子，只有女兒，他的女兒名叫瑪拉、挪阿、曷拉、密迦、得撒。 4 她們來到祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞並眾首領面前，說：「耶和華曾吩咐摩西在我們弟兄中分給我們產業。」於是約書亞照耶和華所吩咐的，在她們伯叔中，把產業分給她們。 5 除了約旦河東的基列和巴珊地之外，還有十份地歸瑪拿西， 6 因為瑪拿西的孫女們在瑪拿西的孫子中得了產業。基列地是屬瑪拿西其餘的子孫。

7 瑪拿西的境界，從亞設起，到示劍前的密米他，往北到隱他普亞居民之地。 8 他普亞地歸瑪拿西，只是瑪拿西境界上的他普亞城歸以法蓮子孫。 9 其界下到加拿河的南邊，在瑪拿西城邑中的這些城邑都歸以法蓮。瑪拿西的地界是在河北直通到海為止。 10 南歸以法蓮，北歸瑪拿西，以海為界。北邊到亞設，東邊到以薩迦。 11 瑪拿西在以薩迦和亞設境內，有伯善和屬伯善的鎮市，以伯蓮和屬以伯蓮的鎮市，多珥的居民和屬多珥的鎮市。又有三處山岡，就是隱多珥和屬隱多珥的鎮市，他納的居民和屬他納的鎮市，米吉多的居民和屬米吉多的鎮市。 12 只是瑪拿西子孫不能趕出這些城的居民，迦南人偏要住在那地。 13 及至以色列人強盛了，就使迦南人做苦工，沒有把他們全然趕出。

14 約瑟的子孫對約書亞說：「耶和華到如今既然賜福於我們，我們也族大人多，你為什麼僅將一鬮一段之地分給我們為業呢？」 15 約書亞說：「你們如果族大人多，嫌以法蓮山地窄小，就可以上比利洗人、利乏音人之地，在樹林中砍伐樹木。」 16 約瑟的子孫說：「那山地容不下我們，並且住平原的迦南人，就是住伯善和屬伯善的鎮市，並住耶斯列平原的人，都有鐵車。」 17 約書亞對約瑟家，就是以法蓮和瑪拿西人，說：「你是族大人多，並且強盛，不可僅有一鬮之地。 18 山地也要歸你，雖是樹林，你也可以砍伐。靠近之地必歸你。迦南人雖有鐵車，雖是強盛，你也能把他們趕出去。」

Joshua 17

There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan. 2 And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

3 But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore, according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers. 5 Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan, 6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.

7 And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. 8 Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. 9 And the border descended to the Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook; and it ended at the sea.

10 Southward it was Ephraim’s, northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border. Manasseh’s territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. 11 And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—three hilly regions. 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. 13 And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

14 Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only one lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us until now?”

15 So Joshua answered them, “If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you.”

16 But the children of Joseph said, “The mountain country is not enough for us; and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are of Beth Shean and its towns and those who are of the Valley of Jezreel.”

17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—saying, “You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot, 18 but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.”