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申命记 8

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1 我今日所吩咐的一切诫命,你们要谨守遵行,好叫你们存活,人数增多,且进去得耶和华向你们列祖起誓应许的那

2 你也要记念耶和华─你的旷野引导你这四十年,是要苦炼你,试验你,要知道你心内如何,肯守他的诫命不肯。

3 他苦炼你,任你饥饿,将你和你列祖所不认识的吗哪赐给你,使你知道,人活着不是单靠食物,乃是靠耶和华里所出的一切话。

4 四十年,你的衣服没有穿破,你的也没有肿。

5 你当心里思想,耶和华─你管教你,好像管教儿子一样。

6 你要谨守耶和华─你诫命,遵行他的道,敬畏他。

7 因为耶和华─你领你进入美,那,有泉,有源,从谷中

8 小麦、大麦、葡萄树、无花果树石榴树橄榄树,和蜜。

9 你在那不缺食物,一无所缺。那石头,山内可以挖铜。

10 饱足,就要称颂耶和华─你的,因他将那美你了。

11 你要谨慎,免得忘记耶和华─你的,不守他的诫命、典章、律例,就是我今日所吩咐你的;

12 恐怕你饱足建造房屋居住

13 你的牛加多,你的增添,并你所有的全都加增,

14 你就心气傲,忘记耶和华─你的,就是将你从埃及为奴之家领出来的,

15 引你经过那可怕旷野,那里有火、蝎子、乾旱无之地。他曾为你使从坚硬的磐石中流出来,

16 又在旷野将你列祖所不认识的吗哪赐给你,是要苦炼你,试验你,叫你终久享福;

17 恐怕你心里:这货财是我力量、我能力得来的。

18 你要记念耶和华─你的,因为得货财的力量是他你的,为要坚定他向你列祖起誓所立的约,像今日一样。

19 你若忘记耶和华─你的,随从别,事奉敬拜,你们必定灭亡;这是我今日警戒你们的。

20 耶和华在你们面前怎样使列国的民灭亡,你们也必照样灭亡,因为你们不耶和华─你们的话。

   

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White House at Night by Vincent van Gogh

A "house" is essentially a container -- for a person, a family, several families or even a large group with shared interests (think of the term "houses of worship.") In the Bible, a "house" is also a container, but for spiritual things rather than natural things. In various uses a "house" can represent part of the mind, the whole mind, a whole person or even a church. The other nuance to the word "house" is that it is generally used in regards to our affections and desires rather than our thoughts and principles. This makes sense; we tend to engage our thoughts and rationality when we are out in the world doing our work, but when we are inside our houses we are driven most by love for our families and the desire to be good to those we love. So "house" tends to represent the things we want and care about -- which are ultimately the things that define us.