加尔文解释耶和华的使者是还未道成肉身的基督

译自:约翰加尔文,《十二小先知书注释- 撒迦利亚书 3章1-2节》(第5卷,第83页)。

。。。神介入并为祂的教会对抗撒旦。因此祂说,让耶和华斥责你撒旦,让耶和华斥责你,那位选择了耶路撒冷的耶和华。神在这里说话,然而祂似乎是耶和华的使者;但这并不难理解,因为在上一节中,撒迦利亚说约书亚站在耶和华的使者面前,显然是指基督,祂被称为使者,也是耶和华;因此祂在这一节中也可能被这样称呼。

但是,为了避免有争辩的人说我们过度提炼地解释这些词句,我们可以简单地理解为——神在这里用第三人称提到祂自己的名字;而这种表达方式在圣经中并不罕见,“耶和华就使硫磺与火,从天上耶和华那里降与所多玛和蛾摩拉”(创19:24 注取自和合本翻译)摩西为什么这样说?正是为了表明当神对所多玛施行审判时,祂并没有采用常见的方式,而是公开显示这是一个非同寻常的、特殊的审判。因此,这里的表达是有力的,“让耶和华斥责你”,也就是说,我自己会斥责你。

然而,如果有人仔细考虑整个上下文,就不得不承认这些词句可以适当地应用于基督,祂是祂教会的份,因此站在约书亚祂面前的天使是祂;并且祂自己随后显示出,教会将在祂的庇护下是安全的。

。。。that God interposes and takes the part of his Church against Satan. Hence he says, Rebuke thee Satan let Jehovah,1 rebuke thee let Jehovah, who has chosen Jerusalem. God speaks here; and yet he seems to be the angel of Jehovah:2 but this is not inscrutable; for a in the last verse, where Zechariah says that Joshua stood before the angel of Jehovah, Christ is doubtless meant, who is called an angel and also Jehovah; so also he may be named in this verse.

But that no contentious person may say that we refine on the words too much, we may take them simply thus,—that God mentions here his own name in the third person; and this mode of speaking is not rare in Scripture, “Jehovah rained from God.” (Gen. 19:24.) Why did Moses speak thus? Even to show that when God fulminated against Sodom, he did not adopt a common mode of proceeding, but openly showed that it was an unusual and a singular judgment. Thus the expression here is emphatic, Rebuke thee let Jehovah, that is, I myself will rebuke thee.

However, were any one to consider well the whole context, he could not but allow that the words may properly be applied to Christ, who is the portion of his Church, and that therefore he was the angel before whom Joshua stood; and he himself shows afterwards that the Church would be safe under his patronage.

Calvin, J., & Owen, J. (2010). Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets – Book of Zechariah Chpt 3 Verse 1-2 (Vol. 5, p. 83). Logos Bible Software.

Author: Nelson Lee

我是主耶稣基督的奴仆,是蒙主饶恕的罪人,蒙了极大的主恩。在2007奉主命在新加坡开始恩约教会,在2017开始永约教会。求主悦纳我所献、宽恕我一生、永远爱我。