2020 08 02
作者 Article by: Wilson Loo
挪亞網誌 Noah’s Blog
*創 7:4 『7天』
600歲那一年, 二月十日: 神吩咐我做的方舟已做好，並照吩咐安置眾生在方舟內. 今日神說: 再過七天就會開始落雨, 叫我一家都開始進方舟 .
**創7:10『7天』
二月十七日, 開始傾盆大雨，天好似裂開了一樣, 地上積水不停向上升。
***創 7:17 『40天』
滂沱大雨已40天，洪水泛濫，方舟漂浮在水面，地上的活物都被淹沒，一個人我都看不見，心中納悶. 為何人不聽從耶和華的話呢？
****創 7:24 『150天』
雨下了150天，漸漸停下來，雖然在過去五個月來困在方舟，不知何時再可重見天日的日子，但我們對耶和華的信心仍堅定不移，現在看見天邊一曙希望，大家都泛出淚光。
*****創 8:1
『神記念, 神看顧』: 我們一家, 都深深感受到神的記念,看顧。
****創 8:3『150天』
雨停了150天，大水慢慢的退下，山頂都露出來了，方舟輕輕擱淺在山頂上。
***創 8:6 『40天』
過了40天，我開窗放出一隻烏鴉和鴿子，牠們在方舟上打個圈就回來了，我們還得要忍耐忍耐, 出關的日子未到.
**創8:1『7天』
過了7天， 我再放鴿子出去，牠傍晚口含葉子回方舟，我們仍雖忍耐多一陣子，以免前功盡棄。
*創8:12『7天』
再過了7天， 我再放鴿子出去，牠找到棲身之處， 不再飛回來了. 我們天天耐心地等候著耶和華的好消息。
創8:13
我601歲正月初一那一天，在方舟吃過新年飯，打開方舟的蓋，看個清楚，地都乾了。大家開始執拾細軟，準備出關。
創8:14
二月二十七日，耶和華吩咐我們和眾活物都可以出方舟了，我們祈求神帶領我們, 過一個不一樣的『重生』生活。天上現出一道彩虹， 我們誠心感恩讚美上主的記念，看顧。
朋友，安省家居令五個月了，安省天空也開始陰霾漸散，大家都整裝待發，等候出關，我們一面誠心感謝上主的記念和看顧，也當要警醒守望，準備過一個不一樣的『重生』生活。
Figure 1 God remembered.神記念
Noah’s blog
*Gen 7:4 (7days)
Feb. 10, I was 599 years old. I have completed the ark which the Lord commanded me to build. I had also sent the living creatures into the ark as he ordered. Today, the Lord told me he would start sending the rain in seven days, and asked us to start getting into the ark.
**Gen 7:10 (7 days)
Feb 17. Rain started pouring down today, nonstop, like the floodgates of heaven had been opened. Water level on earth rose quickly.
***Gen 7:10 (40days)
Rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. The earth was totally flooded. The ark floated on the water. All living creatures on earth were drowned. I could see not a single living man. I was sad and puzzled: why did men refuse to obey our Lord?
****Gen 7:24 (150days)
Rain had been falling for 150 days, but is is getting a bit lighter now. Although in the past 5 months we were all locked down in the ark, and was totally unsure about when we could see the sun and sky again, our confidence with God had never dwindled. Now that we could see a ray of hope, our eyes were tear-filled.
*****Gen 8:1
The Lord remembers and cares: As we say our daily prayers, we are thankful for the Lord’s love and care, and deliverance.
**** Gen 8:3 (150days)
It has stopped raining for 150 days. The flood water slowly retreat. The top of the mountains once more became visible. The ark came to rest on the top of a mountain today.
***Gen 8:6 (40days)
After 40 days, I released a raven and a dove, both of them just made a circle around the ark and then came back. It was way too early for us to leave the ark. We have to be patient.
** Gen 8:1 (7 days)
After 7 days, I released a dove. It came back in the evening with a leave in its mouth. Still, we have to be patient and need to wait for a while, so that we would not waste our efforts made.
*Gen 8:12 (7 days)
After another 7 days, I released the dove again. This time, it found a dwelling place and did not return. We await daily for our Lord to announce the good news.
Gen 8:13
Jan 1, I was 601 years, after New Year lunch, I opened the roof of the ark and took a good look around. The land was dry. We started packing up, ready for the exit.
Gen 8:14
Feb 27, the Lord told us we could now leave the ark. We were all ready for a renewed life and living. A rainbow stretched across the sky. We praised and give thanks to our Lord, for His love and care.
My friends, Ontario has been locked down for 5months now. But the sky around the province is getting clearer. We are all eagerly waiting for the lifting of the lockdown order. As we thank our Lord for His loving care, we should remain vigilant and keep watch over one another, to live in a “born-again” life and a not the- same- living.