不知為何,他有種預感,覺得自己有天會為神殉道。雖然耶和華並沒有說甚麼,但他暗自覺得群情洶湧的今天可能就是他那預定的終點。坦言,活了這麼久,經歷過無數風浪,他也沒有甚麼遺憾。他曾因預言災禍被城中長老驅逐,也試過因指出別人過犯,勸人悔改歸正而被追殺。在這些危險的境地中,耶和華從沒有讓撒母耳失望過。祂的恩典在這此困境中都夠用。7Please respect copyright.PENANAq9MwaRiQoD
撒母耳經歷過的險境讓他欣然接受被人唾罵、牢獄之災、甚至為耶和華而死的可能。每一次的拯救於他而言都是耶和華的奇異恩典,而有一天,他知道耶和華將會接他到那永恆的國度裡。7Please respect copyright.PENANA8vYN6MpYPH
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這一次,他有種很強的預感,覺得自己的生命要走到盡頭了。7Please respect copyright.PENANAC1aws7VDae
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在他想好自己想說的遺言時,「撒母耳,我知你係個忠心嘅僕人。佢哋同你講嘅嘢,你即管聽佢哋講。因為呢件事完全都唔關你事,佢哋所討厭嘅係我。自從我帶咗佢哋祖先出埃及起,佢哋從來唔識得感恩。有事就求我,無事就去拜其他神。佢哋今日做嘅嘢我一啲都唔意外,只係做返佢哋一向做開嘅嘢唧。所以無論佢哋要求啲咩都好,你即管聽佢哋講。不過,你都要警戒佢哋,話畀佢哋知將來佢哋所選擇嘅王會點對佢哋。」7Please respect copyright.PENANAgPppMf9pqx
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撒母耳閉眼,深呼吸,睜開眼,然後道:「你哋而家揀嗰個王將來必定會奴役你哋,要派你哋嘅仔幫佢趕車帶馬,打理佢嘅車隊。佢又會派你哋嘅仔做千夫長,五十夫長幫佢耕田割麥,鍛刀整車。」他如鷹般對群眾肅目而視。7Please respect copyright.PENANA6VYTHrmdzE
「佢又會叫你哋啲女做佢嘅婢女,幫佢整香膏,煮飯烤餅。佢亦都會攞你哋最好嘅田最好嘅地,最靚嘅葡萄園橄欖園賜畀佢嘅臣僕。你哋嘅糧食,你哋辛苦收返嚟嘅農作物,佢都一定至少攞十分一畀佢嘅太監同臣僕。你哋嘅僕人、婢女,你哋嘅年青人、你哋嘅牲畜,都係屬於佢嘅。嗰陣時,你哋一定會後悔,為咗你哋自己揀嘅王去哀求耶和華。但到時,你哋今日厭棄嘅耶和華一定唔會聽你哋嘅祈禱。」7Please respect copyright.PENANAQx7MolmBRb
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「得喇,早知啦。唔好拖時間啦你!」7Please respect copyright.PENANAf10UHBZJua
「你當我哋無腦嘅咩!」7Please respect copyright.PENANA2lv6lsrlJB
「你係咪死都唔肯交返權力出嚟,所以先要講咁多嘢啊?」7Please respect copyright.PENANAnL3EDy05iV
「就算係咁,王都好過你個老嘢啦!」7Please respect copyright.PENANAdXorPoecX1
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「夠喇。」嫩長老雖然一把年紀,但依然聲如洪鐘。群眾在他一聲呼喝後馬上靜了下來。「聽我呢個老人家講幾句說話。祭司,你咁多年為我哋盡心盡力打點,實在辛苦晒你。你都係時候休息一下,享下清福喇。不如就退休歸隱田園,喺嗰度好好敬拜你嘅上帝。治理人民嘅王,就無謂要你操心喇。我哋以色列嘅後生仔好有諗法,知道點樣為自己揀自己最需要嘅嘢㗎喇。」7Please respect copyright.PENANAEZ8exXHF9J
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「咪就係囉。嫩長老講得啱啊。」7Please respect copyright.PENANAC3Q8Gn92kA
「係啊,你啱啱講嘅嘢我哋一早知道、考慮過晒㗎喇。」7Please respect copyright.PENANA6X3g8m9e6m
「無謂要大家難做吖,你快快自己交返權力出嚟,咁咪大家都開心囉!」7Please respect copyright.PENANAXxjpku7IMk
「嫩長老嘅意思係叫你返去唔好搞咁多嘢,唔好諗住出嚟干政啊!」7Please respect copyright.PENANA2eJyskOr7J
「呢個王一定可以帶領我哋以色列強大起嚟,打低晒嗰啲可惡嘅外族人。」7Please respect copyright.PENANAzUeATPxlA8
「退位!退位!退位!」一個撒刻的手下開始起哄。7Please respect copyright.PENANArY7NbbbohK
「退位!!退位!!退位!!」群眾和應著撒刻手下的呼喚,場面又再一次吵閙起來。7Please respect copyright.PENANAfWbnLPQODp
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