Strive and Seek to Know Yahweh Book of

竭力追求認識耶和華 (何 西 阿 書) Strive and Seek to Know Yahweh (Book of Hosea) 金京來博士 Kyungrae Kim, Ph. D.

先知‘何西阿’( ) הושע 和有關的名字 -希伯來文 ‘Hoshea’ ( = ) הושע Hosea 何西阿 -希伯來文 ‘Yehoshua’ ( = ) יהושוע Joshua 約書亞 -literally means ‘He saves’. -According to Numbers 13: 8, 16, ‘Hosea’ ( ) הושע was the original name of Joshua son of Nun, till Moses gave him the longer name which he continued to bear ( יהושוע yehoshua), “Yahweh is salvation” or “Yahweh saves”. -希伯來文 ‘Yeshua’ ( ‘( ) ישוע salvation’) = Jesus 耶穌 Matthew 1: 21 ESV She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus (Ἰησοῦν), for he will save (αὐτὸς σώσει) his people from their sins. / 他將要生一個兒子．你要給他起名叫耶穌．因他要 將自己的百姓從罪惡裡救出來。. כי הוא יושיע את עמו מחטאתיהם , היא יולדת בן ואתה תקרא שמו ישוע MHT *According to the Modern Hebrew translation, the similar sound between ‘Jesus’ ( ישוע Yeshua) and ‘he will save’ ( יושיע Yoshia) can be clearly noticed. – A Hebraism.

耶和華喜愛人“認識神的知識” Hosea 6: 6 我喜愛良善（或作：憐恤），不喜愛祭祀； 喜愛認識神，勝於燔祭。 / RSV For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice ( )זבח , the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings. *Jesus cited this passage (馬太福音 9: 13). -Hosea 8: 2 NKJ Israel will cry to Me, `My God, we know You!‘ 他們必呼叫我說, 我的神阿, 我 們以色列認識你了。 (*the false knowledge of God. Cf. Matthew 7: 21 -23; Isaiah 1: 15 -17. Even though they cry to God, it is useless. ) -Hosea 8: 4 他們立君王、卻不由我、他們立首領、我卻不認．他們用金銀為自己製造 偶像、以致被剪除。 (*Without God’s approval, human decisions are futile. ) -Hosea 8: 12 我為他寫了律法萬條、他卻以為與他毫無關涉。 (*They did not care the Word of God. ) -Hosea 8: 14 以色列忘記造他的主、建造宮殿．猶大多造堅固城、我卻要降火焚燒他 的城邑、燒滅其中的宮殿。

認識獨一真神和耶穌基督就是永生 John 17: 3 ESV And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 認識你獨一的真神、並且認識你所差來的耶穌基督、這就是永生。 Cf. Matthew 1: 25 ESV but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus. / 只是沒有和他同房、等他生了兒子、就給他起名叫耶穌。 *The Hebrew word ( ידע γινώσκω in Greek) for ‘to know’ denotes not only ‘to comprehend something’ but also ‘to have the most intimate experience’, hence it is also used to mean sexual intercourse (Genesis 4: 1; Matthew 1: 25). Hosea 4: 6 我的民因無知識而滅亡。你棄掉知識，我也必棄掉你，使你不再給我作祭司。 你既忘了你神的律法，我也必忘記你的兒女。 Isaiah 11: 9 在我聖山的遍處、這一切都不傷人、不害物． 因為認識耶和華的知識要充滿遍地、好像水充滿洋海一般。 ESV They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.