宴席—-以斯帖記是一本以宴席作為主題的經書, 總共提到九次宴席, 宴席二字是以斯帖記最重要的關鍵字. 斯1:3-4, 5-9. 2:18, 3:15, 5:1-8, 6:14, 7:1-8, 8:17-19. 開始即以國王的宴席揭開故事的序幕, 中間提到前後兩位王后也舉辦宴席, 最後以猶太人的歡樂喜宴慶祝勝利作結束. 同樣是王后的宴會. 前者王后瓦實提, 卻遭到罷黜的命運. 後者王后以斯帖連辦兩次宴席, 卻帶來最大的勝利. 這中間穿插著歡慶的宴席, 相對的也提到哀傷時的禁食, 凸顯出有些宴席是多麼地不對稱. 親愛的弟兄姊妹, 您對所參加過的宴席是否有特別的感受？您是否瞭解其中屬靈的含義？ 我參加最不自在的宴席, 發生在1978年12月16日, 當天卡特總統宣布與中華民國斷交, 當天正巧是我同窗好友的結婚喜宴, 我擔任伴郎, 有幸坐在主桌. 證婚人是我的老師王建今檢察長. 來賓坐滿20多桌酒席, 但全塲賓客愁容滿面, 鴉雀無聲. 是一塲坐立難安的喜宴. 而1980年6月15日, 是我的喜宴. 當時我與內人是一窮二白的研究生. 當天是黃道吉日, 陽光溫暖普照. 滿街迎親的車隊, 川流不息. 鞭炮聲此起彼落. 我和內人搭公車前往台北市地方法院公證處, 當天有超過100對的新婚夫婦辦理公證手續, 人聲鼎沸, 喜氣洋洋. 之後在一棟酒樓, 準備喜筵. 九層樓每層樓都爆滿. 受財力所限, 我們只請了三桌至親好友, 擠在一個邊間, 但完全不影響婚宴的歡慶. 這是我人生最重要的一塲宴席, 至今仍回味無窮. 人生是一連串宴息的組合, 不論酸甜苦辣, 都有屬靈的含義, 也都是上帝對我們無上的恩典與祝福.
Banquet – The Book of Esther is a book with banquet as its theme. It mentions nine banquets in total. The word banquet is the most important keyword in the Book of Esther. Esther 1:3-4, 5-9. 2:18, 3:15, 5:1-8, 6:14, 7:1-8, 8:17-19. The story begins with the king’s banquet, and the two queens are mentioned in the middle. A banquet was held, which ended with a joyful Jewish feast to celebrate the victory. It was also a queen’s banquet. In the former, Queen Vashti was deposed. In the latter, Queen Esther held two banquets in a row, but brought the greatest consequences. Victory. This is interspersed with feasts of celebration, and parallel references to fasting in times of mourning, highlighting how asymmetrical some feasts can be. Dear brothers and sisters, do you have any special feelings about the feasts you have attended? Do you understand the spiritual implications? The most uncomfortable banquet I attended occurred on December 16, 1978. On that day, President Carter announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China. It happened to be the wedding banquet of my classmate and friend. I was the best man and had the honor to sit at the main table. I was the witness. My teacher is Prosecutor General Wang Jianjin. More than 20 banquet tables were filled with guests, but all the guests had sad faces and were silent. It was a wedding banquet where everyone could not sit still. June 15, 1980, was my wedding banquet. At that time, I and I My wife is a poor graduate student. It was an auspicious day and the sun was shining warmly. The streets were filled with convoys of people welcoming brides. The sound of firecrackers came and went. My wife and I took a bus to the Taipei District Court Notary Office. There were more than 100 couples that day. The newlyweds went through the notarization procedures, and there was a lot of excitement and joy. Afterwards, a wedding banquet was prepared in a restaurant. Every floor of the nine floors was full. Due to financial constraints, we only invited three tables of close relatives and friends, who were crowded together on one side. time, but it does not affect the celebration of the wedding banquet at all. This is the most important banquet in my life, and I still have endless aftertaste. Life is a series of banquets, whether they are sweet or bitter, they all have spiritual meanings and are God’s instructions. Our supreme grace and blessing.