（申24，25）六个记念 (Deut 24, 25) The Six Remembrances
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After morning prayer, Jews may read the Bible passages of the “Six Remembrances,” see:
Because two of these “remembrances” come from this week’s reading portion “Ki Teitzei” (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_Teitzei
I take this opportunity to give some introduction, in the standard order:
1) Deuteronomy 16:3
“…so that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out from the land of Egypt.”
Annotation: In Exodus chapter 3, the Creator formally reveals His Name to humanity. The Exodus is the event in which the Creator brought the Israelites, who were enslaved by Pharaoh, out of Egypt and made them His people. Therefore, the Exodus is the birth of the Creator’s people. Just as a person normally needs to remember his birthday, the Creator’s people also need to remember the day of the Exodus. This day falls in the daytime after the first full moon following the beginning of spring; it is the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the Old Testament, and it is also the day between Jesus’s crucifixion and resurrection in the New Testament—this corresponds to the New Testament’s “Exodus,” the Lord redeeming humanity from the slavery of sin.
Anyone, as part of the Creator’s people throughout the generations of history, when reading this passage, can remember the Exodus.
2) Deuteronomy 4:9–10
“Only take heed to yourself and diligently guard your soul, lest you forget the things that your eyes saw, and lest these things depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children— the day that you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb…”
Annotation: Horeb is Sinai (Horeb describes the desolation of the mountain; Sinai is related to the thornbush on the mountain). About seven sevens (roughly fifty days) after the Israelites came out of Egypt, at Mount Sinai they entered into covenant with the Creator and received the Ten Commandments. This date is the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) or Pentecost; it is also the day in the New Testament when, after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension, the disciples waited and the Holy Spirit descended. I think that, as the Creator’s people, receiving the commandments or receiving the Holy Spirit is in order to know what should and should not be done according to the Lord’s will. This symbolizes the resolve to live for the Lord; this is also the very purpose for which the Lord beforehand rescued them from Egypt.
Therefore, when reading this passage, we can remember receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.
3) Deuteronomy 25:17–19
“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you came out from Egypt— how he met you on the way and, when you were faint and weary, he struck down all the stragglers at your rear; and he did not fear God. Therefore, when the LORD your God gives you rest from all your enemies round about, in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget.”
Annotation: The Amalekites are the descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau, the twin brother of Israel (Jacob). Having the same bloodline as Israel yet taking the opposite side, they are enemies of the Creator and enemies of Israel. After the Israelites were saved out of Egypt, and before they entered covenant with the Creator and received the Ten Commandments, the Amalekites attacked Israel. I think this can symbolize hostile powers that block people from establishing relationship with the Creator, or hostile powers that block believers from keeping the Creator’s commandments and serving the Lord. These hostile powers can be external, but they can also be the “old self” that believers must deal with—enemies of the new life that has been born in Christ Jesus.
The hostile power symbolized by Amalek is what we must keep dealing with in this present life. But only in the age to come, when the kingdom of God is established, after the resurrection of the dead, will this hostile power finally be utterly destroyed.
When reading this passage, we can remember what the Amalekites did, and resolve ultimately to annihilate the hostile power that the Amalekites represent.
4) Deuteronomy 9:7
“Remember—do not forget—how you provoked the LORD your God to wrath in the wilderness…”
Annotation: The context of this verse points to the Israelites’ provoking the Creator to anger by worshiping the golden calf and being punished. This happened about only forty days after the Israelites received the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments explicitly stipulate that idols must not be worshiped. The Creator is living, and He transcends the limitations of every form; therefore no matter how big or how precious, an idol cannot represent Him.
When reading this passage, we can remember the golden calf incident and resolve not to worship idols.
5) Deuteronomy 24:9
“Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the way after you came out from Egypt.”
Annotation: The context of this verse points to the incident where the prophetess Miriam spoke ill of her younger brother Moses, and for this the Creator struck her with leprosy and she was isolated for seven days. This happened in the early summer of the second year after the Exodus, about thirty-three days after leaving Mount Sinai.
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?tdate=6/18/2025
When reading this passage, we can remember Moses’s sister Miriam and resolve not to speak slander, because even someone as highly placed as Miriam could not speak slander—how much less we?
6) Exodus 20:8
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
Annotation: This is the fourth of the Ten Commandments. The Sabbath symbolizes the age to come when the dead are raised and the kingdom of God arrives. Each weekly Sabbath is a rehearsal of the age to come. In each week’s six workdays we are to remember the seventh-day Sabbath, long for its arrival, and make preparations for it in advance—such as putting aside good treats to enjoy on the Sabbath. Likewise, in our present life we are to long for the age to come and make preparation for it. Jesus says in Matthew 6:19–20: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth… but store up treasures in heaven…”
When reading this passage, we can remember the Sabbath and count which day today is with respect to the Sabbath, because the seventh-day Sabbath will come around again.
Thinking carefully, the arrangement of these six remembrances is also very logical. The first—remembering the Exodus—defines one’s identity as the Creator’s people. The second—remembering receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai—is accepting the responsibility to live for the Lord. The third—remembering what Amalek did and erasing their memory at the appropriate time—is to eliminate completely the enemies of our new life that belongs to the Lord. The fourth—remembering the golden calf and not worshiping idols—is to avoid offending the Creator. The fifth—remembering Miriam and not slandering—is to avoid using speech to harm other citizens of God’s kingdom. These first five are all necessary for the perfect life of the age to come. Therefore the sixth remembrance follows: remember the Sabbath, which symbolizes the age to come, and set it apart as holy, longing for its soon arrival.
（申24，25）六个记念
犹太人早晨祷告后可以阅读“六个记念”的圣经经文，参见
因为其中两个“记念”出于本周“你 出 去”（申命记21:10–25:19）这个读经进度
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_Teitzei，所以我借着这个机会作一些介绍，按照标准的顺序：
一，申命记16:3 …要 叫 你 一 生 一 世 记 念 你 从 埃 及 地 出 来 的 日 子 。
注释： 在出埃及记第三章，造物主向人类正式启示祂的名字。出埃及，是造物主把被法老所奴役的以色列人从埃及地救出来变成祂的子民的事件。 所以出埃及是造物主子民的诞生。就像人通常需要记着他的生日，造物主的子民也需要记念出埃及的日子。这一天的日子，位于春天开始第一个月圆后的白天，是旧约的无酵饼节，也是新约耶稣受难与复活之间的那一天，这对应于新约的“出埃及”，主救赎人类脱离罪的奴役。
任何人作为造物主历史历代子民的一部分，在读这段经文时，都可以记念出埃及。
二，申命记4:9-10 你 只 要 谨 慎 ， 殷 勤 保 守 你 的 心 灵 ， 免 得 忘 记 你 亲 眼 所 看 见 的 事 ， 又 免 得 你 一 生 ， 这 事 离 开 你 的 心 。 总 要 传 给 你 的 子 子 孙 孙 。你 在 何 烈 山 站 在 耶 和 华 你 神 面 前 的 那 日 …
注释： 何 烈 山 就是西奈山（何烈形容山的荒凉，西奈与山上的荆棘有关）。以色列人出埃及以后过来大约七个七天，在西奈山与造物主立约并接受十诫。这一天的日子就是七七节或五旬节，也是新约耶稣的门徒们在耶稣复活升天后等候到圣灵降临的日子。我觉得作为造物主的子民接受了诫命或接受了圣灵，都是为了按主的旨意该做什么和不该做什么。这象征决心为主而活，这也是主之前拯救他们出埃及的目的。
所以在读这段经文时，我们可以记念在西奈山接受十诫。
三，申命记25:17-19 你 要 记 念 你 们 出 埃 及 的 时 候 ， 亚 玛 力 人 在 路 上 怎 样 待 你 。他 们 在 路 上 遇 见 你 ， 趁 你 疲 乏 困 倦 击 杀 你 尽 后 边 软 弱 的 人 ， 并 不 敬 畏 神 。所 以 耶 和 华 你 神 使 你 不 被 四 围 一 切 的 仇 敌 扰 乱 ， 在 耶 和 华 你 神 赐 你 为 业 的 地 上 得 享 平 安 。 那 时 ， 你 要 将 亚 玛 力 的 名 号 从 天 下 涂 抹 了 ， 不 可 忘 记 。
注释：亚玛力人是以色列（雅各）孪生兄弟以扫的孙子亚玛力的后代，与他们以色列血统相同却立场相反，他们是造物主的敌人，也是以色列的敌人，他们在以色列人出埃及得救后，与造物主立约接受十诫前，袭击以色列人，我认为这可以象征是阻挡人与造物主建立关系的敌对力量，或者是阻挡信徒遵行造物主的诫命侍奉主的敌对力量。这些敌对力量可以是外界的，但也可以是信徒所要对付的“老我”，是他们在耶稣基督里诞生的新生命的敌人。
亚玛力所象征的这种敌对力量，是我们今生不断要对付的。但只有在来世，神的国度建立，在死人复活后，这种敌对力量才会最终被彻底消灭。
在读这段经文时，我们可以记住亚玛力人所作的事，决心最终要消灭亚玛力人所代表的敌对力量。
四，申命记9:7 你 当 记 念 不 忘 ， 你 在 旷 野 怎 样 惹 耶 和 华 你 神 发 怒 。…
注释：本经文的上下文指向以色列人拜金牛犊惹造物主发怒，并受到惩罚这件事。这件事发生在以色列人接受十诫后大约才四十天的时候。十诫明确规定了不能拜偶像。造物主是活的，又超越了一切形象的限制，所以再大再贵重的偶像都不能代表祂。
读这一段经文时我们可以记住金牛犊这个事件，并决心不要拜偶像。
五，申命记24:9 当 记 念 出 埃 及 后 ， 在 路 上 ， 耶 和 华 你 神 向 米 利 暗 所 行 的 事 。
注释：此经文的上下文指向女先知米利暗说弟弟摩西的坏话，为此被造物主击打得了大麻风病隔离了七天。这事情发生在出埃及以后的第二年初夏，离开西奈山后约三十三天的时候。https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?tdate=6/18/2025
读这一段经文时我们可以记念摩西的姐姐米利暗，并决心不说毁谤的话，因为像米利暗这么高地位的人都不能说毁谤的话，更何况我们呢？
六，出埃及记20:8 当 记 念 安 息 日 ， 守 为 圣 日 。
注释：这是十诫的第四条。安息日象征来世死人复活，神的国来临的时候。每周的安息日是来世的预演。我们在每周的六天工作日要记念第七天的安息日，盼望它的到来，并为预先为之作准备，比如积攒好吃的点心留到安息日享用，同样，我们在今世的人生也要盼望来世，并为来世作准备，耶稣在马太福音6:19-20说:“不 要 为 自 己 积 攒 财 宝 在 地 上 ，… 只 要 积 攒 财 宝 在 天 上…” 。读这段经文时，我们可以记念安息日，数算今天是安息日的第几天，因为第七天安息日又会回来了。
仔细想想这六个记念的排列，也是很合逻辑的，第一个记念出埃及，是定义自己造物主子民的身份，第二个记念在西奈山接受十诫，是接受为主而活的责任，第三个记住亚玛力人所作的事并在合适的时候消灭他们的记忆，是彻底消除我们属主新生命的敌人，第四个记住金牛犊的事情不要拜偶像，是不要得罪造物主，第五个记念米利暗不毁谤人，是不要用语言加害神国度的其他子民，这前五条，都是完美的来世生活所必需的，所以第六个记念就接在后面，记念象征来世的安息日并将它分别为圣，盼望它很快到来。