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1. 那時、希律王下手苦害教會中
幾個人。2 用刀殺了約翰的哥哥
雅各。3他見猶太人喜歡這事、
又去捉拿彼得。那時正是除酵的
日子。4希律拿了彼得收在監裡、
交付四班兵丁看守、每班四個人、
意思要在逾越節後、把他提出來、
當著百姓辦5 於是彼得被囚在監
裡．教會卻為他切切的禱告 神。 解經: 使徒行傳12:1-5,
12:3, 彼得是教會的領導者被捉拿了，
是個希律王刻意的計謀，因這除酵
節是在逾越節之後一個節日，為期
一週的時間比平常有更多的人在城
中，希律王想引起更多的人注意。
12:5, 希律的計劃無疑的是要殺掉
彼得，但信徒們為彼得的安全而
禱告。教會懇切的祈禱對這些事情
的結果有非常重要的影響，所以
我們要常用信心的禱告。
(聖經靈修版359頁) 2. 奇異監獄有脫逃之路: 讀使徒行傳12:6-11
6 希律將要提他出來的前一夜、 彼得被兩條鐵鍊鎖著、睡在兩個兵丁當中．看守的人也在門外看守。7 忽然有主的一個使者、站在旁邊、屋裡有光照耀．天使拍彼得的肋旁、拍醒了他、說、快快起來．那鐵鍊就從他手上脫落下來。
8 天使對他說、束上帶子．穿上鞋．他就那樣作．天使又說、披上外衣跟著我來。9 彼得就出來跟著他、不知道天使所作是真的、只當見了異象。10 過了第一層第二層監牢、就來到臨街的鐵門．那門自己開了。他們出來、走過一條街、天使便離開他去了。11彼得醒悟過來、說、我現在真知道主差遣他的使者、救我脫離希律的手、和猶太百姓一切所盼望的。
解經: 使徒行傳12:6-11, 當彼得安靜的睡着時，就迫近聽訟和即將死亡的來到。兵士用鐵鍊鎖著彼得、警衛守在牢門。奇異的是沒有一個人察覺天使出現！昏睡中的彼得被天使敲醒，並助他起身，指揮彼得穿衣服，和跟隨天使走出監獄！
他們經過警衛都沒事件發生。當他們到了監獄的臨街的鐵門，那門自動的為他倆開了。彼得安全的離開監獄，天使離去後，彼得醒悟過來、說、我現在真知道主差遣他的使者、救我脫離希律的手
(v.11)。
3. 使禱告站驚訝: 讀使徒行傳12:12-17, 12 想了一想、就往那稱呼馬可的約翰他母親馬利亞家去．在那裡有好些人聚集禱告。13 彼得敲外門、有一個使女、名叫羅大出來探聽．14 聽得是彼得的聲音、就歡喜的顧不得開門、跑進去告訴眾人說、彼得站在門外。15 他們說、你是瘋了。使女極力的說、真是他。他們說、必是他的天使。16 彼得不住的敲門．他們開了門、看見他、就甚驚奇。17 彼得擺手、不要他們作聲、就告訴他們主怎樣領他出監．又說、你們把這事告訴雅各、和眾弟兄．於是出去往別處去了。
解經: 使徒 12:12-17,
(載自聖經靈修版359頁) 12:12,
約翰馬可寫了馬可福音。他母親的屋子很大，可讓許多信徒一同聚會。這座房子樓上的房間可能就是耶穌與門徒一同吃最後晚餐的地方 (參路22:8-13)。
12:13-15, ，他們的禱告就蒙了應允。可是，當神的應允臨到門口時，他們卻不相信。我們應該作有信心的人，相信神會應允尋求祂旨意的人。當您禱告時，要相信您會得到應允來到時，不要驚訝，應當感恩！
12:17, 這位雅各是耶穌的弟弟，
後來成為耶路撒冷教會的領袖
(參15:13;加1:19)。被殺的那位
雅各(12:2)是約翰的弟兄，是最初的十二個門徒之一。(聖經靈修版360頁)
4.結論:聯貫您的生活與世界
1. 希律的陰謀: 使徒行傳12:1-5,
禱告是有極大的特權，但也是
神奇的 。使徒行傳12章供應
另一方面的閃光進入禱告在
彼得生命中的角色。
2. 奇異監獄有脫逃之路: 使徒行傳12:6-11
上帝以驚奇的方式送天使來救他釋放他的自由。彼得正睡中，天使必叫醒他，並且一步一步的引導他出監獄，神奇的是鐵鍊會斷落，鐵門會自動的打開，而且警衛確不知道彼得離開。神以神奇的方式送天使釋放彼得 (看第11節)。
3. 使禱告站驚訝: 使徒行傳12:12-17,
教會為了彼得 “迫切的”禱告，上帝回應禱告是 “Yes”，甚至神等到審判的前一天釋放了彼得。
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1 It
was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the
church, intending to persecute them. 2 He had James, the brother of John,
put to death with the sword. 3 When he saw that this pleased the
Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Feast of
Unleavened Bread. 4
After arresting him, he put
him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four
soldiers each. Herod
intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover. 5 So Peter was
kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
Commentary: Acts 12:1-5, NIV.p.2340
12:3, Peter was arrested as the church leader, during the Feast of Unleavened
Bread, the week-long festival directly following Passover. This was a strategic
move, since more Jews were in the city than usual, and Herod could impress
the most people.
12:5 Herod’s
plan undoubtedly was to execute Peter, but the believers were praying for
Peter’s safety. The earnest prayer of the church significantly affected the
outcome of these events. Prayer changes things, so pray often and with
confidence.
2. Miraculous Prison Escape: Read Acts 12:6-11, 6 The night before Herod was to bring
him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two
chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. 7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord
appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and
woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off
Peter's wrists.
8 Then the angel said to him, "Put on your
clothes and sandals." And Peter did so. "Wrap your cloak around
you and follow me," the angel told him.
9 Peter followed him out of the
prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really
happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.
10 They passed the first and
second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for
them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length
of one street, suddenly the angel left him.
11 Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now
I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from
Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were
anticipating."
Commentary: Acts 12:6-11,
Peter was calm as he slept the evening prior to his hearing
and impending death: Soldiers were chained to him, and
others guarded the prison entrance. Surprisingly, no one noticed the
angel’s appearance! Peter was so oblivious that the angel had to
strike him and help him up and dictated basic instructions like putting on
his clothes and following the angel out of the prison!
They passed
guards without incident. When they approached the prison’s iron gate
leading into the city, it opened automatically for them. After Peter was
safely outside the prison, only after the
angel’s departure did Peter realized what happened. And he said that
the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod (v.11)
3. Surprised Prayer Meeting: Read Acts 12:12-17,
12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the
house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had
gathered and were praying. 13 Peter knocked at the outer
entrance, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14 When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so
overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at
the door!" 15 "You're
out of your mind," they told her. When she kept insisting that it was
so, they said, "It must be his angel." 16 But Peter
kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were
astonished.17 Peter
motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had
brought him out of prison. "Tell James and the brothers about
this," he said, and then he left for another place.
Commentary: Acts 12:12-17, Insert from N.I.V. p.2341
12:12, John Mark wrote the Gospel
of Mark. His mothers house was large enough to accommodate a meeting of
many believers. An upstairs room in this house may have been the location
of Jesus last supper with his disciples (Luke 22:8)
12:13-15, The prayers
of the group of believers were answered, even as they prayed. But when the
answer arrived at the door, they didn’t believe it. We should be people of
faith who believe that God answers the prayers of those who seek his will.
When the answer comes, don’t be surprised; be thankful!
12:17, This
James was Jesus’ brother, who became a leader in the Jerusalem church (15:13; Galatians 1:19). The James who was killed (12:2) was
John’s brother and one of the original 12 disciples. (N.I.V. p.2342)
4.Conclusion: Connect to Your Life and the
World
1 Herod’s Plot: Acts 12:1-5,
prayer
is a great privilege, but it is
also mysterious. Acts 12 provides
another glimpse into the role of
prayer in Peter’s life.
2 Miraculous Prison Escape:
12:6-11 God answered
in a surprising way by sending an angel to free him. Peter was sleeping. The angel had to wake him
up and give step-by-step directions for normal tasks. how incredible it was for chains to fall off,
doors to open by themselves, and guards fail to notice them leaving. God
moving in a miraculous way, by sending an angel to free Peter (see verse
11).
3. Surprised
Prayer Meeting: 12:12-17,
The church
prayed “earnestly”
for
Peter, God’s answer to prayers
for Peter was “Yes”, even though
He
waited until the night before the
trial to free Peter.
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“上帝回應禱告God Answers Prayer!” 11/09/2019
