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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

The Old Testament authors do not hesitate to name God as the origin of calamity or trouble, often described by the same term for “evil.” For examples, God sent a similar “evil spirit” (like the one He sent on Saul – 1 Sam. 16:14) between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem (Jud. 9:23). The Bible does not attempt to answer the questions, Why does evil exist, and Where does evil come from? Instead, biblical authors attempt only to expose the nature of human sin, which they see as the ultimate origin of pain and suffering in the world.
Bill Arnold

As important as unity is, it is not our most important value. Jesus Christ taught that truth transcends unity as a priority. It is critical to recall that in Christ’s high priestly prayer, before He prayed that we would be one, He prayed that we would be set apart in the truth (Jn. 17:17). From God’s point of view, truth is not only more important than unity but it is in fact the basis for unity. The Bible does not know a unity that is just for unity’s sake. Authentic Christian unity is a unity forged in a common cause, a common conviction, a common interest. Biblical unity is forged in our mutual bondedness to the truth in Christ, “the way and the truth and the life” (Jn. 14:6). When we embrace the truth, we are free to embrace one another in the truth.
Joseph Stowell

Bible – chinese – 新标点和合本 撒母耳记下 8

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耶和华使大卫得胜
(代上18·1—17)
此后,大卫攻打非利士人,把他们治服,从他们手下夺取了京城的权柄+
又攻打摩押人,使他们躺卧在地上,用绳量一量:量二绳的杀了,量一绳的存留。摩押人就归服大卫,给他进贡。
琐巴利合的儿子哈大底谢往大河去,要夺回他的国权。大卫就攻打他,
擒拿了他的马兵一千七百,步兵二万,将拉战车的马砍断蹄筋,但留下一百辆车的马。
大马士革亚兰人来帮助琐巴哈大底谢大卫就杀了亚兰人二万二千。
于是大卫大马士革亚兰地设立防营,亚兰人就归服他,给他进贡。大卫无论往哪里去,耶和华都使他得胜。
他夺了哈大底谢臣仆所拿的金盾牌,带到耶路撒冷
大卫王又从属哈大底谢比他比罗他城中夺取了许多的铜。
哈马陀以听见大卫杀败哈大底谢的全军,
10 就打发他儿子约兰去见大卫王,问他的安,为他祝福,因为他杀败了哈大底谢(原来陀以哈大底谢常常争战)。约兰带了金银铜的器皿来,
11  大卫王将这些器皿和他治服各国所得来的金银都分别为圣,献给耶和华,
12 就是从亚兰摩押亚扪非利士亚玛力人所得来的,以及从琐巴利合的儿子哈大底谢所掠之物。
13  大卫盐谷击杀了亚兰+一万八千人回来,就得了大名;
14 又在以东全地设立防营,以东人就都归服大卫大卫无论往哪里去,耶和华都使他得胜。
15  大卫以色列众人的王,又向众民秉公行义。
16  洗鲁雅的儿子约押作元帅;亚希律的儿子约沙法作史官;
17  亚希突的儿子撒督亚比亚他的儿子亚希米勒作祭司西莱雅作书记;
18  耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅统辖基利提人和比利提人。大卫的众子都作领袖。

+ 8:1 原文是母城的嚼环
+ 8:13 或译:以东,见诗篇六十篇诗题