便雅悯：我的力量之子（创35:18）

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From: Kwan

她将近于死，灵魂要走的时候，就给她儿子起名叫便•俄尼；他父亲却给他起名叫便雅悯。（创35:18）

    拉结生孩子难产，知道自己马上就要死了，就给刚刚出生的男孩起名叫便•俄尼。便•俄尼的意思是“我的艰难之子”。拉结肉体的感觉是真实的，但她没有想到起这个名字会对孩子带来什么影响。可以想像，孩子以后一听到便•俄尼这个名字，就会想起是自己的出生害死了母亲，不安和愧疚会伴随他一生。这个名字带给孩子的好像是咒诅，却没有祝福。

    雅各的属灵生命和智慧显然比拉结更美好，他尽管痛失爱妻，却没有被悲痛战胜，去认同拉结为孩子所起的名字。雅各看到便•俄尼这名字会成为孩子的重担和咒诅，就将孩子的名字更改为便雅悯，意思是“我的力量之子”。从便•俄尼到便雅悯，从艰难之子到力量之子，道出了一个属灵的父亲给儿子的美好祝福。

    在教会里做属灵父亲的人，应当效法雅各，把人眼里的艰难之子，靠着主的恩典和能力，改变成神眼里的力量之子。



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