March 12

"The Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts²....Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste....And the Lord turned a mighty³ strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust¹ in all the coasts of Egypt." (Exod. 10:13, 19)

See how in the olden times, when the Lord fought for Israel against the cruel Pharaoh, the stormy winds wrought⁴ out their deliverance; and yet again, in that grandest display of power--the last blow that God struck at the proud defiance⁵ of Egypt. A strange, almost cruel thing it must have seemed to Israel to be hemmed⁶ in by such a host of dangers--in front the wild sea defying them, on either hand the rocky heights cutting off all hope of escape, the night of hurricane gathering⁷ over them. It was as if that first deliverance had come only to hand them over to more certain death. Completing the terror there rang out the cry: "The Egyptians are upon us!"

When it seemed they were trapped for the foe⁸, then came the glorious triumph. Forth⁹ swept the stormy wind and beat back the waves, and the hosts of Israel marched forward, down into the path of the great deep--a way arched over with God's protecting love.

On either hand were the crystal walls glowing in the light of the glory of the Lord; and high above them swept the thunder of the storm. So on through all that night; and when, at dawn of the next day, the last of Israel's host set foot upon the other shore, the work of the stormy wind was done.

Then sang Israel unto the Lord the song of the "stormy wind fulfilling his word."

"The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil...Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters."

One day, by God's great mercy, we, too, shall stand upon the sea of glass, having the harps¹⁰ of God. Then we shall sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints." We shall know then how the stormy winds have wrought out our deliverance.

Now you see only the mystery of this great sorrow; then you shall see how the threatening enemy was swept away in the wild night of fear and grief.

Now you look only at the loss; then you shall see how it struck at the evil that had begun to rivet¹¹ its fetters¹² upon you.

Now you shrink from the howling winds and muttering thunders; then you shall see how they beat back the waters of destruction, and opened up your way to the goodly land of promise.--Mark Guy Pearse.

"Though winds are wild;

And the gale¹³ unleashed,

My trusting heart still sings:

I know that they mean

No harm to me,

He rideth on their wings."

　 三月十二日

“那一昼一夜，耶和华使东风刮在埃及地上，到了早晨，东风 把蝗虫刮了来。…于是法老急忙召了摩西亚伦来，…耶和华转了极大的西风，把蝗虫刮起，吹入红海，在埃及的四境连一个也没有留下” (出十：13，16，19)。

　　我们看神怎样利用暴风来拯救以色列人脱离残酷的法老；还有，神在表显他最大的神权时——神最后一次对付埃及的军队——也利用大东风(十四：21)。当时以色列人都以为他们的处境太危急，太残酷了——前面是红海，后面是追兵，两旁都是高耸的山岩，断绝了一切逃生的希望。以色列人在这时侯只能够仰望耶和华的拯救了。可是他的拯救是大东风。这真出他们意外。可怕的风声加增他们的惊慌，四周的寒冷冻得他们战栗。他们怨神的拯救无非催逼他们死得快一点。恐怕中那时他们全营的呼声是：“我们死啦！埃及人追及我们了”。

　　正在绝望的时侯，荣耀的胜利来了。吼声可怕的东风把浪击退，把海吹干，以色列人向前走去，进入神的保护和慈爱中。两旁是水晶的墙，前面是耶和华的荣光。终夜都是这样；到了天一亮，最后一个以色列人也上了岸，大东风的使命便完成了。

　　于是以色列人向耶和华唱歌说:“成就他命的狂风…都当赞美耶和华”(诗一四八：8，12)。

　　“仇敌说，我要追赶，我要追上，我要分掳物…你叫风一吹，海就把他们(埃及军兵)淹没，他们如铅沉在大水之中”(出十五：9/10) 。

　　到有一天，我们要站在玻璃海上，拿着神的琴；与众圣徒一同唱神仆人摩西的歌和羔羊的歌说：“众圣之王啊，你的方法义哉，诚哉”——(启十五：3直译)。——披尔斯

　　如今你只觉得大风暴的不可思议；将来你必看见威胁你的敌人，在战栗恐怖的夜里，歼灭净尽。

　　如今你只注意到损失；将来你必见到他为何打击那已经开始桎梏你的罪恶。

　　如今你因风啸雷鸣而畏缩；将来你必知道他如何击退那灭绝生命的洪水，为你们开辟道路，通往那应许的福地。——披尔斯

风虽猖狂奔放，

我的信心仍在歌唱。

我知道这不会伤害我，

神附在它的翅膀之上。

1 locust   

n.蝗虫；洋槐，刺槐

参考例句：

• A locust is a kind of destructive insect.蝗虫是一种害虫。
• This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面。

2 locusts   

n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 )；贪吃的人；破坏者；槐树

参考例句：

• a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
• In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西，什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

4 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

5 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

6 hemmed   

缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 )； 包围

参考例句：

• He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite. 他总是哼儿哈儿的，就是不说句痛快话。
• The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides. 士兵们被四面包围了。

7 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

8 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

9 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

10 harps   

abbr.harpsichord 拨弦古钢琴n.竖琴( harp的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She continually harps on lack of money. 她总唠叨说缺钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He could turn on the harps of the blessed. 他能召来天使的竖琴为他奏乐。 来自辞典例句

11 rivet   

n.铆钉；vt.铆接，铆牢；集中(目光或注意力)

参考例句：

• They were taught how to bore rivet holes in the sides of ships.有人教他们如何在船的舷侧钻铆孔。
• The rivet heads are in good condition and without abrasion.铆钉钉头状况良好，并无过度磨损。

12 fetters   

n.脚镣( fetter的名词复数 )；束缚v.给…上脚镣，束缚( fetter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance. 他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
• They will run wild freed from the fetters of control. 他们一旦摆脱了束缚，就会变得无法无天。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。