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两个妇人的寓意

第三篇　两个妇人的寓意
The Allegory of the Two Women

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第三周　周二
WEEK 3 — DAY 2
纲目
Outline
1二 使女夏甲，表征律法的约—加四24~25：
1B. Hagar, the maidservant, signifies the covenant of law—Gal. 4:24-25:
2１ 亚伯拉罕的妾夏甲，乃是律法的象征；由此我们可以看到，律法的地位乃是妾的地位—创十六1~3。
21. Hagar, Abraham's concubine, is a symbol of the law; by this we can see that the position of the law is the position of a concubine—Gen. 16:1-3.
3２ 夏甲所象征的律法之约，将神的选民带到律法的奴役、辖制之下，作了律法之下的奴仆，与神的恩典隔绝了—加四25，五1、4。
32. The covenant of law, symbolized by Hagar, brings God's chosen people into the slavery, the bondage, of the law, making them slaves under the law, separated from the grace of God—Gal. 4:25; 5:1, 4.
4３ 亚伯拉罕借夏甲生以实玛利，象征人想用自己肉体的努力与律法配合，以完成神的定旨—创十六4、15~16，加二16，四23上。
43. Abraham's producing of Ishmael through Hagar symbolizes man's attempt to fulfill God's purpose by the effort of the flesh in coordination with the law—Gen. 16:4, 15-16; Gal. 2:16; 4:23a.
5４ 亚伯拉罕靠着他肉体的努力，不凭神的恩典，从夏甲生了以实玛利；所以，以实玛利乃是人照着律法，靠肉体努力的结果，为神所弃绝—创十七18~19，二一10，加四30。
54. Abraham brought forth Ishmael through Hagar by his fleshly effort and not by God's grace; therefore, Ishmael, as the issue of man's fleshly effort according to the law, was rejected by God—Gen. 17:18-19; 21:10; Gal. 4:30.
晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
6加四25 这夏甲就是在亚拉伯的西乃山，相当于现在的耶路撒冷，因耶路撒冷同她的儿女都是作奴仆的。
6Gal. 4:25 Now this Hagar is Sinai the mountain in Arabia and corresponds to the Jerusalem which now is, for she is in slavery with her children.
7五1 基督释放了我们，叫我们得以自由；所以要站立得住，不要再受奴役的轭挟制。
75:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not be entangled with a yoke of slavery again.
8律法的地位像妾的地位，在神的经纶中没有合法的地位。恩典像撒拉，生子得儿子的名分；而律法像夏甲，生子为奴。加四24说，“出于西乃山，生子为奴，乃是夏甲。”西乃山即颁布律法之地（出十九20，二四12）；夏甲所象征的律法之约，将神的选民带到律法的辖制之下，作了律法之下的奴仆，与神的恩典隔绝了（真理课程三级卷一，六五页）。
8The position of the law is like that of a concubine. As such, the law has no rightful position in God’s economy. Like Sarah, grace brings forth children unto sonship; like Hagar, the law brought forth children unto slavery. Galatians 4:24 says, “One [covenant] from Mount Sinai, bringing forth children unto slavery, which is Hagar.” Mount Sinai is the place where the law was given (Exo. 19:20; 24:12). The covenant of law, symbolized by Hagar, brings God’s chosen people into the bondage of the law, making them slaves under the law, separated from the grace of God. (Truth Lessons—Level Three, vol. 1, pp. 61-62)
信息选读
Today's Reading
9当人忽略了神的恩典，他就想努力作点什么来讨神的喜悦，这就带进了律法；亚伯拉罕非正式的妻子，使女夏甲，乃是律法之约的象征。……凡她所生的不能留在神的经纶中。这表征律法不应该进来，而且律法的产品，在完成神定旨的事上没有地位。夏甲生出以实玛利，是靠人的努力，不是靠神的恩典；以实玛利乃是神所弃绝的。人借着律法而劳苦的产品，在完成神定旨的事上无分无关。
9When man is ignorant of God’s grace, he will always endeavor to do something to please God, and this brings in the law, of which Hagar, the maidservant, the improper wife of Abraham, was the symbol…What she brought forth could not remain in God’s economy. This signifies that the law should not have come in and that the produce of the law has no position in fulfilling God’s purpose. Hagar brought forth Ishmael, who was rejected by God, by man’s effort, not by God’s grace. The produce of man’s effort through the law has no share in the fulfillment of God’s purpose.
10按照神的经纶，一个男人只该有一个妻子。因此，撒拉建议亚伯拉罕从夏甲得后裔，绝对违反神的经纶。夏甲不是正式的妻子，只是妾。……恩典是正式的妻子，是正确的后嗣之母（加四26、28、31）；律法是妾，她的后代不被接纳为后嗣。按照古代习俗，男人娶妾主要是因妻子不能生孩子。这很有意思。当恩典还未工作，你却急促，你就会与妾联合，就是与律法联合。……恩典是正式的妻子，律法是妾。
10According to God’s economy, a man should have only one wife. Thus, Sarah’s proposal that Abraham have a seed by Hagar was absolutely against God’s economy. Hagar was not a proper wife but a concubine…Whereas grace is the proper wife, the mother of the proper heirs (Gal. 4:26, 28, 31), the law is the concubine, the mother of those who are rejected as heirs. According to the ancient custom, men mainly took concubines because their wives could not bear children. This is quite meaningful. When grace has not yet worked and you are in a hurry, you will join yourself to a concubine, to the law…Grace is the proper wife, and the law is the concubine.
11我们得救之后，就开始知道神要我们过一种像基督的生活，属天的生活，得胜的生活，常常讨神喜悦并荣耀神的生活。是的，神的确要我们过这样的生活，但神要把基督作到我们里面，替我们过这种属天的生活，来讨神的喜悦，并荣耀神。然而我们都是注意神的心愿，却忽略了恩典。神的心意是要我们为着神的荣耀，过属天的生活，而恩典是神要把基督作到我们里面，来完成祂的定旨。所以首先我们依赖罗得，就是我们从天然背景中所带出来的，想要用他来完成神的定旨，为神的荣耀过属天的生活。当神不允许我们依赖罗得时，我们就转向以利以谢，指望他能使我们为神的荣耀过属天的生活。但至终神告诉我们：“我不要那个，我不要任何客观的东西，我是要从你这个人里面出来主观的东西。”我们一旦知道神要这个，就开始运用自己的力量，天然的能力，来完成神的定旨。……我们也许没有摩西所赐的律法，但我们却有很多自己制定的律法。我们都是颁赐律法者，为自己制定律法。
11After we were saved, we came to realize that God wants us to live a Christ-like life, a heavenly life, a victorious life, a life that constantly pleases God and glorifies Him. Yes, God does want us to live such a life, but He will work Christ into us to live for us a heavenly life to please Him and glorify Him. However, all of us focus on the intention and neglect the grace. The intention is that we live a heavenly life for the glory of God, and the grace is that God will work Christ into us for the fulfillment of His purpose. So first we rely upon our Lot, that which we brought with us from our natural background, trying to use him to fulfill God’s purpose in living a heavenly life for the glory of God. When God does not allow us to rely upon Lot, then we turn to Eliezer, expecting that he will enable us to live a heavenly life for God’s glory. Eventually, God tells us, “I don’t want that. I don’t want anything objective but something subjective from within your own being.” Once we realize that God wants this, then we begin to exercise our own energy, our natural strength, to fulfill God’s purpose…We may not have the law given by Moses, but we do have many self-made laws. We all are lawgivers and make laws for ourselves.
12也许你说，你绝不再向丈夫发脾气，或者对他态度不好。这是你的第一条诫命。你的第二条诫命是：你既是个基督徒女士，基督徒妻子，你就需要亲切、甘甜且谦卑。你的第三条诫命是绝不批评别人。第四条是常常爱人，绝不恨人。这些自定的律法就是我们的夏甲。我们能否遵守我们的律法，在神看都没有两样，因为在祂看来，我们就是能守住，也不算数（创世记生命读经，七五二至七五五页）。
12Perhaps you say that never again will you lose your temper with your husband or have a negative attitude toward him. This is your first commandment. The second commandment is that, as a Christian lady and a Christian wife, you need to be nice, sweet, and humble. Your third commandment is never to criticize others, and the fourth is to always love people and never to hate them. These self-made laws are our Hagars. Whether we succeed or not in keeping our laws makes no difference in the eyes of God because in His eyes even our successes do not count. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 618-620)
13参读：创世记生命读经，第四十六篇。
13Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msg. 46