21神对雅各的目的不是要给他平安、喜乐和幸福的人生,然后接他到天上。神的定旨是要对付这个可怜的抓夺者,直到他变化为神的王子,有神的形像彰显祂,并运用神的管治权代表祂。这是神的目标。当我们读到创世记末了,我们看见以色列正是那样的人。……雅各有神的形像,完全彰显神。而且,他借着约瑟成了治理全地的人,在地上代表神。因此,在创世记末了,我们看见神的目标,神拣选的目标。今天我们也在雅各的路上。我们都已蒙召,得称义,并且正在享受神的恩典。同时,我们也在神的对付之下。……这是神的对付和神的变化。这不仅要使我们成为神的儿子,更成为以色列,神的王子(创世记生命读经,一〇四六至一〇四九页)。
21God’s purpose for Jacob was not to give him peace, joy, and a happy life and then to take him to heaven. God’s purpose was to deal with this pitiful supplanter until he was transformed into a prince of God, bearing His image to express Him and exercising His dominion to represent Him. This is God’s goal. When we come to the end of Genesis, we see that Israel was exactly this type of person…Jacob bore the image of God, expressing Him in a full way. Furthermore, through Joseph, he was the one who had dominion over the whole earth, representing God on the earth. Thus, at the end of Genesis we see God’s goal, the goal of His selection. Today we are on the way of Jacob. We have all been called, justified, and are enjoying God’s grace. At the same time, we are under God’s dealings…This is God’s dealing and God’s transformation. This will make us not only a son of God but also an Israel, a prince of God. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 859-862)