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创世记生命读经 · 第85篇

柱子的建造者－巧匠户兰(一)

THE BUILDER OF THE PILLARS— THE SKILLFUL HIRAM (1
1在本篇信息中，我们要来看柱子的建造者－户兰。（王上七13～15。）这是研读柱子一段插进的话。圣经在列王纪上和历代志下，多处说到户兰。虽然大卫和所罗门为著建殿，都豫备了很多巧匠，但这些有技巧的建造者中，户兰是惟一题到名字的人。圣经不仅题到户兰的名，还很有意义的详细记载他的背景，告诉我们关于他的父母和他本人。我们研读圣经时，必须认识圣经没有废话，圣经所强调或重复的每一件事，都是有意义的。不要以为有些经文不过是重复的话，我们必须找出每次重复的意义。
1In this message, a parenthesis in our study of the pillars, we shall consider Hiram, the builder of the pillars (1 Kings 7:13-15). In 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles the Bible has much to say about Hiram. Although David and Solomon both prepared skillful men for the building of the temple, Hiram is the only one of these skillful builders mentioned by name. The Bible not only mentions Hiram’s name, but also gives his background in a detailed and meaningful way, telling us of his mother and father and of Hiram himself. As we study the Bible, we must realize that it has no wasted words. Everything it stresses or repeats is meaningful. Instead of considering some verse as mere repetition, we must find the significance in each repetition
21约在五十年前，我曾花许多时间研究王上七章的两根柱子，那时我并没有看见甚么光。我只看见那两根柱子的名字。雅斤意即『祂要建立，』波阿斯意即『其中有力量。』但是当我们看过雅各的梦和他在伯特利的经历，我再来研究这两根柱子，这一次就有大量的光，像第四天的光，（创一14～19，）照亮了我。在研究柱子的时候，我发现很多经文题到建造柱子的户兰。凭著那灵在我里面所说的，我知道必须注意这一点。当我研究柱子的时候，虽然圣经未题户兰父母的名，但光也来了。王上七章十四节说，户兰是属拿弗他利支派的，这事实尤其使我不解。当我进一步思考这些事的时候，我觉得需要一篇完整的信息，把我关于柱子建造者户兰的负担卸下。当你听到柱子的建造者，你也许会说，『我想我不会成为建造的人。只要神的怜悯和恩典把我作成柱子，我就很满足了。』但不要这样受限制，神的恩典是无限的。神的恩典不仅能把你作成柱子，甚至能把你作成建造柱子的人。虽然我不是说，我们都要成为柱子或建造柱子的人，但我信在要来的年日里，很多人，甚至有的姊妹，要成为柱子。你们现在若不信这话，我请你们等几年，那时你们就要看见，许多柱子在主的恢复里兴起来。到那时候，我要欢喜快乐。不仅如此，我信我们好些人要成为建造柱子的户兰。神需要这些户兰。在所罗门的时代只有一个殿建造了起来，但今天有许多地方召会需要建造。这个工程需要多少个户兰！每一地方召会至少需要一个户兰。甚么时候在一个地方召会中有户兰，那个召会就在荣耀里。感谢主，在过去祂已经兴起了一些户兰；但我相信，祂在将来要成全更多的户兰。
2When I spent much time studying the two pillars in Kings 7 nearly fifty years ago, I did not see any light. I only saw that the names of the two pillars were Jachin, meaning, “He shall establish,” and Boaz, meaning, “In it is strength.” But as we have been considering Jacob’s dream and his experience at Bethel, I began to study these two pillars again. This time a great deal of light, like the fourth-day light (1:14-19), shined upon me. In my study of the pillars I found that many verses mention Hiram, the builder of the pillars. I knew by the speaking of the Spirit within that I had to pay attention to this. While I was considering the pillars, light also came concerning Hiram’s mother and father, neither of whom is named in the Scriptures. I was especially bothered by the fact that, according to the Hebrew text, 1 Kings 7:14 says that Hiram was of the tribe of Naphtali. As I considered all these things further, I realized that I needed one complete message to discharge my burden on the builder of the pillars. When you hear about the builder of the pillars, you may say, “I don’t think that I could ever be a builder. As long as God’s mercy and grace would make me a pillar, I would be more than satisfied.” But do not be so limited. God’s grace is unlimited. It can not only make you a pillar, but even a builder of pillars. Although I am not saying that all of us will be pillars or builders of pillars, I believe that in the coming years many, even some sisters, will become pillars. If you do not believe this word now, I would ask you to wait for several years. Then you will see many pillars raised up in the Lord’s recovery. When that time comes, I will be happy. Furthermore, I believe that a good number of us will also become Hirams, the builders of pillars. God needs these Hirams. Only one temple was built in Solomon’s time, but today many local churches need to be built. How many Hirams will be required for this work! Every local church needs at least one Hiram. Whenever there is a Hiram in a local church, that church is in glory. Thank the Lord that He has raised up a number of Hirams in the past. But I believe that in the future the Lord will perfect many more Hirams.
1 他母亲是
I. HIS MOTHER BEING
但的一个妇人
A WOMAN OF THE DAUGHTERS OF DAN
3现在我们要来看户兰的构成成分，或说他的构成。我们需要知道建造者的构成，他们不是一般建筑的人，乃是特别建造柱子的人。第一，户兰的母亲是但的一个妇人。（代下二14，原文无『支派』一辞。）没有人能说出这里的但是指但支派，还是但城。无论如何，但确实是指从但来的人，因为但城也是属但支派的人。户兰的父亲是推罗人，是属推罗，一个异教国家的人。因此，户兰的母亲是来自圣地，他的父亲是来自异教国家。似乎很希奇，圣经又说，户兰本人是属拿弗他利支派的。（王上七14，原文。）因此，他的母亲属于但，他的父亲属于推罗，他自己属于拿弗他利。既然他母亲属于但，他父亲属于推罗，他怎么会属于拿弗他利支派？圣经没有告诉我们。这是个秘密。在新约的光中，我们也许可以懂得这个秘密的意义。新约向我们揭示，我们生来就是有罪、属世的人；但我们重生且变化了，成为在复活里的人。藉著重生和变化，成为在复活里的人，就是转入『拿弗他利』支派，不再属于『但』或『推罗。』让我们用一位变化过的长老为例。长老不应该是绅士，却应该是变化过的人。虽然有的长老是『但』妇人和『推罗』男人的儿子，但他必须转变成为『拿弗他利』支派的人。在召会生活中，『拿弗他利』支派就是变化支派。一旦我们在『拿弗他利』支派中，我们就不再与我们的『但』母亲或『推罗』父亲相同了。你也许以为，把拿弗他利解释为变化支派，是太过分了；但请往下读，你必然会确信事实就是这样。在十二支派中，只有拿弗他利这一支派是变化支派。犹大是君王支派，利未是祭司支派，约瑟是双分支派，拿弗他利是复活支派。在复活里，意思就是在变化里。
3Let us now see the constituent, or the constitution, of a Hiram. We need to know the constitution of those who are builders, not of the building generally, but of the pillars specifically. Firstly, Hiram’s mother was “a woman of the daughters of Dan” (2 Chron. 2:14). No one can tell whether Dan here refers to the tribe of Dan or to the city of Dan. Nonetheless, it is certain that it refers to people from Dan, for the city of Dan was also of the people of the tribe of Dan. Hiram’s father was a Tyrian, a man of Tyre, a pagan country. Hence, Hiram’s mother was from the holy land and his father from a pagan country. As strange as it seems, the Bible further says that Hiram himself was of the tribe of Naphtali (1 Kings 7:14, Heb.). Therefore, his mother was of Dan, his father was of Tyre, and he himself was of Naphtali. How could he be of the tribe of Naphtali, since his mother was of Dan and his father of Tyre? The Bible does not tell us. It is a secret. In the light of the New Testament we may apprehend the significance of this secret. The New Testament unveils to us that we were born a sinful and worldly man. But we have been regenerated and transformed to be a man in resurrection. To be a man in resurrection by being regenerated and transformed is to be transferred into the tribe of “Naphtali” and to no longer be of “Dan” or of “Tyre.” Let us take the example of an elder who has been transformed. An elder should not be a gentleman, but a transformed man. Although a certain elder is the son of a woman from “Dan” and of a man from “Tyre,” he must be transferred into a person from the tribe of “Naphtali.” In the church life the tribe of “Naphtali” is the tribe of transformation. Once we are in the tribe of “Naphtali,” we are no longer the same as our “Danite” mother and our “Tyrian” father. You may think it is too much to say that Naphtali may be interpreted as the tribe of transformation. But read on, and surely you will be convinced that this is so. Among the twelve tribes, only one tribe, the tribe of Naphtali, is the tribe of transformation. Judah is the tribe of kingship, Levi of priesthood, and Joseph of the double portion. Naphtali is the tribe of resurrection. To be in resurrection means to be in transformation.
4但支派是拜偶像的支派，使神的子民绊跌，从神的路上坠落。创世记四十九章十七节说，『但必作道上的蛇，路中的虺，咬伤马蹄，使骑马的堕落于后。』按照士师记十八章，这正是但人所作的事。他们夺了米迦在家中所立的像，和他所雇在他家中事奉的祭司。士师记十八章三十一节说，『但人为自己设立米迦所雕刻的像。』这对以色列人是最大的绊跌；这就是虺咬伤马蹄，使骑马的坠落于后。不但如此，北方各支派的王耶罗波安，在伯特利和但设立了金牛犊，使神的儿女绊跌。（王上十二28～30。）因此在代上二至九章，很详细的题到以色列其他各支派，却没有题到但。在那几章里，但从神子民的记录中剪除了。不仅如此，在启示录七章有以色列人的受印，那里也没有题到但支派。让我们再看一些与但支派有关的细节。创世记四十九章十七节说，但是『道上的蛇，路中的虺。』但乃是虺，是毒蛇，咬伤马蹄，『使骑马的坠落于后。』在神经纶的赛跑中，这虺咬伤马，使骑马的坠落于后。四十九章十七节这话不是毁谤者说的，乃是雅各说的，是他对众子祝福的一部分。当雅各要将祝福给但的时候，他必须忠于神的感动。雅各说了四十九章十七节所记载的话以后，紧接著说，『耶和华阿，我向来等候你的救恩。』这意思是：『耶和华阿，救我脱离这条蛇，这条虺。』在四十九章十六节雅各说，『但必判断他的民，作以色列支派之一。』这里雅各祷告，愿意但仍然是一个支派。这指明但有被删除的危险。因此他父亲的祷告也是豫言。神听了这个祷告。在以西结书中我们看见，在要来的千年国里，但支派要得恢复。（结四八1。）这些关于但的细节，指明作母亲的是但的一个妇人，就是在罪中的母亲。我们所有的母亲，都是在罪中的。在诗篇五十一篇五节大卫说，『我母亲在罪中怀了我。』（另译。）户兰的母亲属于但，这事实指明他的起源和我们一样是有罪的。使徒保罗甚至说他是罪人中的罪魁。（提前一15。）就属灵而言，在神的眼中，保罗的母亲也是『但的妇人。』我们都必须承认，我们的母亲也是属于『但。』你若要成为建造柱子的人，首先必须承认你是在罪中生的人。我们看起来也许很美好、谦卑、仁慈、温柔、纯洁；但因为我们的母亲属于『但，』我们生来的起源就是蛇的起源。在马太二十三章三十三节，主耶稣称那些宗教徒为『蛇类』和『毒蛇之种。』你若对我说，『李弟兄，你不好，你是毒蛇之种，』我会点头同意。住在我们里面，就是在我们肉体之中，并没有善。（罗七18。）我们都必须认识我们的起源是甚么。我们的起源乃是来自『但』支派的妇人；但支派是虺蛇的支派，咬伤马蹄，使骑马的从神的经纶中坠落于后。
4The tribe of Danis the tribe of idolatry that caused God’s people to stumble and fall from God’s way. Genesis 49:17 says, “Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.” According to Judges 18, this is exactly what the Danites did. They took Micah’sim ages which he had in his house and the priest whom Micah had hired to serve in his house. Judges 18:31 says, “They set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made.” This was the greatest stumbling to the children of Israel; it was the biting of the adder that caused the rider to fall backward. Furthermore, Jeroboam, the king of the northern tribes, set up golden calves in Bethel and inDan to cause the children of God to stumble (1 Kings 12:28-30). Due to this, in 1 Chronicles 2 through 9, where all the other tribes of Israel are mentioned in detail, there is no mention of Dan. In these chapters Danis cut off from the record of God’sp eople. Moreover, in Revelation 7, where we have the sealing of the children of Israel, there is no mention of the tribe of Dan. Let us consider further some details relating to the tribe of Dan. Genesis 49:17 says that Dan was “a serpent by the way, an adder in the path.” Dan was an adder, a poisonous snake, biting the horse’s heels, “so that his rider shall fall backward.” In the race of God’secon o my, this adder bites the horse and causes the rider to fall backward. This word in 49:17 was not spoken by a slanderer; it was uttered by Jacob as part of his blessing of his sons. When it was time to bestow his blessing upon Dan, Jacob had to be faithful to God’sin spiration. Immediately after speaking the words recorded in 49:17, Jacob said, “I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.” This means, “Lo rd, save me from this serpent, this adder.” In 49:16 Jacob said, “Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.” Here, Jacob was praying that Dan might continue as a tribe. This indicated that he was in danger of being omitted. Hence, his father’spray er was also a prediction. God heard this prayer. In the book of Ezekiel we see that in the coming millennium the tribe of Dan will be recovered (Ezek. 48:1). These details concerning Dan indicate that to be a mother who is “a woman of the daughters of Dan” is to be a mother in sin. All our mothers are mothers in sin. In Psalm 51:5 David said, “In sin did my mother conceive me.” The fact that Hiram’s mother was of Dan indicates that his origin, like ours, was of sin. Even the Apostle Paul said that he was the foremost of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15). Spiritually speaking, in God’se yes Paul’s mother was also a “daughter of Dan.” We all must confess that our mothers are also those of “Dan.” If you would become a builder of pillars, you must firstly admit that you are a person born in sin. We may seem to be nice, humble, kind, gentle, and pure; but because our mother is of “the daughters of Dan,” our origin by birth is the origin of the serpent. In Matthew 23:33 the Lord Jesus addressed the religious ones as “serpents” and a “brood of vipers.” If you were to say to me, “Brother Lee, you are no good; you are a generation of vipers,” I would nod my head in agreement. In us, that is, in our flesh, nothing good dwells (Rom. 7:1 8). We all must recognize what our origin is. Our origin is that of a woman from the tribe of “Dan,” the tribe of an adder biting the horse’she el sand causing the rider to fall backward from God’secon o my.
2 他父亲是推罗人
II. HIS FATHER BEING A TYRIAN
5户兰的父亲是推罗人。（王上七。）按照以西结二十八章，推罗是个充满贸易的地方。（结二八16。）推罗是商业中心，是国际贸易的地方，就像今日的香港。因为推罗充满商品，就与撒但是一。（结二八。）以西结二十八章启示，推罗王与撒但是一，甚至就是撒但的化身。甚么地方有商业，甚么地方也就有撒但，因为撒但是在商业里。今天你若要看撒但，就到香港那个商业城去。
5Hiram’s father was a Tyrian, a man of Tyre (1 Kings 7:1 4). According to Ezekiel 2 8, Tyre was a place 14 filled with commerce (Ezek. 28:16). Tyre was a commercial center, a place of international trade, like today’sHo ng Kong. Because Tyre was filled with merchandise, she was one with Satan (Ezek. 28:12). Ezekiel 2 8 reveals that the king of Tyre was one 12 with Satan and even the very embodiment of Satan. Where commerce is, there Satan is also, for Satan is in commerce. If you would see Satan today, go to the commercial city of Hong Kong.
3 他父母的婚姻
III. THE MARRIAGE OF HIS PARENTS
违反神圣别的条例
BEING AGAINST GOD’SHO LY REGULATION
6户兰父母的婚姻违反神圣别的条例。（申七3。）虺蛇支派的妇人嫁给来自撒但国度的男子，这是怎样的结合！这虺蛇支派的妇人，因著财富、贸易，嫁给来自推罗国的男子。不仅在户兰的时代，就是在今天，你也需要有技术赚钱。因这缘故，在美国有许多技术专校。这些技术学校教授各种技能、技术和贸易，使人能赚钱。大学和专科学校的惟一目标，就是训练人作赚钱的人。
6The marriage of Hiram’s parents was against God’s holy regulation (Deut. 7:3). A woman of the tribe of the serpent married a man from the country of Satan. What a combination! This woman of the tribe of the serpent married a man from the country of Tyre because of riches, commerce. Not only in Hiram’s day but today also you need skill to make money. For this reason there are many technical colleges in the United States. These technical schools teach skills, techniques, and trades that enable people to earn money. The only goal of colleges and universities is to train people to be money makers.
7我鼓励你们都学习如何赚钱。我曾鼓励我的孙儿学医。有些圣徒想劝阻他们学医，告诉他们只需读经爱主，但我说，『不要听这话，讲这话的人不懂得生活，你们必须听祖父的话，祖父比你们更懂得生活。要去学医。』不要以为这是爱世界，你们会看见，我这样作是有确定目的的。户兰成了柱子的建造者。他父亲若不是推罗人，他就没有建造柱子的技巧。我们都生自『但』母亲，我们也都需要『推罗』父亲。我们的父亲越是『推罗人』越好。你若以为我说得太极端，我请你读完这篇信息。
7I would encourage you all to learn how to make money. I have encouraged my grandchildren to study medicine. Although some saints have tried to discourage them from studying medicine, telling them that they only need to read the Bible and love the Lord, I have said, “Don’t listen to this talk. Those who say this don’t know life. You must listen to your grandfather. He knows life better than you all. Go to study medicine.” One of my grandsons took my word and earned all A’sin his first year of pre-medical studies. Do not think that this is a kind of love for the world. As you shall see, I have a definite purpose in doing this. Hiram became the builder of the pillars. But if his father had not been a Tyrian, he would not have had the skill to fashion the pillars. We all were born of a “Danite” mother and we all need a “Tyrian” father. The more of a “Tyrian” our father is, the better. If you think that I am too extreme in saying this, I would ask you to read this message to the end
4 成了拿弗他利支派的人
IV. BECOMING ONE OF THE TRIBE OF NAPHTALI
8按照希伯来文，王上七章十四节也告诉我们，户兰属于拿弗他利支派。虽然他的母亲是但人，父亲是推罗人，户兰至终却成了属于拿弗他利支派的人。
8According to the Hebrew text of 1 Kings 7:14, we are also told that Hiram was of the tribe of Naphtali. Although his mother was a Danite and his father a Tyrian, Hiram eventually became one belonging to the tribe of Naphtali
ａ被释放的母鹿
A. A Hind Set Free
9在创世记四十九章二十一节雅各说，『拿弗他利是被释放的母鹿，他出嘉美的言语。』这里雅各很嘉许的说到拿弗他利。母鹿似乎与嘉美的言语无关。但我们不可照著天然的心思来明白圣经；我们必须照著圣经来明白圣经。
9In 49:21 Jacob said, “Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth beautiful words” (Heb.). Here Jacob spoke of Naphtali with high favor. A hind does not seem to be related to beautiful words. But we must not understand the Bible according to our natural mind; we must understand the Bible according to the Bible
（一） 信靠神并在神里面喜乐
1. Trusting and Rejoicing in God
10母鹿表征在无望的情况里信靠神的人。哈巴谷三章十七、十八节说，『虽然无花果树不发旺，葡萄树不结果，橄榄树也不效力，田地不出粮食，圈中绝了羊，棚内也没有牛；然而我要因耶和华欢欣，因救我的神喜乐。』那些在无望的情况里，一切供应的源头都断绝时，信靠神，并在神里面喜乐的人，就是母鹿。
10A hind signifies a person who trusts in God in a desperate situation. Habakkuk 3:17 and 18 say, “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vine; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no food; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, and I will joy in the God of my salvation” (Heb.). Those who trust in God and rejoice in God in the midst of a desperate situation, a situation in which every source of supply is cut off, are hinds
（二） 行在高处
2. Walking Upon High Places
11哈巴谷三章十九节说，『主耶和华是我的力量；祂使我的脚快如母鹿的蹄；又使我稳行在高处。』那些信靠神的人，不是行在谷中，乃是行在山顶。你在无望的情况里若不知道如何信靠神，那时你会在谷中爬，你绝不会行走并跳跃在山上。只有那些在无望的情况里信靠神的人，能跳跃在山顶上。人也许会说，『看，无花果树不开花，葡萄树不结果，橄榄树不效力，田地不出粮食，圈中绝了羊，棚内也没有牛。哦，情况无望，我们完啦！』你听到这话应当说，『赞美主！现在是我信靠祂的时候。』若是这样，你就不会灰心，反而会像母鹿跳跃在山顶上。
11Habakkuk 3:19 says, “The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.” Those who trust in God walk, not in the valleys, but upon the tops of the mountains. If you do not know how to exercise faith in God when you are in a desperate situation, at that time you will creep in the valleys. You will never walk and skip upon the mountains. Only those who trust in God when they are in a desperate situation can leap upon the mountaintops. People may say, “Look! The fig tree does not blossom, the vine does not bear fruit, the olive labors in vain, the fields yield no food, the flocks are cut off in the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls. Oh, the situation is desperate, and we are finished!” When you hear this, you should say, “Praise the Lord! Now is the time for me to trust in Him.” If you are like this, you will not be discouraged. Rather, you will leap and skip like a hind upon the mountaintops
（三） 活在复活里
3. Living in Resurrection
12诗篇二十二篇的标题也题到鹿，那里说，『调用朝鹿。』这篇诗说到经过钉死，在复活里的基督。第一节是主耶稣在十字架上所说的：『我的神，我的神，为甚么离弃我？』但二十二节说，『我要将你的名传与我的弟兄；在会中我要赞美你。』希伯来二章十二节引用这一节，将复活的基督联于召会。因此调用朝鹿的诗篇二十二篇，乃是说到在复活里为著召会的基督。在旧约中，母鹿不仅是指信靠神并行走在山顶上的人，也是指为著神的会众，为著召会生活而活在复活里的人。你是『母鹿，』还是『乌龟』？我从未见过乌龟跳跃在山顶上。乌龟是在低处水边。那些信靠神的人，不是『乌龟，』乃是『母鹿。』他们是在复活里为著神的会众，为著召会。我们惟有藉著重生和变化，才能成为这样的人。拿弗他利是母鹿支派，母鹿表征重生和变化过的人，就是信靠神，行走在山顶上，并为著召会生活活在复活里的人。何等的美妙！
12The hind is also mentioned in the title of Psalm 22, which says, “Upon the tune of the hind of the morning” Heb.). This psalm is about Christ in resurrection through crucifixion. The first verse was uttered by the Lord Jesus on the cross: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” However, verse 22 says, “I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the assembly will I praise thee” (Heb.). This verse is quoted in Hebrews 2:12, which relates the resurrected Christ to the church. Hence, Psalm 22, sung to the tune of the hind of the morning, is on Christ in resurrection for the church. In the Old Testament the hind refers not only to a person who trusts in God and walks upon the mountaintops, but also to one who lives in resurrection for God’s assembly, for the church life. Are you a “hind,” or are you a “turtle”? I never saw a turtle skipping upon the mountaintops. Turtles are found in low places near water. Those who trust in God are not “turtles” but “hinds.” They are in resurrection for God’s assembly, the church. Only by regeneration and transformation can we be this kind of person. Naphtali is the tribe of the hind, and a hind signifies a regenerated and transformed person, a person who trusts in God, walks on the mountaintops, and lives in resurrection for the church life. How wonderful
ｂ出嘉美的言语
B. Giving Beautiful Words
13拿弗他利也出嘉美的言语。拿弗他利是在加利利地。（太四15。）第一批的使徒都是来自加利利，行传一章十一节称他们为『加利利人。』从这些加利利人，就是拿弗他利人，说出嘉美的言语，就是福音的传扬。在新约中，我们看见从这些加利利人说出生命的话，（徒五，）恩典的话，（徒十四3，）救恩的话，（徒十三26，）智慧的话，（林前十二8，）知识的话，（林前十二8，）以及建造的话。（徒二十32。）
13Naphtali also gives beautiful words. Naphtali was in the land of Galilee (Matt. 4:15). All the first group of apostles came from Galilee, and in Acts 1:11 they were addressed as “men, Galileans.” Out from these Galileans, people of Naphtali, came beautiful words, that is, the preaching of the gospel. In the New Testament we see that the word which came out of these Galileans was the word of life (Acts 5:20), the word of grace (Acts 14:3), the word of 20 salvation (Acts 13:26), the word of wisdom (1 Cor. 12:8), the word of knowledge (1 Cor. 12:8), and the word of building (Acts 20:32).
5 他的推罗父亲死了，
V. HIS TYRIAN FATHER DYING
14他的但母亲成了寡妇使徒保罗实在是户兰。我不知道保罗的母亲是谁，但就属灵而言，我确信她是『但的妇人，』是虺蛇支派的妇人。无疑的，在原则上保罗的父亲也是『推罗人。』保罗在迦玛列脚前受教，（徒二二3，）是个律法学者。那时律法是犹太人中最高的学问，凡成为律法学者的人，就被人认为是最杰出的。迦玛列把有关他们先祖宗教的一切教给保罗。保罗在迦玛列门下受教，等于今天在神学院研读。虽然神学院不教贸易，与技术专校不同，但神学院和技术专校，在教授知识的原则上是一样的。
14AND HIS DANITE MOTHER BECOMING WIDOWED The Apostle Paul was truly a Hiram. I do not know who Paul’s mother was, but, spiritually speaking, I am certain that she was a “daughter of Dan,” a daughter of the tribe of the serpent. Undoubtedly, in principle, Paul’s father was a “Tyrian.” Paul was brought up “at the feet of Gamaliel” (Acts 22:3), a doctor of the law. At that time, law was the highest science among the Jews, and whoever became a doctor of law was considered to be most outstanding. Gamaliel taught Paul everything regarding the religion of their forefathers. Paul’s studying under Gamaliel was equivalent to studying in a seminary today. Although a seminary does not teach a trade and thus is different from a technical college, the principle of both a seminary and a technical college is the same in teaching knowledge
15再看摩西的例子。摩西从犹太母亲所生，却在埃及王家长大。行传七章二十二节说，『摩西在埃及人的一切智慧上受了训练，说话行事都有能力。』他在埃及是个学者。保罗是宗教知识的学者，摩西是世俗知识的学者，原则还是一样。至终，摩西和保罗都成了柱子的建造者。在林前三章十节保罗说，他是『一个智慧的工头。』摩西和保罗都有『但』母亲和『推罗』父亲。埃及的王家是摩西的『推罗』父亲，因为在那里，他在埃及人的一切智慧上受了训练。这是他埃及技能的源头。迦玛列的教导是保罗知识的源头。由此，迦玛列成了保罗的『推罗』父亲。现在我们必须来看一个关键的点：所有的『推罗』父亲必须死去。户兰从推罗父亲学了技能，但最后他这推罗父亲死了。就摩西而论，埃及王家死了，也断绝了。摩西学了埃及人的一切以后，埃及的源头就了结了。同样，保罗从迦玛列学了一切以后，迦玛列的源头也断了。同样，我们都必须是寡妇的儿子。我们的父亲必须死去，但我们的母亲可以留下来作寡妇。我们的埃及父亲或迦玛列必须死去，把我们留下作寡母的儿子。这就是说，我们世俗或宗教技能的源头必须断绝，但我们属人的源头必须仍然存留。今天，我们都必须有一个故去的父亲，和一个寡居的母亲。
15Consider also the example of Moses. Moses was born of a Jewish mother, but he was brought up in the royal family in Egypt. Acts 7:22 says, “Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in his words and deeds.” He was a scholar in Egypt. Paul was a scholar of religious knowledge, and Moses was a scholar of secular knowledge. However, again the principle was the same. Eventually, both Moses and Paul became pillar builders. In 1 Corinthians 3:10 Paul said that he was “a wise masterbuilder.” Both Moses and Paul had a “Danite” mother and a “Tyrian” father. The royal Egyptian family was Moses’ “Tyrian” father, for it was there that he learned all the wisdom of Egypt. This was the source of his Egyptian skill. The teaching of Gamaliel was the source of Paul’s knowledge. In this way, Gamaliel became Paul’s “Tyrian” father. Now we must see a crucial point: All the “Tyrian” fathers must die. Hiram learned his trade from his Tyrian father, but eventually this Tyrian father died. As far as Moses was concerned, the royal family of Egypt died and was cut off. After Moses had learned everything of the Egyptians, that Egyptian source was terminated. Likewise, after Paul had learned everything from Gamaliel, the source of Gamaliel was cut off. In like manner, we all must be sons of a widow. Our father must die, but our mother may remain as a widow. Our Egyptian father or our Gamaliel must die, leaving us as the sons of a widowed mother. This means that the source of our secular or religious skill must die, but that the source of our human being must still exist. Today, we all must have a deceased father and a widowed mother.
16在摩西的时候，没有人能像他那样懂得神对帐幕的计画，因为没有入学得埃及一切的智慧。摩西在四十岁以前得了埃及人的智慧。他得了智慧之后，自以为有资格把他的同族从埃及人手中拯救出来，（徒七23～25，）但他的努力失败了。摩西从埃及逃亡以后，在旷野生活了四十年。他八十岁的时候，认为自己是已死的人。他在他的诗篇九十篇说，人一生的年日不过七十岁，强壮的可到八十岁。（诗九十10。）当摩西八十岁时，他可能对自己说，『我完了。我能作甚么？．四十年前我能作些事，但今天我甚么都不能作了。我虽然还没死，却快要死了。』当摩西在旷野快死的时候，有一天他看见了焚烧的荆棘。（出三2。）荆棘虽然在焚烧，却没有烧毁。在焚烧的荆棘这异象中，神似乎告诉摩西说，『摩西，我要叫你烧著，却不把你烧毁。我不需要你作燃料。你在四十岁时有很多燃料，但现在你已年老枯干，再也没有燃料了。我现在来使你焚烧。』摩西看见这异象的时候，他的『推罗』父亲终于死了。后来，他在旷野带领以色列子民，他在王宫所学的一切都有了用处。因为没有别人学得埃及人的一切智慧，没有别人能作他在旷野所作的工作。对于已往得著大量圣经知识的弟兄，原则是一样的。这种圣经知识是他的『推罗』父亲。但这『推罗』父亲必须死去，圣经知识的源头必须了结。然后，他已往所学的在复活里才有了用处，他才能释放很少人能释放的话。正如埃及人的智慧，在复活的摩西身上有了用处一样；我们在大学、神学院或圣经学院所学的一切，在复活里也照样有了用处。但如果我们的『推罗』父亲还活著，我们仍然留在天然的生命里，『推罗』的技能对建造神的殿就没有用处。我鼓励年轻人都去得学位。不要以属灵为不读书的藉口，反倒要比世俗的学生更勤奋，得著最高的成绩，获得更高的学位。不要得著一个博士学位就停顿了，要得两三个博士学位。也要学习说多种语言，得著『推罗』技能和『埃及』知识。要成为生物学、医学或核子物理学博士。然后要让『推罗』父亲死去。我刚才告诉你们，我曾如何鼓励我的孙儿学医。现在我告诉你们我心头的真话。当他读完医学院时，我要说，『忘掉你作医生的事，使用你的医学训练解释圣经。』他的医学训练会使他非常有用。青年人，要获得最新的知识，从大学毕业，然后向你的『推罗』父亲说再见。从神学院毕业，然后说，『神学院，谢谢你，再见。我与你不再有关系，但我要用从你所得的技能。』
16In Moses’ time, no one could have understood God’s plan for the tabernacle like he could, because no one else had gained all the wisdom of the Egyptians. Moses acquired the wisdom of the Egyptians before he was forty years of age. After gaining it, he thought that he was qualified to deliver his people out of the hands of the Egyptians (Acts 7:23-25), but he failed in this endeavor. After Moses fled from Egypt, he lived in the wilderness for forty years. By the time he was eighty years of age, he considered himself to be a dead man. In his Psalm, Psalm 90, Moses said that people may expect to live to be seventy, and that the stronger ones may live to be eighty (v. 10). When Moses was eighty years old, he might have said to himself, “I am finished. What can I do? Forty years ago I could have done something, but I cannot do anything today. I am not yet dead, but I am dying.” As Moses was dying there in the wilderness, he one day saw the burning bush (Exo. 3:2). Although the bush was burning, it was not consumed. In the vision of the burning bush God seemed to be telling Moses, “Moses, I will make you burning, but I will not burn you. I don’t need you to be the fuel. When you were forty years of age, you had a great deal of fuel, but now you are old, dried up, and have no more fuel. I have come to make you burning.” At the time of this vision, Moses’ “Tyrian” father had finally died. Later, as Moses led the children of Israel in the wilderness, what he had learned in the royal palace became useful. Because no one else had all the wisdom of the Egyptians, no one else could have done the work he did in the wilderness. The principle is the same with a brother who has gained a great deal of Bible knowledge in the past. This knowledge of the Bible is his “Tyrian” father. But this “Tyrian” father must die. The source of his Bible knowledge must be terminated. Then whatever he has learned in the past will become useful in resurrection, and he will be able to deliver a word as few others are able to do. Just as the wisdom of the Egyptians became useful in the resurrected Moses, so whatever we learn in college, seminary, or Bible school will become useful in resurrection. However, if our “Tyrian” father still lives and we remain in the natural life, the “Tyrian” skill will be of no avail to the building up of God’stem ple. I encourage all the young people to get a college degree. Do not make spirituality an excuse for not studying. Rather, study more diligently than the secular students, get the highest grades, and go on for advanced degrees. Do not stop with one Ph.D., but get two or three Ph.D.’s. Also learn to speak a number of other languages. Gain the “Tyrian” skills and the “Egyptian” knowledge. Become a doctor in biology, medicine, or nuclear physics. But then let the “Tyrian” father die. I have told you how I encouraged my grandson to study medicine. Now I will tell you what is truly on my heart. After he finishes medical school, I will say, “Forget about being a doctor and use your medical training to interpret the Bible.” His medical training will make him very useful. Young people, gain all the up-to-date knowledge, graduate from college, and then say goodbye to your “Tyrian” father. Graduate from seminary and then say, “Seminary, thank you and goodbye. I have nothing more to do with you, but I will use the skill I have gained from you.”
17青年人，你们都必须读书。不要以一周三篇的生命读经信息为藉口。你们必须用功读书，也必须读生命读经信息。不然我不会信任你，因为神不会信任你。你必须获得『推罗』知识，从『推罗大学』毕业。但在你得到『推罗』知识以后，你必须把『推罗』父亲放在棺材里，把他埋葬了，叫你的『但』母亲成为寡妇。这样，你就要属于拿弗他利支派，在复活里为神的建造所用。有的人也许会问我关于使徒彼得和约翰的事，指出他们没有受过教育，行传四章十三节描述他们是『没有学问的平民。』这当然是真的。但在新约中谁是领头建造柱子的人？无疑的是保罗。彼得只写了两卷书信，但保罗写了十四卷。彼得甚至清楚他的缺欠，他推荐保罗的著作说，『我们所亲爱的弟兄保罗，照著所赐给他的智慧，也写了信给你们。』（彼后三15。）彼得甚至承认，保罗书信中有些是难以明白的。（彼后三16。）彼得似乎说，『你们必须读保罗的著作，学习更深的东西，那是我所不能给你们的。』今天我们需要许多彼得，也需要许多保罗，许多能写出更多书信的人。有的人仍然会说，『使徒约翰怎样呢』他不是写了二十一章约翰福音，和二十二章启示录么？』约翰的『推罗』教育只允许他写这么多；他不能作保罗所能作的。约翰能说『太初有话，』『生命在祂里面，这生命就是人的光，』以及『看哪，神的羔羊。』约翰能告诉人，他们若信入祂，就有生命；若不信，就要灭亡。但约翰无法写罗马四章、七章或以弗所书。若有人要约翰这样作，他会说，『我作不到，你们要到保罗弟兄那里去。』约翰有资格看见大妓女和新耶路撒冷的异象，但他不是写罗马书、以弗所书和希伯来书的人。
17Young people, you all must study. Do not use the three weekly life - study messages as an excuse. You must both study earnestly and read the life-study messages. Otherwise, I would have no trust in you because the Lord would put no trust in you. You must acquire the “Tyrian” knowledge and graduate from the “University of Tyre.” But after you gain your “Tyrian” education, you must put your “Tyrian” father in a coffin and bury him, so that your “Danite” mother becomes a widow. Then you will be of the tribe of Naphtali, useful in resurrection for God’s building. Some may ask me about the Apostles Peter and John, pointing out that they had no higher education and that in Acts 4:13 they were described as “uneducated and unlearned men.” This, of course, is true. But who was the leading pillar builder in the New Testament? Undoubtedly, it was Paul. Peter wrote just two Epistles, but Paul wrote fourteen Epistles. Peter even recognized his shortage by recommending Paul’s writings, saying, “Our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you” (2 Pet. 3:15). Peter even confessed that some of Paul’s writings were difficult to understand (2 Pet. 3:16). Peter seemed to be saying, “You must read Paul’s writings to learn something deeper than I can give you.” We need Peters today, but we also need Pauls, those who can write more epistles. Some may still say, “How about the Apostle John? Didn’the write a gospel containing twenty-one chapters and the book of Revelation containing twenty-two chapters?” John’s “Tyrian” education only enabled him to do this much; he could not do what Paul was able to do. John could say, “In the beginning was the Word,” “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men,” and “Behold, the Lamb of God.” John could tell people that if they believed in Him, they would have life, but that if they did not believe in Him, they would die. But John was not able to write Romans chapters four or seven or the book of Ephesians. If John had been asked to do this, he might have said, “I am not able to do it. Go to Brother Paul.” John was qualified to see the vision of the great harlot and of the New Jerusalem, but he was not the one to write books like Romans, Ephesians, and Hebrews.
18今天在主的恢复里，需要受过最高教育的人。青年人，你们必须努力获得最好的教育。你们每天的时间表要这样安排：睡眠七个半小时，吃饭一个半小时，运动一小时，读书八小时，作属灵的事六小时。你们若这样使用你们的精力，到三十岁时，你们就能像主耶稣一样开始尽职。（路三23。）继续读书直到三十岁。如果许多人采取这种作法，我们就不会缺少建造柱子的人。不要太早结婚。我不喜欢看见弟兄们在二十五岁以前结婚。不要太早背负婚姻和孩子的重担，要利用你们的时间和精力读书。对弟兄而言，二十六岁开始有孩子已经很早了。此外，我不喜欢看见姊妹们在二十二岁以前结婚。姊妹们若太早结婚或太早生孩子，负担会太重，甚至被破坏。要遵照我所推荐的时间表，直到你二十五岁，看看结果怎样。这对神的恢复必然是有益的。你急于要作户兰么？如果是，你就必须与『推罗』父亲有关系，学习『推罗』技能和行业，并获得『埃及人』的智慧。不要太早辍学。你应当得硕士学位，更好是得博士学位。所有召会的人都必须是有学问的人。我们不是不学无术的人，我们要受最高的教育。我们要获得一切『埃及人』的智慧，但我们不为『埃及人』工作，我们要为神圣的帐幕工作。我们应当能说，『我懂得医学、核子科学，但我不为此工作，我为召会的建造工作。虽然我学了一个行业，但我不为这行业所霸占，我在为我神的殿建造柱子。』为此，我们的『推罗』父亲必须死去，我们的『但』母亲必须是寡妇，我们必须属于『拿弗他利』支派，就是变化支派。要成为一个富有学问的人，但你的学问不要为著世俗的事业使用，要完全为著主建造的工作使用。你的生命和你的全人，不仅必须变化，也必须转换。你必须不再属于『但』或属于『推罗，』乃是绝对属于『拿弗他利。』像被释放的母鹿，我们要信靠神，行走在山顶上，并且为著召会生活活在复活里，说出生命、恩典、救恩、智慧、知识和建造的话。若是这样，我们就要成为建造柱子的人。
18There is a need in the Lord’s recovery today for those with the highest education. Young people, you must endeavor to gain the best education. Arrange your daily schedule in this way: seven and a half hours for sleep, one and a half hours for eating, one hour for exercise, eight hours for study, and six hours for spiritual things. If you expend your energy in this way, by the time you are thirty you will be able to begin your ministry like the Lord Jesus did (Luke 3:23). Continue your studies until you are thirty. If many take this way, we shall have no shortage of pillar makers. Do not get married too soon. I do not like to see the brothers getting married before the age of twenty - five. Do not be burdened down too soon with marriage and children. Rather, use your time and energy for studying. The age of twenty-six is soon enough for brothers to begin having children. Furthermore, I do not like to see the sisters getting married before the age of twenty-two. If the sisters marry too early and have children too soon, they may be overburdened and even spoiled. Follow the schedule I recommend until you are twenty-five years old and see what will be the issue. This surely is good for God’s recovery. Are you anxious to be a Hiram? If you are, then you must be related to your “Tyrian” father, learn the “Tyrian” skill and trade, and gain the wisdom of the “Egyptians.” Do not stop your schooling too soon. You should get a master’s degree, or preferably a Ph. D. All the church people must be learned ones. We are neither ignorant nor undereducated. Rather, we would have the highest education. We would acquire all the wisdom of the “Egyptians,” but we would not work for the “Egyptians”— we would work for the holy tabernacle. We should be able to say, “I know medicine and nuclear science, but I am not working for that. I am working for the building up of the church. I have learned a trade, but I am not occupied with this. I am building the pillars for the temple of my God.” For this, our “Tyrian” father must die, our “Danite” mother must be widowed, and we must belong to the tribe of “Naphtali,” the tribe of transformation. Be a person full of learning, but do not use your learning for secular business. Use it fully for the Lord’s building work. Your life and your being must not only be transformed but also transferred. You must no longer be of “Dan” or of “Tyre,” but absolutely of “Naphtali.” As hinds that have been freed, we would trust in God, walk upon the mountaintops, and live in resurrection for the church life, giving forth words of life, grace, salvation, wisdom, knowledge, and building. If we are like this, then we shall be builders of pillars.