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创世记生命读经 · 第94篇

成熟的表显（一）

Being matured the manifestation of maturity (1)
1在前篇信息中，我们曾指出变化与成熟的不同。变化是生命里新陈代谢的改变，而成熟是生命里的丰满。成熟是变化的最后阶段。我们在被变化时，也被生命充满。我们越被变化，就越被生命充满。没有一个人未经变化，而能被生命充满。充满的程度与变化的程度成正比。我们完全被变化了，也就在生命的丰满里被生命所充满。
1In the last message we pointed out the difference between transformation and maturity. Transformation is the metabolic change in life, and maturity is the fullness in life. Maturity is the last stage of transformation. As we are being transformed, we are also being filled with life. The more we are transformed, the more we are filled with life. No one can be filled with life without being transformed. The degree of the filling is in proportion to the degree of transformation. When we have been completely transformed, we shall be filled with life in its fullness
2从二十五至三十二章，我们没有看见雅各在生命上的改变。照著二十五章的记载，雅各甚至在出生以前就开始抓夺了。雅各的变化开始于神摸他的时候。这发生在三十二章。虽然二十五至三十二章没有变化，没有生命上的改变，但这几章满了对付。请记得，雅各在拉班手下度过二十年，在那些年间他受了一次又一次的对付。经过了那二十年的对付，有一天晚上，在毘努伊勒主来摸雅各最强的部分，他的大腿窝，雅各就瘸了。那标明了雅各变化的开始，而变化的过程是从三十二章持续到三十七章。在这几章，我们看见雅各如何被变化的一幅图画。然而，从三十七章雅各失去约瑟以后，我们就没有看见雅各生命上进一步的改变，因为那时他的变化已经将近完成了。因此，从三十七章雅各开始成熟。雅各的一生，有三个显著的时期：对付期，变化期，和成熟期。你若比较一下二十七章、三十七章和四十七章，就会看见对付、变化和成熟。到了四十七章，雅各的成熟达到巅峰，并且完全得著表显。在本篇信息中，我们要来看雅各成熟的表显。
2From chapter twenty-five to chapter thirty-two we see no change in Jacob’s life. According to the record of chapter twenty-five, Jacob began supplanting even before he was born. Jacob’s transformation began from the time God touched him. This took place in chapter thirty-two. Although in chapters twenty-five to thirty-two there is no transformation, no change in life, these chapters are full of dealings. Remember, Jacob spent twenty years under the hand of Laban. During those years he suffered one dealing after another. After those twenty years of dealings, one night, at Peniel, the Lord came and touched Jacob’s strongest part, his thigh, and Jacob became lame. That marked the beginning of Jacob’s transformation, and the process of transformation continued from chapter thirty-two to chapter thirty- seven. In these chapters we see a picture of how Jacob was being transformed. However, after the time Jacob lost Joseph in chapter thirty-seven, we see no further change in Jacob’s life. The reason for this is that at that time his transformation was nearly completed. Thus, in chapter thirty-seven Jacob’s maturity began. There are three distinct periods in Jacob’s life: the period of dealings, the period of transformation, and the period of maturity. If you compare three chapters, twenty-seven, thirty-seven, and forty-seven, you will see the dealings, the transformation, and the maturity. In chapter forty-seven Jacob’s maturity reaches it speak and it is fully manifested. In this message we shall consider the manifestation of Jacob’s maturity
（2） 成熟的表显
2) Manifestation of Maturity
（a）听见约瑟还活著，没有责备的话
a) No Blame at Hearing That Joseph Was Still Alive
3雅各成熟的第一个标记是，他听见约瑟在埃及活著的消息时，没有责备他的儿子们。（创四五21～28。）虽然他们曾同谋杀害约瑟，最终把他卖为奴仆，并且向他们的父亲说谎，雅各却没有责备他们。倘若他还没有成熟，他必定会说，『你们向我作了甚么？岂不知道你们几乎把我杀了么？』但是照著四十五章的记载，雅各没有责备任何人。
3The first sign of Jacob’s maturity is the fact that he did not blame his sons when he heard the news about Joseph’s being a live in Egypt (45:21-28). Although they had conspired to kill Joseph, eventually sold him into slavery, and lied to their father about him, Jacob did not blame them. If he had not been mature, he would have said, “What have you done to me? Don’ty ou know that you nearly killed me?” But, according to the record of chapter forty-five, Jacob did not blame anyone.
4创世记四十五章二十六、二十七节题到雅各的心和他的灵。有些所谓的基督徒以为灵和心是同样的东西，但我们凭圣经真实的光知道，心是心，灵是灵。二十六节说，『雅各的心麻木，』（另译，）二十七节说，『他们父亲雅各…灵就苏醒了。』（直译。）雅各听见关于约瑟的好消息时，他的心是麻木的。有些译本说，他的心冰凉。这字希伯来文的意思是麻木，没有感觉或知觉。虽然雅各的心麻木，他的灵却苏醒了。我们需要像雅各一样。在有些情况中，我们的心应当麻木，我们的灵应当苏醒。最近，许多青年人『喝醉』了基督。但我要问他们这些问题：你的心是麻木的么？你是在灵里还是在心里苏醒过来？我不能确定他们已经在灵里苏醒。也许他们的兴奋是灵与心的搀杂。这种搀杂指明魂与灵没有分开。照著希伯来四章十二节，灵必须与魂分开。成熟的圣徒是灵里苏醒、活泼、兴奋，而心里麻木的人。我们灵里该火热，心里却该冰凉。我们的灵必须是满了烈火的炉子，但我们的心必须是冰箱。我们在属灵生命幼小的时候，主要是心里苏醒，灵里麻木。你越年幼，越是心里苏醒，灵里麻木。但是当你长大的时候，心里就有些麻木，灵里就有些苏醒。在四十五章，我们看见雅各是成熟的圣徒。因此圣经说，他的心麻木，他的灵却苏醒。这是他成熟的表显。这种关于心和灵的说法，只有在圣经里才能看见，在世俗的著作里从未见过。
4Genesis 45:26 and 27 mention Jacob’she art and his spirit. Although some so-called Christians think that the spirit and the heart are the same, we know by the true light of the Bible that the heart is the heart and that the spirit is the spirit. Verse 26 says that “Jacob’she art became numb” (Heb.), and verse 27 says that “the spirit of Jacob their father revived.” When Jacob heard the good news concerning Joseph, his heart became numb. Some versions say that his heart became cold. The Hebrew word means numb, having no feeling or sense. Although Jacob’she art was numb, his spirit revived. We need to be like Jacob. In certain situations, our heart should be numb, and our spirit should be revived. Recently, many of the young people have been getting “drunk” with Christ. But I would ask them these questions: Is your heart numb? Have you been revived in your spirit or in your heart? I am not certain that they have been revived in the spirit. Perhaps their excitement is a mixture of the spirit and the heart. This mixture indicates that there has been no division between soul and spirit. According to Hebrews 4:12, the spirit must be divided from the soul. A mature saint is one who is revived, living, and excited in spirit, but numb in heart. Although we should be hot in spirit, we should be cold in heart. Our spirit must be a stove full of blazing fire, but our heart must be a refrigerator. When we are young in our spiritual life, we are revived mainly in heart, and we are numb in spirit. The younger you are, the more you are revived in heart and numb in spirit. But as you grow, you become somewhat numb in heart and revived in spirit. In chapter forty-five we see that Jacob was a mature saint. Hence, the Bible says that his heart was numb, but that his spirit revived. This was a manifestation of his maturity. Such a saying about the heart and the spirit can be found only in the Bible, not in any secular writings
5因为雅各的心麻木，灵苏醒，所以他没有责备任何人或事。他的心里没有感觉、知觉或反应。他的魂生命完全死了，他的心像木头一样。雅各的魂和灵已经分开，关于约瑟的好消息乃是使他的灵苏醒，并不是使他的心激动。
5Because Jacob’she art became numb and because his spirit was revived, he did not blame anyone or anything. In his heart there was no feeling, sense, or reaction. His soul life was completely deadened, and his heart was like wood. Because Jacob’ss ou land spirit had been divided, the good news concerning Joseph issued in the reviving of his spirit, not in the stirring up of his heart.
6不要以为我想要使青年人的兴奋冷却下来。不，青年人必须兴奋。孩子就是孩子，父亲就是父亲，祖父就是祖父。若是作祖父的容易兴奋，那是何等的幼稚！应当兴奋的是孩子。倘若孩子不兴奋，他们也许在身体或精神上有毛病。健康的孩子总是容易兴奋的。最近我从欧洲旅行回来，为我的两个孙子买了一些纪念品。我给七岁的男孩一个胡桃钳，给不到四岁的男孩一个小玩具车。这两个男孩兴奋得几乎不能吃饭、睡觉，或者安静的站著。大男孩甚至把他的胡桃钳带到学校，给老师和同学看。我们看见孙子们兴奋，也很喜乐，因为这指明他们活泼健康。然而，假定我把这样的礼物送给一位长老，他也兴奋得拿去给其他的长老看，他这样作，我就要怀疑他是不是适合作长老。年长的人这样兴奋是不对的。反之，青年人就是青年人，他们需要兴奋。因为雅各不兴奋，他就没有为著失去约瑟责备别人。没有人仅仅藉著教导，能学会这功课。教导不管用。我若教导七岁的孙子不要责备弟弟，这是毫无用处的。我一转身，他就会责备弟弟。因为他在责备人的年龄，并且有责备人的生命，所以他无法不责备别人。当然，这意思不是我们不该训练孩子。我们必须管教他们。但学会不责备别人，在于生命的长大，不在于外面的教导。
6Do not think that I intend to cool down the excitement of the young people. No, the young people must be excited. Children are children, fathers are fathers, and grandfathers are grandfathers. How childish for a grandfather to be easily excited! It is the children who should be excited. If they are not, they may be physically or mentally ill. Healthy children are always easily excited. When I returned from a recent trip to Europe, I brought back some souvenirs for two of my grandchildren. To the one, a boy of seven years of age, I gave a nutcracker, and to the other, a boy less than four years of age, I gave a little toy car. These boys were so excited that they could hardly eat, sleep, or stand still. The older boy even brought his nutcracker to school to show his teacher and classmates. We were very happy to see the excitement of our grandsons, for it was an indication that they are living and healthy. However, suppose I gave such a gift to one of the elders and, in his excitement, he showed it to the other elders. If he did this, I would doubt that he was the proper brother to be an elder. It is wrong for an older person to be excited like this. The young people, on the contrary, are young people, and they need to be excited. Because Jacob was not excited, he did not blame others regarding the loss of Joseph. No one can learn this merely by being taught. Teaching about it simply does not work. If I teach my seven-year-old grandson not to blame his brother, it will be of no avail. As soon as I turn my back, he will blame his younger brother. Because he is at the blaming age and has a blaming life, he cannot keep from blaming others. Of course, this does not mean that we should not train our children. We must discipline them. But learning not to blame others depends on the growth of life, not upon outward teachings
7在创世记四十五章，我们看见一个不装假、不表演、不做作的圣徒。因为他成熟了，所以他的心麻木，他不责备别人。有些人也许以为二十六节指明，雅各的心被好消息所震惊，这震惊使他的心麻木。我不相信这事。青年人听到一些令人震惊的消息，他的心思、情感、意志仍然很活跃，一点不麻木。我见过一些人厉害的受到震惊，而他们的魂非常活跃。但雅各这个老年人，听到关于约瑟的好消息，他没有反应，他的心麻木了。这是雅各生命成熟的标记。
7In Genesis chapter forty-five we see a saint who did not pretend, perform, or act. Because he had come into maturity, his heart was numb, and he did not blame others. Some may think that verse 26 indic at esth at Jacob’she art was shocked at the good news and that it became numb because of the shock. I do not believe this. When a young person receives some shocking news, his mind, emotion, and will continue to be active. They are not numb in the least. I have seen some who were severely shocked, yet their soul was very active. But when Jacob, an old man, received the good news about Joseph, he had no reaction: his heart was numb. This is a sign of Jacob’s maturity in life.
8青年人，不要想模倣这种成熟。你们不需要表演。你们是青年人，不是父亲或祖父，所以不要想在行动上像祖父。不要做作，好像你心里麻木，灵里苏醒。我的孙子兴奋的时候，我很欣赏，因为那种行为是真实、自然、自发的，不是一种表演。青年人不该因著本篇信息论到成熟的表显感到困扰。我再说，青年人需要兴奋。青年人若不兴奋，就不正常。不要装作比你现在更成熟的样子。装作只会杀死人。
8Young people, do not try to imitate this maturity. There is no need to perform. You are young people, not fathers or grandfathers. Therefore, do not try to behave like a grandfather. Do not act as if you were numb in heart and revived in spirit. I appreciate it when my grandchildren are excited, for that behavior is genuine, natural, and spontaneous. It is not a performance. The young people should not be troubled by this message on the manifestation of maturity. I say again, the young need to be excited. If a young person is not excited, he is not normal. Do not pretend to be more mature than you are. Pretending only kills
（b）去见约瑟以前，在别是巴献祭给神
b) Offering Sacrifices to God at Beersheba before Going to See Joseph
9创世记四十六章一节说，『以色列带著一切所有的，起身来到别是巴，就献祭给他父亲以撒的神。』在三十五章一节，神吩咐雅各起来，上伯特利去，在那里筑一座坛给神。但在四十六章一节，雅各自动到别是巴去献祭。本节附献祭不是单数，乃是复数。他到别是巴去的目的是献祭给神。本节不是告诉我们，雅各祷告、赞美、或者向神感谢，乃是说他献祭。他这样作，使他能与神有真实的交通。用新约的说法，雅各是为著神的满足，献上他在多面所经历的基督。这是神渴望从我们得著的敬拜。但这种敬拜与我们生命的长大有关。当我们成熟的时候，我们就会经常这样敬拜神。神没有要求雅各到别是巴去献祭，雅各乃是自动去那里献上基督，使神满足。
9Genesis 46:1 says, “And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.” In 35:1 God told Jacob to arise and go up to Bethel and to make an altar there unto God. But in 46:1 Jacob went to Beersheba to offer sacrifices on his own initiative. This verse does not say that he offered a sacrifice; it says that he “offered sacrifices.” He went to Beersheba for the purpose of offering sacrifices to God. This verse does not tell us that Jacob prayed, praised, or gave thanks to God. Rather, it says that he offered sacrifices. He did so that he might have true fellowship with God. Using New Testament terms, Jacob offered for God’s satisfaction the Christ he had experienced in many aspects. This is the worship God desires to receive from us. But this worship is related to our growth in life. When we are matured, we shall frequently worship God in this way. God did not ask Jacob to go to Beersheba and offer sacrifices. Jacob went there of his own accord to offer Christ for God’s satisfaction
10四十六章二节说，『夜间神在异象中对以色列说。』请注意，本节的异象并不是单数，乃是复数。在别是巴的那晚，神至少两次向雅各显现，对他说话。我们生命幼小的时候常说，『主，你的心意是甚么？请告诉我，你要我作甚么。』然而在四十六章，雅各没有这样说。他没有求神引导，而是献祭使神满足。然后在夜间，神就向他显现。在这里我们看见，生命成熟的圣徒与神有怎样的交通。没有祷告、赞美、感谢或寻求，只将基督献给神，使神满足。在这样的敬拜里，雅各与神有交通，神也向他显现。这确是雅各成熟的另一个表显。
10The next verse says, “And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night.” Notice that this verse does not speak of a vision, but of visions. During that night in Beersheba, God appeared to Jacob at least twice and spoke to him. When we are young in life, we often say, “Lo rd, what is Your mind? Please tell me what You want me to do.” However, in chapter forty-six Jacob did not say this. Instead of asking God for guidance, he offered sacrifices for His satisfaction. Then, during the night, God appeared to him. Here we see the kind of fellowship a saint mature in life has with God. There is no praying, praising, giving of thanks, or seeking. Instead, there is the offering of Christ to God for God’s satisfaction. In this kind of worship, Jacob had fellowship with God, and God appeared to him. This surely is another manifestation of Jacob’s maturity.
11我们不能模倣雅各生命的程度。我们生命的程度，总是与我们生命的长大相关。我们若没有长大，就不能有那种程度。你可以假装、表演或做作，但你还是没有所模倣的那种生命程度。所以，我们都需要长大。我们长到一种生命的程度，自然而然就有与那种生命程度相关的生命表显。
11We cannot imitate Jacob’s degree of life. Our degree of life is always related to our growth in life. If we do not have the growth, we simply cannot have the degree. Although you may pretend, perform, or act, you still do not have the degree of life you are imitating. Therefore, we all need to grow. When we grow into a certain degree of life, spontaneously we shall have the manifestation of life related to that degree of life
（c）见到约瑟时不与奋，表明没有放松自己
c) No Excitement Showing Looseness of Self at Seeing Joseph
12雅各成熟的另一个标记是，他见到约瑟时不显得兴奋，表明没有放松自己。（创四六28～30。）雅各不兴奋，因为他的心麻木了。青年人兴奋是对的，但他们兴奋的时候不该放肆。他们仍然需要一些节制。有时候我的孙子兴奋得放肆，以致破坏东西，其中一个甚至在桌椅上行走。孩子表现得这样放肆，就需要加以管教。虽然如此，你们青年人必须兴奋。充满了青年人的召会和会所，必需是兴奋的地方。
12Another sign of Jacob’s maturity was that he displayed no excitement showing looseness of self at seeing Joseph (46:28-30). Jacob was not excited, because his heart had become numb. It is all right for young people to be excited, but there should be no looseness in their excitement. There must still be a certain amount of control. Sometimes my grandchildren are so loose in their excitement that they are destructive. One of them became so excited that he even walked on the furniture. Children who display such looseness need to be disciplined. Nevertheless, you young people must be excited, and the churches and halls filled with young people must be exciting places. You may even “raise the roof” with your excitement
13青年人越兴奋越好，因为他们越兴奋长得越快。我从来没有见过一个麻木的孩子长大。孩子们需要活跃且兴奋。这指明他们是活泼、健康、正常的。我喜欢青年人兴奋，因为这是他们正常的标记。这使我确信他们会长大。不过，当你兴奋的时候，不该放肆或者不法。在你兴奋的时候，你的灵会说，『要谨慎。不要太过火，不要太过分。』这种节制是对的。青年人，我鼓励你们要兴奋。虽然我是个老年人，但我喜欢参加青年人的聚会，并且留在满有青年人的召会中。他们也许还没有变化并成熟，但他们是活的。有生命在那里，使我确信，长大、变化并成熟终必随之而来。
13The more the young people are excited, the better it is; for the more excited they are, the faster they grow. I have never seen a numb child grow. Children need to be active and excited. This indicates that they are living, healthy, and normal. I enjoy the excitement of the young people because it is a sign of their normality. This assures me that they will grow. However, in your excitement there should not be any looseness or lawlessness. In the midst of your excitement, your spirit may say, “Be careful. Don’t do too much or go too far.” This control is right. Young people, I encourage you to be excited. Although I am an old man, I do not like to be in an old people’s meeting. I prefer to attend the young people’s meeting and stay in a church filled with young people. Although they may not yet have transformation and maturity, they are living. The presence of life gives me the assurance that growth, transformation, and maturity will eventually follow
（d）到达埃及以后没有要求
d) No Begging after Arriving in Egypt
14雅各到达埃及以后，再没要求甚么。当他年轻的时候，无论去那里，都有所要求。他不但要求，并且抓夺，抢夺。雅各盼望为自己得著一切。他若和你在一起，你口袋里所有的迟早会到他口袋里。雅各在早年抢夺他的父亲、哥哥、舅父、甚至妻子们。最终，当他年老的时候，他自己被人抢夺，甚至丧失了众子。但在他成熟的时候，他不再要求甚么。照著他到达埃及以后的地位，他有立场要求一切。然而，他没有要求甚么。这是成熟有力的标记。成熟的人无所要求。雅各没有要求、请求或恳求，反而伸出手来祝福别人。我们若是恳求、请求或要求，就证明我们的生命幼小。我们圣徒不该彼此要求。然而，这无法表演，这乃是生命长大的结果。
14After Jacob arrived in Egypt, he did not beg for anything. However, when he was young, he begged wherever he went. He not only begged; he supplanted others and robbed them. Jacob expected to have everything for himself. If he stayed with you, what was in your pocket would sooner or later end up in his. In the early years, Jacob robbed his father, his brother, his uncle, and even his wives. Eventually, when he was old, he himself was robbed and was bereft even of his sons. But, in his maturity, he did not beg for anything. According to his position after he arrived in Egypt, he had the standing to claim everything. However, he did not ask for anything. This is a strong sign of maturity. A mature person is not demanding. Instead of demanding, requiring, or asking, Jacob stretched forth his hands to bless others. If we beg, ask, and demand, it proves we are young in life. We, the saints, should not place demands on one another. However, this cannot be performed; it is the issue of the growth in life
15在所有的家庭里，孩子们都非常有要求，他们比其他的人要求得更多。作祖父的一无要求，乃是一直给人。但小孩子整天就是要糖果、饼干和玩具。我的孙子一直向祖母要东西。你越年幼，要求越多。也许你要求长老，要求弟兄姊妹，但你从来不要求自己。这证明你像小婴孩。婴孩不作甚么，只是要求。主也许需要等一些时间才答应我的祷告，但婴孩的祷告立刻就得著答应。要求多，证明你是幼小的。过度的祷告也是不成熟的标记。有些青年圣徒以为长老不谦卑或者不彀殷勤，就很幼稚的为他们祷告。你不这样为长老祷告，证明你已经长大了。不适当的为长老祷告，指明你是幼小的。许多为召会的祷告也是幼稚的。有些圣徒祷告：『主，我不敢将召会的事告诉你。但是主，你知道这光景。哦，主，求你为召会作些事情。』这样的祷告实际上是定罪召会。你这样祷告：就是控告召会。这样祷告，乃是求主对付召会。你为召会多多祷告，因为在你眼中，召会不能满足你的要求。然而，保罗没有这样为召会祷告。五十年前，我为召会或长老的祷告也常有责备、请求、要求、甚至控告。但主能为我作见证，我现在不那样为长老祷告了。这不是说他们是完全的，乃是说我不要求他们，我里面不受他们的困扰。
15In any family the children are very demanding, much more demanding than anyone else. The grandfather, on the contrary, demands nothing; instead, he is constantly giving. But all day long the little children are asking for candy, cookies, and toys. My grandchildren are constantly asking their grandmother for things. The younger you are, the more demands you make. You may make demands of the elders, and of the brothers and sisters, but you never make demands of yourself. This proves that you are like a little baby. A baby does nothing except make demands. While the Lord may take some time to answer my prayer, the prayers of the babies are answered immediately. Making many demands is an indication that you are young. Excessive praying may also be a sign of immaturity. Some young saints, thinking that the elders are not humble or diligent enough, pray for them in a childish way. Not praying for the elders in this way is a proof that you have grown up. Praying improperly for the elders indicates that you are young. The more you pray for them, the less mature you are. If you do not pray for the elders, then you must be grown up. Many prayers for the church are also childish. Some saints pray, “Lord, I dare not tell you about the church. But, Lord, You know the situation. O Lord, do something about it.” This kind of prayer is actually a condemnation of the church. When you pray like this, you accuse the church. To pray this kind of prayer is to ask the Lord to deal with the church. You pray so much for the church because, in your eyes, the church does not satisfy your requirements. Paul, however, did not pray for the church in this manner. Fifty years ago, I also prayed in the way of blaming, begging, demanding, and accusing. But the Lord can testify for me that during the past six months I have not prayed for the elders in Anaheim. This does not mean that they are perfect; it means that I do not make demands of them and that I am not inwardly bothered by them.
16（e）住在埃及时没有为自己的活动雅各到埃及去，没有为自己从事甚么活动。这也是他成熟的表显。不要以为雅各懒惰、疲惫、或者没有活动的能力。他若是没有能力作甚么，也可以命令儿子们为他作。然而，他没有这样作。他完全满足，并且绝对安息于神的主宰。他不倚靠自己的努力。从他多年的经历中，他已经知道他的定命是在神手中，不是在自己手中。雅各要祝福约瑟的两个儿子时，说到神是牧养他一生的神。（创四八15～16。）雅各在四十八章十五和十六节的话与三一神有关。这里我们看见在雅各经历中的三一神，不是在道理上的三一神。在这两节里雅各说，『愿我祖亚伯拉罕，和我父以撒所事奉的神，就是一生牧养我直到今日的神，救赎我脱离一切患难的那使者，赐福与这两个童子。』在这里我们看见雅各题到神的三个层次：亚伯拉罕和以撒所事奉的神，牧养雅各一生的神，以及救赎他脱离患难的那使者。亚伯拉罕和以撒所事奉的神必定是父，牧养雅各一生的神必定是灵，救赎他脱离一切患难的那使者必定是子。这就是雅各经历中的三一神。雅各经历了神主宰、牧养的看顾。牧养包括𫗪养。牧人应付羊一切的需要，羊只要吃、安息。羊生存所需的一切供应，都是来自牧人。牧人的例子是个奇妙的例证，说明雅各体认他的定命和生存，完全在牧养之神的手中。因此，在他成熟并且到了埃及以后，他没有为自己作甚么。这是生命成熟的另一个标记。
16Do not try to imitate this characteristic of maturity. Do not say, “Brother Lee told us that for six months he did not pray for the elders. From now on, I won’t pray for them either.” If you are able to keep from praying for the elders for six months, it is an indication that you have grown. It reveals that you are not begging or making demands. e) No Activity for Himself while Living in Egypt When Jacob went to Egypt, he did not engage in any activity for himself. This also is a manifestation of his maturity. Do not think that Jacob was lazy, tired, or lacked the energy to act. If he had not been able to do anything, he could have ordered his sons to do things for him. However, he did not do this. Rather, he was fully satisfied and rested absolutely in God’s sovereignty. He did not depend upon his own endeavors. From his experience through the years, he had come to know that his destiny was in the hands of God, not in his own hands. As Jacob was about to bless the two sons of Joseph, he spoke of God as the One who had shepherded him all his life long (48:15-16, Heb.). Jacob’sword in 48:15 and 16 is a reference to the Triune God. Here we see the Triune God in Jacob’s experience, not in doctrine. In these verses Jacob said, “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which shepherded me all my life long unto this day, the Angel which redeemed me from evil, bless the lads.” Here we see a threefold mention of God: the God before whom Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who shepherded Jacob his whole life long, and the Angel who delivered him from evil. The God before whom Abraham and Isaac walked must be the Father; the God who shepherded Jacob his whole life must be the Spirit; and the Angel who redeemed him from all evil must be the Son. This is the Triune God in Jacob’s experience. Jacob experienced God’s sovereign, shepherding care. Shepherding includes feeding. The shepherd meets every need of the sheep, who only eat and rest. Every provision for their existence comes from the shepherd. The example of the shepherd is a marvelous illustration of Jacob’s realization that his destiny and existence were absolutely in the hands of the shepherding God. Thus, after he had matured and had arrived in Egypt, he did nothing for himself. This is another sign of the maturity of life.
（f）一直祝福人
f) Blessing People All the Time
17现在我们来看雅各成熟最有力的标记：他祝福别人。雅各到了埃及以后所作的第一件事，就是祝福法老。（四七7，10。）当时法老是地上至高的人，但他却在雅各祝福的手之下。照著希伯来七章七节：『向来都是卑小的蒙尊优的祝福。』因此，雅各祝福法老这件事，证明他比法老大。雅各被引到法老面前，并没有对法老说礼貌、政治的话。他乃是伸出手来祝福法老。这与人类的文化和宗教完全不同。当雅各离开法老的时候，又给他祝福。
17Now we come to the strongest sign of Jacob’s maturity: his blessing of others. The first thing Jacob did after arriving in Egypt was bless Pharaoh (47:7, 10). Although Pharaoh was the highest person on earth, he was under Jacob’s blessing hand. According to Hebrews 7:7, “the lesser is blessed by the greater.” Thus, the fact that Jacob blessed Pharaoh was a proof that he was greater than Pharaoh. After Jacob had been ushered into Pharaoh’s presence, he did not speak to him in a polite, political way. He stretched forth his hand and blessed him. This is absolutely different from human culture and religion. As Jacob was leaving Pharaoh’s presence, he blessed him again
18祝福乃是生命的满溢，就是藉著人生命成熟而有之神的满溢。要祝福别人，我们必须为生命所满溢，使生命涌流给别人。雅各有这种生命的满溢，所以他祝福法老和约瑟的两个儿子。（创四八8～20。）雅各的父亲以撒的祝福是盲目的，但雅各对他两个孙子以法莲和玛拿西的祝福，却满了洞察力。虽然他的肉眼昏花，他的灵却很清楚。（创四八10。）约瑟把他的儿子带到雅各面前，把长子玛拿西放在雅各右边，把以法莲放在雅各左边。约瑟盼望雅各把右手按在玛拿西头上，把左手按在以法莲头上。但雅各里面非常清楚他所作的，就将双手交错，把右手按在以法莲头上。约瑟对这事不喜悦，就说，『我父不是这样，这本是长子，求你把右手按在他的头上。』（创四八18。）但雅各不从，说，『我知道，我儿我知道。』雅各将双手交错是特意的，他知道自己作的是甚么。他不像他的父亲以撒，他不盲目行事。因为他成熟了，并且在生命里与神是一，所以他灵里很清楚。他在灵里知道，立以法莲在玛拿西以上乃是神的旨意。以后我们会看见，雅各成熟的生命充满了祝福。雅各祝福他十二个儿子，那些祝福乃是有关以色列十二支派的定命的豫言。雅各充满了生命，就把祝福涌流给他所遇见的每个人。这是雅各生命成熟最有力的表显。
18Blessing is the overflow of life, the overflow of God through someone’s maturity in life. In order to bless others, we must be filled to the brim with life so that life overflows to them. Having such an overflow of life, Jacob blessed Pharaoh and the two sons of Joseph (48:8-20). Jacob’s father, Isaac, blessed blindly. But Jacob’s blessing of his two grandsons, Ephraim and Manasseh, was full of insight. Although his physical eyes were dim, his spirit was clear (48:10). Joseph presented his sons to Jacob, placing Manasseh, the firstborn, at Jacob’sr ight hand and Ephraim at Jacob’s left hand. Joseph expected that Jacob would place his right hand upon Manasseh’she ad and his left hand upon Ephraim’she ad. But being very clear inwardly about what he was doing, Jacob crossed his hands and placed his right hand upon Ephraim’she ad. Joseph was not happy with this and he said, “Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head” (48:18). But Jacob refused and said, “I know it, my son, I know it.” Jacob guided his hands purposefully and intelligently. Unlike his father, Isaac, he did nothing blindly. Because he was mature and because he was one with God in life, he was clear in the spirit. In his spirit he knew that it was God’s will to establish Ephraim above Manasseh. Later we shall see that Jacob’s mature life was filled with blessings. Jacob blessed his twelve sons, and those blessings were prophecies relating to the destiny of the twelve tribes of Israel. Jacob was so filled with life that he overflowed blessings to everyone he met. This is the strongest manifestation of Jacob’s maturity in life.