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撒母耳记生命读经 · 第18篇

大卫的历史（六）

The History Concerning David (6)
神所豫备，合乎神心的人撒上十六章至撒下一章（六）受扫罗逼迫试验（五）
Prepared by God to be a Man According to the Heart of God 1 Samuel 16—2 Samuel 1 (6) Persecuted And Tried By Saul (5
1读经：撒母耳记上31:1至撒母耳记下1:27。
1Scripture Reading: 1 Sam 31:1—2 Sam. 1:27
2在本篇信息中，我们要来看扫罗的结局，（撒上三一，）和大卫对这事的反应。（撒下一）
2In this message we will consider the ending of Saul (1 Sam. 31) and David’s reaction to it (2 Sam. 1
贰 拾参、扫罗的结局
XXIII. THE ENDING OF SAUL
3关于扫罗的结局，头一点乃是他失去神的同在。（撒上十六14。）今天我们宝贝并享受神的同在。神的同在就是那灵。那灵就是基督的复活；基督的复活就是基督自己，（约十一25，）基督就是经过过程、终极完成之三一神的具体化身。那灵是神的实际，也是基督复活的实际。我们若有那灵，我们就在复活里。我们若有复活，就有基督。我们若有基督，就有神的具体化身。很可悲，今天许多基督徒错失了那灵。他们在神学上有那灵，却不宝贵那灵作终极完成的三一神。在这一点上，我要说到神经过过程的步骤。在已过的永远里，神仅仅是神，有神性，是三一的－父、子、灵。神按照祂的愿望定了一个经纶，又按著那个经纶创造了诸天和地，以人为中心。但祂仍然单纯的仅仅是神。然而，神的目的乃是要与人联结，与人成为一。所以祂藉著成为肉体，成了一个人，穿上了人的血肉之体。（来二14。）在已过的永远里，祂只有神性；但藉著成为肉体，祂成为一个神人，名叫耶稣基督。藉著成为肉体的过程，祂进到人性里，使祂自己这位神与人成为一。这样，祂成了神人，有神性也有人性，是完整的神，也是完全的人。
3The first point concerning Saul’sending was that he lost God’s presence (1 Sam. 16:14). Today we treasure and enjoy God’s presence. God’s presence is just the Spirit. The Spirit is the resurrection of Christ; the resurrection of Christ is Christ Himself (John 11:25); and Christ is the embodiment of the processed and consummated Triune God. The Spirit is the reality of God and of the resurrection of Christ. If we have the Spirit, we are in resurrection. If we have the resurrection, we have Christ. If we have Christ, we have the embodiment of God. It is a tragedy that many of today’s Christians miss the Spirit. They have the Spirit in their theology, but they do not treasure the Spirit as the consummated God. At this point I would like to say a word about the steps of God’s process. God in eternity past was merely God, divine and triune—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. According to His desire God made an economy, and according to His economy He created the heavens and the earth with man as the center. Yet He still remained purely divine. However, God intended to join Himself to man in order to make Himself one with man. Thus He became a man through incarnation, putting on man’s blood and flesh (Heb. 2:14). In eternity past He was merely divine, but by being incarnated He became a God-man named Jesus Christ. Through the process of incarnation He entered into humanity, making Himself, the divine One, one with humanity. In this way He became the God-man, the One who is both divine and human, the complete God and the perfect man
4这位全能、永远、完整的神，在人性里生活了三十三年半。然后，这永远的一位（就是永远的生命）进入死，在阴间游历了三天。祂从阴间复活，从死里走出来，进入复活。祂藉著成为肉体，将神带进人里面，又在复活里，将人带到神里面。藉著成为肉体，祂将神性带到人性里；在复活里，祂将人性带到神性里。祂复活以后，又进到天上。今天祂在诸天之上，仍然是人坐在宝座上。（徒七56，来一3下，弗一20。）
4As the almighty, eternal, and complete God, He lived in humanity for thirty-three and a half years. Then, as the eternal One who is the eternal life, He entered into death and toured Hades for three days. Rising from Hades, He walked out of death and entered into resurrection. Through incarnation He brought God into man, and in resurrection He brought man into God. Through incarnation He brought divinity into humanity, and in resurrection He brought humanity into divinity. After His resurrection He entered into heaven, and today He is in the heavens as a man sitting on the throne (Acts 7:56; Heb. 1:3b; Eph. 1:20).
5这样的一位如今乃是终极完成的神，经过成为肉体、人性生活、包罗万有的死、复活和升天这五个步骤。在升天里，祂这位终极完成的三一神仍是完整的神调和著完全的人，就是神人。这是我们已过七十多年研读圣经所得的结论。今天，祂这位终极完成的神乃是那灵、我们的生命、我们的救赎主、我们的拯救主、我们的主人、我们的主、我们的父、我们的神；祂对我们乃是一切。祂成为人，使我们这些人得以在生命和性情上（不是在神格上）成为神。祂使自己与我们成为一，也使我们与祂成为一。祂经过人性生活，我们也在祂里面，与祂一同经过。祂上十字架，我们也与祂同钉。祂复活，我们也与祂一同复活。祂在诸天之上，我们也与祂一同在那里。如今，终极完成的三一神，乃是赐生命的灵，（林前十五45下，）住在我们灵里。（林前六17，罗八11。）因此，神同在的实化，完全在于这二灵－那灵和我们的灵。扫罗失去神的同在；至终，死亡就从各面各方临到他。扫罗和他的众子一同死亡。现在我们来看撒上三十一章所记载扫罗的结局。
5As such a One, He is now the consummated God, having passed through the steps of incarnation, human living, the all-inclusive death, resurrection, and ascension. In ascension as the consummated Triune God He remains the complete God mingled with the perfect man—the God-man. This realization is the conclusion of our study of the Bible over the last seven decades. Today as the consummated God He is the Spirit, our life, our Redeemer, our Savior, our Master, our Lord, our Father, and our God. He is everything to us. He became a man that we as men may become God in life and nature (but not in the Godhead). He has made Himself one with us, and He has made us one with Him. He went through human living, and we traveled with Him. He went to the cross, and we were crucified with Him. He resurrected, and we resurrected with Him. He is in the heavens, and we are there with Him. Now the consummated Triune God as the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45b) indwells our spirit (6:17; Rom. 8:11). Hence, the realization of God’s presence is altogether a matter of these two spirits. Saul lost God’s presence, and eventually death came in every way, in every aspect, and in every sense. Saul and his sons died a corporate death. Let us now consider the account of the ending of Saul in 1 Samuel 31
一 、非利士人与以色列人争战
A. The Philistines Fighting against Israel
6在三十一章时，非利士人与以色列人争战。（1上。）
6At the time of chapter thirty-one, the Philistines were fighting against Israel (v. 1a
二 、以色列人逃跑
B. The Men of Israel Fleeing
7以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑，在基利波山被杀仆倒。（1下。）
7The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and fell down slain before them on Mount Gilboa (v. 1b
三 、非利士人紧追扫罗和他儿子们
C. The Philistines Chasing Saul and His Sons
8非利士人紧追扫罗和他儿子们，就杀了他的三个儿子，其中包括约拿单。（2。）
8The Philistines chased Saul and his sons and struck down his three sons, including Jonathan (v. 2).
四 、扫罗受伤甚重，就自己伏在刀上死了
D. Saul Being Badly Wounded and Taking His Sword and Falling on It
9攻击扫罗的势派甚大，他被弓箭手射中，受伤甚重。扫罗叫拿他兵器的人拔出刀来，将他刺死，但拿兵器的人不肯刺他。于是扫罗就自己伏在刀上死了。（3～4。）
9The battle bore heavily against Saul, and he was badly wounded by the archers. Saul asked his armor bearer to draw his sword and thrust him through with it, but the armor bearer refused. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it (vv. 3-4
五 、拿扫罗兵器的人也伏在刀上死了
E. Saul’s Armor Bearer Falling on His Sword and Dying with Him
10拿扫罗兵器的人也伏在刀上死了。（5。）因此，扫罗和他三个儿子，与拿他兵器的人，都同日死亡。（6。）他们一同死亡，乃是神对那背叛祂、僭用祂，且成了祂仇敌之人公正的审判。扫罗建立自己的王国，滥用神所赐给他的一切神圣事物到极点。六、以色列人弃城逃跑住在山谷那边并约但河西的以色列人，都弃城逃跑；非利士人便来住在其中。（7。）
10Saul’s armor bearer fell likewise on his sword and died with him (v. 5). Therefore, Saul, his three sons, and his armor bearer died that day together (v. 6). This corporate death was God’s fair judgment on the one who had rebelled against Him, had usurped Him, and had become His enemy. Saul had set up his own monarchy, abusing to the uttermost all the divine things given to him. F. The Men of Israel Forsaking the Cities and Fleeing The men of Israel on the other side of the valley and on the other side of the Jordan forsook the cities and fled, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them (v. 7
七 、非利士人看见扫罗和他三个儿子仆倒在基利波山
G. The Philistines Finding Saul and His Sons Fallen on Mount Gilboa
11次日非利士人来剥那被杀之人的衣服，看见扫罗和他三个儿子仆倒在基利波山，就割下扫罗的首级，剥了他的铠甲，打发人到非利士地的四境，报信与他们庙里的偶像和众民。又将他的铠甲放在亚斯他录庙里，将他的尸身钉在伯珊的城墙上。（8～10。）这是何等可怕的结局！
11The next day the Philistines came to strip the slain and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. They cut off Saul’she ad and stripped off his armor and sent them all around throughout the land of the Philistines, in order to announce the good news in the houses of their idols and to their people. Then they put Saul’s armor in the house of Ashtaroth and fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan (vv. 8-10). What a terrible ending
八 、基列雅比的居民听见非利士人向扫罗所行的事
H. The Inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead Hearing What the Philistines Had Done to Saul
12基列雅比的居民听见非利士人向扫罗所行的事，他们中间所有的勇士就起身，走了一夜，将扫罗和他儿子的尸身，从伯珊城墙上取下来，送到雅比那里，用火烧了，葬在那里。他们就禁食七日。（11～13。）
12The inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, and all the valiant men went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan and burned them and buried them at Jabesh. Then they fasted seven days (vv. 11-13
贰 拾肆、大卫的反应
XXIV. THE REACTION OF DAVID
13在撒下一章，我们看见大卫对扫罗之死的反应。
13In 2 Samuel 1 we see David’s reaction to the death of Saul.
一 、有一个亚玛力的少年人来向大卫报告扫罗的死讯
A. A Young Amalekite Reporting the Death of Saul to David
14扫罗死后第三天，有一个亚玛力的少年人来向大卫报告扫罗的死讯，并且为了讨大卫欢喜，告诉大卫说，他看见扫罗伏在自己枪上，扫罗要他将他杀死，他就这样作了。（1～10。）
14On the third day after Saul’s death, a young Amalekite reported the death of Saul to David. In order to please David he told him that he saw Saul leaning on his spear and that Saul had asked him to kill him and that he had done so (vv. 1-10
二 、大卫因这亚玛力人杀死耶和华的受膏者而定罪他
B. David Condemning the Amalekite for Killing the Anointed of Jehovah
15但大卫不喜悦这亚玛力少年所报的信，反而因他杀死耶和华的受膏者而定罪他，判他死刑。（11～。）大卫没有把扫罗看作是他的仇敌，反而尊敬他为神的受膏者。这是大卫对扫罗的观点。
15David was not pleased with the report of the young Amalekite, but rather condemned him for killing the anointed of Jehovah and sentenced him to death (vv. 11-16). David did not consider Saul his enemy but 16 always regarded him as God’s anointed. This was David’s view of Saul.
三 、大卫作哀歌，吊扫罗和他的儿子约拿单
C. David Singing a Dirge over Saul and over Jonathan His Son
16大卫因扫罗的死极其悲伤。他作哀歌，吊扫罗和他的儿子约拿单，且吩咐将这哀歌（名叫弓歌）教导犹大人。（17～27。）
16David was deeply saddened by the death of Saul. David sang a dirge over Saul and over Jonathan his son, and he commanded that The Song of the Bow be taught to the children of Judah (vv. 17-27
17扫罗可怕的结局记载在这里，对一切在神的国里事奉的人是个很强的警告：不要在神的国里作另外的工作，也不要在神的国里滥用甚么。我们在主的恢复里，必须恐惧战兢，一直为著神的国，而不为著我们自己的工作来作工。
17The record of Saul’s terrible end is a strong warning to all the serving ones in the kingdom of God not to do a separate work within the kingdom of God or to abuse anything in the kingdom. In the Lord’s recovery we must be in fear and trembling, always working for God’skin gdom and not for our own work