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撒母耳记生命读经 · 第21篇

大卫的历史（八）

The History Concerning David (8)
为百姓所加冠，作神在地上之国的王撒下二至二十四章（二）为百姓所加冠（二）
Crowned by the People to be the King for the Kingdom of God on the Earth 2 Samuel 2—24 (2) Crowned by the People (2
1读经：撒母耳记下四至五章。
1Scripture Reading: 2 Sam. 4—5
2在本篇信息中，我们要继续来看大卫为犹大支派所加冠，以及扫罗家和大卫家之间的争战。（二1～四12。）然后我们会看见，大卫也为其余的众支派所加冠，（五1～5，）并且为著神百姓以色列的缘故，被神坚立作王，他的国得著高举。（6～25。）
2In this message we will continue to consider the matters related to David's being crowned by the tribe of Judah, in particular the matter of the war between the house of Saul and the house of David (2:1—4:12). Then we will see that David was crowned by the other tribes (5:1-5) and established by God as king with his kingdom exalted for the sake of God'sp eople Israel (vv. 6-25
１２ 伊施波设听见押尼珥的死亡
12. Ish-bosheth Hearing of Abner's Death
3押尼珥是带著伊施波设，并立他作全以色列王的人。（二8～9。）当伊施波设听见押尼珥死在希伯仑，手就发软，以色列众人也都惊惶。（四1。）
3Abner was the one who had taken Ish-bosheth and made him king over all Israel (2:8-9). When Ish- bosheth heard of Abner's death in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed (4:1
１３ 约拿单的儿子米非波设瘸了腿
13. Jonathan'sS on Mephibosheth Being Made Lame
4扫罗的儿子约拿单有一个儿子，名叫米非波设。这孩子的乳母听见扫罗和约拿单在与非利士人争战时阵亡的消息，就抱著孩子逃跑。因为跑得太急，孩子掉在地上，腿就瘸了。（4。）
4Jonathan, Saul'ss on, had a son whose name was Mephibosheth. When the boy's nurse received the news that Saul and Jonathan had died in the battle against the Philistines, she took up the child and fled. As she hurried to flee, Mephibosheth fell and was made lame (v. 4
１４ 比录人临门的两个儿子谋杀伊施波设
14. The Two Sons of Rimmon the Beerithite Murdering Ish-bosheth
5比录人临门的两个儿子谋杀伊施波设，把他的首级带到希伯仑大卫那里，讨他喜欢。（2～3，5～8。）他们对大卫说，『耶和华今日为我主我王，在扫罗和他后裔的身上报了仇。』（8下。）
5The two sons of Rimmon the Beerithite murdered Ish- bosheth and brought his head to David in Hebron to please him (vv. 2-3, 5-8). They said to him, "Jehovah has granted my lord the king to be avenged this day of Saul and of his seed" (v. 8b
１５ 大卫消极的反应，判了两个杀人者死刑
15. David Reacting Negatively and Sentencing the Two Murderers to Death
6大卫不但没有喜乐，反而消极的反应，判了两个杀人者死刑。（9～。）他先对他们说，有人告诉他扫罗死了，他如何处置那自以为报好消息的人。然后大卫吩咐少年人将这两个杀人者杀了。
6Instead of being pleased, David reacted negatively and sentenced the two murderers to death (vv. 9-12). First, he told them about what he had done to the one who 12 thought that he was bringing good news by telling him that Saul had died. Then David commanded his young men, and they slew the two murderers.
贰 为其余的众支派所加冠
II. CROWNED BY ALL THE OTHER TRIBES
7照著五章一至五节，大卫得著众百姓的心，就为其余的众支派所加冠。
7According to 5:1-5 David gained the heart of the people and was crowned by all the other tribes
一 在希伯仑
A. In Hebron
8大卫在希伯仑为其余的众支派所加冠。（1～3。）以色列众支派来到希伯仑见大卫，说，『我们都在这里；我们原是你的骨肉。从前扫罗作我们王的时候，率领以色列人出入的是你；耶和华也曾对你说，你必牧养我的民以色列，作以色列的君。』（1下～。）以色列的长老都来到希伯仑见大卫王，大卫在耶和华面前与他们立约，他们就膏大卫作以色列的王。（3。）
8David was crowned by the other tribes in Hebron (vv. 1-3). They came to him there and said, "Here we are; we are your bone and your flesh. Even previously, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And Jehovah said to you, You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be ruler over Israel" (vv. 1b-2). When all the elders of Israel came to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant 2 with them before Jehovah, and they anointed him king over Israel (v. 3).
二三十七 岁时
B. At the Age of Thirty-seven
9四至五节给我们看见，大卫登基时年三十七岁。
9Verses 4 and 5 tell us that David was thirty-seven years old when he began to reign
三 作全以色列和犹大的王三十三年
C. Reigning over All Israel and Judah for Thirty-three Years
10大卫在位四十年。他在希伯仑作犹大王七年零六个月，在耶路撒冷作以色列和犹大王三十三年。（4下～5。）
10David reigned for forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years (vv. 4b-5
参 为著神百姓以色列的缘故，被神坚立作王，他的国得著高举
III. ESTABLISHED BY GOD AS KING with his kingdom exalted for the sake of God'sp eople Israel
11神坚立大卫作王，并使他的国得著高举，乃是为著神百姓以色列的缘故。（6～25。）这里我们看见，大卫的国是神所坚立的；相反的，扫罗想要高举自己和自己的王国，却不能成功。在大卫身上，神作了一切，坚立并高举他和他的国，这是为神百姓的缘故。这里我们需要学习，我们若为自己作甚么，神就不会高举我们；但我们若为神的国和神的子民而活，神就要为祂子民的缘故高举我们。因此，我们不该寻求使自己得高举。我们若高举自己，就必受苦而被打倒。（太二三12。）扫罗尽力要高举自己；但在一日之内，他和三个儿子都被了结。就在神把扫罗打倒的同一天，神也高举了大卫。（撒上三十～三一。）
11David was established by God asking with his kingdom exalted for the sake of God'sp eople Israel (vv. 6-25). Here we see that David ' skin gdom was established by God. Saul, on the contrary, had tried to exalt himself with his monarchy, but he did not succeed. With David, God did everything to establish and exalt him and his kingdom for the sake of God'sp eople. From this we need to learn that if we do anything for ourselves, God will not exalt us, but if we live our lives for God'skin gdom and God'sp eople, God will exalt us for His people'ss ake. Therefore, we should not seek any kind of self-exaltation. If we do, we will suffer and be put down (Matt. 23:12). Saul tried his best to exalt himself, but in just one day Saul and three of his sons were terminated. On the same day that God was putting down Saul, He was exalting David (1 Sam. 30—31).
12大卫的历史，特别是撒上十八章一节至撒下五章二十五节的记载，启示我们的神是主宰一切的。祂似乎安安静静的把自己隐藏起来；事实上，祂是无所不在，也与每一个人同在。例如，我相信乃是神推动非利士人的首领，使他们对大卫有怨言；这样，亚吉王就必须打发大卫回去。（撒上二九1～11。）这拯救大卫脱离必须和非利士人一同攻打以色列人的为难。从这件事我们可以看见，神在幕后作一切事，调度每一个人来成就祂的定旨，以完成祂的经纶。万物、万人、万事都是在大卫所信靠之神的手中。大卫没有作甚么，神却在幕后作了一切。结果扫罗被打倒，大卫得高举。扫罗死后，『扫罗家和大卫家争战许久；大卫家日见强盛，扫罗家日见衰弱。』（撒下三1。）在撒母耳记全书中，我们能看见神一直在各方面行动作事，为著祂自己，为著祂的国，为著祂的百姓，并为著完成祂的经纶。祂在人看不见，不知道的时候，顾到一切的事，照著祂的意愿，完成祂的经纶。（弗一11。）
12The history concerning David, particularly the record in 1 Samuel 18:1 through 2 Samuel 5:25, reveals that our God is sovereign. It may seem that He is silent and that He is hiding Himself, but He is everywhere and with everyone. I believe, for example, that God motivated all the lords of the Philistines to complain about David, making it necessary for Achish to send David away (1 Sam. 29:1-11). This rescued David from the dilemma of having to fight with the Philistines against Israel. From this we can see that God was doing everything behind the scenes, directing everyone to accomplish His purpose for the carrying out of His economy. Everything, everyone, and every situation were in the hand of the God in whom David trusted. David did nothing, but God did everything behind the scenes. As a result, Saul was put down, and David was exalted. After the death of Saul, "there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker" (2 Sam. 3:1). Throughout the books of 1 and 2 Samuel we can see that God was moving and acting all the time in every way for Himself, His kingdom, His people, and the accomplishing of His economy. Without anyone seeing or knowing, God takes care of everything according to His will to accomplish His economy (Eph. 1:11
一 在他胜过耶布斯人的事上
A. In His Victory over the Jebusites
13撒下五章六至二十五节所发生的许多事，都证明神坚立大卫，并高举6他的国。头一件事记载在六至八节，那里给我们看见，神在大卫胜过耶布斯人的事上坚立大卫。
13A number of matters in 2 Samuel 5:6-25 are evidence that God had established David and had exalted his kingdom. The first of these is recorded in verses through 8, where we see that David was established by God in his victory over the Jebusites.
二 在建造锡安作他的保障，并建造耶路撒冷，以及在他日见强盛的事上
B. In the Building of Zion as His Stronghold and of Jerusalem and in His Becoming Greater and Greater
14大卫蒙神坚立，也见于他建造锡安作他的保障，并建造耶路撒冷的事上。（9。）不仅如此，『大卫日见强盛，耶和华万军之神与他同在。』（10。）这指明大卫有神的同在。在事奉主的时候，我们必须确定我们有主的同在。我们若实实在在的跟随主，为著完成祂的经纶，就必定有主的同在。在任何事上，我们里面若没有主与我们同在的感觉，就必须小心，重新考虑我们的路。扫罗首先失去神的同在，（撒上十六14，）这应该帮助扫罗重新考虑他的路，但是他没有这样作。在主的恢复里，我们无论作甚么，都必须顾到主同在的感觉。
14David's being established by God is seen also in the building of Zion as his stronghold and of Jerusalem (v. 9). Furthermore, " David became greater and greater; and Jehovah, the God of hosts, was with him " (v. 10). This indicates that David had God's presence. In serving the Lord, we need to have the assurance that we have His presence. If we are really following the Lord for the fulfillment of His economy, we will certainly have His presence. If in any matter we do not have the inner sense that the Lord is with us, we must be careful and consider our way. Saul first lost the presence of God (1 Sam. 16:14). That should have helped him to reconsider his way, but he did not. In the Lord's recovery, whenever we do anything, we must take care of the sense of the Lord's presence.
三 在推罗王希兰供应他材料，为他建造宫殿的事上
C. In Hiram King of Tyre Supplying Him Materials for the Building of a Palace for Him
15推罗王希兰供应大卫材料和工匠，为他建造宫殿。（撒下五11～。）这是更进一步有力的证明，大卫被坚立作以色列人的王，确实是出于神的。在我们为主作工时，这样的确据是很重要的，也是必需的。我们都该学功课，注意这两件事：在里面有神的同在，在外面有环境的印证。
15Hiram king of Tyre sent David materials and workmen for the building of a palace for him (2 Sam. 5:1 1-1 2). This was a further strong evidence that 12 David's being established asking over Israel was really of God. Such an assurance is very important and is necessary in our working for the Lord. We all need to learn the lesson of caring for these two things: the inward presence of God and the outward confirmation in our environment.
四 在耶路撒冷生了更多的儿女，包括所罗门
D. Begetting More Children, Including Solomon, in Jerusalem
16照著十三至十六节，大卫在耶路撒冷生了更多的儿女，包括所罗门。
16According to verses 13 through 16, in Jerusalem David begot more children, including Solomon
五 在他一再胜过非利士人的事上
E. In His Repeated Victories over the Philistines
17最后，大卫蒙神坚立，也见于他一再胜过非利士人的事上。（17～25。）大卫求问耶和华说，他是否可以上去攻打非利士人，耶和华说，『你可以上去，我必将非利士人交在你手里。』（19。）大卫击杀非利士人，说，『耶和华在我面前冲破敌人，如同水冲去一般。』（20下。）大卫就遵著耶和华所吩咐的去行，攻打非利士人，从迦巴直到基色。以色列人有两个最麻烦的仇敌，一个是亚玛力人，一个是非利士人。甚至在以色列人进美地之前，他们就受到亚玛力人的搅扰。在出埃及十七章，以色列人在摩西和约书亚这两个首领的带领之下，与亚玛力人打了一场很特别的仗。按豫表说，这两个首领表征基督的两方面：约书亚表征基督在我们里面是那灵，摩西表征基督在诸天之上为我们祷告。那是灵的基督，就是赐生命的灵，也是在复活里之基督的实际，在我们里面活著并作工；而升天的基督乃是为我们代求。亚玛力人表征最搅扰我们的仇敌，就是我们的肉体。我们绝不该认为自己可以胜过肉体，但藉著基督在我们里面作那灵，并在诸天之上作代求者，我们就能击败这个仇敌。
17Finally, David's being established by God was seen in his repeated victories over the Philistines (vv. 17-25). When David inquired of Jehovah, asking whether he should go up against the Philistines, Jehovah said to him, "Go up, for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand " (v. 19). David struck the Philistines and said, "Jehovah has broken forth upon my enemies before me like the breaking forth of a flood" (v. 20b). David continued to do as Jehovah had commanded him and struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer. Israel ' st wo most troubling enemies were the Amalekites and the Philistines. Even before Israel entered into the good land, they were frustrated by the Amalekites. In Exodus 17 the children of Israel fought a war against the Amalekites in a particular way under two leaders — Moses and Joshua. In typology these two leaders signify Christ in two aspects. The people of Israel fought against the Amalekites under Joshua, signifying the Spirit within us, and under Moses, signifying the Christ who is in the heavens praying for us. The pneumatic Christ as the life-giving Spirit, as the reality of Christ in resurrection, is living and working within us, and the ascended Christ is interceding for us. The Amalekites signify our flesh, our most bothersome enemy. We should never think that we can overcome the flesh. However, by Christ as the Spirit within and as our Intercessor in the heavens, this enemy can be defeated.
18以色列人的另一个仇敌是非利士人。他们是以色列的近邻，有时候甚至与以色列人混在一起。大卫杀了歌利亚并打败了非利士人，但他后来竟然成了非利士王亚吉的朋友。按豫表说，非利士人表征属世的基督徒。非利士人与神的子民很接近，但他们很属世，用属世的方法处理神的事。想想他们如何送回约柜。照著神的定规，搬运约柜不能用别的方法，只能由祭司扛抬；非利士人却用车来载约柜。约柜代表神自己，不可以用车来载。用车和两只牛将约柜运回以色列，是属世的方法。非利士人知道一些关于神的事；他们献上赎愆祭，要平息神的怒气，但所用的方法却是属世的。今天，我们主要的是受这两件事所搅扰：在我们里面的肉体，以及在我们环境中属世的基督教。
18Israel'so ther enemy was the Philistines, who were very close neighbors of Israel. At times they became somewhat mixed up with Israel. Eventually, David, the one who killed Goliath and defeated the Philistines, became friends with Achish, a king of the Philistines. In typology, the Philistines signify the worldly Christians. The Philistines were very close to God'sp eople, yet they were worldly and handled the things of God in a worldly way. Consider how they sent back the ark of God. According to God'so rd i nation, the ark should not have been moved by any means other than by living priests, but the Philistines caused it to be carried on a cart. The ark, which represents God Himself, should never have been carried in such a way. To use a cart and two cows in order to send the ark back to Israel was the worldly way. The Philistines knew something about the divine things. They offered a trespass offering to appease God'sang er, but they did this in a worldly way. Today, we are troubled mainly by these two things: the flesh within and the worldly Christianity in our environment
19与大卫有关的每一件事，都是在神主宰的调度下所安排的，为要成就一件事，就是在神的选民中间，藉著合式的人建立祂的国。当时那个合式的人是大卫；今天应当是主恢复里的人。每一个时代，神都有特别的事要完成。在今天二十世纪这个时代，神所要特别完成的事，乃是要恢复今天属世基督教里所失去、所忽略的每一件事。
19Everything concerning David was arranged under God'ss ove reign direction to accomplish one thing: the building up of His kingdom in His elect through the proper person. At that time the proper person was David, but today it should be the people in the Lord's recovery. In every age God has a particular thing to accomplish. In this age, the twentieth century, the particular thing that God intends to accomplish is to recover everything that has been lost and is missing in today's worldly Christianity