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撒母耳记生命读经 · 第23篇

大卫的历史（十）

The History Concerning David (10)
为百姓所加冠，作神在地上之国的王撒下二至二十四章（四）
Crowned by the People to be the King for the Kingdom of God on the Earth 2 Samuel 2—24 (4
1大卫顾到神在地上的居所（二）读经：撒母耳记下七章。
1David's Care for God's Habitation on the Earth (2) Scripture Reading: 2 Sam. 7
2在前一篇信息我们从撒下六章看见，大卫顾到约柜的居所。在本篇信息中，我们要来看，照著七章，大卫要为神建殿。关于这件事，我有一个非常特别的负担。
2In the foregoing message we saw from chapter six that David took care of the habitation of the ark. In this message we will see that, according to chapter seven, David wanted to build a house for God. Concerning this matter I have a very particular burden
贰 要为神建殿
II. WANTING TO BUILD A HOUSE FOR GOD
一 想到他自己住在香柏木的宫中，神的约柜却住在幔子里
A. Considering That He Himself Dwelled in a House of Cedar, but That the Ark of God Dwelled within Curtains
3大卫想到他自己住在香柏木的宫中，神的约柜却住在幔子里。（2下。）
3David considered that he himself dwelled in a house of cedar but that the ark of God dwelled within curtains (v. 2b
二 将他所想的告诉申言者拿单
B. Releasing His Consideration to Nathan the Prophet
4大卫将他所想的告诉申言者拿单；拿单鼓励大卫可以照他的心意而行，因为耶和华与他同在。（2上～3。）
4David released his consideration to Nathan the prophet, who encouraged him to go and do what was in his heart, telling David that Jehovah was with him (vv. 2a, 3
三 神藉著拿单回答大卫
C. God's Response to David through Nathan
5在四至十七节，神藉著拿单回答大卫。四节告诉我们，当夜耶和华的话临到拿单。
5In verses 4 through 17 we have God's response to David through Nathan. Verse 4 tells us in that night the word of Jehovah came to Nathan
１ 神未曾要任何人为祂建造殿宇给祂居住
1. God Having Never Asked Anyone to Build Him a House That He Might Dwell in It
6神对大卫说，自从祂领以色列人出埃及以来，神未曾要任何人为祂建造殿宇给祂居住；神乃是在帐棚和帐幕中行走。（5～7。）２神从羊的草场上将大卫召来，
6God told David that since the time He brought Israel up out of Egypt, He had never asked anyone to build Him a house that He might dwell in it. Rather, He went about in a tent and in a tabernacle (vv. 5-7). 2. God Taking David from the Pasture of the Sheep
立大卫作神的民以色列的君
That He Might Be Ruler over His People Israel
7神吩咐拿单告诉大卫说，神从羊的草场上将他召来，叫他不再跟从羊群，立他作祂民以色列的君。（8。）大卫无论往那里去，神常与他同在，剪除他的一切仇敌。（9上。）这给我们看见神的同在。大卫非常兴旺，因为他有神的同在。这是今天我们要学的功课。每当我们准备要说神的话，必须有把握自己有神的同在。我们若没有这个把握，就必须祷告到有深切的感觉，知道我们有神的同在。
7God charged Nathan to tell David that He took him from the pasture, from following the sheep, that he might be ruler over His people Israel (v. 8). Also, God had been with David in every place and had cut off all his enemies (v. 9a). This refers to the presence of God. David was prosperous because he had the presence of God. This is a lesson for us today. Whenever we prepare ourselves to speak God'sword, we must be assured that we have the presence of God. If we do not have this assurance, we need to pray until we have the deep sense of God's presence with us.
３ 神必使大卫得大名
3. God Making a Great Name for David
8神应许大卫，祂必使大卫得大名，『好像地上极有名的人一样。』（9下。）
8God promised David that He would make a great name for him, "like the name of the great ones who are on the earth" (v. 9b
４ 神必为祂民以色列选定一个地方，栽培他们
4. God Appointing a Place for His People Israel and Planting Them
9神说祂必为祂民以色列选定一个地方，栽培他们，使他们住自己的地方，不再受搅扰；凶恶之子，也不再像从前扰害他们。（10。）大卫的心是要为神找著居住之处，但神的心是要为祂的子民找一个地方，使他们能定居，甚至受栽培。然而，若要实现这个，神的选民就必须与神合作。
9God said that He would appoint a place for His people Israel and plant them, that they might dwell in their own place without disturbances and without being ill- treated by the sons of wickedness (v. 10). David'she art was to get a place for God to dwell in, but God'she art is to get a place for His people to be settled and even planted. For this to take place, however, God'select people need to cooperate with Him
５ 神必赐大卫安靖，不被一切仇敌扰乱
5. God Giving David Rest from All His Enemies
10神对大卫说，祂必赐他安靖，不被一切仇敌扰乱。（11上。）这里神似乎是说，『大卫，你有心为著我，我的心也为著你，我要赐你安靖，不被围绕在你周围的仇敌扰乱。』
10God told David that He would give him rest from all his enemies (v. 11a). Here God seemed to be saying, "David, you have a heart for Me. My heart is for you, and I want you to have rest from all the enemies that are around you
６ 神告诉大卫，祂必为大卫建立家室
6. God Declaring to David That He Would Make Him a House
11神告诉大卫，祂必为大卫建立家室。（11下。）当我们爱主的时候，我们也许觉得该为主作事；然而，我们决定要为主作事的时候，深处会有个感觉，我们需要主为我们作更多。我们会看见，我们缺少基督，我们需要更多的基督。７神必兴起大卫的后裔（指基督），也必坚定他的国（指基督的国）神对大卫说，『我必使你腹中所出的后裔接续你，我也必坚定他的国。』（12。）这里的后裔是指基督，国是指基督的国。大卫渴望为神建殿，神对大卫的回答，就某种意义说乃是进来阻止大卫，指明在大卫能为神作甚么以前，他需要神为他作事。
11Jehovah declared to David that He would make him a house (v. 11b). When we love the Lord, we may feel that we should do something for Him. However, when we resolve to do something for the Lord, we may have the sense deep within us that we need the Lord to do more for us. As we will see, we are short of Christ and we need more of Christ. 7. God Raising Up David's Seed (Referring to Christ) and Establishing His Kingdom (Referring to Christ'sKin gdom) God said to David, " I will raise up your seed after you, which will come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom" (v. 12). Here "your seed" refers to Christ and "his kingdom" refers to Christ'skin gdom. In His response to David's desire to build God a house, God in a sense came in to stop David by indicating that before David could do something for God, he needed God to do something for him.
12每当我们想要为神作甚么，神就在里面告诉我们，我们有所短缺。我们所缺少的就是基督，我们都需要基督。在这一点上，请你们思想一首诗歌，说到我们多么需要基督（诗歌七二三首）：
12Whenever we would think to do something for God, God within us would tell us that we are short of something. Our shortage is Christ. We all need Christ. At this point I would ask you to consider some lines from a hymn that speaks of how much we need Christ (Hymns, #1024
需要耶稣！需要耶稣！人人都需要耶稣！要脱罪担需要主，要得平安需要主，要免沉沦得永生，你需要耶稣！
You need Jesus! You need Jesus! Men and women all need Him! For redemption you need Him, For salvation you need Him! And for everlasting life, Yes, you need Jesus
13我们需要更多、更多的耶稣；我们得著祂永远不会太多。我们缺少神的儿子基督。我们需要神将祂的儿子作成我们的后裔，也就是说，我们需要基
13We need more and more of Jesus; we can never get enough of Him. We are short of Christ, God'sS on. We need God to make His Son our seed; that is, we need Christ as our heritage and our treasure
14督作我们的产业和我们的珍宝。
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15当一个罪人转向神并相信基督时，就有心想要为神作甚么。然而，对这样的人，神会说，『你想要为我作事么？其实你极需要我为你作事。我所要为你作的事，就是将我的儿子构成到你的里面，作你的珍宝。除非我为你作这事，否则你永远不会有度量来为我作任何事。』
15When a sinner turns to God and believes in Christ, he may then have the heart to do something for God. However, to such a person God would say, "Do you intend to do something for Me? You have a great need for Me to do something for you. What I want to do for you is to constitute My Son into your being to be your treasure. Unless I do this for you, you will never have the capacity to do anything for Me
16神渴望将基督构成到我们里面，这基督不仅是我们的珍宝，也是我们的家。今天我们住在那里？我们乃是住在基督里。神的儿子基督还未作到我们里面以前，我们是无家可归的。无家可归的意思就是没有基督。我们没有基督，就没有家。同样，我们没有基督，也没有公义、称义和圣别。我们需要神将基督建造到我们里面，作我们的公义、称义、粮食、饮料、衣服、满足、住处和家。为要实现这一切，神已经将我们摆在基督里，（林前一30，）现今基督成了我们的一切。
16The Christ whom God desires to constitute into us is not only our treasure—He is also our home. Where do we live today? We live in Christ. Before Christ the Son of God was wrought into our being, we were homeless. To be homeless is to be Christless. Without Christ, we do not have a home. Likewise, without Christ we do not have righteousness, justification, or satisfaction. We need God to build Christ into our being to be our righteousness, justification, food and drink, clothing, satisfaction, dwelling place, and home. In order for this to happen, God has put us into Christ (1 Cor. 1:30), and now Christ is becoming everything to us
17在撒下七章十二节，神事实上是在告诉大卫，他不该为神建立甚么；他需要神将自己的儿子建造到他里面。至终大卫的后裔称为神的儿子，（罗一3，）这是一个非常奇妙的事实。这指明成为肉体的原则。基督是神而人者：身为神，祂是神的儿子；身为人，祂是我们的后裔。神的儿子若不构成到我们里面，我们就一无所是。神的儿子必须成为我们的后裔，但祂仍是神的儿子。
17In 2 Samuel 7:12 God was actually telling David that instead of building something for God, he needed God to build His Son into him. It is a marvelous fact that eventually David's seed would be called the Son of God (Rom. 1:3). This indicates the principle of incarnation. Christ is the God-man. As God, He is the Son of God; as man, He is our seed. If the Son of God is not constituted into us, we are nothing. The Son of God must become our seed, yet He remains the Son of God.
18当我们得救时，我们许多人很肤浅的相信福音。我越研读圣经，越看见福音不是肤浅的。真正、内在的福音，乃是神要在基督里将自己作到我们里面。撒下七章十二节给我们看见真正的传福音。我们若传这内在的福音，就要告诉人，他们不该以为自己能为神作甚么，因为他们属人的生命是虚空的。我们要告诉他们，他们有所短缺，并且他们所需要的，乃是基督（就是神自己）作到他们里面。这就是福音。神要将祂自己作到我们里面，首先是藉著成为肉体而成为人。身为人，祂为我们死，又从死人中复活，成为赐生命的灵。（林前十五45下。）这赐生命的灵就是那在十字架上救赎我们的救主，如今在我们灵中拯救我们。祂是我们的救赎主、拯救主、生命和后裔。这样的一位如今正建造、构成到我们里面，使我们成为祂的一部分，如同祂将自己作成我们的一部分一样。我们若在神的光照下读撒下七章，就会看见大卫的后裔就是基督。按十二节看，神要坚定大卫的国，这是指基督的国。这意思是说，大卫的国就是基督的国。申言者将大卫与基督当作是一个。何西阿三章五节和阿摩司九章十一节说大卫王要来，以及建立大卫家倒塌的帐幕，都是指基督要来。
18When we were saved, many of us believed the gospel in a shallow way. The more I study the Bible, the more I realize that the gospel is not shallow. The genuine and intrinsic gospel is that God intends to work Himself in Christ into us. In 2 Samuel 7:12 we have the genuine preaching of the gospel. If we preach this intrinsic gospel, we will tell others that they should not think that they can do something for God, for their human life is empty. We will tell them that they are short of something and that what they need is Christ, the very God Himself, to be wrought into their being. This is the gospel. In order to work Himself into us, God first became a man through incarnation. As a man He died for us, and then rose up from among the dead and became the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45b). This life-giving Spirit is our Savior, who redeemed us on the cross and who is now saving us in our spirit. He is our Redeemer, Savior, life, and seed. As such a One, He is now being built, constituted, into us, making us a part of Him, even as He has made Himself a part of us. If we read 2 Samuel 7 under God's enlightening, we will see that the seed of David is Christ. According to verse 7 God will establish David'skin gdom, which refers to Christ'skin gdom. This means that the kingdom of David is Christ'skin gdom. The prophets spoke of David and Christ as one. In Hosea 3:5 and Amos 9:11 the coming of King David refers to Christ's coming
８ 基督要为神的名建造殿宇，神必坚定基督的国位，直到永远
8. Christ Building a House for God's Name, and God Establishing the Throne of Christ'sKin gdom Forever
19撒下七章十三节启示，为神的名建造殿宇的乃是基督，神必坚定基督的国位，直到永远。
19Second Samuel 7:13 reveals that it is Christ who will build a house for God's name, and God will establish the throne of Christ'skin gdom forever
９ 神要作基督的父，基督要作神的子
9. God Being Christ's Father, and Christ Being God'sS on
20十四节上半说，『我要作他的父，他要作我的子。』事实上，这是启示神要作基督的父，基督要作神的子。（来一5下。）神的救恩是要使作祂具体化身的基督，成为我们的。神的儿子就是神的具体化身，也就是神自己，乃是在我们里面。因此我们能彀宣告，神的儿子基督已经建造到我们里面。
20Verse 14a says, " I will be his Father, and he will be My son. " This actually reveals that God will be Christ's Father and that Christ will be God ' sS on (Heb. 1:5b). God ' ss alvation is just to make Christ, His embodiment, ours. The Son of God, who is the embodiment of God, God Himself, is in us. Therefore, we can declare that Christ, the Son of God, has been built into us.
１０ 如果大卫的后裔（指基督之外者）犯了罪，神必责打他
10. God Striking David's Seed (Referring to the One Other Than Christ) if He Committed Iniquity
21撒下七章十四节下半至十五节说，如果大卫的后裔（指基督之外者）犯了罪，神必用人的杖责打他，用人的鞭责罚他；但神的慈爱仍不离开他，像离开扫罗一样。所罗门的确犯了严重的罪，神也因此惩治他，但神的慈爱仍留在大卫家。
21Second Samuel 7:14b-15 says that if David's seed (referring to the one other than Christ, that is, Solomon) committed iniquity, God would strike him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men. However, God's lovingkindness would not depart from him, as God took it away from Saul. Solomon did commit serious sin, and God chastised him because of it, but God's lovingkindness nevertheless remained with the house of David
１１ 大卫的家和他的国（指基督的国），必永远坚立
11. David'sHo use and His Kingdom (Referring to Christ'sKin gdom) Being Made Sure Forever
22在十六节神对大卫说，『你的家和你的国，必在你面前永远坚立；你的国位也必坚定，直到永远。』这里『你的国』指基督的国；『你的国位』指基督的国位。在圣经中，大卫和基督同有一个国位。基督是大卫。（太十二3～6。）至终，基督与我们成为一，因为实在说来，基督已经成为我们。祂是头，我们是身体；头和身体乃是一。
22In verse 16 God said to David, "Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you; your throne will be established forever." Here "your kingdom" refers to Christ'skin gdom, and "your throne" refers to Christ's throne. In the Bible David and Christ have one throne. Christ is the real David (Matt. 12:3-6). Eventually, Christ and we become one, for in a very real sense Christ has become us. He is the Head and we are the Body, and the Head and the Body are one
四 大卫对神的回答
D. David's Response to God
23撒下七章十八至二十九节记载大卫对神的回答。
23Verses 18 through 29 are a record of David's response to God
１ 感谢神为他所行的一切大事，是因神所说的话
1. Thanking God for All the Great Things He Had Done to Him for His Word'sS ake
24在十八至二十一节，大卫感谢神为他所行的一切大事，是因神所说的话，也是照神的心意。
24In verses 18 through 21 David thanked God for all the great things He had done to him for His word'ss ake and according to His own heart
２ 因神为以色列所作的一切，赞美神本为大
2. Praising God for His Greatness in All That He Had Done for Israel
25大卫接著因神为祂民以色列所作的一切，赞美神本为大。（22～。）在二十四节大卫说，『你曾坚立你的民以色列，作你的子民直到永远；你耶和华也作了他们的神。』
25Next, David praised God for His greatness in all that He had done for His people Israel (vv. 22-24). In verse 24 David said, "You have established Your 24 people Israel to be a people to You forever, and You, O Jehovah, became their God."
３ 求神照祂的应许，建造、坚立、并永远赐福与大卫的家
3. Asking God to Build, Establish, and Bless His House Forever according to His Promise
26最后，大卫求神照祂的应许，建造、25-坚立、并永远赐福与大卫的家。（25～29。）大卫末了向神说，『现在求你赐福与仆人的家，可以永存在你的面前。主耶和华阿，这是你所应许的，愿你永远赐福与仆人的家。』（29。）
26Finally, David asked God to build, establish, and bless his house forever according to His promise (vv. 29). David concluded by saying to God, "May it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may be before You forever; for You, O Lord Jehovah, have spoken it. And with Your blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever" (v. 29).