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撒母耳记生命读经 · 第34篇

人的失败和神的惩治

Man’s Failure and God’s Punishment
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1Scripture Reading: 2 Sam. 11:1—12:23
2读经：撒母耳记下11:1—12:23
2In this message I have the burden to speak a word concerning man’s failure and God’s punishment
神的主宰和神的经纶
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY AND GOD’SECON O MY
3撒母耳记揭示神的主宰和神的经纶。神是主宰一切的；祂在一切事物的背后，也在每一个人的背后。祂完全能彀照著祂的心愿，并照著祂永远的经纶，完成祂所要的。神渴望在基督里将祂自己作到祂所拣选的人里面，使祂自己与他们成为一个生机的实体。这意思是说，经过过程并终极完成的三一神，正在基督里将祂自己建造到祂所拣选之人内在的所是里，为要得著一个是神又是人的构成体。这样一个实体称为神的国，就是三一神的生机体，也是基督生机的身体。神正在建造这样一个实体，但许多属灵的瞎子，却努力在神的国之内，为自己建立王国。
3The books of Samuel unveil God’s sovereignty and God’secon o my. God is sovereign; He is behind everything and everyone. He has the full capacity to carry out what He wants according to the desire of His heart and according to His eternal economy. God desires to work Himself in Christ into His chosen people, making Himself and them one organic entity. This means that the processed and consummated Triune God is building Himself in Christ into the intrinsic being of His chosen people, in order to have a constitution that is both divine and human. Such an entity is called the kingdom of God, the organism of the Triune God, and the organic Body of Christ. Whereas God is building such an entity, many of those who are spiritually blind are endeavoring to build up for themselves a monarchy within the divine kingdom
4撒母耳记也揭示人的失败。大卫是合乎神心的人，却在肉体情欲的事上失败了。大卫的缺点是没有约束自己的肉体。当他三十岁在希伯仑加冠时，至少已经有了六个妻子。（撒下三2～5。）后来他却滥用王权，谋害乌利亚，抢夺他的妻子。
4The books of Samuel also unveil man’s failure. David, a man according to God’she art, failed in the matter of the lust of the flesh. David’s defect was that he did not restrict his flesh. When he was crowned in Hebron at thirty years of age, he already had at least six wives (2 Sam. 3:2-5). Later, he abused his kingship by murdering Uriah and robbing him of his wife
5在神的创造里，神命定人应当一夫一妻，使人得著敬虔的儿女。（玛二14～15。）但有人破坏了这个原则。例如基甸这个以色列人的士师，有许多妻子。（士八30。）然而，波阿斯这位基督家谱中重要的先祖，乃是一个好榜样，因为他约束肉体的情欲。（得三。）撒母耳也是一个好榜样。他母亲将他奉献给神作拿细耳人，他一生持守他母亲所许的愿。然而，大卫这个合乎神心的人，在肉体情欲的事上却大大的失败。
5In His creation God ordained that man have one wife so that man may have godly children (Mal. 2:14-15). However, some men broke this principle. For instance, Gideon, one of the judges of Israel, had many wives (Judg. 8:30). Boaz, an important ancestor in the genealogy of Christ, was a good pattern because he controlled the lust of his flesh (Ruth 3). Samuel was also a good example. His mother consecrated him to God as a Nazarite, and he kept the vow of his mother throughout his life. David, on the contrary, even though he was a man according to God’she art, had a great failure in the matter of the lust of the flesh
6除了人的失败之外，撒母耳记也揭示神的惩治。神在大卫身上施行严厉的惩治，因为他所犯的罪太邪恶了。
6In addition to man’s failure, the books of Samuel reveal God’s punishment. God exercised a severe punishment upon David because his sin was very evil.
大卫儿女本性的改变教导我们要敬畏神
The Change in the Behavior of David’s Children Teaching Us to Fear God
7大卫失败后，在他家人中间就发生许多恶事，包括乱伦、谋杀和背叛。在大卫失败之后，他儿女的本性似乎也改变了。这改变在大卫儿子押沙龙的身上特别显著。押沙龙杀了他的哥哥暗嫩，因为暗嫩玷污了他的妹子；然后他背叛他父亲大卫，甚至要杀他。这空前邪恶的源头，乃是大卫放纵肉体的情欲。大卫儿女身上产生的改变，应当教导我们敬畏神。我们必须学功课，向著神有神圣的敬畏，在祂面前恐惧战兢。我们的儿女是好是坏，完全在乎神。但我们在神眼中如何，却会影响我们的儿女。不仅如此，神对爱祂之人的惩治和行政的对付，总是影响他们的儿女。
7After David’s failure many evils, including incest, murder, and rebellion, took place among his family. It seemed that, after David’s failure, the behavior of his children changed. This change is seen particularly in the case of David’ss on Absalom. Absalom killed his brother Ammon because he had defiled Absalom’s sister, and then he rebelled against his father David, even seeking to kill him. The source of this unprecedented evil was David’s indulgence in the lust of the flesh. The change that took place with David’s children should teach us to fear God. We must learn the lesson to have a holy fear toward God and to tremble before Him. Whether our children will be good or bad is altogether up to God. What we are in the sight of God will affect our children. Furthermore, God’s chastisement and His governmental dealing with those who love Him always affect their children
大卫的家和以色列国都没有平安
There Being No Peace in David’s Family or in the Kingdom of Israel
8在神的惩治中，乌利亚妻子所生的第一个儿子死了。（撒下十二。）但她在神主宰的怜悯下，又生了一个孩子。神给这个孩子起名叫耶底底亚，意思是耶和华所喜爱的。（25。）大卫给他起名叫所罗门，意思是平安的，（24，）指明大卫期望得著平安的时期。但从那时起，在大卫家中和整个以色列国里，都没有平安。所罗门的君王职分有一个很好的开始，但他后来犯了与他父亲同样的错，结局就很可怜。他有妃七百，嫔三百。（王上十一3。）他的外邦妻子带来外邦的偶像，诱使他的心不随从神。（4，8。）
8In God’s punishment, the first child born of the wife of Uriah died (2 Sam. 12:18). In God’ss ove reign mercy, another child was born of her. The name given to 18 him by God was Jedidiah, which means “beloved of Jehovah” (v. 25). David gave him the name Solomon, which means “peaceful” (v. 24). This indicates that David expected to have a peaceful time. But from that time there was no peace in David’s family or in the entire kingdom of Israel. Solomon’s kingship had a wonderful beginning, but the same thing happened with him as with his father, and his end was pitiful. He had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines (1 Kings 11:3). His pagan wives brought their idols with them and turned Solomon’s he art away from God (vv. 4, 8).
神是有怜悯的，也是公正的
God Being Just as Well as Merciful
9我们的神是有怜悯的，但祂也是公正的。神爱大卫，然而大卫因著自己的罪，就失去了立场和地位；并且失去十二支派中的十一个支派，只有犹大支派留下来跟随大卫。（撒下二十1～2。）在所罗门之后，他的国就分裂了；最终，犹大和以色列都被掳。以色列人失去了他们的国和他们先祖的地，分散到世界各地，遭受逼迫和杀害。今天他们虽然在地中海岸有一块狭长的土地，但是他们与邻国之间没有和平。
9Our God is merciful, but He is also just. God loved David, but because of his sin David lost his standing and position and eleven of the twelve tribes. Only the tribe of Judah remained with David (2 Sam. 20:1-2). After Solomon’s reign the kingdom was divided, and eventually Judah and Israel were taken into captivity. The children of Israel lost their nation and the land of their fathers; they were scattered around the globe; and they were persecuted and killed. Today, although they have a narrow strip of land near the Mediterranean Sea, they have no peace with their neighbors.
神在召会历史中的审判
God’s Judgment in the History of the Church
10我们若回顾召会历史，就会看见在已过十九个世纪里所发生的事，与撒母耳记所揭示的四件事相符：神的主宰、神的经纶、人的失败、和神惩治的审判。在启示录二至三章，我们看见召会在神的审判之下。这审判要完成于十七章对大巴比伦的审判。当我们思想神的审判这件事，必须非常注意神是谁，以及我们的反应该如何。圣经记载神对大卫惩治的审判，
10If we trace the history of the church, we will see that what has happened during the past nineteen centuries matches the four matters found in the books of Samuel: God’s sovereignty, God’secon o my, man’s failure, and God’s punishing judgment. In chapters two and three of Revelation, we see the church under God’s judgment. This judgment will consummate in chapter seventeen, with the judgment of Babylon the Great. As we consider this matter of God’s judgment, we need to be very conscious of what God is and of what our response should be. The Account Of God’s Punishing Judgment On David
今天乃是为著警戒我们
Being Written As A Warning To Us Today
11圣经记载神对大卫惩治的审判，今天乃是为著警戒我们。（林前十。）我们该在神面前，严肃的读这段记载。这记载警戒我们，放纵肉体是严重的事。大卫只因看一眼，就受了试诱，无法约束自己。
11The account of God’s punishing judgment on David is written as a warning to us today (1 Cor. 10:11). We should read this account seriously in the presence of 11 God. This account warns us that the indulgence of the flesh is a serious thing. David was tempted simply by a glance and then he failed to restrict himself.
12我们在主恢复里的人，在接触异性的事上，必须圣别、分别归神。性的邪恶是非常会传染的。我们必须操练我们的灵，以胜过我们的肉体和旧人。这不该只是教训，还必须是我们日常生活的实行。众圣徒，特别是年轻人，应当省察自己的心，并在心中定大志，（士五15～16，）绝不走放纵肉体的路。我们的神是活的，基督是真实的。有了基督作赐生命的灵，一切都是真实的；但离了祂，一切就是虚空的虚空。那灵在我们里面，是很温和的运行。我们必须说，『主耶稣，我爱你，我需要你，我接受你。』我们若这样说，祂就会成为我们的救主，和我们大能的救恩。作为那是灵的基督，祂能拯救我们、保守我们并保护我们，脱离这世代的污染，使我们能持守我们所得著的荣耀。
12In contacting the opposite sex, we in the Lord’s recovery need to be sanctified and separated unto God. The evil concerning sex is very contagious. We must exercise our spirit to overcome our flesh and our old man. This must not be a mere teaching; it must be a practice in our daily life. All the saints, especially the young ones, should search their hearts and make a strong resolution of heart (Judg. 5:15-16) never to go the way of the indulgence of the flesh. Our God is living, and Christ is real. With Christ as the life-giving Spirit, everything is real, but apart from Him everything is vanity of vanities. The Spirit is moving within us in a very gentle way. We need to say, “Lord Jesus, I love You, I need You, and I receive You.” If we say this, He will be our Savior and our dynamic salvation. As the pneumatic Christ, He will save us, preserve us, and protect us from the contamination of this age, so that we may keep the glory that we have gained