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列王纪生命读经 · 第1篇

介言

An Introductory Word
1读经：列王纪上1:1，2:10-11，列王纪下25:1-7。2我们从本篇信息开始列王纪生命读经。我在这卷生命读经里的负担，可用以下四句话来表达：一、大卫犯了极其粗鄙的罪得罪了神，神虽然在大卫悔改后赦免了他，并赐他一个儿子，成为神所喜爱的，但神为了自己的公义，仍然惩治他。二、所罗门因著接受他许多异教妃嫔所带来的许多偶像而亵慢了神，因此神从所罗门的国割去了十个支派，但还留一个支派给他，使大卫在耶路撒冷有灯光。三、以色列人离弃神，随从偶像，所以神将他们分散在万国之中，但在祂永远的爱里，必在末后的日子，将他们带回他们列祖之地。四、神那样恩待大卫、所罗门和以色列，乃是要保持基督家谱的线，使基督得以进到人性里，并保持一班人，叫他们据有以马内利之地为业，使基督得以建立祂在地上的国。壹、旧约从约书亚记到以斯帖记
1Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 1:1; 2:10-11; 2 Kings 25:1-7 With this message we begin the life-study of 1 and Kings. My burden in this life-study can be expressed by the following four statements: 1)David committed the greatest gross sin against God, and God forgave him after his repentance and gave him a son as God’s beloved, although God still disciplined him for the sake of His righteousness. 2)Solomon insulted God with many idols through his many pagan wives and concubines, and because of this God cut away ten tribes from his kingdom but still left one tribe with him for David to have a lamp in Jerusalem. 3) The children of Israel forsook God and went after idols, so God dispersed them into all the nations yet, in His eternal love, would bring them back to their fathers’ land in the last days. 4) God’s being so gracious to David, Solomon, and Israel was to keep the lineage of Christ’s genealogy that Christ might come into humanity and to keep a people to possess the land of Emmanuel that Christ may come to establish His kingdom on the earth. I. The Intrinsic Revelation Of The Books Of History
这些历史书内在的启示
In The Old Testament From Joshua To Esther
2本篇是列王纪生命读经的介言，陈明旧约历史书内在的启示。要进入这些书真正的意义，这样的启示是必要的。否则，我们也许认为这些书仅仅是故事书。神应许亚伯拉罕，要把迦南这块美地赐给他和他的后裔。神藉著摩西把以色列民，就是亚伯拉罕的后裔，从埃及领出来，经过旷野，到达美地的边界。在摩西之后，神使用约书亚，把神的选民带进神所应许给他们的美地。
2This introductory word to the life-study of 1 and 2 Kings presents the intrinsic revelation of the books of history in the Old Testament. Such a revelation is necessary to get into the real significance of these books. Otherwise, we may regard these books merely as story books. God promised Abraham that He would give him and his descendants Canaan as the good land. Through Moses He brought Israel as a people, the descendants of Abraham, out of Egypt through the wilderness to the border of the good land. After Moses, Joshua was used by God to bring His elect into the good land He had promised to them
3照著从约书亚记到以斯帖记所记载的历史，其内在的启示乃是向我们揭示，神永远的经纶如何在地上由祂的选民所施行。神永远的经纶完全是关于基督的，也是为著基督的，主要是在于基督的身位和国度。关于基督身位的一面，旧约历史的记载，保持了基督家谱的世系，为著祂藉成为肉体来成为人；关于基督国度的一面，旧约历史保持了神的国这一条线，为著基督在地上建立祂神圣的国度。这两个项目形成以色列历史书中神圣启示管治的线。2现在我们必须认识列王纪上、下里这条管治的线，使我们能研读并明白这两卷书。
3The intrinsic revelation of the history according to the record from Joshua to Esther is to unveil to us how the eternal economy of God was carried out by His elect on the earth. The eternal economy of God is altogether concerning Christ and for Christ, mainly in the person of Christ and the kingdom of Christ. Regarding the person of Christ, the record of history in the Old Testament keeps a lineage of the genealogy of Christ for His coming through His incarnation to be a man. Regarding the kingdom of Christ, the Old Testament history keeps a line on the kingdom of God for Christ to establish His divine kingdom on the earth. These two items form the governing line of the divine revelation in the books of the history of Israel. Now in 1 and Kings this governing line must be realized by us for our study and understanding of these two books.
4为著完成神的经纶，神需要一班子民和一块地。为著基督的身位，需要一班人作祂家谱的世系，将祂带到人性里。为著基督的国，需要一块地。地虽然是神所造的，却已被撒但霸占。因此，神用祂的子民得著撒但所霸占之地的一部分，作为『桥头堡』，给祂建立祂的国。圣经不是一本历史书。圣经乃是关于神永远经纶之神圣启示的记载；神这永远经纶的中心和实际乃是基督。基督是三一神的具体化身，召会是基督生机的身体。这两项是整本圣经的基本结构。所以我们要明白圣经的任何一卷，都该持守这观点，尤其在列王纪的生命读经里，更是如此。表面上，这两卷书是以色列诸王的历史。事实上，这两卷书乃是在神的灵感动下写成的，与神永远的经纶息息相关。头两个王－大卫和所罗门-是基督在两方面重要的豫表。第一方面是祂复活前在地上受苦的一面。从祂出生开始，祂就受苦。祂的一生开始于最卑微的马槽，结束于钉十字架。马槽和十字架，乃是祂受苦一生的两端。大卫豫表这位受苦的基督。大卫也是从幼年就受苦。但他的受苦是为著征服那些霸占美地的仇敌，并得著美地，就是得著神建造的立场。所罗门豫表在神的国及其光荣中得荣的基督。所罗门在以色列国及其光荣中得荣，这是在千年国里基督的豫像。这两个豫表是有力的证据，证明以色列诸王的历史与神永远的经纶有关；神永远的经纶就是关于基督作神的具体化身，以及召会作基督生机的身体。
4For the carrying out of His economy, God needs a people and a land. For Christ’s person, there is the need of a people to be the lineage of His genealogy to bring Him into humanity. For Christ’skin gdom, there is the need of a land. Although the earth was created by God, it has been usurped by Satan. Thus, God uses His people to gain a part of the Satan-usurped earth to serve as a “beachhead” for Him to set up His kingdom. The Bible is not a book of history. The Bible is the record of the divine revelation concerning God’s eternal economy, of which Christ is the center and reality. Christ is the embodiment of the Triune God, and the church is the organic Body of Christ. These two items are the basic structure of the Bible. So, in understanding any book of the Bible, we should hold this point of view, especially in the life-study of the books of Kings. Apparently, these two books are the history of the kings of Israel. Actually, they are books written in the inspiration of the Spirit of God in the way of being related to God’s eternal economy. The first two kings, David and Solomon, are important types of Christ in two aspects. The first aspect is that of His suffering on earth, before His resurrection. From the time of His birth, He suffered. His life began in a manger in the lowest estate and ended in His being crucified on the cross. The manger and the cross were the two ends of His suffering life. David typifies this suffering Christ. David also suffered from his youth. Yet his suffering was for the conquering of the usurping enemies and the gaining of the good land, the ground for God’s building. Solomon typifies the Christ glorified in the kingdom of God and its splendor. Solomon was glorified in the kingdom of Israel with the splendor of that kingdom. This is a prefigure of Christ in the millennium. These two types are strong evidences that the history of the kings of Israel is related to God’s eternal economy, which concerns Christ as the embodiment of God and the church as the organic Body of Christ.
贰 、关于以色列人的历史书主要显著的点
II. The Main Striking Point Of The Historical Books Concerning Israel
5这些关于以色列人的历史书，主要显著的点乃是以豫表的方式，详细的给我们看见，如何经历基督是神所赐给我们的美地，作我们的分。（西一１２。）首先，约书亚记给我们看见，如何取得、占有、并守住美地。然后，士师记、路得记、撒母耳记上、下这几卷书，描绘出一些人的图画，给我们看见他们在得了美地为业之后，如何留在美地上，并如何享受美地。在士师记里所记载的几位士师，路得记里所记载的路得和波阿斯，撒母耳记上、下所记载的以利、撒母耳、扫罗、约拿单、大卫，呈现一幅幅生动的图画，给我们看见这些人如何留在美地上，并如何享受美地。虽然那些图画刻画得很详细，但仍然需要列王纪上、下提供更多人物的图画，给我们看见他们如何留在美地上，并如何享受美地。基督是神所赐给我们的美地，我们需要享受这美地。我们该问自己，我们享受基督有多少？单单经历基督并不彀；我们也必须享受基督。你今天享受了基督么？我能见证我今天享受了基督作我生命的供应、我的力量、我活的信、我的喜乐和我的平安。参、两卷列王纪给我们一幅完全的图画，描写神的选民所凭以留于美地、并有分于美地的种种细节两卷列王纪给我们一幅完全的图画，描写神的选民所凭以留于美地、并有分于美地的种种细节。牠像X光一样，详细描绘诸王，就是大卫王之后裔的性格、存心、爱好、习惯、道德和行动。藉著这样一幅图画，我们就能看见，我们所是的，我们所愿望的，我们所想作的，我们所要的，以及我们如何行事为人，都与我们留在基督里，有分于祂一切追测不尽的丰富作我们的享受，有极大的关系。这幅关于以色列的图画，结束于一个悲剧:列王虽然被摆在大卫王位的有福情形里，却对神不忠信，也不妥善的顾到他们的基业，以致失去了美地，并被掳到拜偶像的世界作俘虏。在我们与基督的关系上，这对我们应当是严肃的警告和鉴戒。我们若在以上所题的任何事上错了，就会失去基督作我们的享受。我盼望我们都能看见这点，并对此有深刻的印象。
5The main striking point of these historical books concerning Israel is to show us in detail, in the way of typology, how to experience Christ as the good land given to us by God as our portion (Col. 1:12). First, the book of Joshua shows us how to gain, to take possession of, and to keep the good land. Then the books of Judges, Ruth, and 1 and 2 Samuel give us pictures of certain persons, showing us how they remained in the good land and enjoyed the good land after they took possession of it. The record of quite a few judges in the book of Judges, of Ruth and Boaz in the book of Ruth, and of Eli, Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, and David in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel presents us vivid pictures of how those persons remained in and enjoyed the good land. Even though those pictures were painted in detail, there is still the need of 1 and 2 Kings to give us pictures of more persons showing us how they remained in and enjoyed the good land. Christ is the good land given to us by God, and we need to enjoy this good land. We should ask ourselves how much we have enjoyed Christ. It is not sufficient simply to experience Christ; we must also enjoy Christ. Have you enjoyed Christ today? I can testify that today I have enjoyed Christ as my life supply, my strength, my living faith, my joy, and my peace. III. The Two Books Of Kings Presenting Us A Full Picture Of The Details By Which God’sElect Remained In And Participated In The Good Land The two books of Kings present us a full picture of the details by which God’s elect remained in and participated in the good land. It depicts, as an x ray, in detail, the character, the intention, the preferences, the habits, the morality, and the actions of all the kings as the descendants of David the king. By such a picture we can see that what we are, what we desire, what we intend to do, what we want, and how we behave ourselves have very much to do with our remaining in Christ and participating in all His unsearchable riches for our enjoyment. This picture concerning Israel ends with a tragedy of all the kings who were put into the blessed situation of the Davidic kingship and who were not faithful to God and did not take good care of their inheritance: they lost the good land and were carried away as captives to the idol-worshipping world. This should be a solemn alarm and warning to us in our relationship with Christ. If we are wrong in any of the matters mentioned above, we will suffer the loss of Christ as our enjoyment. I hope that we all will see this and be deeply impressed with it.
6基督是我们的美地，我们需要留于这地，有分于这地，并享受这地。但信徒却相当忽略对基督的享受。例如，许多信徒能见证他们祷告，并且他们的祷告蒙神垂听。然而，少有人能说，在他们的祷告得著答应的事上，他们享受了基督。这指明我们可能祷告并得著答应，却没有任何对基督的享受。肆、列王纪上头两章的记载，
6Christ is our good land, and we need to remain in this land, participate in it, and enjoy it. But the enjoyment of Christ has been very much neglected by the believers. For instance, many believers can testify that they have prayed and that their prayers have been answered by God. However, not many can say that in receiving an answer to their prayers they enjoyed Christ. This indicates we can pray and receive an answer without having any enjoyment of Christ. IV. The Record Of The First Two Chapters Of 1 Kings
可视为撒母耳记上、下里所记大卫历史的结束
Being Considered A Conclusion Of The History Of David Recorded In 1 And 2 Samuel
7列王纪上头两章的记载，可视为撒母耳记上、下里所记大卫历史的结束。这有力的证明，旧约历史书是用揭示神经纶的方式写成的，而不是单用以色列历史的方式写成的。这对我们研读圣经的人是非常重要的。整本圣经六十六卷，虽然由四十多位作者所写成，然而向我们所揭示的，乃是神独一的经纶，就是神所定，为要完成祂心愿的；这心愿就是祂要在神圣的三一里，藉著基督，使祂自己得著彰显并扩大。神这样的完成，与新约中的召会有关，过于与旧约神的选民以色列有关，而其终极的完成乃是新耶路撒冷。
7The record of the first two chapters of 1 Kings could be considered a conclusion of the history of David recorded in 1 and 2 Samuel. This is strong evidence that the historical books in the Old Testament were written in the way of unveiling God’secon o my, not merely in the way of the history of Israel. This is critical to us who are the students of the holy Scriptures. The entire Bible, although written by more than forty authors in sixty-six books, unveils to us only the unique economy of God, which He made for the accomplishment of His heart’s desire, that is, to have Himself expressed and enlarged through Christ in His Divine Trinity. Such an accomplishment of God is more involved with the church in the New Testament than with Israel, God’select, in the Old Testament and will consummate in the New Jerusalem
伍 、列王纪上、下在希伯来文圣经中原是一卷
V. 1 And 2 Kings Being One Book In The Hebrew Scriptures
8列王纪上、下在希伯来文圣经中原是一卷，称为列王记。
8First and 2 Kings were one book in the Hebrew Scriptures, called The Books of the Kings
陆 、作者
VI. The Writers
9在这两卷书中，没有证据指明作者是谁。有些犹太和基督教的教师推测作者可能是耶利米。
9There is no evidence in these two books to indicate who the writers were. Some of the Jewish and Christian teachers suppose that Jeremiah might have been the writer.
柒 、时间
VII. The Time
10这两卷书所涵盖的历史有四百二十六1015年之久：列王纪上涵盖一百一十八年，从主前一○一五年至主前八九七年，亦即从大卫离世的时候，（王上896二１０，）到以色列王亚哈的儿子亚哈谢作王的时候；（二二５１；）列王纪下涵盖三百零八年，从主前
10The history covered in these two books encompasses 426 years. The first book covers 118 years, from to 897 B.C., that is, from the decease of David (2:10) to the reign to Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, king of Israel (22:51). The second book covers 308 years, from to 588 B.C., that is, from the reign of Jehoram, the son of Ahab, king of Israel (3:1-3) to the captivity (25:1-7).
11八九六年至主前五八八年，亦即从以色列王亚哈的儿子约兰作王的时候，（王下三１～３，）到西底家王被掳的时候。（二五１～７。）
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捌 、地点
VIII. The Place
12两卷列王纪大概都写于耶路撒冷。
12The two books of Kings were probably written in Jerusalem
玖 、内容
IX. The Content
13这两卷书的内容是神选民以色列人的历史，从大卫去世到以色列人被掳到巴比伦。
13The content of these books is the history of Israel, God’select, from the decease of David to the captivity of Israel to Babylon
拾 、中心思想
X. The Central Thought
14列王纪的中心思想是：在神经纶中神行政的对付，连同神的君王职分在地上因著列王而遭破坏与毁灭，以及神公正之对付的悲惨结果，就是作神国在地上基地之圣地的失去，以及维持基督家谱世系之圣民的被掳。
14The central thought of the books of Kings is God’s governmental dealing, in God’secon o my, with the devastation and ruin of the divine kingship on the earth by the kings and the tragic issue of the just dealing of God, that is, the loss of the holy land, which was the base of God’skin gdom on the earth, and the capture of the holy people who maintained the lineage of Christ’s genealogy
15神渴望得著一班人，好将基督带到人性里；神也需要一块地，为著让基督建立神的国。撒但煽动巴比伦王征服以色列，毁坏那地，并将人掳去。似乎这两条线都终结了;但在马太一章的家谱里，我们看见甚至经过被掳，这两条线仍然继续著。至终，基督藉著这世系进入人性里。
15God desired to have a people for the bringing of Christ into humanity, and God needed a land for Christ to set up God’skin gdom. Satan instigated the king of Babylon to conquer Israel to devastate the land and to carry away the people. It seemed that these two lines had ended, but in the genealogy in Matthew 1 we see that these two lines were continued even through the captivity. Eventually, Christ came into humanity through this lineage
拾 壹、分段
XI. The Sections
16列王纪只有两段：大卫的晚年和离世，（王上一１～二１１，）以及列王的掌权。（王上二１２～王下二五３０。）
16There are only two sections to the books of Kings: the old age and decease of David (1 Kings 1:1—2:11) and the reign of the kings (1 Kings 2:12—2 Kings 25:30