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列王纪生命读经 · 第17篇

约哈斯、约阿施、和耶罗波安作以色列王，以及亚玛谢作犹大王

The Reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoash, and Jeroboam over Israel and of Amaziah over Judah
1读经：列王纪下十三至十四章。在本篇信息中，我们要来看约哈斯、约阿施、和耶罗波安作以色列王，以及亚玛谢作犹大王。
1Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 13—14 In this message we will consider the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoash, and Jeroboam over Israel and the reign of Amaziah over Judah
壹 约哈斯作以色列王
I. THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ OVER ISRAEL
一 作王十七年
A. Reigning for Seventeen Years
2耶户的儿子约哈斯，在犹大王约阿施二十三年登基，作王十七年。（王下十三１。）
2Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, began to reign in the twentythird year of Jehoash (Joash) and reigned for seventeen years (13:1
二 行耶和华眼中看为恶的事
B. Doing What Was Evil in the Sight of Jehovah
3约哈斯行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，随从尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人犯罪的那罪，总不离开。（２。）
3Jehoahaz did what was evil in the sight of Jehovah and followed after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat by which he caused Israel to sin. Jehoahaz did not turn away from them (v. 2
三 耶和华的怒气向以色列人发作
C. The Anger of Jehovah Being Kindled against Israel
4耶和华的怒气向以色列人发作，将他们屡次交在叙利亚王哈薛和他儿子便哈达的手里。他们毁灭约哈斯的民，践踏他们如禾场上的尘沙，只给约哈斯留下五十马兵、十辆战车、一万步兵。（３，７，２２～２４。）
4The anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and He gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of his son Ben-hadad. They destroyed Israel and made them like the dust at the threshing, leaving to Jehoahaz not more than fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers (vv. 3, 7, 22-24
四 约哈斯恳求耶和华，耶和华就赐给以色列人一位拯救者
D. Jehoahaz Entreating Jehovah, and Jehovah Giving Israel a Deliverer
5约哈斯恳求耶和华，耶和华就赐给以色列人一位拯救者。然而，他们不离开耶罗波安家的罪，仍然去行，并且在撒玛利亚仍有亚舍拉。（４～６。）
5Jehoahaz entreated Jehovah, and Jehovah gave Israel a deliverer. However, they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam but walked in them and kept Asherah in Samaria (vv. 4-6
五 葬在撒玛利亚
E. Buried in Samaria
6约哈斯与他列祖同睡，葬在撒玛利亚。（８～９上。）
6Jehoahaz slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria (vv. 8-9a
贰 约阿施作以色列王
II. THE REIGN OF JEHOASH (JOASH) OVER ISRAEL
一 在撒玛利亚作王十六年
A. Reigning in Samaria for Sixteen Years
7犹大王约阿施三十七年，约阿施登基，在撒玛利亚作以色列王十六年。（９下～１０。）
7Jehoash began to reign in the thirty - seventh year of Joash king of Judah and reigned in Samaria for sixteen years (vv. 9b-10).
二 行耶和华眼中看为恶的事
B. Doing Evil in the Sight of Jehovah
8约阿施行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，不离开尼八的儿子耶罗波安一切的罪，就是他使以色列人犯罪的那罪，仍然去行。（１１。）
8Jehoash did evil in the sight of Jehovah and did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, by which he caused Israel to sin but walked in them (v. 11
三 以利沙生命和职事的荣耀终结
C. The Glorious Ending of Elisha’s Life and Ministry
9十四至二十一节告诉我们以利沙生命和职事的荣耀终结。以利沙是基督美妙的豫表。
9Verses 14 through 21 tell us of the glorious ending of Elisha’s life and ministry. Elisha was a wonderful type of Christ
１ 不用神迹医治自己
1. Not Being Healed by a Miracle
10以利沙为别人行神奇医治的神迹，但照著神的旨意，却不用神迹医治自己。（１４上。）
10Elisha performed miracles of divine healing for others, but, in the will of God, he himself was not healed by a miracle (v. 14a
２ 以色列王约阿施承认他为以色列的战车马兵
2. Recognized by Joash King of Israel as the Chariots and Horsemen of Israel
11以色列王约阿施承认以利沙为以色列的战车马兵。（１４下。）这就是说，他被承认为以色列国的护卫。
11Elisha was recognized by Joash king of Israel as the chariots and horsemen of Israel (v. 14b). This means that he was recognized as the national defense of Israel
３ 以射箭和打地的比喻向约阿施豫言
3. Prophesying to Joash by the Parable of the Shooting and Striking of Arrows
12以利沙以射箭和打地的比喻向约阿施豫言，约阿施要打败叙利亚人三次，将他们消灭。（１５～１９。）
12Elisha prophesied to Joash by the parable of the shooting and striking of arrows that Joash would defeat the Syrians and consume them three times (vv. 15-19
４ 身体虽然死了，灵里却仍尽职
4. Deceasing in the Body yet Still Ministering in the Spirit
13以利沙身体虽然死了，灵里却仍尽职，使一个死人复活。（２０～２１。）他死了，人将他的身体埋葬在坟墓里。有一天，有一个人被杀，他的身体被抛在以利沙的坟墓里。那身体一碰著以利沙的身体，那人就被点活。甚至死了的以利沙也能点活人。这是基督在复活里的图画。无论谁碰著祂，就被点活。慕迪（D.L.Moody）曾说，最大的神迹就是重生。重生就是灵里死了的人碰著死而复活的基督。无论谁碰著这位基督，就得重生，被点活。我能见证，六十九年前我碰著祂，被点活，成了全然不同的人。从此，基督点活的生命就保守我在祂手里。
13Elisha deceased in his body yet still ministered in the spirit to enliven one of the dead (vv. 20-21). When he died his body was buried in a tomb. One day a man was killed, and his body was cast into the tomb of Elisha. When the body touched Elisha’s body, the man was enlivened. Even the dead Elisha could enliven people. This is a picture of Christ in resurrection. Whoever touches Him is enlivened. D. L. Moody once said that the greatest miracle is regeneration. Regeneration involves a spiritually dead people touching the dead and resurrected Christ. Whoever touches this Christ is regenerated, enlivened. I can testify that sixty - nine years ago I touched Him and was enlivened and became an altogether different person. Ever since, Christ’s enlivening life has kept me in His hand.
四 从便哈达手中收回一些城邑
D. Recovering Cities out of the Hand of Ben-hadad
14从前哈薛与约哈斯争战，攻取了些城邑，因著约阿施对叙利亚人的三次胜利，就从便哈达手中收回了这些城邑。（２５。）
14By his threefold victory over the Syrians, Jehoash recovered the cities out of the hand of Ben-hadad which Ben-hadad had taken in war out of the hand of Jehoahaz (v. 25
五 与以色列诸王
E. Buried in Samaria
一同葬在撒玛利亚
with the Kings of Israel
15约阿施与他列祖同睡，在撒玛利亚与以色列诸王同葬。他儿子耶罗波安接续他作王。（12-13;14:15-16。）
15Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. He was succeeded by his son Jeroboam (vv. 12-13; 14:15-16
参 亚玛谢作犹大王
III. THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH OVER JUDAH
一 在耶路撒冷作王二十九年
A. Reigning for Twenty-nine Years in Jerusalem
16以色列王约哈斯的儿子约阿施第二年，犹大王约阿施的儿子亚玛谢登基，年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷作王二十九年。（十四１～２。）二行耶和华眼中看为正的事亚玛谢行耶和华眼中看为正的事，但不如他祖大卫，乃照他父约阿施一切所行的;只是邱坛还没有废去，百姓仍在那里献祭烧香。（３～４。）
16Amaziah, the son of Joash king of Judah, began to reign in the second year of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, at the age of twenty-five and reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem (14:1-2). B. Doing What Was Right in the Sight of Jehovah Amaziah did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Joash his father had done, yet not like David his father. The high places were not removed, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places (vv. 3-4
三 把杀他父王的臣仆杀了
C. Slaying His Servants Who Had Slain the King His Father
17在亚玛谢手中国一坚定，他就把杀他父王的臣仆杀了。（５。）然而，照律法书上神的吩咐，他没有治死杀王之人的儿子。（６。）
17When the kingdom was established in Amaziah’s hand, he slew his servants who had slain the king his father (v. 5). However, according to God’s commandment in the book of the law, he did not put to death the sons of the murderers (v. 6
四 杀了以东人一万
D. Smiting Ten Thousand of Edom
18亚玛谢在盐谷杀了以东人一万，又攻取了西拉。（７。）
18Amaziah smote ten thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt and captured Sela (v. 7
五 与以色列王约阿施争战
E. Fighting against Jehoash King of Israel
19亚玛谢与以色列王约阿施争战。他败在以色列人面前，被约阿施擒住。约阿施来到耶路撒冷，拆毁耶路撒冷的城墙，又将耶和华殿里与王宫府库里所有的金银和器皿都拿了去，并带人去撒玛利亚为质。（８～１４。）
19Amaziah fought against Jehoash king of Israel. He was defeated before Israel and was captured by Jehoash. Jehoash came to Jerusalem, tore down its wall, and took all the gold and silver, all the vessels of the house of Jehovah and of the treasuries of the king’sho use, and took hostages to Samaria (vv. 8-14).
六 在以色列王约阿施死后，又活了十五年
F. Living for Fifteen Years after the Death of Jehoash King of Israel
20亚玛谢在以色列王约阿施死后，又活了十五年。（１７～１８。）
20Amaziah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash king of Israel (vv. 17-18
七 耶路撒冷有人谋叛他
G. People in Jerusalem Conspiring against Him
21耶路撒冷有人谋叛亚玛谢，他就逃到拉吉；叛党却打发人到拉吉将他杀了。（１９。）
21People in Jerusalem conspired against Amaziah, and he fled to Lachish. They sent men after him to kill him there (v. 19
八 葬在耶路撒冷
H. Buried in Jerusalem
22人用马将亚玛谢驮到耶路撒冷，埋在大卫城，与他列祖同葬。犹大众民立亚玛谢的儿子亚撒利雅接续他父作王;那时他年十六岁。（２０～２１。）
22Amaziah was brought on horses and was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah (vv. 20-21
肆 耶罗波安作以色列王
IV. THE REIGN OF JEROBOAM OVER ISRAEL
一 在撒玛利亚作王四十一年
A. Reigning for Forty-one Years in Samaria
23犹大王亚玛谢十五年，以色列王约阿施的儿子耶罗波安登基，在撒玛利亚作王四十一年。（２３。）
23Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in the fifteenth year of Amaziah king of Judah and reigned for forty-one years in Samaria (v. 23
二 行耶和华眼中看为恶的事
B. Doing What Was Evil in the Sight of Jehovah
24耶罗波安行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，不离开尼八的儿子耶罗波安一切的罪，就是他使以色列人犯罪的那罪。（２４。）
24Jeroboam did what was evil in the sight of Jehovah and did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, by which he caused Israel to sin (v. 24
三 收回以色列边界之地，从哈马口直到亚拉巴海
C. Restoring the Border of Israel from the Entrance of Hamath to the Sea of Arabah
25耶罗波安收回以色列边界之地，从哈马口直到亚拉巴海，正如耶和华藉申言者约拿所说的。耶和华看见以色列人甚是艰苦，无论困住的、自由的都没有了，也无人帮助以色列人。耶和华并没有说要将以色列的名从天下涂抹，所以祂藉耶罗波安拯救他们。（２５～２７。）
25Jeroboam restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of Arabah, according to the word of Jehovah spoken through the prophet Jonah. Jehovah had seen the affliction of Israel, that it was bitter, for there was neither bond nor free left, nor was there anyone to help Israel. Jehovah did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam (vv. 25-27
四 与他列祖同睡
D. Sleeping with His Fathers
26耶罗波安与他列祖以色列诸王同睡，他儿子撒迦利雅接续他作王。（28-29。）
26Jeroboam slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel, and his son Zechariah succeeded him (vv. 28-29
27现在我要说到旧约的历史，与神的经纶在新约里应验的关系。旧约的历史乃是豫表，这豫表的应验是在新约里。关于这点，我们需要看见，申言者书与以色列的历史并行。例如，以赛亚帮助希西家。以赛亚书里有两节非常显著。七章十四节说，『必有童女怀孕生子，给他起名叫以马内利。』以马内利的意思是『神与我们同在』。这是三一神成为一个婴孩。以赛亚加强并帮助以色列诸王时，豫言以色列的神要成为人的婴孩，由童女而生。另一即是九章六节:『有一婴孩为我们而生…，祂名称为奇妙、策士、全能的神、永在的父。』这是神成为人，目的要使人在生命和性情上（但不是在神格上）成为神，以完成祂的经纶。祂成为人，目的是要藉著成为肉体、人性生活、钉十字架、包罗万有的死、以及复活的过程，使人在生命和性情上成为神。在复活里，祂这位在肉体里的末后亚当，成了赐生命的灵。（林前十五４５下。）这赐生命的灵就是神；祂成了人，在人性里生活在地上三十三年半，死在十字架上，并进入复活，在复活里祂成了赐生命的灵。这一位非常奇妙。首先，祂是神成为人的婴孩。结果，祂不再仅仅是神，乃是在肉体里的神人。保罗称祂为末后的亚当，意思是祂是人类的终结。祂这位在肉体里的末后亚当，在复活里成了赐生命的灵。这位包罗万有的耶稣基督，乃是赐生命的灵；祂重生了我们，祂是神在我们里面；祂不但住在我们里面，活在我们里面，也将祂自己建造到我们里面，在我们里面为著祂自己建立一个家。我们这些在基督里的信徒，现今该在这灵里并照著这灵生活行动并行事为人。（罗八４，加五２５，西二６～７。）
27At this juncture I would like to say a word concerning the relationship between the Old Testament history and the fulfillment of God’s economy in the New Testament. The history in the Old Testament is a type. The fulfillment of the type is in the New Testament. Regarding this we need to see that the prophetic books go together with the history of Israel. For example, Isaiah helped Hezekiah. In Isaiah two verses are very striking. Isaiah 7:14 says, ‘‘Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.’’ Immanuel means ‘‘God with us.’’ This is the Triune God becoming a child. As Isaiah strengthened and helped the kings of Israel, he prophesied that the very God of Israel would become a human child born of a virgin. Isaiah 9:6 says, ‘‘Unto us a child is born and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father.’’ This is God becoming man for the purpose of accomplishing His economy by making man God in life and in nature (but not in the Godhead). His becoming a man was for the purpose of making man God in life and in nature through the process of incarnation, human living, crucifixion, an all-inclusive death, and resurrection. In resurrection He, as the last Adam in the flesh, became a life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45b). This life- giving Spirit is the very God who became a man, lived on earth in humanity for thirty-three and a half years, died on the cross, and entered into resurrection, in which He became the life-giving Spirit. This One is very wonderful. First, He was God becoming a human child. As a result, He was no longer just God but a God-man in the flesh. Paul calls Him the last Adam, meaning that He is the conclusion of mankind. As the last Adam in the flesh, He became a life-giving Spirit in resurrection. This all-inclusive Jesus Christ is the life-giving Spirit who regenerated us, who is God within us, and who is not only dwelling in us and living in us but also building Himself into our being to form a house for Himself within us. As believers in Christ, we should now live, move, and have our being in this Spirit and according to this Spirit (Rom. 8:4; Gal. 5:25; Col. 2:6).
28藉著变化过程的一切步骤，（罗十二２，林后三１８，）神正将我们在生命和性情上作成祂自己。甚至主耶稣自己也经过变化的过程。藉著死而复活的过程，祂的人性得以变化到神性里。我们的变化也包含同样的步骤。主耶稣不到三天就经过死而复活，但我们的变化要持续一生之久。无论我们在今世或在来世变化，我们都要变化。
28Through all the steps in the process of transformation (Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor. 3:18) God is making us Himself in life and in nature. Even the Lord Jesus Himself passed through a transformation. His humanity was transformed into divinity through the steps of death and resurrection. Our transformation involves the same steps. The Lord Jesus went through death and resurrection in less than three days, but our transformation lasts our entire life. Whether we are transformed in this age or in the next, we will be transformed
29神正将我们，就是祂所救赎的人，在生命和性情上作成祂。藉著以祂自己这元素作生命而有的变化，祂正将我们作成祂的扩大和祂的彰显。这就是说，三一神用祂的生命，就是神圣的生命作元素来变化我们。今天这神圣的生命全然是赐生命的灵。要在基督里作正确的信徒，我们不需要顾到许多事。我们只需要顾到在灵里并照著灵生活行动并行事为人。包罗万有的灵－包含基督所是的一切，基督所成就的一切，以及基督所得著并所达到的一切－已与我们重生的灵调和。我们只需要照著这调和的灵生活行动并行事为人。
29God is making us, His redeemed people, to be Him in life and in nature. He is making us His enlargement and His expression by transformation with the element of Himself as life. This means that the Triune God transforms us with His life, the divine life, as the element. Today this divine life is altogether the life-giving Spirit. To be proper believers in Christ, we do not need to take care of many things. Rather, we need only to take care of living, walking, and having our being in the Spirit and according to the Spirit. The all-inclusive Spirit—containing all that Christ is, all that Christ has accomplished, and all that Christ has obtained and attained—is mingled with our regenerated spirit. We simply need to live, walk, and do things according to this mingled spirit