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列王纪生命读经 · 第20篇

希西家作犹大王

The Reign of Hezekiah over Judah
1读经：列王纪下十八至二十章。列王之中最好的是犹大王希西家。在本篇信息中，我们首先要来看希西家的作王，然后进一步说到旧约历史书及其新约应验之间的内在连结。
1Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 18—20 The best reign of all the kings was that of Hezekiah over Judah. In this message we will first consider the reign of Hezekiah and then speak further concerning the intrinsic connection between the books of history in the Old Testament and their fulfillment in the New Testament
壹 作王二十九年
I. REIGNING FOR TWENTY-NINE YEARS
2以色列王何细亚第三年，希西家登基，年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷作王二十九年。（王下十八１～２。）
2Hezekiah began to reign at the age of twenty-five, in the third year of Hoshea king of Israel, and reigned for twentynine years in Jerusalem (18:1-2
贰 行耶和华眼中
II. DOING WHAT WAS
看为正的事
RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF JEHOVAH
3三至六节给我们看见，希西家行耶和华眼中看为正的事，照著他祖大卫一切所行的。希西家废去邱坛，毁坏柱像，砍下木偶。他也打碎摩西所造的铜蛇；希西家叫铜蛇为铜块，那时以色列人仍向铜蛇烧香。摩西照著神的指示造了铜蛇，要救百姓免于死亡。然而，他们因为迷信，竟将铜蛇当作偶像；因这缘故，希西家将其打碎。希西家专靠耶和华，总不偏离而不跟从。他谨守耶和华的诫命，并且信靠祂，在他前后的犹大列王中，没有一个像他的。
3Verses 3 through 6 show us that Hezekiah did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done. Hezekiah removed the high places, broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherah. Also, he broke in pieces the bronze serpent made by Moses which Hezekiah called Nehushtan (meaning ‘‘a piece of bronze’’) and to which the children of Israel burned incense. Moses, according to God’s instructions, had made that bronze serpent in order to rescue the people from death. However, in their superstition they eventually regarded the bronze serpent as an idol, and for this reason Hezekiah broke it in pieces. Hezekiah clung to Jehovah and did not turn away from following Him but kept His commandments and trusted in Him, so that after him there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor anyone who was before him
参 耶和华与祂同在
III. JEHOVAH BEING WITH HIM
4耶和华与希西家同在，他无论往何处去，尽都亨通。他背叛亚述王，并攻击非利士人。（７～８。）
4Jehovah was with Hezekiah, and everywhere he went, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and struck the Philistines (vv. 7-8
肆 亚述人犯境
IV. THE INVASION OF THE ASSYRIANS
5十八章九节至十九章三十七节记载亚述人犯境。一亚述王撒缦以色犯境希西家第四年，就是以色列王何细亚第七年，亚述王撒缦以色上来围困撒玛利亚。（十八９。）过了三年，就是希西家第六年，何细亚第九年，撒缦以色攻取撒玛利亚，将以色列人掳到亚述。（十八１０～１１，十七３～６。）这事发生，都因以色列人不听从，也不遵行耶和华的话。（十八１２。）
5In 18:9—19:37 we have an account of the invasion of the Assyrians. A. The Invasion under Shalmaneser King of Assyria In the fourth year of Hezekiah, the seventh year of Hoshea king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it (v. 9). At the end of three years, in the sixth year of Hezekiah and the ninth year of Hoshea, Shalmaneser took Samaria and carried Israel away captive (vv. 10-11; 17:3-6). This took place because Israel would not listen to the voice of Jehovah nor do it (18:12).
二 亚述王西拿基立的攻击与挑衅
B. The Attacking and Challenging of Sennacherib King of Assyria
6在十八章十三节至十九章三十七节，我们读到亚述王西拿基立侮辱且亵渎的攻击与挑衅。
6In 18:13—19:37 we read of the attacking and challenging of Sennacherib king of Assyria with insult and blasphemy
１上来攻击犹大的
1. Going Up against
一切坚固城
All the Fortified Cities of Judah
7西拿基立上来攻击犹大的一切坚固城，将城攻取。（十八１３。）
7Sennacherib went up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them (18:13
２ 希西家臣服于他
2. Hezekiah Subjecting Himself to Him
8犹大王希西家臣服于西拿基立。希西家付给他耶和华殿里和王宫府库里的许多银子和金子，如亚述王罚他要付的。（１４～１６。）３侮辱且亵渎的挑衅
8Hezekiah king of Judah subjected himself to Sennacherib. As Sennacherib imposed upon him, Hezekiah paid him quite a great amount of silver and gold from the temple of Jehovah and the treasuries of the king’sho use (vv. 14-16). 3. Challenging with Insult and Blasphemy
9西拿基立藉著拉伯沙基及其大军，侮辱且亵渎的挑衅希西家。（十八１７～３７，十九８～１３。）４希西家求问申言者以赛亚
9Sennacherib challenged Hezekiah with insult and blasphemy through Rab-shakeh with his army (vv. 17- 37; 19:8-13). 4. Hezekiah Appealing to Isaiah the Prophet
10希西家求问申言者以赛亚。以赛亚告诉他，耶和华必使亚述王归回本地，并使他在那里倒在刀下。（十九１～７。）
10Hezekiah appealed to Isaiah the prophet. Isaiah told him that Jehovah would cause the king of Assyria to return to his land and to fall by the sword in his own land (19:1-7
５ 希西家向耶和华祷告
5. Hezekiah Praying to Jehovah
11希西家上耶和华的殿，将书信在耶和华面前展开，向耶和华祷告，求祂拯救。（１４～１９。）
11Hezekiah went up to the temple of Jehovah, spread the challenging letter before Jehovah, and prayed to Jehovah, asking for salvation (vv. 14-19
６ 耶和华藉申言者以赛亚回答希西家
6. Jehovah Answering Hezekiah through Isaiah the Prophet
12耶和华藉申言者以赛亚回答希西家说，祂要用钩子钩上西拿基立的鼻子，把嚼环放在他口里，使他从原路转回去；祂为自己的缘故，又为祂仆人大卫的缘故，必保守耶路撒冷。（２０～３４。）
12Jehovah answered Hezekiah through Isaiah the prophet, saying that He would turn the king of Assyria back by hooking him in his nose and bridling him in his lips and that Jerusalem would be preserved for His own sake and for the sake of David His servant (vv. 20-34
７ 耶和华的使者出去，击杀亚述营
7. An Angel of Jehovah Going Out and Slaughtering the Assyrians’ Camp
13当夜耶和华的使者出去，在亚述营中杀了十八万五千人，亚述王西拿基立就离开，回去住在尼尼微。最后他也许是被两个儿子所杀；他儿子以撒哈顿接续他作王。（３５～３７。）
13In that night an angel of Jehovah went out and slaughtered the Assyrians’ camp of 185, 000, and Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went back to dwell in Nineveh. Eventually he was killed, probably by his sons, and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place (vv. 35-37).
伍 耶和华的医治
V. THE HEALING OF JEHOVAH
14王下二十章一至十一节告诉我们关于耶和华医治希西家。
14Second Kings 20:1-11 tells us about Jehovah’she al ing of Hezekiah
一 希西家病得要死
A. Hezekiah Becoming Mortally Ill
15希西家病得要死，耶和华藉申言者以赛亚对他说，他必要死了。（１。）
15Hezekiah became mortally ill, and Jehovah told him through Isaiah the prophet that he was about to die (v. 1
二 希西家祷告耶和华
B. Hezekiah Praying to Jehovah
16希西家祷告耶和华。耶和华藉申言者以赛亚告诉希西家，祂必医治他，加增他十五年的寿命，并要为自己和祂仆人大卫的缘故，救希西家和耶路撒冷脱离亚述王的手。（２～６。）
16Hezekiah prayed to Jehovah. Through Isaiah the prophet Jehovah told Hezekiah that He would heal him, add to his life fifteen years, and deliver him and Jerusalem from the king of Assyria for His own sake and for the sake of David His servant (vv. 2-6
三 以赛亚使希西家痊愈
C. Isaiah Recovering Hezekiah
17以赛亚用一块无花果饼使希西家痊愈。（７。）
17Isaiah recovered Hezekiah with a cake of figs (v. 7
四 希西家要兆头
D. Hezekiah Wanting a Sign
18希西家要兆头，耶和华就给他一个兆头－亚哈斯台阶上往下照的日影，向后退了十阶。（８～１１。）
18Hezekiah wanted a sign, and Jehovah gave him a sign—the shadow which had descended on the steps of Ahaz went backward ten steps (vv. 8-11
陆 希西家的失败
VI. THE FAILURE OF HEZEKIAH
19在十二至十九节，我们看见希西家
19In verses 12 through 19 we see the failure of Hezekiah
20的失败。
20
一 巴比伦王送书信和礼物给希西家
A. The King of Babylon Sending Letters and a Gift to Hezekiah
21巴比伦王送书信和礼物给希西家，因为他痊愈了。（１２。）
21The king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah because of his recovery (v. 12
二 希西家把自己宝库和他武库的一切军器，并宝库里的一切东西，都给他们看
B. Hezekiah Showing All His Treasury and His Armory and Everything Found among His Treasures
22希西家把自己宝库和他武库的一切军器，并宝库里的一切东西，都给来自巴比伦的人看。他家中和全国之内，他没有一样不给他们看的。（１３。）他想要炫耀，就得罪了神。神恨恶人的骄傲。因此，我们绝不该想要荣耀自己。在主的工作里，我们需要学功课，尽量隐藏自己，从人眼中隐藏我们的杰作。这会讨神喜悦。
22Hezekiah showed the ones from Babylon all his treasury and his armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that he did not show them (v. 13). His wanting to make a show offended God. God hates man’s pride. Thus, we should never try to glorify ourselves. In the Lord’s work we need to learn the lesson of trying our best to hide ourselves, concealing our masterpieces from the eyes of man. This will please God.
三 神藉申言者以赛亚定罪希西家
C. Hezekiah Being Condemned by God through His Prophet Isaiah
23因著希西家所行的，神藉申言者以赛亚定罪他。以赛亚告诉他，日子必到，凡他家里所有的，并他列祖积蓄到如今的，都要被掳到巴比伦去，不留下一样。以赛亚继续说，希西家众子中必有被巴比伦人掳去，在巴比伦王宫里当太监的。（１４～１８。）
23Because of what Hezekiah did, he was condemned by God through His prophet Isaiah. Isaiah told him that the days were now coming when everything that was in his house and that his fathers had laid up as a treasure would be carried away to Babylon and nothing would be left. Isaiah went on to say that the Babylonians would take away some ofHezekiah’ss on sand make them eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon (vv. 14-18
四 希西家回答说，耶和华的话甚好
D. Hezekiah Answering That the Word of Jehovah Was Good
24希西家回答说，耶和华的话甚好，若在他的年日中，有太平和稳固的景况，就好了。（１９。）我对希西家的回答感到困扰，因这指明他有点自私，只顾自己，不顾他的后裔。这也指明他在属灵的事上不是那么有分量。现在我们该留意，十八章十三节至二十章十九节这段，与以赛亚三十六章一节至三十九章八节类似，只缺以赛亚三十八章九至二十节所记载希西家的诗歌。关于这点，我要请你们参阅以赛亚从论到希西家属灵的角度所释放的。柒希西家挖池、挖沟希西家挖池、挖沟、引水入城。他与他列祖同睡；他儿子玛拿西接续他作王。（王下二十２０～２１。）现在让我们转向神的经纶。神经纶的中心是基督同祂生机的身体－召会，这要终极完成于新耶路撒冷。关于神的经纶，旧约历史书及其新约应验之间的内在联结，是在以赛亚七章十四节和九章六节。这两节指明神要穿上人性，将祂的神性与祂的人性调和。藉著祂的成为肉体，基督成了神人，是神也是人，将祂的神性与祂的人性调和。所以，成为肉体是宇宙中的一件大事。
24Hezekiah answered that the word of Jehovah was good and that it was good that there would be peace and truth (stability) in his days (v. 19). I am bothered by Hezekiah’s answer, for it indicates that he was somewhat selfish, caring for himself but not for his descendants. This indicates that he was not that weighty in the matter of spirituality. At this juncture we should note that the portion from 18:13—20:19 is similar to Isaiah 36:1—39:8, with the omission of the song of Hezekiah recorded in Isaiah 38:9-20. Concerning this I would ask you to consult messages nineteen and twenty in Hezekiah’s spirituality. VII. HEZEKIAH MAKING THE POOL AND THE CONDUIT Hezekiah made the pool and the conduit and brought the water into the city. He slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place (2 Kings 20:20-21). Let us now turn to the matter of God’s economy. God’secon o my is centered in Christ with His organic Body, the church, which will consummate in the New Jerusalem. Regarding God’s economy, the intrinsic connection between the books of history in the Old Testament and their fulfillment in the New Testament is in Isaiah 7:14 and 9:6. These verses indicate that God would put humanity upon Himself, mingling His divinity with humanity. Through His incarnation Christ became the God-man, a person both divine and human, having His divinity mingled with His humanity. The incarnation was, therefore, a great event in the universe.
25新约清楚启示，基督的职事有两段。第一段在四福音，从祂的成为肉体到祂的死，以完成神永远的救赎；第二段陈明在使徒行传到启示录。基督藉著祂的死完成神的救赎以后，就进入复活。在复活里，基督的人性被拔高到神性里，并且基督『按圣别的灵说，是从死人的复活，以大能标出为神的儿子』。（罗一４。）祂的人性得了重生，在复活里生为神的长子。基督在永远里是神的独生子，只有神性而无人性。但神在祂的经纶里，是要将自己与人联结，并将自己与人调和。因此，基督复活时，在祂的人性里生为神的长子。（徒十三３３。）同时，祂在一次团体的大出生里，重生了所有的信徒。（彼前一３。）基督这位在肉体里的人，在祂的复活里成了赐生命的灵。（林前十五４５下。）祂藉著祂的死救赎我们，并藉著赐生命的灵重生我们。神的经纶是要使所有蒙救赎的人，所有在基督里的信徒，都成为神人。神的愿望不是要得著好人，神的愿望是要得著神人。基督这独一的神人乃是模型、原型，被神使用，以得著千千万万『大量复制』的神人。重生将神带到我们里面，使我们成为神人。我们既是神人，就该有神人的生活，该不断的拒绝我们天然的人，凭著那在我们里面作生命的神而活。我们既是神人，就该否认我们天然的生命，并在日常生活中应用神圣的生命。
25The New Testament clearly reveals that Christ’s ministry has two sections. The first section, from His incarnation to His death to accomplish God’s eternal redemption, is in the four Gospels. The second section is presented in Acts through Revelation. After accomplishing God’s redemption through His death, Christ entered into resurrection. In resurrection Christ’s humanity was uplifted into divinity and Christ was ‘‘designated the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness out of the resurrection of the dead’’ (Rom. 1:4). His humanity was regenerated, and in resurrection He was born as God’s firstborn Son. As the only begotten Son of God in eternity, Christ had only divinity without humanity. But in His economy God intends to join Himself to man and mingle Himself with man. Thus, when Christ was resurrected, He was begotten to be God’s firstborn Son in His humanity (Acts 13:33). At the same time He regenerated all the believers in a single, great corporate birth (1 Pet. 1:3). In His resurrection Christ, as a man in the flesh, became a life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45b). Whereas He redeemed us by His death, He regenerated us by the life-giving Spirit. God’secon o my is to make all the redeemed ones, all the believers in Christ, God-men. God’s desire is not to have good men—God’s desire is to have God-men. Christ, the unique God-man, is the model, the prototype, used by God to have a ‘‘mass production’’ of millions of God-men. Regeneration brings God into us, making us God- men. As God-men we should have a God-man’s living, continually rejecting our natural man and living by the very God who is life in us. As God- men we should deny our natural life and apply the divine life in our daily life
26我们重生以后，赐生命的灵，就是经过过程之三一神的完成与总和，首先圣别我们；其次更新我们；（多三５；）第三，变化我们；（林后三１８；）第四，将我们模成神的形像，（罗八２９，）使我们在样式、元素、素质上与神毕像毕肖。至终，在主耶稣回来时，祂要荣化我们，以祂的荣耀浸透我们全人。因此，圣别、更新、变化、模成、得荣，是基督在复活里之职事的步骤。
26After regeneration the life-giving Spirit, the consummation and totality of the processed Triune God, first sanctifies us; second, renews us (Titus 3:5); third, transforms us (2 Cor. 3:18); and fourth, conforms us to God’sim age (Rom. 8:29), making us the same as God in appearance, element, and essence. Eventually, when the Lord Jesus comes back, He will glorify us, saturating our entire being with His glory. Hence, sanctification, renewing, transformation, conformation, and glorification are the steps of Christ’s ministry in resurrection
27基督进入复活，成为赐生命的灵，成为许多儿子中的长子以后，就升到诸天之上，被神立为主为基督，（徒二３６，）且被高举作元首，作救主。（五３１。）祂也是我们的大祭司，在神面前为我们代求，（来八１，七２５～２６，）是新约的中保和执行者，（八６，九１6～１７，）又是诸天之上的执事，（八１～２，）按以上所题的步骤，将一切属天的事物供应到我们里面。我们若要明白基督职事的第二段，并知道基督现今在诸天之上作些甚么，就需要明白从罗马书到启示录的所有书信。保罗在他的十四封书信里作了美好的工作，揭示基督是升天的一位，如何在诸天之上，将祂自己这位在复活里之赐生命的灵，是灵的基督，经过过程之三一神的具体化身，供应给我们，将我们从泥土变化为宝贵的东西，使我们在祂的素质、祂的元素、祂的性情、祂的生命和祂的样式上（而不是在神格上），与祂一样。这就是神的经纶，要终极完成于新耶路撒冷。
27After Christ entered into resurrection, becoming the lifegiving Spirit and the Firstborn of many sons, He ascended to the heavens and was assigned by God to be the Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36) and was exalted to be the Leader and the Savior (5:31). He is also our High Priest, interceding for us before God (Heb. 8:1; 7:25-26), the Mediator and Executor of the new covenant (8:6; 9:16-17), and a Minister in the heavens (8:1-2), ministering all the heavenly things into us in the steps mentioned above. If we would understand the second section of Christ’s ministry and know what Christ is doing now in the heavens, we need all the Epistles from Romans through Revelation. In his fourteen Epistles Paul did a wonderful job of unveiling how Christ as the ascended One in the heavens ministers Himself as the life - giving Spirit, as the pneumatic Christ, as the embodiment of the processed Triune God in His resurrection, to transform us from clay into something precious, making us the same as He, not in the Godhead but in His essence, in His element, in His nature, in His life, and in His appearance. This is the economy of God, which will consummate in the New Jerusalem.