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列王纪生命读经 · 第7篇

所罗门作王（五）

The Reign Of Solomon (5)
1读经：列王纪上九至十一章。我们在基督里的信徒，是宇宙中最大的人物。我们已将神接受到里面，而祂正不断的将祂自己作到我们的构成里，使我们在生命和性情上（但不是在神格上）成为神。照著罗马五章十七节，我们是在我们所接受的生命中作王。要作今日的得胜者，我们必须在生命中作王。若不然，我们就会失去对基督之享受拔尖的分，并要在来世受主惩治。我们迟早都必须成熟。我们若在今世成熟，就要在今世在生命中作王掌权，并要在来世与基督一同作王，管理列国。我们来看王上九至十一章所启示关于所罗门的作王时，需要记住这点。
1Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 9—11 We, the believers in Christ, are the greatest people in the universe. We have received God into us, and He is continuously working Himself into our constitution to make us God in life and in nature (but not in the Godhead). According to Romans 5:17, we reign in the life which we have received. To be today’so ver comers we must reign asking sin life. If we do not, we will lose the top portion of the enjoyment of Christ and will be chastised by the Lord in the coming age. We all have to mature sooner or later. If we mature in this age, we will reign as kings in life in this age and will be the co-kings with Christ in the next age to rule over the nations. We need to keep this in mind as we consider what is revealed in 1 Kings 9—11 regarding the reign of Solomon
拾 参、所罗门在列国中荣耀的最高峰
XIII. The Highest Peak Of Solomon’s Glory Among The Nations
2王上九至十章给我们看见所罗门在列国中荣耀的最高峰。
2First Kings 9 and 10 show us the highest peak of Solomon’s glory among the nations
一 、耶和华悦纳所罗门的祷告
A. Jehovah Accepting Solomon’sPray er
3耶和华悦纳所罗门的祷告，并应许要坚立他的国位，直到永远。（九１～９。）这里我们看见，使所罗门昌盛的乃是神。
3Jehovah accepted Solomon’spray er and promised him that He would establish his throne forever (9:1-9). Here we see that it was God who made Solomon prosperous
二 、所罗门与希兰的结盟，乃建立于他们相互的餽赠上
B. Solomon’s Alliance with Hiram Being Established in Their Mutual Giving of Gifts
4所罗门与希兰的结盟，乃是建立于他们相互的餽赠上。（１０～１４。）这是从人一面很大的加强和帮助。因此，除了在神一面的加强以外，还有在人一面的加强。
4Solomon’s alliance with Hiram was established in their mutual giving of gifts to each other (vv. 10-14). This was a great strengthening and help from the human side. Thus, in addition to the strengthening on the divine side, there was the strengthening on the human side
三 、所罗门又建造许多城，征派迦南人作服苦的人，并使以色列人作他的战士、臣仆、统领、军长、车兵长、马兵长
C. Solomon Building Further Cities, Levying the Canaanites as Forced Labor, and Making the Children of Israel Men of War, Servants, Officers, and Captains
5所罗门又建造许多城，征派迦南人作服苦的人，使以色列人作他的战士、臣仆、统领、军长、车兵长、马兵长。（１５～２４。）
5Solomon built further cities, levying the Canaanites as forced labor, and he made the children of Israel men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and his officers over his chariots and his horsemen (vv. 15-24).
四 、所罗门每年三次献燔祭和平安祭
D. Solomon Three Times a Year Offering Burnt Offerings and Peace Offerings
6所罗门每年三次在他为耶和华所筑的祭坛上献燔祭和平安祭，又在耶和华面前的金坛上烧香。这样，他建造殿的工程完毕了。（２５。）
6Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to Jehovah and burned incense with the offerings on the golden altar which was before Jehovah. Thus he finished the building of the temple (v. 25
7有两座坛：圣殿外院的铜坛和圣殿里面的金坛。铜坛是为著献供物；金坛是为著烧香。烧在金坛（香坛）上之香的香气，表征基督是神对我们的悦纳。烧香是基于基督作献在铜坛上的祭。铜坛是为著完成基督救赎的地方;而香坛是基于基督在铜坛那里所完成的救赎，使我们蒙神悦纳的地方。
7There were two altars: the bronze altar in the outer court of the temple and the golden altar inside the temple. The bronze altar was for the offering of the offerings; the golden altar was for the burning of the incense. The sweet savor of the incense burned at the golden altar, the incense altar, signifies Christ as our acceptance by God. The burning of the incense was based upon Christ as the offerings offered on the bronze altar. Whereas the bronze altar was the place for the accomplishment of Christ’s redemption, the incense altar is the place for our acceptance by God based upon the redemption accomplished by Christ at the bronze altar
五 、所罗门建立船队
E. Solomon Building Up a Navy
8所罗门也得希兰的帮助，建立一支船队，为要取得俄斐的精金。（２６～２８。）
8Solomon also built up a navy with the cooperation of Hiram to get the best gold, the gold of Ophir (vv. 26-28
六 、示巴女王来向所罗门致敬
F. The Queen of Sheba Coming to Pay Her Honor to Solomon
9示巴女王来向所罗门致敬，并听他智慧的话。（十１～１０，１３。）
9The queen of Sheba came to pay her honor to Solomon and to listen to his words of wisdom (10:1-10, 13
七 、希兰的船队从俄斐运金子，并极多的檀香木和宝石给所罗门
G. Hiram’s Fleet Carrying Gold from Ophir and a Great Number of Almug Trees and Precious Stones to Solomon
10希兰的船队从俄斐运金子，并极多的檀香木和宝石给所罗门，以装饰神的殿和他的王宫，并制造乐器。（１１～１２。）
10Hiram’s fleet carried gold from Ophir and a great number of almug trees and precious stones to Solomon for decorating the temple of God and his palace and for making musical instruments (vv. 11-12
八 、所罗门因列国诸王的进贡和商贾的税赋而致富
H. Solomon Being Enriched with the Tribute by the Kings of the Nations and the Tariff on the Traders and Merchants
11所罗门因列国诸王的进贡和商贾的税赋而致富；所罗门以此制造金挡牌、金盾牌，作为显扬，又制造一个大象牙宝座，用精金包裹，显明他得著高举，满有光彩。他将这些都放在利巴嫩林宫（华丽的王宫）里，并使银子多如石头。这样，不仅他的智慧，而且他的财宝，都胜过地上的列王。（１４～２５，２７。）
11Solomon was enriched with the tribute by the kings of the nations and the tariff on the traders and merchants, with which Solomon made small and large shields of gold for display and a large ivory throne overlaid with the finest gold for his splendor in his exaltation, putting them in the Lebanon Forest House (a place of luxury). He also made silver as plentiful as stones. Thus, he excelled all the kings of the earth not only in wisdom but also in wealth (vv. 14-25, 27).
九 、所罗门购建战车和马兵，作为防卫
I. Solomon Building a Defense of Chariots and Cavalrymen
12所罗门用他极多的财宝，购建战车一千四百辆，马兵一万二千名，作为防卫；马是从埃及买来的。（２６，２８～２９。）
12Solomon, with his abundant wealth, built a defense of 1,400 chariots and 12,000 cavalrymen, the horses of which were bought from Egypt (vv. 26, 28-29
拾 肆、以色列历史的悲剧
XIV. The Tragedy Of Israel’s History
13似乎全世界都为著所罗门，但他的荣耀就像即将衰退的满月。我们会看见，以色列历史的悲剧，（十一，）乃是由于所罗门放纵情欲并敬拜偶像。
13It seems that the whole world was for Solomon, but his glory was like the full moon which was about to wane. As we will see, the tragedy of Israel’s history (ch. 11) was due to Solomon’s indulgence of lust and worship of idols
一 、所罗门的堕落
A. Solomon’s Fall
14十一章一至八节记载所罗门的堕落。
14In 11:1-8 we have a record of Solomon’s fall
１ .放纵情欲
1. In the Indulgence of His Lust
15所罗门的堕落是因他放纵情欲，在法老的女儿之外，又宠爱许多外邦女子，有妃七百，都是列国国王的公主，还有嫔三百。（１～３。）所罗门有这么多妃嫔，是极其愚昧的。
15Solomon’s fall was in his indulgence of his lust by loving many foreign women: 700 wives, who were princesses of the kings of the nations, and 300 concubines, in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter (vv. 1-3). In having so many wives and concubines Solomon was most foolish
２ .离弃神，并敬拜外邦偶像
2. In Forsaking God and Worshipping the Gentile Idols
16所罗门的堕落也是因他离弃曾向他两次显现的神，（９，）并受他所宠爱的外邦女子引诱，去敬拜外邦偶像。（４～８。）
16Solomon’s fall was also in his forsaking God, who appeared to him twice (v. 9), and in worshipping the Gentile idols through the seducing of the foreign women he loved (vv. 4-8
二 、神的惩治
B. God’s Chastisement
17因著所罗门的堕落，神的惩治就进来。所罗门堕落之后，神进来惩罚并管教他。
17As a result of Solomon’s fall, God’s chastisement came in. After Solomon fell, God came in to punish and discipline him
１ .神向所罗门发怒
1. God Becoming Angry with Solomon
18神向所罗门发怒，定意要将他的国撕裂，赐给他的臣仆。（９～１３。）然而，神因大卫的缘故，不在所罗门活著的日子行这事，必在他儿子的日子行这事。（１２，３４。）神因大卫和祂所拣选的耶路撒冷，还留一支派给所罗门的儿子。（１３，３２～３３，３５～３６。）
18God became angry with Solomon and determined to tear the kingdom away from him and give it to his servant (vv. 9-13). However, for David’s sake God would not do this in Solomon’s days but in the days of his son (vv. 12, 34). Moreover, for David’ss ake and for the sake of Jerusalem, which God had chosen, God would still keep one tribe for the son of Solomon (vv. 13, 32-33, 35-36).
２ .神惩治的行动
2. The Actions of God’s Chastisements
19在十四至四十节，我们看见神惩治的行动。神兴起以东人哈达，攻击所罗门；（１４～２２；）祂兴起叙利亚王利逊，作所罗门的另一个敌人；（２３～２５；）祂也兴起所罗门的臣仆耶罗波安，反叛所罗门。（２６～４０。）
19In verses 14 through 40 we see the actions of God’s chastisements. God raised up Hadad the Edomite to attack Solomon (vv. 14-22); He raised up Rezon, the king of Syria, to become another adversary to Solomon (vv. 23-25); and He raised up Jeroboam, a servant of Solomon, to revolt against Solomon (vv. 26-40
三 、所罗门作全以色列的王
C. Solomon’s Decease
四十年后死了
after Reigning over All Israel for Forty Years
20所罗门作全以色列的王四十年后，忧郁沮丧而死。（４１～４３。）他的荣耀像草上的花凋，（太六２９，彼前一２４，）他显赫的事业成了『虚空的虚空』，如他所传讲的。（传一２。）然而，神藉著他作基督之豫表所作的，却存留到永远。所以，我们需要分辨所罗门在他个人生平中所是的，以及他作基督的豫表所是的。
20Solomon’s decease after reigning overall Israel for forty years ( v v . 4 1 - 4 3 ) was in a gloomy disappointment. His glory fell off like the flower of grass (Matt. 6:29; 1 Pet. 1:24), and his splendid career became “vanity of vanities,” as he had preached (Eccl. 1:2). However, what God did through him as a type of Christ remains forever. We, therefore, need to discern between what Solomon was in his personal life and what he was as a type of Christ
四 、在属灵生命之光下的所罗门
D. Solomon under the Light of the Spiritual Life
21在属灵生命的光下，我们能看见所罗门是个有智慧却不属灵的人；是个有才干却没有生命的人；他的智慧是一种恩赐，而不是生命的度量。他所成就的事业，乃是他由于神所给智慧的恩赐而有之才干的明证，并不是生命成熟之能力的显明。在主的恢复里，我们首先应当顾到生命。然后在某种程度、某种意义上，我们需要才干。在召会中，我们的才干该是生命成熟的显明。才干离了生命，就像一条蛇，毒害召会；生命像鸽子，用生命供应召会。我们不该作今日的所罗门，乃该作有正确生命度量的鸽子。
21Under the light of the spiritual life, we can see that Solomon was a wise man but not a spiritual one; a man of capability, not one of life; a man whose wisdom was a gift, not a measure of life. The careers he accomplished were evidences of his capacity from the God-given gift of wisdom, not manifestations of the ability of the maturity of life. In the Lord’s recovery we should first take care of life. Then to some extent and in a certain sense we need capability. In the church our capability should be the manifestation of the maturity of life. Capability apart from life is like a snake, poisoning the church; life is like a dove, supplying the church with life. Instead of being today’s Solomon, we should be “doves” with the proper measure of life
22所罗门藉著神所给他的恩赐，享受神所给的美地达到最高的水平。然而，由于他属灵生命在成熟的度量上矮小不足，在性欲上放纵、不受羁束，他就从神经纶里对美地的享受中被剪除。他父亲大卫是合乎神心的人，却在放纵性欲这粗鄙丑陋的罪上失败。所罗门在这撒但试诱上的失败，比他父亲的失败更大，超过人所能想像。这使他和他的后裔失去他们百分之九十以上的国度，并使神的选民中间，许多世代都有分裂和混乱；他们失去神所赐给他们的地，成为在外邦拜偶像之地上的俘虏。由于所罗门的失败，以色列国今天仍在受苦。这对我们该是何等的鉴戒和警告！我们必须谨慎。甚至在放纵情欲上一点的失败，也能破坏召会，消杀召会生活光彩的方面。
22Solomon’s enjoyment of the God - given good land reached the highest level through his God - given gift. However, due to his dwarf measurement in the maturity of the spiritual life, he was cut off from the enjoyment of the good land in God’secon o my, in his unbridled indulgence of his lust in sex. His father David, a man according to God’she art, failed in this gross and ugly sin — the indulgence of sexual lust. Solomon’s failure in this satanic temptation was much greater than his father’s, beyond people’si magi nation. This caused him and his descendants to lose more than ninety percent of their kingdom and caused the people of God’select to suffer division and confusions among themselves throughout quite a number of generations. They lost the God-given land and became captives in the foreign lands of idol worship. The nation of Israel is still suffering due to Solomon’s failure. What a warning and an alarm this should be to us! We must be careful. Even a little failure in the indulgence of lust can damage the church and kill the splendid aspects of the church life.