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以赛亚书生命读经 · 第23篇

基督为耶和华的仆人(二)

Christ As The Servant Of Jehovah (2)
1如古列所豫表者,作耶和华的
1As Typified by Cyrus to be Jehovah’s Shepherd
牧人,成就耶和华所喜悦的
and to Fulfill All the Desires of Jehovah
2读经:以赛亚书43-45,使徒行传2:17a,约翰福音10:11,希伯来书10:7,约翰福音5:30b;尼
2Scripture Reading: Isa. 43—45; Acts 2:17a; John 10:11; Heb. 10:7; John 5:30b; Neh. 2:5-6; Ezra 1:2-3; John 2:19; Isa. 42:1a; Luke 4:18c; Rev. 1:5a
3希米记2:5-6,以斯拉记1:2-3,约翰福音2:19,以赛亚书42:1a,路加福音4:18c,启示录1:5a。
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4在本篇信息中,我们要来看以赛亚四十三至四十五章,基督为耶和华的仆人,如古列所豫表者,作耶和华的牧人,成就耶和华所喜悦的。
4In this message we will see that in chapters forty- three through forty-five Christ as the Servant of Jehovah is typified by Cyrus king of Persia to be Jehovah’s Shepherd and to fulfill all the desires of Jehovah
壹 、耶和华对以色列安慰与鼓励的话
I. Jehovah’sWord Of Comfort And Encouragement To Israel
5以赛亚四十三章是耶和华对以色列安慰与鼓励的话。
5In Isaiah 43 we have Jehovah’sword of comfort and encouragement to Israel
一 、耶和华告诉以色列不要害怕
A. Jehovah Telling Israel Not to Fear
6在一节,耶和华告诉以色列不要害怕。这节说,『雅各阿,创造你的耶和华,以色列阿,造你的那位,现在如此说,你不要害怕,因为我救赎了你;我曾题你的名召你,你是属我的。』
6In verse 1 Jehovah tells Israel not to fear. This verse says, “Now thus says Jehovah/ Who created you, O Jacob, and who formed you, O Israel:/Do not fear, because I have redeemed you;/I have called you by your name; you are Mine
二 、耶和华是以色列的圣者他们的救主
B. Jehovah Being the Holy One of Israel, Their Savior
7二至三节上半接著说,『你从水中经过,我必与你同在;你趟过江河,水必不漫过你;你从火中行过,必不被烧,火焰也不烧灭你。因为我是耶和华你的神,是以色列的圣者你的救主。』四节接著说,神看以色列为宝为尊。宝贵是价值的事,尊贵是地位或情形的事。我们是神的百姓,应当既宝贵又尊贵。
7Verses 2 and 3a continue, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,/And through the rivers, they will not flow over you./And when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned,/And the flame will not consume you./ Because I am Jehovah your God,/ The Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” Verse 4 goes on to say that Israel is precious and honorable in the eyes of Jehovah. To be precious is a matter of value, and to be honorable is a matter of position or state. As God’sp eople, we should be both precious and honorable
8三、耶和华领他们的后裔从东方来,又从西方招聚他们
8C. Jehovah Bringing Their Seed from the East
and Gathering Them from the West
9以赛亚四十三章五至七节说,『不要害怕,因我与你同在;我必领你的后裔从东方来,又从西方招聚你。我要对北方说,交出来;对南方说,不要拘留;将我的众子从远方带来,将我的女儿从地极领回,就是凡称为我名下的人,是我为自己的荣耀所创造、所作成、所造作的。』『从东方』意思是从河,『从西方』意思是从海。从东、西、南、北,神要把四散的以色列人领来。
9Isaiah 43:5-7 says, “Do not fear, because I am with you; / I will bring your seed from the east,/And gather you from the west./I will say to the north, Give them up,/And to the south, Do not keep them back. / Bring My sons from a far, / And My daughters from the end of the earth, / Everyone who is called by My name,/ Whom I have created, formed, and even made for My glory.” “From the east” means from the river, and “from the west” means from the sea. From the east, west, north, and south, God will bring the scattered Israelites.
10在四十一章八节,以色列称为神的仆人。以色列作神的仆人,与神在祂经纶里的愿望有关,就是要为著祂的荣耀,得著一个团体的彰显。神想要这样一个团体的彰显,使祂可以得著荣耀。这就是何以四十三章七节说,神为自己的荣耀创造、作成、造作以色列人。神的荣耀只能藉著一班人得著彰显。就著成就神的定旨,使祂的荣耀得著一个团体的彰显这面意义来说,以色列乃是神的仆人。
10In 41:8 Israel is called God’s servant. Israel’s being God’s servant is related to God’s desire in His economy to have a corporate expression of Himself for His glory. God wants such a corporate expression so that He may be glorified. This is the reason 43:7 says that God created, formed, and made Israel for His glory. God’s glory can be expressed only by a group of people. Israel is God’s servant in the sense of fulfilling God’s purpose to have a corporate expression for His glory
11古列也是神的仆人。因著古列为神所用,为神作了许多事,所以他是神的仆人。神需要一个人来打败那掳掠祂百姓,毁坏祂圣殿的仇敌巴比伦。古列就是神用以征服巴比伦的。古列统治巴比伦之后,按照神的愿望,在以色列被掳七十年期满之时,宣告将以色列从被掳得释放。古列且下诏,允许犹太人在耶路撒冷重建圣殿。(拉一2~3。)古列作这些事,确实与基督这耶和华的仆人是一。这三件事-击败巴比伦,释放以色列,下诏重建圣殿-在成就神当时的经纶上是重大的事。这三件事也是豫表,表征基督击败撒但,释放我们这些被掳的,并建造召会作神的殿。
11Cyrus was also a servant of God. Because Cyrus was used by God and did many things for God, he was God’s servant. God needed someone to defeat Babylon, His enemy, which had captured His people and destroyed the temple. Cyrus was used by God to subdue Babylon. Having gained dominion over Babylon, Cyrus, according to God’s desire and at the expiration of Israel’ss even ty years of captivity, then declared the release of Israel from captivity. Cyrus also issued a decree allowing the Jews to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 1:2-3). In doing these things, Cyrus was surely one with Christ as a servant of Jehovah. These three matters—the defeat of Babylon, the release of Israel, and the decree concerning the rebuilding of the temple—were great matters in the fulfillment of God’secon o my at that time. These three things are also types, signifying Christ’s defeating Satan, releasing us from captivity, and building up the church as the temple
12我们很容易领会古列与基督这神的仆人是一,却很难领会以色列人与基督是一。所以我们需要看见,离了以色列,古列不能作神的仆人来为神作甚么。比如,古列释放被掳的,但谁是被掳的?是以色列人,他们是神为著自己的得荣,用以作祂团体彰显的百姓。就这意义来说,以色列与基督这神的仆人乃是一。耶和华的仆人是团体的;被古列所释放的以色列,乃是这团体仆人的一部分。
12It is easy for us to realize that Cyrus was one with Christ as God’s servant, but it is difficult for us to realize this regarding Israel. We need to see, therefore, that, apart from Israel, Cyrus could not have done anything as God’s servant. For instance, Cyrus released the captives, but who were the captives? The captives were the people of Israel, the people who were to be used by God to express Him in a corporate way for His glorification. In this sense, Israel was one with Christ as God’s servant. The servant of Jehovah is corporate, and Israel, having been released by Cyrus, was part of this corporate servant.
13我们在这里所要强调的点,就是在神的经纶里,基督乃是一切。祂是释放者,由古列所豫表;祂也是被释放者,由以色列所豫表。就著豫表来说,古列这释放者,和以色列这被释放者,都是基督的一部分;基督在神的行动中乃是一切事物的实际,是神行动大轮的中心和普及。
13The point we would emphasize here is that in God’secon o my Christ is everything. He is the releasing One, typified by Cyrus, and He is also the released One, typified by Israel. Typically speaking, both Cyrus as the releasing one and Israel as the released ones are parts of Christ, who is the reality of everything in God’s move, the centrality and the universality of the great wheel of God’s move
14召会既与作神见证的基督是一,所以就这面来说,今天召会乃是神的见证。召会事奉神,乃在于作这样的见证。因此所有神拣选的人,都可看作为著神之荣耀的彰显,与基督一同作神仆人的。神的得荣乃是我们事奉的目的。我们对神最高的事奉,乃是彰显祂的荣耀。
14Today the church is the testimony of God in the sense of being one with Christ as the testimony of God. It is in being such a testimony that the church serves God. For this reason, all God’select can be considered servants of God with Christ for the expression of God’s glory. The glorification of God is the purpose of our service. The highest service we can render to God is to express His glory
四 、以色列是耶和华的见证人,祂所拣选的仆人
D. Israel Being Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Servant Whom He Has Chosen
15十至十一节说,『耶和华说,你们是我的见证人,我所拣选的仆人,好叫你们可以知道,且相信我,又明白我就是耶和华,在我以前没有造成的神,在我以后也必没有。惟有我是耶和华,除我以外没有救主。』怎能证明只有耶和华才是神?惟有藉著一班作神见证人的百姓才能证明。那些作神见证人的,也是祂的仆人。基督是神的见证人,也是祂的仆人。今天我们这些召会人,与基督是一,作了神的见证人和仆人。
15Verses 10 and 11 say, “You are My witnesses, declares Jehovah,/And My servant whom I have chosen,/In order that you may know and believe Me/And understand that I am He./Before Me there was no God formed,/Neither will there be any after Me./I, even I, am Jehovah;/And there is no Savior besides Me.” How can it be proved that only Jehovah is God? This can be proved only by a group of people who are God’s witnesses. Those who are God’s witnesses are also His servants. Christ is God’s Witness and His Servant. Today, we, the church people, are one with Christ as God’s witnesses and servants
16五、以色列不要记念从前的事,也不要思想古时的事
16E. Israel Not Calling to Mind the Former Things
nor Considering the Things of Old
17十四节告诉我们,神为以色列的缘故,打发人到巴比伦去,并『要使迦勒底人都下来如同逃民。』然后在十八至二十一节,耶和华告诉以色列不要记念从前的事,也不要思想古时的事。祂要以色列人忘记他们在巴比伦的七十年,并知道祂要作一件新事。『看哪,我要作一件新事,如今要发生,你们岂不知道么?我必在旷野开道路,在沙漠开江河。…这百姓是我为自己所造的,好述说对我的赞美。』(赛四三19,21。)
17In verse 14 we are told that for Israel’s sake God sent to Babylon and “will bring down all of them as fugitives.” Then in verses 18 through 21 Jehovah tells Israel not to call to mind the former things nor to consider the things of old. He wanted Israel to forget their seventy years in Babylon and to know that He was about to do a new thing. “Behold, I am doing a new thing;/It will now spring forth;/Do you not know it? / I will even make away in the wilderness,/Rivers in the desert./..This people I have formed for Myself;/They will show forth My praise” (vv. 19, 21).
18六、耶和华为自己的缘故
18F. Jehovah Wiping Away Their Transgressions for
涂抹他们的过犯,也不记念他们的罪恶
His Own Sake and Not Remembering Their Sins
19在二十二至二十三节上半,耶和华对他们说,他们没有求告祂,倒厌烦祂。他们没有将他们的羊带来给祂作燔祭,也没有用祭物尊敬祂。他们确实使神因他们的罪劳累,使神因他们的罪孽厌烦。5(赛四三24下。)然而在二十五节,耶和华宣告说,『惟有我为自己的缘故涂抹你的过犯,我也不记念你的罪恶。』
19In verses 22 and 23a Jehovah tells Israel that they have not called upon Him, but have grown weary of Him. They have not brought Him a sheep for their burnt offerings, and they have not honored Him with their sacrifices. Indeed, they have burdened Him with their sins and wearied Him with their iniquities (v. 2 4 b). Nevertheless, in verse 2 Jehovah declares, “I, even I, am He who wipes away your transgressions for My own sake,/And I will not remember your sins.”
贰 、耶和华对祂仆人以色列牧养的话
II. Jehovah’sWord Of Shepherding To His Servant Israel
20以赛亚四十四章是耶和华对祂仆人以色列牧养的话。
20Chapter forty-four of Isaiah is Jehovah’sword of shepherding to His servant Israel
一 、耶和华要将水浇灌口渴的人,将河浇灌干旱之地
A. Jehovah Pouring Water upon the Thirsty One and Streams upon the Dry Ground
21一至四节是说到以色列的复兴。从以色列出胎就造就他们的耶和华对他们说,不要怕。然后祂接著说,『我要将水浇灌口渴的人,将河浇灌干旱之地。我要将我的灵浇灌你的后裔,(参徒二17上,)将我的福浇灌你的子孙。他们要发生在草中,像溪水旁的柳树。』(赛四四3~4。)
21Verses 1 through 4 are a word concerning Israel’s restoration. Jehovah, the One who formed Israel from the womb, tells Israel not to fear. Then He goes on to say, “I will pour water upon the thirsty one,/ And streams upon the dry ground;/I will pour out My Spirit upon your seed [Acts 2:17a], /And My blessing upon your offspring./They will spring up among the grass,/Like poplars beside the flowing streams of water” (Isa. 44:3-4
二 、以色列是见证人,见证除耶和华以外,再没有神
B. Israel Being a Witness That Besides Jehovah There Is No God
22耶和华以色列的王,以色列的救赎主,是首先的,也是末后的,除祂以外,再没有神。(赛四四6。)以色列是见证人,见证耶和华是独一的神。八节下半论到这点说,『你们是我的见证人,除我以外,岂有神么?岂有别的磐石么?我不知道一个。』所有制造偶像的,尽都虚空。他们所喜悦的,都无益处。(赛四四9。)
22Jehovah, the King of Israel and her Redeemer, is the First and the Last, and apart from Him there is no God (v. 6). Israel is a witness that Jehovah is the unique God. Concerning this, verse 8b says, “You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me?/Or is there any other Rock? I do not know of any.” All those who make idols are a waste, and the things they delight in will not profit them (v. 9).
三 、耶和华救赎了雅各,并要因以色列荣耀自己
C. Jehovah Redeeming Jacob and Being Glorified in Israel
23耶和华造成以色列祂的仆人,必不会忘记以色列。(赛四四21。)祂涂抹了他们的过犯,像厚云消散;涂抹了他们的罪恶,如薄云灭没。因此,耶和华说,『你当归向我,因我救赎了你。诸天哪,应当欢唱,因为耶和华作成这事。地的低处阿,应当欢呼,众山应当发声歌唱,树林和其中所有的树,都当如此;因为耶和华救赎了雅各,并要因以色列荣耀自己。』(赛四四22~23。)
23Jehovah has formed Israel, His servant, and Israel will not be forgotten by Him (v. 21). He has wiped away, like a thick cloud, Israel’s transgression and, like a cloud, their sins. Thus, Jehovah says, “Return unto Me, for I have redeemed you./Sing for joy, O heavens, for Jehovah has accomplished it./Shout, O lower parts of the earth;/Break forth with singing, O mountains,/The forest and every tree in it;/ For Jehovah has redeemed Jacob/And has been glorified in Israel” (vv. 22-23
四 、耶和华使祂仆人的话语立定,祂使者的谋算成就
D. Jehovah Confirming the Word of His Servant and Fulfilling the Counsel of His Messengers
24耶和华使祂仆人的话语立定,祂使者的谋算成就。耶和华也论到耶路撒冷说,『必有人居住,』论到犹大的城邑说,『必被建造,』并且『其中的荒场,我也必兴起。』(赛四四。)祂对深渊说,『你干了罢;我也要使你的江河干涸。』(赛四四。)不仅如此,耶和华论到古列说,『他是我的牧人,』指明古列是神的牧人,为著牧养以色列。耶和华又论到古列说,他『必成就我所喜悦的。』古列必成就这事,就是藉著论耶路撒冷说,『她必被建造,』又论圣殿说,『她的根基必要立稳。』(赛四四28。)这些话在神听来何等悦耳。
24Jehovah confirms the word of His servants and fulfills the counsel of His messengers. Jehovah also says to Jerusalem, “She will be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “They will be built,” and “I will raise up their ruins” (v. 2 6). He says to the depths, “Be dried 26 up,” and “I will dry up your rivers” (v. 27). Furthermore, Jehovah says to Cyrus, “He is 27 My shepherd,” indicating that Cyrus is God’s shepherd for the shepherding of Israel. Jehovah also says to Cyrus, “He will fulfill all My desire.” Cyrus will do this by saying of Jerusalem, “She will be built,” and of the temple, “Her foundations will be laid” (v. 28). These words are pleasant to God’s ears.
参 、耶和华的仆人和见证人
III. A Servant And A Witness Of Jehovah
25以赛亚四十五章说到耶和华的仆人和见证人。
25Isaiah 45 speaks regarding a servant of Jehovah and a witness of Jehovah
一 、耶和华的仆人
A. A Servant of Jehovah
26在本章,耶和华的仆人凭耶和华的公义兴起。(赛四五13上。)祂是耶和华所召的,(赛四五3下,4下,)是耶和华因祂仆人以色列的缘故所拣选的。(赛四五4上。)他为耶和华所膏,(赛四五1上,)使列国降服,(赛四五1下~2,)建造耶和华的城耶路撒冷,(赛四五13中,参尼二5~6,)释放耶和华被掳的以色列民,不是为工价,也不是为赏赐。(赛四五13下,路四18下。)
26In this chapter a servant of Jehovah is raised up by Jehovah in righteousness (v. 13a). He is called by Jehovah (v v. 3b, 4b) and chosen by Jehovah (42:1a) for the sake of Jehovah’s servant, Israel (4 5:4 a). He is anointed by Jehovah (v. 1a) to subdue the nations (vv. 1b- 2), to build Jehovah’s city of Jerusalem (v. 13b; c f. Neh. 2:5-6), and to send away Jehovah’s captives of Israel, neither for a price nor for a reward (Isa. 45:13c; Luke 4:18c).
二 、耶和华的见证人
B. A Witness of Jehovah
1 .见证耶和华是『耶和华,』在耶和华以外,并没有别神
1. To Testify That Jehovah Is “Jehovah” and That Besides Jehovah There Is No God
27耶和华的见证人,见证只有耶和华是『耶和华,』在祂以外并没有别神。(赛四五5上。)除了祂以外再没有神。耶和华是那位『造光,又造暗;』『施平安,又降灾祸』的一位。(赛四五7。)这里的灾祸是指缺乏平安。
27A witness of Jehovah testifies that only Jehovah is “Jehovah” and “the reis no one else” (Isa. 4 5:5 a). Besides Jehovah there is no God. Jehovah is the One “who forms the light and creates darkness” and “who makes peace and creates evil” (v. 7). Here evil refers to the lack of peace.
28以赛亚四十五章八节说,『诸天哪,自上而滴。穹苍降下公义,地面开裂,产出救恩,使公义一同发生,这都是我耶和华所造的。』这里所说『穹苍降下公义』是甚么意思?这意思乃是,那灵要浇灌下来,把基督当作公义,分赐到地上的人里面。这里的地表征人类。因此,地面开裂,就是人要敞开。一面,神将那灵从天浇灌下来,把基督当作公义分赐到我们里面;另一面,神叫我们这地敞开,把救恩和公义带来。救恩和公义都是基督自己。所以本节描述神如何完成祂的救恩。神用祂的灵,把作公义的基督带来,又叫我们敞开,接受基督作救恩和公义,藉此神就完成祂的救恩。
28Isaiah 45:8 says, “Drip down, O heavens, from above,/ And let the clouds flow down righteousness;/ Let the earth open/And bring forth salvation and righteousness;/Let them spring forth together;/I, Jehovah, have created it.” What does it mean to say that the clouds will “flow down righteousness”? This means that the Spirit will flow down to dispense Christ as righteousness into the people on earth. The earth here signifies human beings. Thus, for the earth to be opened is for people to be opened. On the one hand, God causes the Spirit to flow down from heaven to impart Christ as righteousness into us; on the other hand, God causes us as the earth to open and bring forth salvation and righteousness, both of which are Christ Himself. In this verse, therefore, we have a description of how God carries out His salvation. God carries out His salvation by using His Spirit to bring down Christ as righteousness and by opening us to receive Christ as salvation and righteousness
29耶和华是『自隐的神。』(赛四五。)甚至在今天,神仍是隐藏的。耶和华也是以色列的救主,是那些从列国逃脱之人的救主。(赛四五15,20上。)然而,那些制造偶像的,必抱愧蒙羞。(赛四五16。)
29Jehovah is “a God who hides Himself” (v. 15). Even today, God is still hiding. Jehovah is 15 also the Savior of Israel, the Savior of those “who have escaped from the nations” (vv. 15, 20a). However, those who make idols will be ashamed and go in confusion (v. 16).
2 .耶和华邀约的爱言
2. Jehovah’s Loving Word of Invitation
30以赛亚四十五章二十至二十五节是耶和华邀约的爱言。
30In 45:20-25 we have Jehovah’s loving word of invitation
a.地极的人都当转向祂,
a. All the Ends of the Earth
就必得救
Turning to Him and Being Saved
31首先,有邀约的话要人转向耶和华来得著救恩。『地极的人都当转向我,就必得救,因为我是神,再没有别神。』(赛四五22。)
31First, there is the invitation to turn to Jehovah for salvation. “Turn to Me and be saved,/All the ends of the earth,/For I am God and there is no one else” (v. 22).
b.万膝必向祂跪拜
b. Every Knee Bowing to Him
32万膝必向耶和华跪拜,万口必凭祂起誓。(赛四五23。)c.公义、能力,惟独在乎耶和华
32To Jehovah every knee will bow and every tongue will swear (v. 23). c. Righteousness and Strength Being Only in Jehovah
33『人论我说,公义、能力、惟独在乎耶和华。人都必归向祂,凡向祂发怒的,必至蒙羞。』(赛四五24。)这里的公义是指救恩,能力是指生命。这意思就是在耶和华里,我们有救恩和生命。那些归向祂的人都要得救,但那些反对祂的人必至蒙羞。
33It will be said of Me, Only in Jehovah/Is there righteousness and strength./To Him will men come,/ And all those who are burning in anger against Him will be ashamed” (v. 24). Here righteousness refers to salvation, and strength refers to life. This means that in Jehovah we have salvation and life. Those who come to Him will be saved, but those who oppose Him will be ashamed
d.以色列的后裔,都必因耶和华得称为义,并要夸耀
d. In Jehovah All the Seed of Israel Being Justified and Glorying
34按二十五节,以色列的后裔都必因耶和华得称为义,并要夸耀。这里得称为义就是得救。以色列的后裔都要因耶和华得救,并要夸耀。
34According to verse 25, in Jehovah all the seed of Israel will be justified and will glory. Here to be justified is to be saved. In Jehovah all the seed of Israel will be saved and will glory
35在四十一至四十五章,以赛亚给我们一个结语。在头四十章,他以隐密的方式揭示神的经纶,就是要得著一班人,使基督这神的具体化身能得著彰显作一切,作神经纶中一切事物的中心与普及。神在基督里,基督同著神,已经达到这目标;这就是说,基督已得著彰显作神的中心与普及,以致外邦的君王古列与基督成为一,甚至可怜的以色列也与祂成为一。毫无疑问,以赛亚当然与基督是一。因此,古列、以色列、以赛亚都与基督是一,使神得著团体的彰显。
35In chapters forty-one through forty-five, Isaiah gives us a conclusion. In the first forty chapters he unveiled in a hidden way God’secon o my, which is to have a people so that Christ as the embodiment of God can be expressed as everything, to be the centrality and the universality of everything in God’secon o my. God in Christ and Christ with God have reached this point, that is, to have Christ expressed as God’s centrality and universality, to such an extent that Cyrus, a Gentile king, became one with Christ and that even pitiful Israel also became one with Him. No doubt Isaiah was one with Him. Thus, Cyrus, Israel, and Isaiah were one with Christ that God might have a corporate expression
36凡与基督是一的,包括我们在内,都是基督的豫表,因为这样的人乃是基督的一部分。作基督各部分的,都是神的仆人基督的豫表,也都是神的仆人。所有其他的人都被了结,『解雇,』被神摆在一边。我们这些与基督是一的人,也被神解雇了,但我们和不信的人不同,我们乃是以基督来顶替,与祂成为一。不仅如此,我们这些与基督是一的人,已成了一个大的、团体的基督。这团体的基督与单个的基督一样,都是神的见证和神的仆人。
36Everyone who is one with Christ, including us, is a type of Christ because such persons are part of Christ. All who are part of Christ are types of Christ, who is the Servant of God, and they also are servants of God. All other persons have been terminated, “fired,” and put aside by God. We who are one with Christ also have been fired by God, but unlike the unbelievers, we have been replaced with Christ to be one with Him. Furthermore, we who are one with Christ have become a great corporate Christ. This corporate Christ is the same as the individual Christ in being the testimony and servant of God.
37神的经纶乃是要得著基督,为著神圣的目的经过过程,好成为神圣三一行动大轮的中心与普及,将祂自己分赐到祂所拣选的人里面。整卷以赛亚书都含示了这神圣的分赐。例如,为我们而生的婴孩并赐给我们的子,(赛九6,)乃是为著将三一神分赐到祂所拣选的人里面。饮于神救恩的水,(赛十二3,)就是接受神的分赐。享受有基督作罩盖(赛四5~6)以遮覆全景的筵席,(赛二五6,)乃是为著将三一神的丰富分赐到享受基督的人里面。
37God’secon o my is to have Christ processed for the divine purposes to be the centrality and universality of the great wheel of the move of the Divine Trinity for the divine dispensing of Himself into His elect. The divine dispensing is implied throughout the book of Isaiah. For example, the child born and the son given (9:6) is for the dispensing of the Triune God into His chosen people. To drink the water of God’ss alvation is to receive His dispensing (12:3). The feast (25:6) with Christ as the canopy (4:5-6) to cover the entire situation is for the dispensing of the riches of the Triune God into those who enjoy Christ
38从三十六至三十九章,我们在希西家身上看不到任何神圣的分赐;但在四十章,我们看到很多这样的分赐。当人看见自己一无所有,看见自己必凋谢枯干,惟有神是一切,惟有神存到永远时,他就愿意到神的话面前来得重生。藉著神活而常存的话得重生,(赛四十6~8,)乃是神分赐的结果。重生实际上乃是大的分赐。我们从亚当而生,是作短暂的人,但我们得著重生,乃是作永远的人。在重生里,三一神将祂自己分赐到我们里面作生命,使我们作永远的人。紧接著重生的,就是变化。成为变化过的人,以致如鹰展翅上腾,(赛四十31,)这也是神圣分赐的事。
38With Hezekiah in chapters thirty-six through thirty-nine we do not see anything of the divine dispensing, but we see much of this dispensing in chapter forty. When a person realizes that he is nothing, that he is withering and fading, and that only God is everything and that only He abides forever, he is willing to come to the word of God to be regenerated. Regeneration by the living and abiding word of God (40:6-8) is the issue of God’s dispensing. Regeneration is actually a great dispensing. We were born of Adam to be temporal persons, but we have been regenerated to be eternal persons. In regeneration, the Triune God dispenses Himself into us as life to make us eternal persons. Regeneration is followed by transformation. Becoming transformed persons who mount up with wings like eagles (v. 31) is also a matter of the divine dispensing