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以赛亚书生命读经 · 第25篇

基督为耶和华的仆人（四）

Christ As The Servant Of Jehovah (4)
如耶和华的申言者以赛亚所豫表者，作众民的约，复兴遍地
As Typified by Isaiah, the Prophet of Jehovah, for a Covenant of the People to Restore the Land
1读经：以赛亚书49-50，约翰福音14:10，何西阿书11:1，马太福
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2音2:15b，约翰福音13:31b，罗马书，31，34a。
2Scripture Reading: Isa. 49—50; John 14:10; Hosea 11:1; Matt. 2:15b; John 13:31b; Rom. 8:33a, 31, 34a
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4以赛亚四十九、五十章将基督陈明为耶和华的仆人，如耶和华的申言者以赛亚所豫表者，作众民的约，复兴遍地。在本篇信息中，我们要来看这两章。
4Chapters forty-nine and fifty of Isaiah present Christ as typified by Isaiah, the prophet of Jehovah, for a covenant of the people to restore the land. In this message we will consider these two chapters
壹 、作耶和华仆人的三个人物
I. The Three Persons Of The Servant Of Jehovah
5要明白以赛亚四十九章，就需要看见耶和华的仆人有三位－基督、（赛四九5～9上、）申言者以赛亚、（赛四九1～4、）和以色列。（赛四九3。）申言者以赛亚和以色列都终极完成于基督。所以这三者就是一个仆人。首先，这三者都是以色列人。以色列当然是以色列人，以赛亚是以色列人，耶稣基督也是道地的以色列人。他们既都是以色列人，因此他们乃是一。其次，全体以色列人乃是神在旧约里的仆人和见证人。以赛亚既是以色列人的一部分，所以也是耶和华的仆人。在新约里，基督被揭示为神的仆人（可十45）和见证人。（启一5。）这再次显示作为耶和华的仆人，以赛亚、以色列、和基督乃是一。但在新约，我们更清楚的看见，我们作神的仆人，与基督乃是一，因为新约说我们是在基督里。（林前一30。）我们合起来乃是一个团体的基督。我们既在这团体的基督里，而基督是神的仆人，我们也就是神的仆人，神的见证人。这就是神永远的眼光，也是我们所需要，以明白以赛亚四十九至五十章的眼光。
5In order to understand Isaiah 49, we need to see the three persons of the servant of Jehovah—Christ (vv. 5-9a), Isaiah the prophet (vv. 1-4), and Israel (v. 3). Both Isaiah the prophet and Israel consummate in Christ. All three are one servant . First , all are Israel. Israel, of course, is Israel, Isaiah was an Israelite, and Jesus Christ was a typical Israelite. Thus, as Israelites they all are one. Second, as a whole, Israel was God’s servant, His witness, in the Old Testament. Isaiah as a part of Israel also was a servant of Jehovah. In the New Testament Christ is unveiled as the Servant of God (Mark 10:45) and His Witness (Rev. 1:5). This again shows the oneness of Isaiah, Israel, and Christ as servants of Jehovah. But in the New Testament, our oneness with Christ as servants of God is seen more clearly, because the New Testament says that we are in Christ (1 Cor. 1:30). Together we are one corporate Christ. Since we are in this corporate Christ, and Christ is the Servant of God, we also are one servant of God, one witness of God. This is God’s eternal view, and this is the view we need to have in order to understand Isaiah 49—50
一 、耶和华的申言者以赛亚
A. Isaiah, the Prophet of Jehovah
6耶和华的申言者以赛亚（豫表基督作神的仆人，为神说话－约十四10），作耶和华的代言人事奉耶和华，说出耶和华的话，这话是耶和华的具体表现。（赛四九1～4。）以赛亚为神说话，但基督更多为神说话。基督在地上尽职时，祂所作主要的事就是为神说话。甚至在祂升到诸天之上以后，祂还继续说话，因祂是在使徒的说话里说话。例如，保罗的书信，就是基督说话的延续。
6Isaiah, the prophet of Jehovah (typifying Christ as the Servant of God for God’s speaking—John 14:10), served Jehovah as His mouthpiece to speak forth His word, which is the embodiment of Himself (Isa. 49:1-4). Isaiah spoke for God, but Christ spoke for God much more. In His ministry on earth, the main thing He did was speak for God. Even after He ascended to the heavens, He continued to speak, for He spoke in the speaking of the apostles. The Epistles of Paul, for example, are a continuation of Christ’s speaking.
7神的话就是神的具体表现。我们说出神的话，就是说出神。我们不说神的话，就不能说出神。我们都需要学习如何说出神的话。
7The word of God is God’s embodiment. When we speak forth God’sword, we speak forth God. We cannot speak forth God without speaking forth God’sword. We all need to learn how to speak forth God’sword
8１.耶和华使申言者的口如快刀
81. Jehovah Making the Prophet’s Mouth Like a Sharp Sword
9按四十九章二节上半，耶和华使申言者的口『如快刀，』将他藏『在祂手的荫影之下』。
9According to 49:2a, Jehovah made the prophet’s mouth “like a sharp sword” and also concealed him “in the shadow of His hand
10２.耶和华使申言者成为磨亮的箭
102. Jehovah Making the Prophet a Polished Arrow
11耶和华使申言者成为磨亮的箭，将他藏在祂箭袋之中。（赛四九2下。）申言者的话都是箭，他的说话乃是射箭。
11Jehovah made the prophet a polished arrow and hid him in His quiver (49:2b). The words of the prophet were arrows, and his speaking was the shooting of an arrow
３ .耶和华将申言者看作自己的仆人
3. Jehovah Considering the Prophet His Servant
12祂『对我说，你是我的仆人以色列，我必因你得荣耀。』（赛四九。）这指明耶和华将申言者看作祂的仆人，就是以色列的一部分，使祂自己得荣耀。以赛亚、以色列、和基督都是使神得荣耀的。
12“He said to me, You are My servant,/Israel, in whom I will be glorified” (v. 3). This indicates that Jehovah considered the prophet as His3 servant, a part of Israel, for His glorification. Isaiah, Israel, and Christ are all for God’s glorification.
13４.申言者认为他劳碌是徒然的
134. The Prophet Considering Himself as Laboring in Vain
14申言者认为他劳碌是徒然，他尽力是虚无虚空。（赛四九4上。）然而，他确知他当得的公理必在耶和华那里，他的赏赐必在他神那里。（赛四九4下。）
14The prophet considered himself as laboring in vain, using up his strength for nothing and vanity (v. 4a). Nevertheless, he was assured that the justice due to him was with Jehovah and that his recompense was with his God (v. 4b
154以赛亚既豫表基督，四节的话就应用在基督身上。百姓错误的审判基督，认为祂的话虚无虚空。然而，基督确知祂当得的公理必从神而来。神看基督的话为宝贵，必为著祂的说话赏赐祂。
15Since Isaiah typifies Christ, the word in verse applies to Christ. People judged Christ wrongly, thinking that His word was nothing and vain. However, Christ was assured that the justice due to Him would come from God. God values Christ’sword and will reward Him for His speaking.
二 、耶和华的申言者以色列
B. Israel, the Prophet of Jehovah
16耶和华仆人中三个人物的第二位是以色列。（赛四九3。）耶和华的申言者以赛亚是以色列的一部分；因此，他为耶和华的仆人，乃与以色列是一。基督也是以色列的一部分。（何十一，太二15下。）以赛亚四十九章三节所题到的仆人，耶和华必因他得荣耀。这豫表神在基督（神的以色列）身上得荣耀。（约十三31下。）
16The second of the three persons of the servant of Jehovah is Israel (v. 3). Isaiah, the prophet of Jehovah, was apart of Israel; hence, he was one with Israel as the servant of Jehovah. Christ also is a part of Israel (Hosea 11:1; Matt. 2:1 5 b). In the servant mentioned in Isaiah1 49:3, Jehovah will be glorified. This typifies that God is glorified in Christ as the Israel of God (John 13:31b).
三 、基督作耶和华的仆人，应验以赛亚和以色列作耶和华仆人的一切所是
C. Christ as the Servant of Jehovah Fulfilling All That Isaiah and Israel Are as the Servant of Jehovah
17在以赛亚四十九章，凡论到以赛亚和以色列的话，都是说到基督。这就是说，基督作耶和华的仆人，应验了以赛亚和以色列作耶和华仆人的一切所是。
17In Isaiah 49 whatever is spoken concerning Isaiah and Israel is also spoken concerning Christ. This means that Christ as the Servant of Jehovah fulfills all that Isaiah and Israel are as the servant of Jehovah
１ .耶和华从祂出胎将祂造就成耶和华的仆人
1. From the Womb Jehovah Forming Him to Be His Servant
18耶和华从祂出胎将祂造就成耶和华的仆人，要使雅各归向耶和华，以色列到耶和华那里聚集；祂要在耶和华眼中看为尊贵，祂的神也成为祂的力量。（赛四九5。）
18From the womb Jehovah formed Him to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, so that Israel would be gathered to Him. He will be glorified in the sight of Jehovah, and His God will be His strength (v. 5
２ .神差祂作外邦人的光
2. God Setting Him as a Light of the Nations
19六节是神说到基督作耶和华仆人的话。神说，『你作我的仆人，使雅各众支派复兴，使以色列中得保全的归回，这尚为小事，我还要使你作外邦人的光，使你成为我的救恩，直到地极。』我们已经看见，还要继续看见，基督对外邦人乃是大光，祂是神的救恩，直到地极。
19Verse 6 is God’sword to Christ as the Servant of Jehovah. In this verse, God says, “It is too small a thing that You would be My Servant/To raise up the tribes of Jacob/And bring back the preserved of Israel;/I will also set You as a light of the nations/ To be My salvation unto the ends of the earth.” We have seen and are continuing to see that Christ is the great light to the nations and that He is God’ss alvation extending to the ends of the earth
３ .耶和华的话临到那为人所藐视，为本国所憎恶，屈从强暴者的
3. Jehovah’sWord to the Despised One, the One Abhorred by the Nation, the One Subjected to Tyrants
20在七节，耶和华对基督这为人所藐视，为本国所憎恶，屈从强暴者的，如此说，『君王要看见就站起，首领也要下拜，都因信实的耶和华，就是拣选你以色列的圣者。』当基督站在彼拉多面前，屈服在他之下时，祂是在屈从强暴者。祂这位创造者，就这样屈从一个受造的人。这屈从强暴者如希律和彼拉多的一位，有一天君王都要站起，首领也要下拜，因信实的耶和华已经拣选祂。
20In verse 7 we have Jehovah’sword to Christ as the despised One, the One abhorred by the nation, the One subjected to tyrants. Jehovah says to Him, “Kings will see and arise, / And princes will bow down; / Because of Jehovah, who is faithful,/The Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.” Christ was subjected to tyrants when He stood before Pilate and submitted to him. He, the Creator, was thus subject to a created human being. To this One who was subjected to tyrants such as Herod and Pilate, kings will arise and princes will bow down because Jehovah, who is faithful, has chosen Him.
４ .耶和华使祂作众民的约
4. Jehovah Giving Him as a Covenant of the People
21『耶和华如此说，在悦纳的时候我应允了你，在拯救的日子我济助了你；我要保护你，使你作众民的约，复兴遍地，使人承受荒凉之地为业。对那被捆绑的人说，出来罢。对那在黑暗的人说，显露罢。』（赛四九8～9上。）在这里，我们看见基督这耶和华的仆人，已经成了赐给众民的约。约是两方签署好的协定，其中有立下的应许。当立约的一方死亡，约就成了遗书。在遗书里，一个人可能应许把他全部的财富给另一个人。遗书就成了这一切财富的所有权状。但若没有实际的财富可得，这遗书就毫无意义。基督是我们的遗书，我们的约，祂也是遗书里面所赐给我们的一切丰富。圣经乃是遗书，说到许多奇妙的项目，要作我们的分。但圣经若没有基督作实际，就只是空洞的书。基督是圣经遗赠给我们之项目的实际。
21Thus says Jehovah,/In an acceptable time I have answered You,/And in a day of salvation I have helped You; / And I will preserve You and give You for a covenant of the people,/To restore the land, to apportion the desolate inheritances,/ To say to the prisoners, Come forth,/To say to those who are in darkness, Show yourselves” (vv. 8-9a). Here we see that Christ as the Servant of Jehovah has been given as a covenant of the people. A covenant is a signed agreement between two parties, in which promises are made. A covenant becomes a will upon the death of the covenanting party. In a will someone may promise to give all his riches to another person. The will becomes the title deed of all those riches. But if there are no actual riches to receive, the will is meaningless. Christ is our will, our covenant, and He is all the riches given to us in the will. The Bible is a will that mentions many wonderful items that are to be our portion. But without Christ as the reality, the Bible would be only empty pages. Christ is the reality of the items given as bequests in the Bible
22基督作为约赐给我们，乃是要复兴遍地。复兴遍地就是完成神关于祂国度经纶的事。地的复兴主要的是为著神的国，这国至终要完成于新天新地里的新耶路撒冷。
22Christ is given as a covenant to restore the land. To restore the land is to accomplish something of God’secon o my concerning His kingdom. The restoring of the land is mainly for the kingdom of God, which will eventually consummate in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth
23今天在我们对基督的经历中，复兴遍地，意思就是有扩大或扩展的地。基督是地。经历基督作扩展的地，就是占有基督这地，建造神的国，使祂的殿、祂的见证，能以建立。我们若只有圣经而没有经历基督作实际，就无法感觉基督这地正在扩展。但我们若有圣经连同对基督的经历，就能感觉基督这地正在扩展。我们越经历基督，神的国和作神见证的殿就越得著建立。
23In our experience of Christ today, to restore the land means to have the land enlarged or expanded. Christ is the land. To experience Christ as the expanding land is to occupy Christ as the land for the building up of God’skin gdom that His temple, His testimony, may be established. If we have only the Bible but lack the experience of Christ as the reality, we do not have the feeling that Christ as the land is expanding. But if we have the Bible with the experiences of Christ, we sense that Christ as the land is expanding. The more we experience Christ, the more we sense that Christ is expanding within us. The more we experience Christ in this way, the more God’s kingdom is established with God’s tem pleas His testimony.
贰 、被掳者蒙福的归回
II. The Blessed Return Of The Captives
24以赛亚四十九章九节下半至十三节说到被掳者蒙福的归回。因著基督已经成了给以色列百姓的约，被掳者就必归回。
24Isaiah 49:9b-13 speaks of the blessed return of the captives. Because Christ has become a covenant for the people of Israel, the captives will return
一 、不饥不渴
A. Not Hungering or Thirsting
25被掳者在路上必得饮食，他们的牧场必在一切净光的高处。他们不饥不渴，炎热和烈日必不伤害他们；因为怜恤他们的，必引导他们，领他们到水泉旁边。（赛四九9下～10。）今天，主不仅是一般的引导我们，更是特殊的带领我们。
25The captives will feed along the roads, and their pasture will be on all the bare heights. They will not hunger or thirst, neither the scorching heat nor the sun will strike them; for He who has compassion on them will lead them and will guide them beside the springs of water (vv. 9b-10). Today the Lord not only leads us in a general way but also guides us in a specific way
26二、耶和华使祂的众山成为大道
26B. Jehovah Making All His Mountains into a Road
27在十一节耶和华说，『我必使我的众山成为大道，我的大路也被修高。』我们可以将这话应用到我们属灵的经历中。在我们回转到主之前，我们是迷失的，也不知道我们从那里来，要往那里去。但当我们回转向主，立即就有大道和大路，也知道何去何从。
27In verse 11 Jehovah says, “I will make all My mountains into a road,/And My highways will be raised up.” We may apply this in a spiritual way to our experience. Before we returned to the Lord, we were lost, and we did not know where we were or where we should be. But when we returned to the Lord, immediately there were roads and highways, and we knew what to do and where to go
三 、这些从远方来的
C. These Ones Coming from a Distance
28十二节说，『看哪，这些从远方来的，有些从北方，从西方来，有些从希尼之地来。』这里的『希尼』可能是指中国。
28Verse 12 says, “Behold, these ones will come from a distance,/And some will come from the north and the west / And others from the land of the Sinim.” Here the word Sinim probably refers to the Chinese
四 、诸天欢呼
D. The Heavens Giving a Ringing Shout
29十三节嘱咐诸天应当欢呼，大地应当快乐，众山应当发声歌唱，因为耶和华已经安慰祂的百姓，也要怜恤祂困苦之民。
29In verse 13 the heavens are commanded to give a ringing shout, the earth to rejoice, and the mountains to break forth into singing, for Jehovah has comforted His people and will have compassion on His afflicted ones
参 、耶和华如何宝贵锡安
III. How Jehovah Treasures Zion
30以赛亚四十九章十四至二十一节启示，耶和华如何宝贵锡安。
30Isaiah 49:14-21 reveals how Jehovah treasures Zion
一 、不忘记锡安
A. Not Forgetting Her
31因著耶和华宝贵锡安，祂没有忘记她。『但锡安说，耶和华离弃了我，主忘记了我。妇人焉能忘记她吃奶的婴孩，不怜恤她所生的儿子？即或有忘记的，我却不忘记你。』（赛四九14～15。）
31Because Jehovah treasures Zion, He will not forget her. “But Zion has said, Jehovah has forsaken me,/ And the Lord has forgotten me./Can a woman forget her nursing child,/ That she would not have compassion on the son of her womb? / Even though they may forget,/Yet I will not forget you” (vv. 14-15
32二、将锡安铭刻在祂掌上
32B. Having Engraved Her upon the Palms of His Hands
33在十六节上半，耶和华告诉锡安，祂将锡安铭刻在祂掌上。
33In verse 16a Jehovah tells Zion that He has engraved her upon the palms of His hands
三 、锡安的墙垣常在祂眼前
C. Her Walls Being Continually before Him
34锡安的墙垣常在耶和华眼前。（赛四九16下。）
34Zion’s walls are continually before Jehovah v. 16b
四 、锡安被掳的必急速归回
D. Her Captives Making Haste to Return
35锡安被掳的必急速归回，她必要以他们为妆饰佩带，以他们为华带束腰，像新妇一样。（赛四九17～18。）
35Zion’s captives will make haste to return. She will put all of them on like an ornament and will gird herself with them like a bride (vv. 17-18
五 、她荒废凄凉之处，必因被掳归回者显为太窄
E. Her Waste Land Being Too Constricted Because of Her Returned Captives
36她荒废凄凉之处，并她被毁坏之地，必因被掳归回者显为太窄。（赛四九19～21。）
36Her waste, desolate, and devastated land will be too constricted because of her returned captives (vv. 19-21
肆 、耶和华向列国举手，
IV . Jehovah Lifting Up His Hand To The Nations
37好聚集锡安四散的被掳者
37For The Gathering Of The Dispersed Captives Of Zion
38耶和华向列国举手，向万民竖立旌旗，好聚集锡安四散的被掳者。22-（赛四九22～26上。）凡有血气的，必都知道耶和华是锡安的救主，是她的救赎主，是雅各的大能者。（赛四九26下。）
38Jehovah will liftup His hand to the nations, and unto the peoples He will lift up His banner for the gathering of the dispersed captives of Zion (vv. 26a). Then all flesh will know that Jehovah is the Savior of Zion and her Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob (v. 26b).
伍 、锡安被弃的原因
V . The Reason For Zion’s Being Forsaken
39在以赛亚五十章一至三节，记载锡安被弃的原因。
39In 50:1-3 we have the reason for Zion’s being forsaken
陆 、耶和华的仆人所领受的指教，并他所过的生活
VI. The Instruction The Servant Of Jehovah Received And The Life He Lived
40以赛亚五十章四至九节描述耶和华的仆人（以赛亚，豫表基督）所领受的指教，并他所过的生活。
40Isaiah 50:4-9 describes the instruction the servant of Jehovah (Isaiah typifying Christ) received and the life he lived
41一、耶和华的仆人所领受的指教
41A. The Instruction the Servant of Jehovah Received
42四至五节论到以赛亚豫表基督作耶和华的仆人说，『主耶和华赐我受教者的舌头，使我知道怎样用言语扶助疲乏的人。主每早晨唤醒我，祂唤醒我的耳朵，使我能听，像受教者一样。主耶和华开通我的耳朵，我并没有违背，也没有退后。』基督是耶和华的仆人，不是受人的教导，乃是受神的指教。基督不说祂自己的话，乃是按照神的指教说话。因此，祂学知如何用言语扶助疲乏的人，软弱的人。耶和华每早晨唤醒祂。这指明主耶稣每天都有晨兴。不仅如此，主从不背叛，祂总是顺服的，听神的话。
42Referring to Isaiah as a type of Christ as the Servant of Jehovah, verses 4 and 5 say, “The Lord Jehovah has given me /The tongue of the instructed,/That I should know how to sustain the weary with a word. / He awakens me morning by morning;/ He awakens my ear/To hear as an instructed one./The Lord Jehovah has opened my ear; / And I was not rebellious, / Nor did I turn back.” Christ as the Servant of Jehovah was instructed not by man but by God. Christ did not speak His own word but spoke according to God’s instructions. He thus learned how to sustain the weary ones, the weak ones, with a word. Jehovah awakened Him every morning. This indicates that every day the Lord Jesus had a morning revival. Furthermore, the Lord was never rebellious; rather, He was always obedient, listening to the word of God.
二 、耶和华仆人所过的生活
B. The Life the Servant of Jehovah Lived
43人打耶和华仆人的背，他任人打；人拔他腮颊的胡须，他由人拔；人辱他吐他，他并不掩面。主耶和华必帮助他，所以他不抱愧。他硬著脸面好像坚石，他也知道他必不至蒙羞。（赛五十6～7。）按照八至九节，他说，『称我为义的与我相近；谁与我争论？可以与我一同站立！谁在审判中与我作对？（参罗八33上，）可以就近我来。看哪，主耶和华要帮助我，（参罗八31，）谁能定我有罪？（参罗八34上。）看哪，他们都像衣服渐渐旧了，为蛀虫所咬。』这是基督作耶和华仆人在地上所过的生活。
43The servant of Jehovah gave his back to those who struck him and his cheeks to those who plucked out the hair. He did not hide his face from humiliation and spitting. The Lord Jehovah helped him; therefore, he was not dishonored. He set his face like a flint, and he knew that he would not be put to shame (vv. 6-7). According to verses 8 and 9, he said, “The One who justifies me is near; who will contend with me?/Let us stand up together! Who is my adversary in judgment [Rom. 8:33a]?/Let him come near to me./Behold, the Lord Jehovah helps me [Rom. 8:31],/Who is the one who condemns me [Rom. 8:34a]?/Behold, they will all wear out like a garment;/The moth will consume them.” This is the life Christ as the Servant of Jehovah lived on earth
柒 、敬畏耶和华，听从祂仆人之话者，如何行在暗中而有光
VII. How He Who Fears Jehovah And Hears The Voice Of His Servant Has Light While Walking In Darkness
44至终，十至十一节告诉我们，那敬畏耶和华，听从祂仆人之话者，如何行在暗中而有光。十节下半论到这样的一位说，『让他倚靠耶和华的名，仗赖自己的神。』十一节接著就警告那些自己造光的人：『看哪，凡你们点火的，用火把围绕自己的，可以行在你们的火焰里，并你们所点的火把中。这是我手所定的，你们必躺在悲惨之中。』那些为自己造光，并行在自己所造之光里，而不是行在神的光中的人，必要大受痛苦。这对我们该是警告，叫我们行在神所赐的光中，不要行在为自己所造的光中。
44Finally, in verses 10 and 11 we are told how he who fears Jehovah and hears the voice of His servant has light while walking in darkness. Concerning such a one, verse 10b says, “Let him trust in the name of Jehovah,/And rely on his God.” Verse 11 goes on to give a warning about self - made light. “Behold, all of you who kindle a fire,/ Who surround yourselves with firebrands,/Walk into the light of your fire/And into the firebrands which you have lit. / You will have this from My hand:/You will lie down in torment.” Those who make light for themselves and walk in their self - made light instead of God’s light will suffer torment. This should be a warning to us that we may walk in the light given by God, not in the light we make for ourselves.