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利未记生命读经 · 第43篇

患痲疯的得洁净(二)

The Cleansing of the Leper (2)
1读经:利未记十四章十至三十二节。我们新约的信徒享受主的洁净。然而,倘若我们单单阅读并了解新约,我们对这洁净所包含的,还不会有清楚、详细的图画。为此我们需要利未记十四章的豫表。从这豫表我们看见,要洁净我们的痲疯,主必须成为肉体,成为人。就如香柏木所豫表的,祂的人性崇高而尊贵;又如牛膝草所豫表的,祂自甘卑微,成为人的样子。一面,祂的标准是高的;另一面,祂的身分非常卑微。这二者都是为著产生朱红色线。不仅如此,还有两只鸟豫表基督的另外两面:被宰的鸟表征钉十字架的基督,活鸟表征复活的基督。没有基督的这些面,我们的痲疯,我们的罪,就无法得著洁净。
1Scripture Reading: Lev. 14:10-32 As New Testament believers, we enjoy the Lord’s cleansing. However, if we simply read and understand the New Testament, we shall not have a clear, detailed picture of what is involved in this cleansing. For this we need the types in Leviticus 14. From the types we see that to cleanse us of our leprosy the Lord had to be incarnated, to become a human being. As typified by the cedar wood, His humanity was high and honorable. As typified by the hyssop, He was willing to be lowly in becoming in the likeness of men. On the one hand, His standard was high; on the other hand, His status was very low. Both were for the producing of the scarlet thread. Furthermore, the two birds typify Christ in two other aspects, with the slain bird signifying Christ in His crucifixion and the live bird signifying Christ in His resurrection. Without Christ in all these aspects, we could not be cleansed of our leprosy, of our sin
2我不相信古时的以色列人明白这些事的意义:两只鸟;香柏木;牛膝草;用瓦器盛活水,把一只鸟宰于水上;将活鸟、香柏木、牛膝草和朱红色线捆在一起;又将这一捆蘸于那被宰的鸟血中,在求洁净的人身上弹七次。虽然以色列人看见并经历这些事,但他们并不明白。然而,我们今天的确明白这些豫表。现在我们看见,为著我们的洁净,我们需要一位具备多面的基督,一位经过了许多过程的基督。祂所流的血已经洒在我们身上,这洒血将我们罪人与基督这救赎主联在一起。主虽然给我们看见了关于这些豫表的许多事,我们盼望在要来的年日里,祂给我们看见得更多。
2I do not believe that the ancient Israelites understood the significance of the two birds, the cedar, the hyssop, the killing of one bird over an earthenware vessel filled with living water, binding together the live bird, the cedar, the hyssop, and the scarlet thread and dipping this bundle into the blood of the killed bird that this blood might be sprinkled seven times on the one who was to be cleansed. Although the Israelites saw these things and experienced them, they did not understand them. However, we today do understand these types. Now we can see that for our cleansing we need a Christ of many aspects, a Christ who has gone through a number of processes. The blood shed by Him has been sprinkled upon us, and this sprinkling connects us, the sinners, to Christ, the Redeemer. Although the Lord has shown us much concerning these types, we hope that in the coming years He will show us even more
3前篇信息只说到痲疯患者得洁净的头一部分步骤或过程。在本篇信息中,我们要说到这过程的第二部分。
3The previous message covered only the first part of the procedure, or the process, of the cleansing of a leper. In this message we shall cover the second part of this process
4在痲疯患者得洁净的事上,基督不仅启示为两只鸟、香柏木、牛膝草和朱红色线,祂也启示为四种祭:赎愆祭、赎罪祭、燔祭和素祭。
4In the cleansing of the leper, Christ is revealed not only as the two birds, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet thread but also as four kinds of offerings: the trespass offering, the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the meal offering.
5赎罪祭是为对付我们有罪的性情,对付我们堕落之人的性情,就是罪。我们堕落之人的性情是罪,这有罪的性情乃是撒但的素质,本质,元素。我们有罪的性情-我们里面的罪-乃是属撒但的,甚至可以说,就是撒但本身。罪,就是背叛,也就是撒但。这罪已经注射到我们里面,将我们构成罪人,(罗五19,)就是使我们在构成上成为罪人。所以,人类乃是罪的构成。我们需要看见,我们这人乃是完全被罪所构成,被神的仇敌所构成。赎罪祭是为对付我们罪的性情。罪是我们的性情,甚至就是我们自己。基督在十字架上受死的时候,不只为我们的罪死了,更替我们成为罪。(林后五21。)基督成为罪被钉在十字架上;当祂被钉死的时候,罪就被钉死,我们也被钉死。当基督成为罪被钉死的时候,罪、撒但、以及我们自己就与祂一同钉死。这是赎罪祭的意义。赎愆祭是为对付我们的罪行;罪行是那在我们里面作我们性情、所是、构成之罪性的结果。罪行,就是罪性的各种果子,也称为过犯、罪愆、过错。所以,我们需要赎罪祭,也需要赎愆祭。我们需要赎罪祭来对付罪性,就是罪行的根源;我们也需要赎愆祭来对付罪性的一切结果。
5The sin offering deals with our sinful nature, with sin as the nature of our fallen being. The nature of our fallen being is sin, and this sinful nature is the essence, the substance, the element, of Satan. Our sinful nature — the sin in our being — is satanic. We may even say that it is Satan himself. Sin, which is rebellion, is Satan. This sin has been injected into us, causing us to be constituted sinners (Rom. 5:19), that is, sinners in constitution. Human beings, therefore, are a constitution of sin. We need to see that our being is fully constituted with sin, with the enemy of God. The sin offering deals with our nature of sin. Sin is our nature; it is even our very self. When Christ died on the cross, He did not only die for our sins but was also made sin for us (2 Cor. 5:21). Christ was crucified as sin. When He was crucified, sin also was crucified, and we were crucified as well. When Christ was crucified as sin, sin, Satan, and we ourselves were crucified with Him. This is the significance of the sin offering. The trespass offering deals with our sins, which are the issues of the sin within us, the sin which is our nature, our being, our constitution. Sins, the different fruits of sin, are also called offenses, trespasses, and transgressions. Therefore, we need both the sin offering and the trespass offering. We need the sin offering to deal with sin, the source of our sins. We need the trespass offering to deal with all the issues of sin.
6赎罪祭和赎愆祭实际上属于一类,是为对付整体的罪,包括我们的罪性与罪行。『看哪,神的羔羊,除去世人之罪的!』(约一29。)这里的『罪,』乃是罪的总和,包括我们有罪的性情和犯罪的行为。基督作为供物,对付罪性与罪行。在对付我们的罪性上,祂是赎罪祭;在对付我们的罪行上,祂是赎愆祭。因为这两种祭是为著同一件事,就是对付罪的总和,所以在利未记五、六章,这二辞有时是互为使用的:赎愆祭成了赎罪祭,赎罪祭又成了赎愆祭。关于赎罪祭与赎愆祭,我要说一点关于遮罪的话。利未记十四章十八节说到祭司要在耶和华面前为痲疯患者遮罪。遮罪(Propitiation)的原文很难繙译。钦定英文译本把这辞译为『赎罪,』(Atonement,)就是『成为一』(At-one-ment。)两方彼此有了难处,可能是争吵,使两方不一;他们就需要一些事物,来平息争吵,解决难处,使他们成为一。
6The sin offering and the trespass offering are actually of one category to deal with sin in total, including our sin and our sins. “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). “Sin” here is a totality of sin which includes our sinful nature and our sinful deeds. Christ is the offering that deals with both sin and sins. In dealing with our sin, He is the sin offering. In dealing with our sins, He is the trespass offering. Because these offerings are both concerned with the same thing — dealing with the totality of sin — in chapters five and six of Leviticus they are sometimes applied interchangeably, with the trespass offering becoming the sin offering and the sin offering becoming the trespass offering. In relation to the sin offering and the trespass offering, I would like to say a word concerning propitiation. Leviticus 14:18 speaks of the priest making propitiation for a leper before Jehovah. It is difficult to translate the Hebrew word for propitiation. The King James Version renders this Hebrew word as “atonement.” Atonement is a matter of at - one - ment. Two parties have a problem, perhaps a quarrel, that needs to be settled. Because of the problem, these parties are not at one. They need something that will appease their situation, solve their problem, and make them one.
7遮罪乃是平息两方之间的难处或光景。若是一方得罪了另一方,或欠了另一方的债,除非难处得著解决,这两方中间就无法有平安。于是有第三方进来,代表第一方行事,除去亏欠,使第二方与第一方成为一。这就是平息,遮罪。在利未记十四章,痲疯患者是一方,是得罪神的一方;神是另一方,是被得罪的一方。难处当然就是痲疯。我们已经指出,痲疯表征罪,罪就是背叛,而背叛就是撒但。这四样-痲疯、罪、背叛和撒但-乃是同义辞。这就是说,这四样乃是一。因著神与人中间有痲疯的难处,所以需要有平息,以除去痲疯,就是罪、背叛和撒但本身。为著这平息,两只鸟并不足彀。两只鸟能成功洁净,却不能成功遮罪。遮罪需要赎罪祭、赎愆祭、燔祭和素祭。只有当我们有这四种祭的时候,我们才能有遮罪和洁净。
7Propitiation is a matter of appeasing a problem or a situation in which one party has offended another party or owes something to another party. Unless the problem is settled, there cannot be peace between the two parties. A third party comes in to act on behalf of the first party to remove the offense so that the second party can be one with the first party. This is to appease, to propitiate. In Leviticus 14 the leper is one party, the offending party, and God is the other party, the offended party. The problem, of course, is leprosy. We have pointed out that leprosy signifies sin, that sin is rebellion, and that rebellion is Satan. These four things—leprosy, sin, rebellion, and Satan—are synonyms. This means that they are one. Because between God and man there is the problem of leprosy, there is the need of an appeasing to get rid of the leprosy, which is sin, rebellion, and Satan himself. For this appeasing the two birds are not adequate. The two birds can accomplish the cleansing but not the propitiating. Propitiation requires the sin offering, the trespass offering, the burnt offering, and the meal offering. Only when we have these four offerings can we have propitiation as well as cleansing
8痲疯患者,就是在神的定罪之下,与神有难处的罪人,需要三件事:医治、洁净、以及遮罪。痲疯患者需要遮罪,他需要带回到神的交通里。遮罪除去痲疯患者与神之间的障碍。基督来了,不仅要洁净我们,也要为我们成就平息。为著成就平息,祂必须是我们的赎罪祭、赎愆祭、燔祭和素祭。我们已经看过赎罪祭和赎愆祭的意义,现在需要来看燔祭和素祭的意义。
8A leper, a sinner who is under God’s condemnation and who has a problem with God, needs three things: healing, cleansing, and propitiating. For a leper to need propitiation means that he needs to be brought back into fellowship with God. Propitiation removes the obstacle between the leper and God. Christ has come not only to cleanse us but also to make propitiation for us. In order to make propitiation He had to be our sin offering, trespass offering, burnt offering, and meal offering. We have seen the significance of the sin offering and the trespass offering. Now we need to see the significance of the burnt offering and the meal offering
9基督是燔祭,使我们绝对为著神。为著这目的,祂也是𫗪养我们、供应我们食物的素祭。我们需要食物,使我们有力量活著。我们要绝对为著神,就需要有东西供应我们,有东西支持、维持、并𫗪养我们。我们所需要的,乃是基督作我们的素祭,作我们的食物。基督是给我们吃的素祭。我们越享受基督作素祭,就越成为燔祭,过绝对为著神的生活。
9Christ is the burnt offering to make us absolute for God. For this purpose He is also the meal offering to feed us, to supply us with food. In order to do anything we need food, which gives us the strength to live. If we would be absolute for God, we need something to supply us, something to support, sustain, and feed us. What we need is Christ as our meal offering, as our food. Christ is the meal offering for us to eat. The more we enjoy Christ as the meal offering, the more we shall live a life that is a burnt offering absolute for God.
10我们罪性和罪行的难处得著解决以后,就需要享受基督作素祭。素祭由细面和油所组成。细面豫表基督人性的柔细,油豫表那灵。这两样东西,细面和油,混合并调和起来,成了我们的食物。特别在早晨,我们可以享受基督这调油,就是调著那灵的细面。这是基督作我们的素祭,支持并维持我们,使我们可以过一种作燔祭,绝对为著神的生活。藉著这四种祭,我们与神中间的难处就完全得著了解决,我们与神中间的光景也得了平息。现在我们不仅得著医治并洁净,也平息了与神之间的难处。
10After the problems of our sin and our sins have been solved, we need to enjoy Christ as the meal offering. The meal offering is a composition of fine flour and oil. The fine flour typifies the fineness of Christ in His humanity, and the oil typifies the Spirit. These two things, the fine flour and the oil, combined and mingled, become our food. In the morning especially, we may enjoy Christ as the fine flour mingled with oil, the Spirit. This is Christ as our meal offering to support and sustain us that we may live a life that is absolutely for God as a burnt offering. Through these four kinds of offerings the problem between us and God is fully solved, and the situation between us and God is appeased. Now we have not only been healed and cleansed, but also propitiation has been made for us
11在利未记十四章痲疯患者得洁净的事上,我们能看见基督的许多方面。祂的成为肉体,叫我们看见基督是香柏木,又是牛膝草。接著,基督流出祂的血,产生了朱红色线。我们也看见基督是两只鸟:一只鸟宰于盛满活水(永远的灵)的瓦器(祂的人性)之上,另一只鸟放在田野里高飞。不仅如此,我们也看见基督是赎罪祭、赎愆祭、燔祭和素祭。这幅基督的图画是何等美妙!
11In the matter of the cleansing of the leper in Leviticus 14, we can see Christ in many aspects. We see Christ as the cedar wood and as the hyssop in His incarnation. We see Christ shedding His blood to produce the scarlet thread. We see Christ as the two birds: the one bird killed over an earthenware vessel (His humanity) filled with living water (the eternal Spirit), and the other bird released to fly over the open field. Now we also see Christ as the sin offering, the trespass offering, the burnt offering, and the meal offering. How wonderful is this picture of Christ
肆 求洁净的痲疯患者
IV. THE LEPER WHO WAS TO BE CLEANSED
要到神面前解决
NEEDING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM
他罪性和罪行的难处
OF HIS SIN AND SINS BEFORE GOD
12在十四章十至三十二节,我们看见求洁净的痲疯患者,要到神面前解决他罪性和罪行的难处。这表征求洁净的罪人即使得了洁净,还要到神前解决他罪性和罪行的难处。这就是说,罪人需要遮罪。
12In 14:10-32 we see that the leper who was to be cleansed needed to solve the problem of his sin and sins before God. This signifies that a sinner who is to be cleansed, even though he has been cleansed, still needs to solve the problem of his sin and sins before God. This means that the sinner needs propitiation
一 第八天把供物呈献在神面前
A. Presenting the Offerings before God on the Eighth Day
13第八天把供物呈献在神面前,(利十四10~11,)表征人在基督里,在复活里脱去旧造的肉体。1一只公绵羊羔献为赎愆祭,连同一罗革油,一起摇在耶和华面前作摇祭『祭司要取一只公绵羊羔献为赎愆祭,连同那一罗革油,一起摇在耶和华面前作摇祭。』(利十四。)这里的『罗革』是希伯来用辞,指若干数量(约半公升)的油;油表征圣灵。这里的『摇』表征复活。摇祭乃是一种属于复活,且在复活里的祭。所以,一只公绵羊羔献为赎愆祭,连同一罗革油,一起摇在耶和华面前,表征主耶稣为赎愆祭,祂的死解决了我们的罪;祂在圣灵里的复活使我们脱去过犯,使我们既然向罪死了,就得以向义活著。要在宰赎罪祭牲和燔祭牲的地方,就是在圣处,宰公绵羊羔作赎愆祭
13Presenting the offerings before God on the eighth day (vv. 10-11) signifies that man is freed in Christ in resurrection from the flesh of the old creation. 1. Offering One of the Male Lambs for a Trespass Offering, with the Log of Oil, Both of Which Were Waved for a Wave Offering before Jehovah “The priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a trespass offering, with the log of oil, and he shall wave them as a wave offering before Jehovah” (v. 12). Here “log,” a Hebrew term, denotes a certain 12 quantity (a pint) of oil, which signifies the Holy Spirit. “Wave” here signifies resurrection. A wave offering is an offering of resurrection and in resurrection. Therefore, offering one of the male lambs for a trespass offering, with the log of oil, both of which were waved before Jehovah, signifies that the death of the Lord Jesus as the trespass offering deals with our sins, and His resurrection in the Holy Spirit frees us from our trespasses, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. 2. The Male Lamb as the Trespass Offering to2 Be Slaughtered in the Holy Place Where the Sin Offering and the Burnt Offering Were Slaughtered
14『他要在宰赎罪祭牲和燔祭牲的地方,就是在圣处,宰公绵羊羔。』(利十四13上。)这里的圣处不是帐幕里的圣处,乃是会幕的入口宰祭牲的地方,这地方被视为圣别的。在此处宰赎愆祭牲,表征主耶稣能解决我们的罪行,乃是根据祂作我们的赎罪祭,担当我们的罪,并作我们的燔祭,绝对为神活著。基督作赎罪祭和燔祭,乃是祂作赎愆祭的根基。3赎愆祭要归给祭司,
14He shall slaughter the male lamb in the place where the sin offering and the burnt offering are slaughtered, in the holy place” (v. 13a). The holy place here is not the holy place in the tabernacle, but the area at the entrance of the tent of meeting where the animals were slaughtered, which was considered holy. Slaughtering the trespass offering in this place signifies that the Lord Jesus’ being able to deal with our sins is based on His bearing our sin as our sin offering and on His living absolutely for God as our burnt offering. Christ’s being the sin offering and the burnt offering is the base for Him to be the trespass offering. 3. The Trespass Offering Belonging to the
是至圣的
Priest and Being Most Holy
15『赎愆祭要归给祭司,像赎罪祭一样;这是至圣的。』(利十四13下。)这表征带领别人对付罪的服事者,也一同享受基督作他圣别的一分。比方说,当我们到人家里访问,供应基督使他们得救,我们自己也就享受了基督。成为他们救主的基督,也作了我们的分,给我们享受。这就是说,我们向人供应基督的时候,我们也吃祂,享受祂作我们的分。
15The trespass offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy” (v. 13b). This signifies that the serving one who leads others to deal with sins also enjoys Christ as his holy portion. For example, when we visit people in their homes and minister Christ to them so that they may be saved, we ourselves enjoy Christ. The Christ who becomes their Savior also becomes our portion for our enjoyment. This means that while we minister Christ to others, we eat Him, enjoying Him as our portion
164赎愆祭牲的血,抹在求洁净的人右耳垂上,和右手大拇指上,并右脚大拇趾上
164. The Blood of the Trespass Offering to Be Put on the Tip of the Right Ear of Him Who Is to Be Cleansed, on the Thumb of His Right Hand,
and on the Great Toe of His Right Foot
17『祭司要取些赎愆祭牲的血,抹在求洁净的人右耳垂上,和右手大拇指上,并右脚大拇趾上。』(利十四14。)这表征人有了过犯,因为先是耳不对,不听神的话,再是手不对,不作神的事,并且脚也不对,不走神的路;因此需要用主耶稣这赎愆祭的血洁净他。5把些油倒在祭司的左手掌里,在耶和华面前用右手指弹油七次
17“The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot” (v. 14). This signifies that man has trespasses because, first, his ears are wrong in not listening to God, and second, his hands are wrong in not doing the things of God, and third, his feet are wrong in not taking the ways of God. Therefore, he needs to be cleansed with the blood of the Lord Jesus as his trespass offering. 5. Some of the Oil to Be Poured into the Palm of the Priest’s Left Hand and to Be Sprinkled with
His Right Finger Seven Times before Jehovah
18『祭司又要从那一罗革油中取出一些,倒在自己左手掌里。祭司要把右手指蘸在左手掌的油里,在耶和华面前用手指弹油七次。』(利十四15~16。)这表征主复活的灵在神前立好了完全的根基。剩下的油要抹在求洁净的人右耳垂上,和右手大拇指上,并右脚大拇趾上,就是抹在赎愆祭牲的血上
18“Then the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil which is in the palm of his left hand, and with his finger sprinkle some of the oil seven times before Jehovah” (vv. 15-16). This signifies that the Spirit of the Lord’s resurrection has laid a perfect foundation before God. 6. Some of the Rest of the Oil to Be Put on the 6 Tip of the Right Ear of the One Who Was to Be Cleansed, on the Thumb of His Right Hand, and on the Great Toe of the Right Foot, upon
The Blood of the Trespass Offering
19『祭司手掌里剩下的一些油,要抹在求洁净的人右耳垂上,和右手大拇指上,并右脚大姆趾上,就是抹在赎愆祭牲的血上。』(利十四17。)这表征人惟有在复活的灵里听神的话,作神的事,走神的路,并以我们的赎愆祭主耶稣所流之血的救赎为根基,才能解决过犯的问题。这里我们有两层东西:一层是血、一层是油。血表征基督救赎的血,油表征复活的灵。首先,血应用在右耳垂上,和右手大拇指上,并右脚大拇趾上。这是为著洗去我们的罪愆和过犯。应用过血之后,就将油应用到抹过血的地方。这指明那灵基于基督的救赎,来帮助我们作对的事-听神的话,行神的事,走神的路。这要保守我们不犯任何的罪愆。祭司手掌里剩下的油要抹在求洁净的人头上『祭司手掌里所剩下的油要抹在求洁净的人头上。这样,祭司要在耶和华面前为他遮罪。』(利十四18。)抹油在头上,表征求洁净的罪人在作头的权柄、心思的想法、并全人的自制上,在复活的洁净之灵里受了对付。
19“And some of the rest of the oil which is in his palm the priest shall put on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot — upon the blood of the trespass offering” (v. 17). This signifies that man can solve the problem of his trespasses only by listening to the word of God, doing the things of God, and taking the ways of God in the Spirit of resurrection, based on the redemption of the blood of the Lord Jesus as our trespass offering. Here we have two layers: the layer of the blood and the layer of the oil. The blood signifies Christ’s redeeming blood, and the oil signifies the Spirit of resurrection. First, the blood is applied to the tip of the right ear, to the thumb of the right hand, and to the great toe of the right foot. This is for the washing away of our trespasses and wrongdoings. Following the application of the blood is the application of the oil to the places where the blood is applied. This indicates that, based upon the redemption of Christ, the Spirit comes to help us to do the right things—to listen to God’sword, to do the things of God, and to take the ways of God. This will keep us from any kind of trespass. 7. The Remainder of the Oil in the Priest’s Palm to 7 Be Put on the Head of Him Who Was to Be Cleansed “And what remains of the oil in the priest’s palm he shall put upon the head of him who is to be cleansed. Thus the priest shall make propitiation for him before Jehovah” (v. 18). Putting the oil on the head signifies that the authority of the headship, the thoughts of the mind, and the control of the entire being of the sinner who is to be cleansed are dealt with in the cleansing Spirit of resurrection.
20只有小量的油抹在耳垂、大拇指和脚趾上,所有剩下的油要抹在头上。因著头是许多难处的源头,所以应用了更多的油,更多的灵。与头有关的难处有三类:首先,头不服神的权柄。第二,头充满了心思的思想。第三,头指引我们全人。所以,头是身上最麻烦的部分。为这缘故,头需要所有剩下的油(那灵)。那灵浇灌在我们头上,帮助我们服从神的权柄,以神作我们的头;也调整我们的思想,并帮助我们正确的指引、控制我们全人。
20Only a small amount of oil is put on the tip of the ear, on the thumb, and on the toe. All the remainder of the oil is put on the head. Because the head is the source of many problems, more oil, more Spirit, is applied to it. The problems related to the head are of three categories. First, the head is not under God’s authority. Second, the head is filled with the thoughts of the mind. Third, the head directs our entire being. Therefore, the head is the most troublesome part of the body. For this reason, the head needs all the remainder of the oil, of the Spirit. Having the Spirit poured upon our head will help us to subject ourselves to God’s authority, taking Him as our head. It will also adjust our thoughts and help us to direct, to control, our whole being in the right way
8 要献上赎罪祭,为求洁净的人遮罪,免去他的不洁净
8. The Sin Offering to Be Offered to Make Propitiation for Him Who Was to Be Cleansed from His Uncleanness
21『祭司要献赎罪祭,为求洁净的人遮罪,免去他的不洁净。』(利十四19上。)这表征主耶稣被献上作我们的赎罪祭,在我们罪行的根源(罪性)上,对付我们的不洁净;我们的罪行乃是主耶稣作赎愆祭所对付的。
21The priest shall then offer the sin offering, and make propitiation for him who is to be cleansed” (v. 19a). This signifies that the Lord Jesus was offered as our sin offering to deal with our uncleanness at the root (the sinful nature) of our sins, which are dealt with by the Lord Jesus as the trespass offering
9 献燔祭和素祭
9. The Burnt Offering to Be Offered with the Meal Offering
22『然后要宰燔祭牲。祭司要在祭坛上献燔祭和素祭,为他遮罪,他就洁净了。』(利十四19下~。)这表征求洁净的罪人,在藉著基督作他的赎罪祭和赎愆祭,洁净了他的罪行与罪性之后,要在基督里将自己当作燔祭献给神,并且凭著作素祭之基督的生命,绝对的为神生活行动。这样,求洁净的罪人就从他的不洁完全得了洁净。到这时候,痲疯患者就得了医治、洁净并遮罪。贫穷献不起这么多的人,就要献一只公绵羊羔作赎愆祭摇一摇,也要献调油的细面一伊法的十分之一为素祭,并油一罗革
22“And after that he shall slaughter the burnt offering. And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meal offering on the altar; and the priest shall make propitiation for him, and he shall be clean” (vv. 19b-20 20). This signifies that the sinner who is to be cleansed, after having been cleansed from the uncleanness of sin and sins through Christ as his sin offering and trespass offering, offers himself in Christ as the burnt offering to God and lives and walks absolutely for God by the life of Christ as the meal offering. Thus the sinner who is to be cleansed is fully cleansed from his uncleanness. The leper has now been healed, cleansed, and propitiated. 10. The Poor Who Were Not Able to Afford 10 So Much Were to Offer One Male Lamb for a Trespass Offering to Be Waved and One-tenth of an Ephah of Fine Flour Mingled with Oil for
a Meal Offering, and a Log of Oil
23贫穷献不起这么多的人,就要献一只公绵羊羔作赎愆祭摇一摇,也要献调油的细面一伊法的十分21-之一为素祭,并油一罗革。(利十四21~32。)这表征求洁净的罪人至少要在最小的程度上有分于基督,亦即量力而行。但在原则上必须以基督为赎罪祭、赎愆祭、燔祭和素祭,也必须取用祂调和并洁净的灵。二基督作我们的食物,并作我们的赎罪祭、赎愆祭、燔祭和素祭我愿意说一点论到利未记十一至十四章里所揭示基督之各面的话,来结束本篇信息。十一章揭示基督是我们生命的食物,以食物的方式供应我们,对付我们在外面与人接触时所有的不洁。十二章揭示我们的源头是不洁的,所以基督成了我们的赎罪祭,对付我们的罪性。十三章和十四章揭示从我们里面所发出来的也是不洁的,所以基督成了我们的赎愆祭,对付我们的罪行。不仅如此,基督也是我们的燔祭和素祭,使我们得著生命的供应,过绝对为著神的生活。我们以基督作我们的供物,就被带回归神,过完全蒙祂喜悦的生活。
23The poor who were not able to afford so much were to offer one male lamb for a trespass offering to be waved and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal offering, and a log of oil (vv. 32). This signifies that a sinner who is to be cleansed should partake of Christ at least at some minimum level, that is, as much as he can. But in principle he must take Christ as his sin offering, trespass offering, burnt offering, and meal offering, and he must take His mingling and cleansing Spirit. B. Christ as Our Food and as Our Sin Offering, Trespass Offering, Burnt Offering, and Meal Offering I would like to close this message with a word concerning certain aspects of Christ unveiled in chapters eleven through fourteen of Leviticus. Chapter eleven unveils that Christ is our food of life, supplying us in the form of food to deal with our uncleanness in the outward contact with people. Chapter twelve unveils that our origin is unclean. Thus, Christ has become our sin offering to deal with our sinful nature. Chapters thirteen and fourteen unveil that what issues from within us also is unclean. Hence, Christ has become our trespass offering to deal with our sinful deeds. Moreover, Christ is our burnt offering and our meal offering that we may have the life supply to live a life which is absolutely for God. With Christ as our offerings we have been brought back to God to live a life that is fully pleasing to Him.