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利未记生命读经 · 第48篇

顾到祭牲和血

Taking Care of the Sacrifices and of the Blood
1读经：利未记十七章一至十六节。在本篇信息中，我们要来看利未记十七章里两件很难了解的事－顾到祭牲并顾到血。我们要领会十七章，需要看见十七章是十六章的延续。
1Scripture Reading: Lev. 17:1-16 In this message we shall consider two matters in Leviticus 17 that are difficult to comprehend—taking care of the sacrifices and taking care of the blood. If we would understand chapter seventeen, we need to see that it is a continuation of chapter sixteen
216要看见利未记十六章与十七章之间的关联，我们需要对这卷书的安排作一鸟瞰。利未记是论到事奉神的人－祭司－的书。在前一卷书出埃及记里，帐幕已经建造，祭司体系已经建立，各种供物也有了一些安排。到出埃及记末了，神的子民开始了对神的事奉。接著出埃及记，我们需要一卷书告诉我们关于事奉神的人－祭司，一切供物的细节，以及祭司该有的生命与生活。祭司的生命该与神的所是相称。神是圣别的，祭司既是事奉神的人，所以他们的生活也该是圣别的。祭司该是圣别的，就像神是圣别的一样。出埃及记与利未记二书的顺序指明了这一个点。利未记头十章给我们看见供物同祭司体系。接著有五章给我们看见事奉之人是谁，他们的所是、来源、光景和情形，以及从他们里面所出来的，这一切都是消极的。然而，十一至十五章所描绘的消极光景乃是个背景，为要向我们陈明基督是我们所需要的一位。
2In order to see the connection between Leviticus and 17, we need a view of the arrangement of this book. Leviticus is a book on God’s serving ones, the priests. In the preceding book, Exodus, the tabernacle was built up, the priesthood was set up, and, to some extent, the offerings were arranged. At the end of Exodus, the service to God from His people began. Following Exodus, there is the need of a book to tell us about the serving ones in God’s service, the priests, about the details concerning all the offerings, and about the kind of life and living the priests should have. The priests’ life should correspond to what God is. God is holy, so the living of the priests as God’s serving ones should also be holy. The priests should be holy even as God is holy. This is indicated by the sequence of the books of Exodus and Leviticus. The first ten chapters of Leviticus show us the offerings with the priesthood. The next five chapters show us who and what the serving ones are, what their origin, condition, and situation are, and what comes out of them. All these things are negative. Nevertheless, the negative portrait in chapters eleven through fifteen is a background for presenting to us Christ as the One we need.
3十六章有神救赎的豫表、影儿；在写利未记这卷书时，神的救赎还未来到。按神的观念，在祂神圣的经纶里，救赎是必需的。但旧约时代不是救赎的时代，所以需要有要来之救赎的豫表、影儿。这影儿就是利未记十六章的遮罪。在这遮罪里，牵涉到一至七章所陈明五种基本祭的四种：燔祭、素祭、赎罪祭、与赎愆祭。尚未牵涉的一种祭物是平安祭。以后，特别是在十九章，我们会看见蒙遮罪的人享受平安祭。所以，十六章虽然完全应用了遮罪，但是还未应用四种祭的结果－平安祭。
3In chapter sixteen we have a type, a shadow, of God’s redemption, which, at the time this book was written, was still to come. According to God’s concept and in His divine economy, there is the need of redemption. Because the Old Testament time was not the time for redemption to take place, a type, shadow, of the coming redemption was needed. This shadow is the propitiation in Leviticus 16. In this propitiation four of the five basic offerings presented in chapters one through seven are involved: the burnt offering, the meal offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering. The one offering not involved yet is the peace offering. Later, particularly in chapter nineteen, we shall see that the propitiated people enjoyed the peace offering. Therefore, in chapter sixteen, the propitiation is fully applied, but the result of the four offerings—the peace offering—is not yet applied.
4到十六章末了，一切都是美妙的。在豫表里，这章表征我们已经蒙了遮罪，现今我们享受基督作燔祭，并凭祂这素祭活著。不仅如此，我们且跟从祂这受苦的一位出到营外，忍受祂所受的凌辱。我们还需要甚么？似乎我们甚么都不需要了。用新约的说法，我们已经蒙了救赎，在某种程度上已经被顶替。我们正在活基督这绝对为著神的生命，享受祂作我们每日生命的供应，且跟从祂出到营外，忍受祂所受的凌辱，并过敬虔的生活。对我们来说，一切都很美好，但周围的光景却仍然相当复杂。为这缘故，我们需要十七章。利未记十七章题醒并警告我们，不要滥用祭物。滥用祭物就是错误、不正确的应用祭物；这就是不照著神的经纶，只照著人的拣选；不照著神的意愿，只照著我们的喜好。祭物的应用该有所限制，不该随处、或在我们所拣选的地方。应用祭物不是一件出于我们的拣选、意愿、打算或享受的事，乃是一件出于神的打算、意愿、和拣选的事、神对那为祂所豫备之祭物的使用，应用，有独一的拣选。这就是何以本篇信息的主题是论到两件事－顾到祭牲并顾到血。首先，我们必须顾到祭牲，然后顾到血。祭牲（利十七5，7）是指基督。在整个宇宙中，基督是独一的祭牲。至终，为了我们的需要，这独一的祭牲成了许多的祭。这是一个具备多面的祭牲：赎愆祭、赎罪祭、燔祭、素祭、与平安祭。因此，基督乃是一个祭牲成了五种祭，或是一个具备五方面的祭牲。
4At the end of chapter sixteen, everything is wonderful. In type, this chapter signifies that we have been propitiated and that we may now enjoy Christ as the burnt offering and live on Him as the meal offering. Furthermore, we have come out of the camp to follow Him, the suffering One, bearing His reproach. What else do we need? It seems that we are not in need of anything. Using New Testament terms, we have been redeemed and, to some extent, replaced. We are living Christ as the life that is absolute for God, we are enjoying Him as our daily life supply, and we are following Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach and living a godly life. With us, everything is fine, but the situation around us is still very complicated. For this reason, there is the need of chapter seventeen. Leviticus 17 is a reminder and a warning regarding the abuse of the sacrifices. To abuse the sacrifices is to apply them wrongly, improperly. It is to apply the sacrifices not according to God’secon o my but according to man’s choice, not according to God’s desire but according to our preference. There should be a limitation with respect to the application of the sacrifices. They should not be applied everywhere or anywhere or in the place of our choice. The application of the sacrifices is not a matter of our choice, desire, intention, and enjoyment; it is a matter of God’sin tent i on, desire, and choice. God has a unique choice regarding the use, the application, of the sacrifices prepared for Him. This is why the subject of this message is concerned with two things— taking care of the sacrifices and taking care of the blood. First, we must take care of the sacrifices and then of the blood. The sacrifices (vv. 5, 7) refer to Christ. In the whole universe Christ is the unique sacrifice. Eventually, for the sake of our need, this unique sacrifice becomes many sacrifices. It is one sacrifice in many aspects: the trespass offering, the sin offering, the burnt offering, the meal offering, and the peace offering. Hence, Christ is one sacrifice becoming five sacrifices, or one sacrifice in five aspects
5十七章的祭牲是指基督的身位。基督是应用到我们光景中独一的祭牲。祂是这样的一位，在五方面应付我们的需要。祂是我们的赎愆祭、赎罪祭、燔祭、素祭、和平安祭。基督对我们是一切，特别是作一切的供物。所以顾到祭牲就是顾到基督。
5The sacrifices in chapter seventeen refer to Christ in His person. Christ is the unique sacrifice applied to our situation. As such a One, He meets our need in five aspects. He is our trespass offering, sin offering, burnt offering, meal offering, and peace offering. Christ is everything to us. In particular, He is all the offerings. Therefore, to take care of the sacrifices means to take care of Christ.
6在圣经里，血是指基督救赎的工作。祭牲指基督的身位，血指基督的工作。我们新约的信仰，独一的信仰，就是由基督的身位和工作所组成的。将基督的身位和工作摆在一起，就是基督徒的信仰。我们相信基督，也相信祂的工作。这是我们照著新约的教训与神永远经纶的信仰。我们既是在基督里的信徒，就宝贝那构成我们所信之信仰的两件事。我们宝贝基督的身位，也宝贝基督救赎的工作。在利未记十七章，基督的身位由祭牲所豫表，基督的工作由血所豫表。我们必须顾到祭牲和血；就是说，我们必须顾到基督并祂救赎的工作。
6In the Bible, the blood refers to Christ’s redemptive work. Whereas the sacrifices refer to Christ’s person, the blood refers to Christ’s work. Our New Testament faith, the unique faith, is a composition of the person and work of Christ. When we put together Christ’s person and work, we have the Christian faith. We believe in Christ, and we believe in His work. This is our faith, which is according to the teaching of the New Testament and according to God’s eternal economy. As believers in Christ, we treasure the two matters that constitute the faith in which we believe. We treasure Christ’s person, and we treasure Christ’s redemptive work. In Leviticus 17, Christ’s person is typified by the sacrifices, and Christ’s work is typified by the blood. We must care for the sacrifices and the blood; that is, we must care for the person of Christ and His redemptive work
7在利未记十七章，以色列人受嘱咐不可照他们的爱好随处献祭，乃要将他们的祭牲带到独一的地方，就是神所拣选并指定的地方献祭。神独一的拣选就是『会幕门口，在耶和华的帐幕前。』（利十七4。）这独一的地方－会幕门口－表征召会。今天召会乃是神帐幕的所在地，就是会幕的所在地。祭牲只能在帐幕的所在地被献上。这表征今天基督该在召会－神的居所－中被应用。在利未记，神在地上的居所是帐幕。在新约时代，神的居所是召会。所以，就如在会幕门口献祭所表征的，我们该在召会－神今日的居所－中应用基督。在召会以外应用基督乃是滥用。论到在召会中应用基督的事，我要请你们想一想，为基么我们没有一个名称标明我们是甚么召会。我们单单是召会。常常有人指责我们，因为我们没有一个名称标明召会，就如圣公会、路德会、卫理会、长老会或浸信会。这样给自己命名，就是按照自己口味随处献祭。这就是利未记十七章中任意献祭牲所豫表的。
7In chapter seventeen of Leviticus, the Israelites were charged not to offer their sacrifices in any place they desired. Instead, they were required to bring their sacrifices to a unique place, to the one place chosen and designated by God. God’s unique choice was “the entrance of the tent of meeting,” “before the tabernacle of Jehovah” (v. 4). This unique place—the entrance of the tent of meeting—signifies the church. Today the church is the place of God’s tabernacle, the place of the tent of meeting. The sacrifice was to be offered only at the place where the tabernacle was. This signifies that today Christ should be applied in the church, the place of God’s dwelling. In Leviticus God’s dwelling place on earth was the tabernacle. In the New Testament age God’s dwelling place is the church. Therefore, as signified by offering the sacrifices at the entrance of the tent of meeting, we should apply Christ in the church, the place of God’s dwelling today. To apply Christ outside the church is to abuse Christ. Concerning the matter of applying Christ in the church, I would ask you to consider why we do not have a name to designate what we are as the church. We are simply the church. Often we are reproached because we do not use a name to designate the church, such as Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, or Baptist. To name ourselves in this way would be to offer sacrifices anywhere, according to our taste. This is typified in Leviticus 17 by offering the sacrifices in an abusive way
8滥用基督，就是毫无规则、节制、或限制的应用基督、今天许多人喜欢用一个专有名词当名称来标明召会。这样的标明召会就是为她命名，这就是滥用祭牲。许多年前，有些反对我们关于召会立场的基督徒，和我谈到召会。他们对我说，『你太狭窄了。基督是无所不在的，祂处处都在。祂在中国，在英国，也在美国。基督在所有的召会－路德会、圣公会、循理会、浸信会、长老会。』我回答说，『是的，基督处处都在。但祂为甚么会有那么多名称？难道有中国基督，英国基督，美国基督？难道有路德基督或美以美基督？』在基督的名以外再取一个名称来标明召会，就是滥用基督。我们可以用婚姻为例来说明。已婚妇人该有一个丈夫，并冠以夫姓。假如钟玛莉嫁给史先生，她的名字就该是史钟玛莉。她若冠以他姓，就是滥用丈夫的姓，事实上就是玷辱自己了。在召会以外滥用基督，按我们的喜好随处应用基督，原则也是一样。这种的滥用，这种的玷辱自己，由利未记十七章强调的『行邪淫』（利十七7）一辞所豫表。
8To apply Christ in an abusive way is to apply Him without regulation, restriction, or limitation. Today many like to have a proper noun as a name to designate the church. But to designate the church in this way is to denominate it, and this is to be abusive in the application of the sacrifices. Many years ago I had a conversation with some Christians who found fault with our standing concerning the church. They said to me, “You are too narrow. Christ is omnipresent. He is everywhere. He is present in China, in Great Britain, in America. Christ is in every church — Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian.” I answered by saying, “Yes, Christ is everywhere. But why does He have to bear so many names? Is there a Chinese Christ? A British Christ? An American Christ? Is there a Lutheran Christ or a Wesleyan Christ?” To answer these questions with a “no” is to lose the case. To designate the church by taking a name in addition to the name of Christ is to abuse Christ. We may use marriage as an illustration. A married lady should have one husband and one married name. Suppose Mary Jones marries Mr. Smith. Her name should then be Mary Jones Smith. If she were to take any other name, she would be abusing the name of her husband. She would in fact be prostituting herself. The principle is the same with abusing Christ by applying Him outside the church, that is, by applying Him anywhere we choose according to our preference. This kind of abuse, this kind of prostituting of one’s self, is typified in Leviticus 17, where the expression “prostitute themselves” is emphatically used (v. 7).
9按利未记十七章，敬拜神必须限定在神所拣选的地方。这就是神在地上的居所。所有的祭牲都要带到这地方。这就是说，基督必须是要在召会中应用。然而，今天许多基督徒工人没有这种观念。他们不在神所拣选的地方应用基督，反倒随处应用基督。这样作就是滥用基督。现在我们详细的来看看利未记十七章所说的两件事：顾到祭牲和血。
9According to Leviticus 17, the worship of God must be limited to the place of God’s choice. This is the place of God’s dwelling on earth. Every sacrifice is to be brought to this place. This means that Christ is to be applied in the church. However, many Christian workers today do not have this concept. Instead of applying Christ in the place chosen by God, they apply Christ everywhere. To do this is to abuse Christ. Let us now consider in detail from Leviticus 17 the two matters of taking care of the sacrifices and of the blood
壹 顾到祭牲
I. TAKING CARE OF THE SACRIFICES
10三至九节说到顾到祭牲。顾到祭牲就是顾到基督，宝贝祂作我们给神的祭牲。
10Verses 3 through 9 speak of taking care of the sacrifices. To take care of the sacrifices is to take care of Christ and treasure Him as our sacrifices to God
11一祭牲只能在会幕门口耶和华面前献给神，血要流在祭坛上
11A. Sacrifices to Be Offered to God Only at the Entrance of the Tent of Meeting before Jehovah,
and Their Blood to Be Shed on the Altar
12按三至六节，祭牲要在会幕门口耶和华面前献给神，血要流在祭坛上。这表征我们以主耶稣为我们献给神的祭牲，并有分于祂救赎的血，都必须是在神地上居所（召会）的入口，也都必须经过十字架。
12According to verses 3 through 6, the sacrifices were to be offered to God only at the entrance of the tent of meeting before Jehovah, and their blood was to be shed on the altar. This signifies that our taking of the Lord Jesus as our sacrifices offered to God and our participating in His redeeming blood must be at the entrance of God’s dwelling place (the church) on earth and must be through the cross
二 献给耶和华的平安祭牲
B. A Sacrifice as a Peace Offering to Jehovah
13五节说到献给耶和华的平安祭牲。这表征基督是我们与神之间的平安，使我们与神与人在交通和喜乐中共同享受祂，就如在擘饼记念主时对基督的享受。（林前十16。）
13Verse 5b speaks of a sacrifice of a peace offering to Jehovah. This signifies Christ as our peace with God that we may enjoy Him with man and with God in fellowship and joy, as in our enjoying of Christ in the breaking of bread for the remembrance of Him (1 Cor. 10:16
14利未记十六章说到赎罪祭、赎愆祭、燔祭、与素祭，却没有说到平安祭。在十七章有平安祭。平安祭是上述四种主要的祭的结果。因此，十七章五节的祭是赎罪祭、赎愆祭、燔祭与素祭的结果。
14Leviticus 16 refers to the sin offering, the trespass offering, the burnt offering, and the meal offering, but there is no mention of the peace offering. We have the peace offering in chapter seventeen. The peace offering is the result of the four other main offerings. In other words, chapter seventeen is the result of chapter sixteen. Thus, the sacrifices in 17:5 refer to the result of the sin offering, trespass offering, burnt offering, and meal offering
1 把血泼在祭坛上
1. Dashing the Blood on the Altar
15『祭司要把血泼在会幕门口耶和华的祭坛上。』（利十七6上。），这表征基督在十字架上流血。把脂油熏著献上，给耶和华为怡
15“The priest shall dash the blood on the altar of Jehovah at the entrance of the tent of meeting” (v. 6a). This signifies that Christ’s blood was shed on the cross. 2. Offering Up the Fat in Smoke for a2
爽的香气
Satisfying Fragrance to Jehovah
16祭司也要『把脂油熏著献上，给耶和华为怡爽的香气。』（利十七6下。）这里的脂油表征基督的优越。怡爽的香气就是满足神的香气。把脂油熏著献上，给耶和华作怡爽的香气，表征基督的优越藉著圣别的火献上给神，作为香气满足神。不可献祭牲给他们行邪淫所随从的山羊鬼魔
16The priest also was to “offer up the fat in smoke for a satisfying fragrance to Jehovah” (v. 6b). The fat here typifies Christ’s excellencies. The satisfying fragrance is a fragrance that satisfies God. Offering up the fat in smoke for a satisfying fragrance to Jehovah signifies that Christ’s excellencies are offered up to God through God’sho ly fire for a fragrance to satisfy God. 3. No Longer Offering Sacrifices to the Goat3 Demons, to Which They Prostituted Themselves
17『他们不可再献祭牲给他们行邪淫所随从的山羊鬼魔。这要给他们作世世代代永远的律例。』（利十七7。）这表征不再与鬼魔交往，而犯属灵的淫乱。（林前十20～21。）
17They shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat demons, to which they prostitute themselves. This shall be a perpetual statute to them throughout their generations” (v. 7). This signifies no longer having fellowship with demons so as to commit spiritual fornication (1 Cor. 10:20-21
18『山羊鬼魔』的原文也可译为『山羊偶像。』这里的『行邪淫』是指以色列人在自己所拣选的地方献祭，滥用了祭牲，就使自己成了行邪淫的。这是属灵的邪淫、属灵的淫乱。我们说召会才是基督被应用的地方，倘若我们这样说是心思狭窄，那么神自己在这事上也是心思狭窄的了，因为我们是跟著祂说的。只有神的拣选才是正确的拣选。祂要求祭牲只可在祂的居所被献上。关于这点，我们必须像祂那样的圣别，像祂那样的狭窄。神是我们的榜样，我们必须跟从祂。不然，我们就不是献给基督的贞洁童女，（林后十一2，）而是像启示录十七章的大妓女那样行事为人了。利未记十七章指明，在祭牲的事上神是狭窄的，我们必须和祂一样，即使这使我们忍受主所受的凌辱。（来十三13。）
18The Hebrew for “goat demons” may also be translated goat idols.” The word “prostitute” here indicates that for an Israelite to abuse the sacrifices by offering them in the place of his choice was to make himself a prostitute. This is a matter of spiritual prostitution, of spiritual fornication. If we are narrow-minded in saying that the church is the place where Christ should be applied, then God Himself is narrow-minded in this matter, for we are simply following Him. Only God’s choice is the right choice. His requirement is that the sacrifices be offered only at the place of His dwelling. Concerning this, we must be as holy as He is and as narrow as He is. God is our pattern, and we must follow Him. Otherwise, instead of being a pure virgin presented to Christ (2 Cor. 11:2), we shall conduct ourselves like the great prostitute in Revelation 17. Leviticus 17 indicates in the matter of the sacrifices God is narrow-minded, and we must be the same, even if it causes us to bear the Lord’s reproach (Heb. 13:13
三 献给耶和华作燔祭的祭牲
C. A Sacrifice as a Burnt Offering
19利未记十七章八节说到燔祭。燔祭表征基督是我们献给神的燔祭，我们凭著祂的生命，能绝对为神而活。1要在会幕门口献上燔祭要在会幕门口献给耶和华。（利十七9上。）这表征在神居所（召会）的入口取用基督作我们献给神的燔祭。2不在会幕门口献燔祭的，那人必
19In Leviticus 17:8 the burnt offering is mentioned. The burnt offering signifies Christ as our burnt offering to God, by whose life we can live absolutely for God. 1. Offering at the Entrance of the Tent of Meeting The burnt offering was to be offered to Jehovah at the entrance of the tent of meeting (v. 9a). This signifies taking Christ as our burnt offering to God at the entrance of God’s dwelling place (the church). 2. The One Not Offering the Burnt Offering at the Entrance
从民中剪除
of the Tent of Meeting to Be Cut Off from the People
20九节下半告诉我们，不在会幕门口献燔祭的，那人必从民中剪除。从民中剪除，表征从神子民的交通中除去。我们若在自己命名的地方，不在召会里献燔祭，就会从神子民正确的交通中剪除。
20Verse 9b tells us that the one who did not offer the burnt offering to Jehovah at the entrance to the tent of meeting was to be cut off from the people. To be cut off from the people signifies to be removed from the fellowship of God’sp eople. If we apply Christ as the burnt offering in a denominated place and not in the church, we shall be cut off from the proper fellowship of God’sp eople
贰 顾到血
II. TAKING CARE OF THE BLOOD
21利未记十七章十至十六节说到顾到血。顾到血就是顾到并宝贵基督的血。我们以后会看到，不同的血表征不同的信仰。一种血就表征一种信仰。在基督的血以外，我们不该顾到别的血。我们能喝的，能接受的，只有一种血，（约六53～，）那就是基督的血。出埃及十二章指明这点。以色列人要将逾越羊羔的血，洒在他们的门楣上。（出十二7，13。）他们只接受那血。一血（里面有肉体的生命）是神所赐，在祭坛上为神子民的魂遮罪
21Leviticus 17:10-16 speaks of taking care of the blood. To take care of the blood is to take care of and to treasure the blood of Christ. Later we shall see that different bloods typify different beliefs. Every kind of blood signifies a belief. We should not take care of any blood other than the blood of Christ. There is only one kind of blood that we can drink (John 6:53-56), that is, receive, and that is the blood of Christ. Exodus 12 56 indicates this. The children of Israel were to sprinkle the blood of the Passover lamb on their doorposts (vv. 7,13). They were to accept only that blood. A. The Blood, in Which Is the Life of the Flesh, Being Given by God to Make Propitiation on the
Altar for the Souls of God’sP eople
22『因为肉体的生命是在血里，我已经把血赐给你们，在祭坛上为你们的魂遮罪；因为是血藉著生命遮罪的。』（利十七11。）这表征主耶稣在十字架上所流的血，是为救赎我们。
22For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make propitiation for your souls; for it is the blood which, by the life, makes propitiation” (Lev. 17:11). This signifies that the blood of the Lord Jesus was shed on the cross for our redemption
二 打猎所得禽兽的血，要用土掩盖
B. The Blood of a Hunted Animal or Bird to Be Covered with Earth
23『凡属以色列家的人，或是在他们中间寄居的外人，打猎得了可吃的禽兽，就要放出牠的血，用土掩盖。』（利十七13。）这表征在主耶稣的血之外所得到的血，都不能赎我们的罪，只该掩埋。掩埋就是放弃、弃绝、拒绝。我们拒绝一切的其他的血；将牠们『掩埋。』我们所接受并宝贵惟一的血，就是主耶稣在十字架（祭坛）上所流的血。三自己死的，或被野兽撕裂的，
23Any man of the sons of Israel, or of the aliens who sojourn among you, who takes in hunting an animal or bird that may be eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth” (v. 13). This signifies that all the blood other than the blood of the Lord Jesus that man can obtain cannot redeem us from our sins and should be buried. To bury is to give up, to abandon, to reject. We reject all other bloods; we “bury” them. The only blood we accept and treasure is the blood of Jesus shed on the cross as the altar. C. The Blood of That Which Dies of Itself or Which
其血不可吃
Is Torn by Beasts Not Being Good for Eating
24十五节上半题到『自己死的，或被野兽撕裂的。』这节与十七章别的经节一样，需要我们以豫表的方式来领会。
24Verse 15a speaks of “that which dies of itself or is torn by beasts.” As with the other verses in chapter seventeen, we need to understand this typologically
1 自己死者的血
1. The Blood of That Which Dies of Itself
25自己死者的血表征杀身成仁者的血，这血并不能赎我们的罪。惟有神所压伤的耶稣基督，（赛五三10，）祂的血才能洗净我们一切的罪。（约壹一7。）千古以来，许多英雄人物为人舍身流血。但这类的血，不能救赎我们，我们必须拒绝。2被野兽撕裂者的血被野兽撕裂者的血表征被如同野兽的野蛮人所杀者的血，这血也不能赎我们的罪；惟有在十字架上为我们受神审判的耶稣基督，（赛五三，）祂的血才能洗去我们一切的罪。（启一5。）在十字架上，神为我们压伤了基督，审判了祂。因此，基督的血是惟一救赎的血。惟独祂的血能救赎我们脱离我们一切的罪。
25The blood of that which dies of itself signifies the blood of one who sacrifices himself for the good of others, which blood cannot redeem us from our sins. Only the blood of Jesus Christ, whom God bruised (Isa. 53:10) on the cross, can cleanse us from all sin (1 John 1:7). Throughout history a number of heroes have shed their blood for others. But this kind of blood cannot redeem us. Therefore, we must reject it. 2. The Blood of That Which Is Torn by Beasts The blood of that which is torn by beasts signifies the blood of one who is martyred by wild people, who are like beasts, which blood also is unable to redeem us from our sins. Only the blood of Jesus Christ, whom God judged on the cross (Isa. 53:8), is able to wash 8 us from our sins (Rev. 1:5). On the cross, God bruised Christ and judged Him for us. Thus Christ’s blood is the unique redeeming blood. Only His blood can redeem us from all our sins.
26今天世界上有许多宗教，牠们的形成，主要是以利未记十七章十五节上半所豫表的二者之一为根基。牠们或是以杀身成仁者，或是以殉道者为根基。美国有许多不同的宗教是以人为根基的。在这样的根基上形成宗教，就是接受不同的血。例如，那些以佛为根基所形成的宗教，就喝佛的血。同样的，那些以穆罕默德为根基的宗教，就喝穆罕默德的血。不同的信仰、不同的宗教，就是以不同的人，也就是不同的血为根基。四凡吃那自己死的或被野兽撕裂
26The religions in the world today are formed mainly with one of the two things typified in Leviticus 17:15a as the basis. They are based either on one who sacrificed himself for the good of others, or on one who was martyred. In the United States there are many different religions that are based upon persons. To form a religion on such a basis is to receive a different blood. For example, those who form a religion based on Buddha drink the blood of Buddha. Likewise, those who base their religion on Mohammed drink the blood of Mohammed. From this we see that different beliefs, different religions, are based on different persons, that is, on different bloods. D. The One Who Ate That Which Died of Itself or Was
的，要不洁净到晚上
Torn by Beasts Being Unclean until the Evening
27『凡吃自己死的，或被野兽撕裂的，无论是本地人或外人，都要洗衣服，在水里洗澡，并且不洁净到晚上，然后才洁净了。』（利十七15。）这表征凡以别的血，就是别的信仰，代替主耶稣的血的，必不洁净，直到把这事对付净尽，完全了结。你若读宗教徒的统计数字，会发现在美国要带真正的异教徒归向主，是非常困难，因为几乎每个人都被某种信仰或宗教所霸占。按豫表说，几乎所有的人都喝了主耶稣的血以外的血。要取走那样的血，并以耶稣基督的血来顶替，不是件容易的事。神命定只有一种血我们该喝，只有一种信仰我们该接受。那一种血，就是耶稣基督在十字架上所流的血。那一种信仰，就是相信基督为我们死在十字架上。然而，摩登派的人却传另一位基督，不是那为救赎我们，死在十字上的基督。这就是说，他们另有一个信仰。就豫表说，今天许多人是按著自己的拣选，随处献上祭牲。
27“Every person who eats that which dies of itself or is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or an alien, shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean” (Lev. 17:15). This signifies that the one who takes any blood, that is, any belief, other than the blood of the Lord Jesus is unclean until the matter is cleared up and brought to a complete ending. If you study the statistics concerning the increase of religion, you will discover that in the United States it is very difficult to bring one who is a real pagan to the Lord. The reason is that nearly everyone is occupied with some kind of belief or religion. Speaking according to typology, nearly all the people have drunk a blood other than the blood of the Lord Jesus. It is not an easy thing to remove that blood and to replace it with the blood of Jesus Christ. God has ordained that there be only one blood that we should drink, one belief that we should receive. The one blood is the blood of Jesus Christ shed on the cross. The one belief is the belief in the Christ who died on the cross for us. However, the modernists preach a Christ other than the Christ who died on the cross for our redemption. This means that they have another belief. Furthermore, today the sacrifices are offered everywhere, according to one’s choice.
28在主的恢复里，我们是在神所拣选的地方献祭，因为我们是站在基督身体的一这独一的立场上，过召会生活。我们没有别的立场。在基督身体的一之外，我们不采取别的人事物作我们的立场。我们在这个立场上聚会，在神所拣选的地方应用基督。这就是按神的拣选献祭牲、应用基督。我们若在别的地方应用基督，就是玷辱自己，使自己成为没有固定丈夫的妓女。这是属灵的淫乱。已过，我们喝不同的血。现今在主恢复中的召会生活里，我们只喝一种血。特别在主的筵席上，我们是这样实行。我们喝独一的血，就是耶稣基督的血。我们按神的拣选应用基督。
28In the Lord’s recovery we are offering Christ in the place chosen by God, because we are standing on the unique ground of the oneness of the Body of Christ for the church life. We do not have any other standing. We do not take anything or anyone as our standing other than the oneness of the Body of Christ. Meeting on this ground, the place chosen by God, we apply Christ. This is to offer the sacrifices, to apply Christ, according to God’s choice. If we applied Christ elsewhere, we would be prostituting ourselves, making ourselves into a prostitute who does not have a definite husband. That would be spiritual fornication. In the past, we drank different bloods. Now in the church life in the Lord’s recovery, we are drinking one blood. This is practiced in particular at the Lord’stable. We drink the unique blood, the blood of Jesus Christ. We apply Christ according to God’s choice.
29主的恢复就是顾到基督的身位和工作。今天我们顾到基督这两面，来实行召会生活。我们顾到祂独一的人位并祂独一的工作。我们没有别的人位或别的工作。我们在这里是为著基督同祂救赎的工作。仔细读过这章以后，我能满有平安的说，这里有豫表给我们看见，该怎样顾到基督的身位和祂救赎的工作。这豫表指明我们只该在神所拣选的地方献基督，也只该相信基督救赎的工作，而不信任何顶替这救赎工作的事物。1凡吃那自己死的或被野兽撕裂的，要洗衣服，在水里洗澡，不然
29The Lord’s recovery is a matter of caring for Christ in His person and in His redemptive work. Today we are practicing the church life in taking care of Christ in these two aspects. We take care of His unique person and of His unique work. We do not have any other person or any other work. We are here for Christ with His redemptive work. After making a careful study of this chapter, I have the full peace to say that here we have a type showing us how we should take care of Christ in His person and redemptive work. This type indicates that we should offer Christ only in the place that is according to God’s choice and that we should believe only in Christ’s redemptive work, not in anything that replaces it. 1. The One Who Ate That Which Died or Was Torn by Beasts Washing His Clothes and Bathing in Water
就要担当他的罪孽
and If He Did Not Do This, Bearing His Iniquity
30利未记十七章十五节告诉我们，凡吃那自己死的或被野兽撕裂的，要洗衣服，在水里洗澡。十六节继续说，『但他若不洗衣服，也不洗身，就要担当他的罪孽。』这表征凡以别的血代替主耶稣的血的，要对付他从前的行为和过去所在的宗教，并洁净自己；不然就要被定罪。
30Leviticus 17:15 tells us that the one who ate that which died of itself or was torn by beasts was to wash his clothes and bathe in water. Verse 16 continues, “But if he does not wash them and bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity.” This signifies that the one who takes any blood other than the blood of the Lord Jesus should deal with his former behavior and with what he was in the past concerning religion, and should purge himself. Otherwise, he will be condemned
2 豫表的这一面极其重要
2. This Aspect of the Type Being Crucial
31在神圣启示中这个豫表的这一面，对活在今天这充满宗教混乱之世界里的人，是非常重要的。每个罪人应当只相信耶稣基督，并为著得救赎，取用基督的血，使他在神面前得救。一切别的信仰和宗教都该加以弃绝、埋葬。
31This aspect of the type in the divine revelation is crucial in relation to the people who live in a world like today’s, a world full of confusion in the matter of religion. Every sinner should believe only in Jesus Christ and take His blood for his redemption that he might be saved before God. All other beliefs and religions should be abandoned and buried.