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撒迦利亚书生命读经 · 第6篇

安慰并应许的异象（五）

The Visions of Consolation and Promise (5)
1读经：撒迦利亚书五章。在撒迦利亚所看见的头五个异象中，（一7～四14，）神对约书亚、所罗巴伯、和以色列人说了安慰并鼓励的话。神说祂要与他们同在，并藉著他们作事。为此，祂鼓励他们不要停止建造殿的工作，乃要在大祭司约书亚的祭司职分下，以及省长所罗巴伯的君王职分下，继续完成殿的建造。撒迦利亚所看见的头五个异象是积极的，后三个异象（五1～六8）却是消极的，因为这几个异象论到神对地上邪恶的人与邪恶的列国普遍的审判。这三个异象乃是飞行之书卷的异象，（五1～4，）伊法器皿的异象，（5～，）和四辆车的异象。（六1～8。）在本篇信息中，我们要来看五章所记载的两个异象。
1Scripture Reading: Zech. 5 In the first five visions which Zechariah saw (1:7—4:14), God spoke a comforting, consoling, and encouraging word to Joshua, Zerubbabel, and the people. God said that He would be with them and do something through them. In this way He encouraged them not to stop the building work on the temple, but rather to continue to finish the building of the temple under the priesthood of Joshua, the high priest, and under the kingship of Zerubbabel, the governor. Whereas the first five visions were positive, the last three visions Zechariah saw (5:1 — 6:8) were negative, because they concern God's universal judgment on the evil people and the evil on earth. These three visions are the vision of the flying scroll (5:1-4), the vision of the ephah vessel (vv. 5-11), and the vision of the four chariots (6:1-8). In 11 this message we will consider the two visions recorded in chapter five.
陆 飞行之书卷的异象
VI. THE VISION OF THE FLYING SCROLL
一 飞行之书卷的意义
A. The Significance of the Flying Scroll
2『我又举目观看，见有一飞行的书卷。他问我说，你看见甚么？我说，我看见一飞行的书卷。』（五1～上。）飞行的书卷表征神公义的律法，以及律法的公正（公正的审判）。若没有审判，即使有公义，却不会有公正。当特定的案件受到公义的审判，那时就有公正了。
2"Then I lifted up my eyes again and I saw, and behold, there was a flying scroll. And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a flying scroll" (5:1-2a). The flying scroll signifies God's righteous law and its 2 justice (just judgment). Without judgment, there may be righteousness, but there will not be justice. When a particular case is subject to righteous judgment, then there will be justice.
二 书卷长二十肘，宽十肘
B. Its Length of Twenty Cubits and Its Breadth of Ten Cubits
3飞行的书卷长二十肘，宽十肘；这里有二乘十肘乘十肘，表征律法的见证。二这数字是见证的数字，十这数字表征完全的丰满。所以，神的律法乃是对全世界的见证；而二乘十肘乘十肘，乃是律法完全的丰满。
3The length of the flying scroll is twenty cubits and the breadth is ten cubits, signifying the testimony of the law by two squares of ten cubits by ten cubits. The number two is the number for testimony, and the number ten signifies completion in fullness. Therefore, the law of God is a testimony to the whole world, and the two squares of ten cubits by ten cubits is the completion in fullness of the law
三 咒诅
C. The Curse
4三节上半说，『他对我说，这是发出行在遍地上的咒诅。』咒诅表征神照著祂公义的律法审判罪时的惩罚。神的律法是公义的，这公义的律法不能容忍不义。神的审判乃是咒诅，这事实指明这是非常严肃的事。这书卷乃是神对地上一切罪恶彻底审判的根基。
4Verse 3a says, "Then he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of all the land." The curse signifies God's punishment in judging sins according to His righteous law. God's law is righteous, and this righteous law does not tolerate unrighteousness. The fact that God's judgment is a curse indicates that it is a very serious matter. This scroll will be the base of God'st ho rough judgment overall the sin on earth.
四 偷窃的意义
D. The Significance of Stealing
5三节下半和四节下半说到那些偷窃的。偷窃表征向著人的罪，这些罪乃是贪婪的结果。偷窃由贪婪和贪心所产生。今天乃是偷窃的时代。商业和贸易都牵涉到偷窃。每个人都是贪婪、满了贪心的。使徒保罗能守住十诫的许多条，却无法履行关于贪心的诫命。（罗七7～8。）
5Verses 3band 4b speak of those who steal. Stealing signifies sins toward man, which are the issue of covetousness. Stealing issues from greed and covetousness. Today is an age of stealing. Business and trade involve stealing. Everyone is greedy and full of covetousness. The apostle Paul could keep many of the Ten Commandments, but he could not fulfill the commandment concerning coveting (Rom. 7:7-8
五 指耶和华的名起假誓的意义
E. The Significance of Swearing Falsely by Jehovah's Name
6撒迦利亚五章也说到那些指耶和华的名起假誓的人。（3下，4下。）指耶和华的名起假誓，表征向著神的罪，这些罪乃是与神关系错误的结果。那些这样起假誓的人，对神不诚实、不忠信、不真诚。他们可能宣称在神的名里说话、行动，但他们的宣称是虚假的。这样的虚假的确是得罪神。神给摩西的律法分为两段：一段论到人与神的关系，另一段论到人彼此的关系。神要求我们与祂是对的，也与其他人是对的。这样的对，就是公义。那些与神与人都不对的人，就要受神审判。
6Zechariah 5 also speaks concerning those who swear falsely by Jehovah's name (vv. 3c, 4c). Swearing falsely by Jehovah's name signifies sins toward God, which are the issue of a wrong relationship with God. Those who swear falsely in this way are not honest, faithful, and sincere with God. They may claim to speak and act in the name of God, but their claim is a falsehood. Such falsehood is surely an offense to God. The law of God given to Moses is of two sections. One section concerns the relationship between man and God, and the other concerns the relationships among men. God requires that we be right with Him and also right with other people. To be right in this way is to be righteous. Those who are not right with both God and man will suffer God's judgment
六 神对罪的公正审判，必临到罪人的家，并留在那里
F. God's Judgment of Sins Reaching the House of the Sinners and Lodging There
7论到神的审判，四节说，『万军之耶和华说，我必使这书卷出去，进入偷窃者的家，和指我名起假誓者的家，必留在他家里过夜，把房屋带木石都毁灭了。』从这话我们看见神对罪的审判，是非常严厉，也是非常彻底的。
7Speaking of God's judgment, verse 4 says, "I will cause it to go forth, declares Jehovah of hosts; and it will enter the house of him who steals and the house of him who swears falsely by My name; and it will lodge overnight within his house and consume it, both with its timbers and its stones." From this we see that the exercise of God's judgment of sins will be most serious and also very thorough
柒 伊法器皿的异象
VII. THE VISION OF THE EPHAH VESSEL
8五至十一节描述伊法器皿的异象。伊法器皿乃是作生意买卖用的量器，能盛装一伊法的东西。
8Verses 5 through 11 describe the vision of the ephah vessel, which is the measuring vessel, a container able to hold one ephah, used for purchasing and selling in business.
一 牠在遍地的形状
A. Its Appearance in All the Land
9『与我说话的天使出来，对我说，你要举目，观看所出来的是甚么。我说，这是甚么？他说，这出来的是伊法器皿。他又说，这是恶人在遍地的形状。』（5～6。）世界人口有很大的百分比从事商业或贸易。作生意表面看并不是那么坏；反之，全世界的商业表面都很正派。但实际上，今天的商业完全满了罪恶。
9Then the angel who spoke with me went forth and said to me, Lift up now your eyes and see what this is that goes forth. And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah vessel that goes forth; and he said, This is their appearance in all the land" (vv. 5-6). A large percentage of the world's population is engaged in business or commerce. The appearance of business is not that bad; rather, in all the land commerce seems to have a proper appearance. But as we will see, actually today's commerce is totally wicked
二 坐在伊法器皿中的妇人
B. A Woman Sitting within the Ephah Vessel
10『这坐在伊法器皿中的是个妇人。天使说，这是罪恶。』（7下～上。）这启示那坐在伊法器皿中的妇人，表征商业里的邪恶，如贪婪、欺诈、爱玛门。卖者爱钱，设法要取得买者口袋里的钱；买者也爱钱，设法要省钱用低价买得货物。
10" This is a woman sitting within the ephah vessel. Then he said, This is Wickedness " (vv. 7 b - 8 a). This reveals that the woman sitting within the ephah vessel 8 signifies the wickedness contained in commerce, such as covetousness, deceit, and the love of mammon. The seller loves money and tries to get money out of the buyer's pocket; the buyer also loves money and tries to obtain the things he wants at a low price, thereby saving money.
11撒迦利亚五章的异象符合启示录十八章的大巴比伦。这两个异象给我们看见在神眼中，商业里的邪恶是一种拜偶像和淫乱。商业是一个犯奸淫、想要赚钱的妇人。
11The vision in Zechariah 5 corresponds to that of Babylon the Great in Revelation 18. These visions show us that in the sight of God the wickedness contained in commerce is a kind of idolatry and fornication. Business is an adulterous woman desirous of making money
三 有一片铅扔在伊法器皿口上
C. A Lead Cover Thrown over the Opening of the Ephah Vessel
12在撒迦利亚五章七、八节，我们看见有一片重的铅扔在伊法器皿口上。这表征因著神的主宰，商业中的罪恶受了限制。在国际贸易里面隐藏著罪恶；如果贸易受到限制，特别是国际贸易受到限制，全地就会得著圣别。
12In Zechariah 5:7 and 8 we see that a lead cover, a lead weight, is thrown over the opening of the ephah vessel. This signifies the restriction of the wickedness in commerce by God's sovereignty. Wickedness is hidden and concealed in international trade. If commerce, especially international trade, could be restricted, the whole earth would be holy
四 两个妇人出来
D. Two Women Going Forth
13『我又举目观看，见有两个妇人出来。』（9上。）一个妇人变成两个妇人，这表征商业一旦不受限制时的双倍影响。
13Then I lifted up my eyes and I saw, and behold, there were two women going forth" (v. 9a). The one woman becoming two women signifies the double effect of commerce once it becomes free of the restriction
五 两个妇人将伊法器皿抬在天地中间
E. Two Women Lifting Up the Ephah Vessel between the Earth and the Heavens
14两个妇人翅膀中有风，她们的翅膀如同鹳鸟的翅膀。她们将伊法器皿抬在天地中间。（9下。）这一切都表征邪恶商业的快速扩展。
14The two women had wings like the wings of a stork, and the wind was in their wings. They lifted up the ephah vessel between the earth and the heavens (v. 9b). All this signifies the rapid spreading of the wicked commerce.
六 在示拿地为那妇人盖造房屋
F. A House Built for the Woman in the Land of Shinar
15『我对与我说话的天使说，她们要将伊法器皿抬到那里去？他对我说，要在示拿地为她盖造房屋；等房屋齐备，就把她安置在自己的地方。』（10～11。）这表征神的主宰必使以色列人在被掳时从巴比伦人所学之商业中的罪恶，归回巴比伦（示拿地）。让这罪恶归回巴比伦罢。所有神的选民，都该诚实简单的过生活。
15I said to the angel who spoke with me, Where are they taking the ephah vessel? And he said to me, To build a house for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place" (vv. 10-11). This signifies that God's sovereignty will cause the wickedness in business, which the people of Israel learned of the Babylonians in their captivity, to go back to Babylon (the land of Shinar). Let this wickedness return to Babylon. All the people among God'select should be honest and simple in their living