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马太福音生命读经 · 第1篇

王的家世与身分（一）

THE KING’S ANTECEDENTS AND STATUS (1)
A WORD OF INTRODUCTION
1圣经乃是神的说话，它有两部分。在头一部分，就是旧约，神藉著众申言者说话：在第二部分，就是新约，神在子里（在子的人位里）说话。（来一1～2。）第二部分由四福音、使徒行传、书信、以及启示录所组成。子在肉体里的时候，在四福音里开始说话。祂复活以后，成了那灵，藉著使16:12-徒们继续说话。（见约十六12～。）因此，新约就是子向我们说话，将祂自己供应我们作生命和一切，使我们成为祂的身体，祂的彰显，就是召会。
1The Bible is God’s speaking. It has two sections. In the first section, the Old Testament, God spoke by the prophets, and in the second section, the New Testament, He spoke in the Son (in the Person of the Son, Heb. 1:1-2). This section is composed of the four Gospels, the book of Acts, the Epistles, and the book of Revelation. While He was in the flesh, the Son began to speak in the four Gospels. After His resurrection, He continued to speak as the Spirit through the Apostles (see John 14). Thus, the New Testament is just the Son’s 14 speaking to us, His ministering Himself as life and everything that we may become His Body, His expression, the church.
2圣经是一本生命的书。这生命一点不差就是基督这位活的人物。旧约描绘基督是要来的一位；到了新约，所豫言的这一位来了。因此，新约乃是旧约的应验。圣奥古斯丁（St.Augustine）曾说，新约包含在旧约里，旧约彰显在新约中。新旧两约实际上乃是一，启示一位作我们生命的人物。
2The Bible is a book of life. This life is nothing less than the living Person of Christ. In the Old Testament Christ is portrayed as the coming One. In the New Testament, the One whose coming was predicted has come. Thus, the New Testament is the fulfillment of the Old. St. Augustine once said that the New Testament is contained in the Old, and the Old Testament is expressed in the New. These two testaments are actually one, revealing one Person who is our life
3新约开头的话
3THE OPENING WORD OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
4几乎所有的基督徒，都因新约的头一页受到困扰。这一页有很多拗口难念的名字。但这一页是新约的头一部分。任何一种著作，开头的话和结束的话都很重要。许多基督徒读新约时，跳过马太一章的头一段，而从十八节读起，好像他们的新约圣经没有马太一章一至十七节这一段。但是为著神话语中这丰富的一段感谢祂！这个基督的家谱乃是全本旧约的摘要，包括了创世记头十章半以外的一切事物。我们若要明白这个家谱的意义，就需要明白整本旧约。
4Nearly all Christians are bothered by the first page of the New Testament. It has many names that are difficult to pronounce. But this page is the first part of the New Testament. In any kind of writing, both the opening word and the closing word are important. When many Christians come to the New Testament, they skip over the first part of chapter one of Matthew and start reading at verse 18. It seems that in their New Testament there is no such paragraph as Matthew 1:1-17. But thank God for this rich portion of the Word! This genealogy of Christ is an abstract of the whole Old Testament. It includes everything except the first ten and a half chapters of Genesis. If we would know the meaning of this genealogy, we need to know the entire Old Testament
基督一幅活的图画
A LIVING PICTURE OF CHRIST
5我们需要说一句话论到新约。新约是一个人物活的图画。这位人物太奇妙了。祂是神又是人。祂是神与人的调和，因为在祂里面神性与人性调在一起。祂是王，祂又是奴仆。祂是奇妙的！
5We need to say a word concerning the New Testament. The New Testament is simply a living picture of a Person. This Person is too wonderful. He is both God and man. He is the mingling of God with man, for in Him the divine nature and the human nature are mingled together. He is the King, and He is a bondslave. He is wonderful!
6从来没有人说过像祂所说的话，那么深奥，却又那么清楚。譬如，耶稣说，『我就是生命的粮，』（约六35，）又说，『我是世界的光』（约八12）柏拉图和孔夫子是两位大哲学家，人人都赞赏他们所说的，但他们都无法说，『我是世界的光。』没有一个人能说，『我是生命，』或『我是道路，』或『我是实际。』（约十四6。）这些是简单的话，简短的句子－『我是，』『我是那我是』－但却是大而深奥的。我们有谁能说我们是世界的光，或说我们是生命？我们若这样作，一定会被送到精神病院。但耶稣能说这些话。祂是何等伟大！
6No human being has ever spoken words like He spoke, words so profound, yet so clear. For example, Jesus said, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35), and, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). Plato and Confucius were two great philosophers, and people appreciated the things they said, but neither of them could say, “I am the light of the world.” No one else could say, “I am the life,” or, “I am the way,” or, “I am the reality” (John 14:6). These are simple words and short sentences—“I am,” “I am what I am,” and “I am that I am”—but they are great and profound. Can any of us say that we are the light of the world or that we are the life? If we did, we would surely be sent to a mental hospital. But Jesus could say these things. How great He is
一个人物的四本传记
FOUR BIOGRAPHIES OF ONE PERSON
7耶稣是包罗万有、具备多面的。祂是谁，祂是甚么，没有人能述尽说竭。历史上有谁是有四本独特的传记来写到他的？新约虽然是一本简短的书，却以一个人物的四本传记开始，用四卷书把基督的生平告诉我们。
7Jesus is all-inclusive. With Him there are many aspects. No one can exhaust in language who and what He is. Who else in history has four unique biographies written of him? Although the New Testament is a short book, it begins with four biographies of one Person, four books telling us of the life of Christ
8我们每个人都有四面：前、后、左、右。你若从前面看我，可以看见我脸上有七个孔。但我若转身背向你，所有的孔都不见了。在我右边，你可以看见一个小孔，在我左边能看见另一个小孔。你若要准确的临摹我的形像，你需要在我的每一面照一张相。这正是新约中所作的。
8Each of us has four sides: the front and the back, the right and the left. If you look at me from the front, you can see seven holes on my face. But if I turn my back to you, all the holes disappear. On my right side you can see a little hole, and on my left side, another little hole. If you would make an accurate copy of my image, you need to take a picture of every side. This is exactly what has been done in the New Testament
9为甚么我们有四卷福音书？因为基督至少有四个主要的方面。基督是伟大的？因为祂包罗万有，且有追测不尽的丰富，所以祂需要几本传记。马太、马可、路加和约翰，陈明基督的不同方面，因为每位作者都是不同的人。譬如，马太是税吏。在古时的犹太人当中，税吏是受藐视的人，但马太却写了基督的头一本传记。马可是普通人，路加是外邦的医生。约翰原先是平凡的渔夫，但至终成了年迈、老练的使徒。对同一位基督，他们各写了不同的传记。这位活的人物需要很多本传记。
9Why do we have four Gospels? Because Christ has at least four main aspects. Christ is great! Because He is all - inclusive and unsearchably rich, He needs several biographies. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John present different aspects of Christ because each writer was a different kind of person. Matthew, for instance, was a tax collector. Among the Jewish people in ancient times, a tax collector was a despised person. Nevertheless, Matthew wrote the first biography of Christ. Mark was an ordinary man, and Luke was a physician and a Gentile. At first, John was a common fisherman, but eventually he became the very aged, experienced apostle. Each wrote a different biography about the same Christ. This living Person needs many biographies.
基督的扩大
THE EXPANSION OF CHRIST
10使徒行传是这位奇妙人物的扩大，是包罗万有之基督的分枝。这位基督已经从一个人扩大成千千万万的人。祂从前是个人的基督，但在行传裹却成了团体的基督。接著行传，有各卷书信，把这奇妙、宇宙的大人完满的阐明出来。基督是头，召会是身体：这是那宇宙人－基督与召会。最后，有启示录作新约的完成。这卷书给我们一幅身体基督完满的图画，这位身体基督乃是个人基督联同祂所有的肢体，成了新耶路撒冷。
10The book of Acts is the expansion of this wonderful Person. It is the branching out of the all-inclusive Christ. This Christ has expanded from one Person to thousands and thousands of persons. He was once the individual Christ, but in Acts He has become a corporate Christ. Following the Acts, we have all the Epistles, which give a full definition of this wonderful, universal, great Man. Christ is the Head, and the church is the Body: this is the universal Man, Christ and the church. Finally, we have the book of Revelation as the consummation of the New Testament. This book gives us a full picture of the Body-Christ, the individual Christ incorporated with all His members to become the New Jerusalem
四福音的次序
THE ORDER OF THE FOUR GOSPELS
11让我们回到四福音。如果我来安排四福音，我会把约翰福音放在第一。许多基督徒读圣经，都从约翰福音读起，然后再读路加、马可和马太。人的观念与神圣的观念刚好相反。神圣的观念以马太福音开始，并往前到约翰福音；人的想法却以约翰福音开始，而回到马太福音。我们很多人读新约，都会从约翰福音读起，因为约翰福音太美妙了。这是一卷生命的书。继约翰福音之后，我们会读路加福音，因为路加福音说到救主，告诉我们许多救恩的事例。然后，我们当然会来到马可福音，因为马可福音既短又简单。人都是最后才读马太福音，因为马太福音太难、太奥秘了。不只一章难以了解，十三章的比喻，和二十四、二十五章的豫言也很难。五、六、七章山上的训谕尤其困难，没有人能实行！你打我的右脸，我连左脸也转给你。你强逼我走一里路，我就走二里。你拿我的里衣，我连外衣也让给你。这是太过了！只有耶稣才能作到！因此，许多人把马太福音摆在末后。约翰福音既可爱又宝贵。在约翰福音里，耶稣是一切，我们甚么也不用作。因此，我们喜欢约翰福音，而不喜欢马太福音。我们可能不会以明言这样说，但心里却有这样的感觉。然而，神圣的次序是最好的。神把马太福音放在第一。
11Let us return to the four Gospels. If I were to arrange the four Gospels, I would put the Gospel of John first. When reading the Bible, many Christians start with John and then proceed to read Luke, Mark, and Matthew. The human concept is the exact opposite of the divine. The divine concept starts with Matthew and proceeds through John; the human thought starts with John and goes back to Matthew. Many of us would begin reading the New Testament with John because John is so wonderful. It is a book of life. After John, we would read Luke because Luke is a book of the Savior, telling us of many cases of salvation. Then, of course, we would come to Mark because Mark is short and simple. People read Matthew last because Matthew is too difficult, too mysterious. Not only is chapter one difficult to understand; the parables in chapter thirteen and the prophecies in chapters twenty - four and twenty-five are also difficult. Chapters five, six, and seven, the Sermon on the Mount, are especially difficult. No one can practice it! You strike me on the right cheek, and I turn to you the left. You force me to walk one mile, and I walk two miles. You take my outer garment, and I give you my inner garment. This is too much! Only Jesus can do it! Thus, many place Matthew last. John is dear and precious. In John, Jesus is everything, and we do not need to do any thing. Hence, we like John, but not Matthew. We may not say this in plain words, but we have such a feeling in our heart. Nevertheless, the divine order is best. God put Matthew first.
总纲
THE GENERAL SKETCH
12圣经每卷书都需要总纲。马太福音的总纲是：
12With every book of the Bible we need a general sketch. The general sketch of Matthew is
13基督乃是耶和华神成了肉体来作君王救主，藉著祂的死与复活，将祂的百姓从罪（背叛）里救出来，好建立诸天的国（属天的管治）。
13Christ is Jehovah God incarnated to be the King- Savior who came to establish the kingdom of the heavens (the heavenly rule) by saving His people from sin (of rebellion) through His death and resurrection
中心思想
THE CENTRAL THOUGHT
14我们也需要找出圣经每卷书的中心思想。马太福音的中心思想是：
14With every book of the Bible we also need to find the central thought. The central thought of Matthew is
15基督，就是耶稣（耶和华救主）和以马内利（神与我们同在），乃是君王、施浸者、光、教师、医治者、赦罪者、新郎、牧人、朋友、智慧、安息、更大的殿、真大卫、安息日的主、更大的约拿、更大的所罗门、撒种者、种子、𫗪养者、饼、桌子下的碎渣、基督、活神的儿子、为著召会的磐石、召会的建造者、国度的创立者、今日的摩西、今日的以利亚、房角的头块石头、主、复活的一位、带著权柄的一位、在复活里与祂子民永远同在的一位。
15Christ , as Jesus ( Jehovah the Savior) and Emmanuel (God with us), is the King, the Baptizer, the light, the Teacher, the Healer, the Forgiver, the Bridegroom, the Shepherd, the Friend, the wisdom, the rest, the greater temple, the real David, the Lord of the Sabbath, the greater Jonah, the greater Solomon, the Sower, the seed, the Feeder, the bread, the crumbs under the table, the Christ, the Son of the living God, the rock for the church, the Builder of the church, the Founder of the kingdom, the present Moses, the present Elijah, the Head of the corner, the Lord, the resurrected One, the One with authority, and the One ever-present to His people in resurrection
16马太福音里的基督何等丰富，甚至比约翰福音里的更丰富。祂这位耶稣、以马内利，对我们又是另外三十三项。我们必须享受祂并有分于祂。我们需要在复活里，不是在天然的情形里，经历祂的各方面。祂是永远与我们同在的一位。马太开始于『神与我们同在，』结束于『看哪，我天天与你们同在，直到这世代的终结。』这是何等的美妙！
16How rich Christ is in the book of Matthew, even richer than in John. As Jesus and Emmanuel He is another thirty - three items to us. We must enjoy Him and partake of Him. We need to experience Him in all these aspects in resurrection, not in the natural state. He is the ever-present One. Matthew begins with “God with us” and ends with “Lo, I am with you all the days, even unto the completion of the age.” How wonderful this is!
壹 、谱系
I. HIS GENEALOGY
17四卷福音书中，只有两卷有家谱，就是马太福音和路加福音。马太告诉我们，耶稣是王室的正确后裔，是王位合法的继承人。这样一位人物必然需要一个家谱，说出祂的由来与家世。路加陈明耶稣是一正确并正常的人。要表明耶稣是正确的人，也需要一个家谱，马可福音描绘耶稣是一个奴仆，一个卖身的奴隶。奴仆用不著甚么家谱，因此，马可福音没有家谱。约翰福音告诉我们耶稣是神。『太初有话...话就是神。』在祂没有起始，没有世系。祂是永远的，既无时日之始，也无生命之终。（来七3。）太初有神！约翰若题起祂的家谱就很荒谬了。
17Among the four Gospels only two, Matthew and Luke, have genealogies. Matthew tells us that Jesus is the proper descendant of the royal family, that He is the legal heir of the royal throne. Such a person surely needs a genealogy telling of His origin and descent. Luke presents Jesus as a proper, normal man. To show Jesus as a proper man also requires a genealogy. In Mark, Jesus is pictured as a bondslave, as one sold into slavery. A bondslave has no need of a genealogy; hence, Mark does not include one. John tells us that Jesus is God. “In the beginning was the Word...and the Word was God.” With Him there was no beginning, no descent. He is eternal, with no beginning of life nor end of life (Heb. 7:3). In the beginning was God! For John to talk about His genealogy would be ridiculous
18对于任何人，不论他是谁，也不论人为他写了多少本传记，家谱乃是完全相同的。但耶稣却有两个家谱。以后我们会看见，这两个家谱至终如何成了一个。我们再次看见祂是奇妙的。在每一面神都非常奇妙。
18With anybody else, no matter who he is or how many biographies people write about him, the genealogy will be exactly the same. But Jesus has two genealogies. Later on we shall see how these genealogies eventually become one. Once again we see that He is wonderful. In every aspect, He is too wonderful
一 、基督的家谱
A. The Generation of Christ
19现在我们来看马太福音里耶稣的谱系。我们需要领悟耶稣是谁。耶稣是谁？我们可能回答说，祂是神的儿子，但这谱系没有这样一个辞，反而称祂为大卫的子孙，亚伯拉罕的子孙。要说耶稣是谁很难，因为祂太奇妙了。
19Now we come to the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. We need to realize who Jesus is. Who is Jesus? We may answer by saying that He is the Son of God, but this genealogy does not have such a term. Rather, it calls Him the son of David and the son of Abraham. Because Jesus is so wonderful, it is difficult to say who He is
20耶稣是神与人的调和，就是神性与人性的调和。这是耶稣的家谱。耶稣的家谱，意思就是：祂是那个调和，那奇妙的调和。在这个家谱里，我们看见这神圣的一位，与许多的人，各式各样的人调和。我们不该仍以为马太一章一至十七节只是一张名单。
20Jesus is the mingling of God with man, the mingling of divinity with humanity. This is the generation of Jesus. The generation of Jesus means that He is the mingling, the wonderful mingling. In this generation we have the mingling of the divine Being with so many human beings, with all kinds of people. We should no longer think that Matthew 1:1-17 is just a list of names
21基督的家谱由下列五班人组成：
21The generation of Christ is composed of
列祖
1. The Fathers 1.
22这些先祖是伟大的人物，共有十四代。（太一2～6上。）
22These are the forefathers, the great persons. All together they make up fourteen generations (1:2-6a
君王
2. The Kings 2.
23这些君王是王族，也有十四代。（太一6下～10。）
23These are the kings, the royalty, who also make up fourteen generations (1:6b-10
３ .平民（被掳与归回的人）
3. The Civilians (the Captured Ones and the Recovered Ones)
24基督的家谱不仅包括高阶层的人，也包括平民，不显著的人，就如马利亚和约瑟。贫穷人、小人物也包括在基督的家谱里。基督不仅与先祖同列，与君王同列，也与一班平民同列。神不仅属于伟人、皇族，也属于小人物。从基督家谱这幅图画，我们可以看见这个家谱包括了各式各样的人。
24The generation of Christ not only includes the highranking people, but also the civilians, the insignificant ones, like Mary and Joseph. The poor people, the little people, are also included in the generation of Christ. Christ was ranked not only with the patriarchs and with the kings, but also with a group of civilians. He was not only of the great ones, of the royal ones, but also of the little ones. From this picture of the generation of Christ, we can see that it includes all kinds of people
25这个家谱包括蒙召的人如亚伯拉罕，也包括迁徙到被掳之地的人。在这简短的记载里有『迁徙』一辞。（太一17。）亚伯拉罕是从巴别，巴比伦的发源地，被呼召出来的。基督的家谱不仅包括蒙召的人，也包括退后的人。也许五年前你蒙召了，但今天你却退后了。不要灰心失望，基督的家谱包括你。这个家谱包括耶哥尼雅，一个失去王位、被掳到巴比伦作俘虏的君王。你有没有失去王位？不要以为你没有。在你基督徒的生活中，有时候你失去了王位。你一度是君王，却失去了君王职分，成了退后的人。我们的先祖亚伯拉罕从巴比伦出来，你却回去了，你不是甘愿回去的，乃是被掳回去的。赞美主，基督的家谱甚至包括堕落的人！
25This generation includes both the called ones, like Abraham, and the ones carried away to captivity. In this brief record we have the words carrying away” (v. 17). Abraham was called out of Babel, the origin of Babylon. The generation of Christ includes not only the called ones, but also the backsliders. Perhaps five years ago you were a called one, but today you are a backslider. Do not be disappointed. The generation of Christ includes you. This generation includes Jeconiah, a king who was dethroned and carried away to Babylon as a captive. Have you ever been dethroned? Do not think you have not. In your Christian life you sometimes have been dethroned. Once you were a king, but you lost your kingship and became a backslider. Our forefather Abraham came from Babylon; yet you went back, not willingly, but were carried back. Praise the Lord that the generation of Christ includes even the fallen ones
26被掳之后有恢复。因此有另一个名字，所罗巴伯，就是恢复的名字。许多被掳的人与所罗巴伯一同归回。基督的家谱包括各式各样的人：好人、坏人、蒙召的人、堕落的人、恢复的人。如果我问你，你是那一种，你可能说，首先你是蒙召的人，然后是堕落的人，最后是恢复的人。你原是亚伯拉罕，成了耶哥尼雅，但今天你是所罗巴伯。我们都是所罗巴伯。我们是蒙召的人，堕落的人，也是恢复的人。
26After captivity there was the recovery. Hence, we have another name, Zerubbabel, the name of recovery. Many captives returned with Zerubbabel. The gene ration of Christ includes all kinds of people: good ones, bad ones, called ones, fallen ones, and recovered ones. If I were to ask you which kind you are, you may say that firstly you were a called one, then a fallen one, and finally a recovered one. You were an Abraham, you became a Jeconiah, but today you are a Zerubbabel. We are all Zerubbabels. We are the called ones, the fallen ones, and the recovered ones.
四 个再嫁的妇女
4. The Four Remarried Women 4.
27亚当的家谱不记妇女。（创五１～32。）但在基督这个简短的家谱里却题起五个妇女。这五个妇女好像我的手指一样：四个形成一组，另一个自成一组。这五个妇女当中，四个是再嫁的，其中一个且是妓女。似乎这里神圣的记载不愿题起那些好的，就如撒拉或利百加，却题起那些坏的。请听神圣的记载：『大卫从作过乌利亚妻子的生所罗门。』（太一6。）这个记载甚至不说她的名字，只题她的历史，为要题醒我们，她是怎样的人。
27According to Jewish custom, a writer of a genealogy would never include a female name; he would include only the names of males. But in this brief genealogy five women are mentioned. These five women are like the fingers of my hand: four form one group and the other one stands alone. Four of these five women were remarried, and one of the four was a harlot. It seems that the divine record here would not mention the good ones, such as Sarah or Rebekah, but the bad ones. Listen to the divine record: “David begot Solomon of the wife of Uriah” (1:6). The record does not even give her name; it gives only her history in order to remind us of what kind of person she was
28你知道他玛的历史么？她是犹大的儿媳。犹大从他的儿媳生了孪生子。（创三八24～30。）这是何等可怕！第二个题到名字的女人，是耶利哥城中的妓女喇合：第三个是摩押女子路得。摩押人不可入耶和华的会，他们的子孙虽过十代，也不可入耶和华的会。（申二三3。）摩押人是罗得与他女儿所生之摩押的后裔。第四个女人是迦南人乌利亚的妻子拔示巴：大卫谋杀了乌利亚，夺了拔示巴为妻，从她生了所罗门。
28Do you know the history of Tamar? She was the daughter-in-law of Judah. Judah begot twins of his daughter-in-law (Gen. 38:24-30). How terrible! The second woman named is Rahab, the harlot of Jericho, and the third, Ruth, a Moabitess. The Moabites were not allowed to enter the congregation of the Lord even to their tenth generation (Deut. 23:3). The Moabites are descendants of Moab, who was born of Lot with his daughter. The fourth woman was Bathsheba, the wife of a Canaanite named Uriah whom David murdered. David took her to be his wife, and with her he begot Solomon
29为甚么这个简短的记载题到这些女人？因为她们是我们的代表。不要以为你多纯洁，以为你比这些女人纯洁。你若追本溯源，就会发现你祖父是怎样生的，是从谁生的：你父亲是怎样生的，是从谁生的：你又是怎样生的，是从谁生的。我们更坏。但最坏的人也包括在基督的家谱里！赞美主！祂实在是罪人的救主。
29Why does this brief record mention all these women? It is because they are our representatives. Do not think you are so pure, that you are more pure than these women. Trace your own origin. If you do, you will find out by what way and of whom your grandfather was born, by what way and of whom your father was born, and by what way and of whom you were born. We are worse. But the worst ones are included in the generation of Christ! Praise the Lord! He is truly the Savior of sinners
30四这数字表征一切受造之物，包括整个人类。人性是污秽的，没有一个人是洁净的。但感谢主，我们都与基督联结了。我们是基督家谱的一部分。
30The number four signifies all the creatures, including the entire human race. Humanity is dirty; no one is clean. But, thank the Lord, we are all associated with Christ. We are part of the generation of Christ.
31如果我们来写基督的传记，而圣经中又没有神的传记，我们必不敢这样写。我们会把这些不纯洁的先祖母都隐藏起来，只题那些好的先祖母的名字，如撒拉和利百加。但圣灵不题撒拉、利百加、和所有好的，却特意包括了那些不纯洁的。这神圣的记载若列举那些好女人的名字，没有不纯洁之人的名字，我就会怀疑召会当前的光景。我会说，『看看今天召会中的光景，没有多少人是很纯洁的。』不要以为你是那么纯洁、那么洁净。我们不是纯净的。然而，基督的家谱包括好的，也包括坏的。事实上，这家谱包括的坏人多于好人。
31If we were to write a biography of Christ and there were no biographies of Him in the Bible, we would not dare to write it this way. We would hide all these impure grandmothers and give the names of the good grandmothers, such as Sarah and Rebekah. But the Holy Spirit did not mention Sarah, Rebekah, and all the good ones; however, He purposely included these impure ones. If this divine record had listed the names of the good women without the names of the impure ones, I would be in doubt about the present situation of the church. I would say, “Look at today’s situation in the church. Not many are very pure.” Do not think that you are so pure, so clean. We are not pure. Nevertheless, the generation of Christ includes both good ones and bad ones. In fact, it includes more bad ones than good ones
一 个童女
5. The One Virgin 5.
32在这四个再嫁的女人之外，有一个童女很突出：耶稣的母亲马利亚。马利亚是良善、纯洁、洁净的。这指明这个家谱所题的人，除了耶稣以外，都是罪人。所有人都是不洁净的，只有耶稣例外。
32Besides the four remarried women, a virgin stands out: Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary was good, pure, and clean. This indicates that everyone mentioned in this book of generation is a sinner except Jesus. With the exception of Jesus, all are unclean
二 、大卫的子孙
B. The Son of David
33基督是大卫的子孙（直译，儿子－太二二42，45，启二二16）。大卫的儿子所罗门，主要在三方面作基督的豫表。第一，他豫表基督承受国度。（撒下七12下，13，耶二三5，路一32～33。）第二，所罗门有智慧，并说智慧的话。在马太十二章，我们看见基督也有智慧，并说智慧的话。在这章里，基督说到白己是更大的所罗门。（太十二４２。）那里有一位比所罗门更大的，祂说智慧的话。没有人的话像基督的话那样有智慧。第三、所罗门建造神的殿。（撒下七13。）基督是大卫的子孙，建造神的殿，就是召会。
33Christ is the son of David (Matt. 22:42, 45; Rev. 22:16). Solomon, the son of David, was a type of Christ in three main aspects. First, he was a type of Christ inheriting the kingdom (2 Sam. 7:12b, 13; Jer. 23:5; Luke 1:32-33). Second, Solomon had wisdom and spoke the word of wisdom. In Matthew 12 we see that Christ also had wisdom and spoke the word of wisdom. In this chapter Christ referred to Himself as the greater Solomon (v. 42). A greater than Solomon was there, and He spoke words of wisdom. No human words are as wise as the words of Christ. Third, Solomon built the temple of God (2 Sam. 7:13). As the son of David, Christ builds up God’stem ple, the church
三 、亚伯拉罕的子孙
C. The Son of Abraham
34基督也是亚伯拉罕的子孙（直译，儿子）。这个家谱只说基督是大卫的子孙，亚伯拉罕的子孙，而不说是别人的子孙或后裔。旧约清楚的豫言基督是亚伯拉罕的子孙（儿子）。以撒乃是基督的豫表。他作基督的豫表，主要也有三方面。第一，以撒把福音给万国，包括犹太人和外邦人。（创二二18上，加三16，14。）第二，他被献给神以至于死，并且复活了。(创二二1～12，来十一，19。）第三，他得著新妇。（创二四67。）这豫表基督是所应许的那一位，神把福带给万国，祂也被献上以至于死，并复活了，且在复活之后要得著新妇。（约三29，启十九7。）有一天，亚伯拉罕的仆人所豫表的圣灵，要将属灵、神圣、属天的利百加，带给属天的以撒。
34Christ is also the son of Abraham. This book of generation says only that Christ is the son of David and the son of Abraham, not the son of any one else. In the Old Testament there was a clear prophecy that Christ would be the son of Abraham. Isaac was a type of Christ. With Isaac as a type of Christ there were also three main aspects. First, Isaac brought the blessing to all nations, both Jews and Gentiles (Gen. 22:18a; Gal. 3:16, 14). Second, he was offered to God unto death and was resurrected (Gen. 22:1-1 2; Heb. 11:1 7, 19). Third, he received the bride (Gen. 2 4:6 7). This is a type of 17 Christ as the promised One who brought the blessing to all nations, who was also offered to death, who was resurrected, and who, after His resurrection, will receive His Bride (John 3:2 9; Rev. 1 9:7). One day the Holy Spirit, typified by Abraham’s servant, will bring the spiritual, divine, heavenly Rebekah to her heavenly Isaac.
35亚伯拉罕的儿子得著新妇，大卫的儿子建造殿。对基督而言，新妇就是殿，殿就是新妇。这就是为何这家谱说基督是亚伯拉罕的子孙，大卫的子孙。祂将自己献上以至于死，并且复活了：现今神在建造神的殿，将来祂要得著新妇。基督也讲说智慧，并把神的福带给万国。神是应验这一切事的那一位。在四福音里，这六面我们每一面都能找到。福音书启示，基督来承受国度，祂将自己献上以至于死并且复活了，祂讲说智慧的话，祂把福带给万民，祂在建造神的家，祂且要来得著新妇。基督必定是真以撒，真所罗门。
35The son of Abraham received the bride, and the son of David built up the temple. With Christ, the Bride is the temple, and the temple is the Bride. This is why it says that Christ is the son of Abraham and the son of David. He offered Himself unto death and was resurrected, now He is building God’stem ple, and in the future He will receive the Bride. Christ also spoke wisdom and brought God’s blessing to all nations. He is the One to fulfill all of these things. In the four Gospels we can find each of these six aspects. The Gospels reveal that Christ came to inherit the kingdom, that He offered Himself unto death and He was resurrected, that He spoke the word of wisdom, that He brought blessing to all people, that He is building up God’sho use, and that He will come to receive the Bride. Christ is surely the real Isaac and the real Solomon
36耶稣是大卫的子孙，对犹太人乃是大福。但祂是亚伯拉罕的子孙，把福带给所有的外邦人。祂是大卫的子孙，乃是为著犹太人；祂是亚伯拉罕的子孙，乃是为著我们众人。如果耶稣只是大卫的子孙，祂就与我们毫不相干。赞美主，祂也是亚伯拉罕的子孙（后裔）！万国都要因亚伯拉罕的后裔得福，这后裔乃是基督；这福就是有分于三一神。神应许亚伯拉罕的福乃是那灵，（加三14，）那灵是三一神终极的实化。藉著基督这亚伯拉罕的后裔，我们有那灵，我们也有分于三一神。阿利路亚！
36As the son of David, Jesus was a great blessing to the Jews. But as the son of Abraham, He brings blessing to all the Gentiles. As the son of David, He is for the Jews; as the son of Abraham, He is for us all. If Jesus were only the son of David, He would have nothing to do with me. Praise the Lord that He is also the son of Abraham! All nations are blessed in Abraham’s seed, which is Christ. This blessing is the participation in the Triune God. The blessing which God promised to Abraham was the Spirit (Gal. 3:14), and the Spirit is the ultimate realization of the Triune God. By Christ as the son of Abraham, we have the Spirit, and we share in the Triune God. Hallelujah!