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马太福音生命读经 · 第5篇

王的家世与身分（五）

THE KING’S ANTECEDENTS AND STATUS (5)
贰 、出生
II. HIS BIRTH
1在本篇信息中，我们来看基督的出生。因著基督的出生完全是个奥秘，所以很难讲说。首先，我们需要看几件与基督出生之豫备有关的事。
1In this message we come to the birth of Christ. Because the birth of Christ is altogether a mystery, it is difficult to talk about it. First, we need to consider some matters related to the preparation for Christ’s birth
一 、凭著神主宰的权柄
A. By God’s Sovereignty
2基督的出生，是神主宰的权柄所豫备并完成的。（太一18，路一～27。）神凭著祂主宰的权柄，把约瑟和马利亚带到一起，使他们成为婚配，而带进基督，成为大卫王位合法的继承人。婚姻是个奥秘。要把两个人带到一起很不容易，特别是这婚姻与基督的出生有关。把约瑟和马利亚带到一起不是简单的事。我们来查考这里的历史。按马太福音基督的家谱，约瑟是被掳归回之所罗巴伯的后裔。所罗巴伯是犹大支派的首领，也是王室的后裔，带领被掳的人从巴比伦归回耶路撒冷。（拉二2。）至终，他又领头重建圣殿。（拉三8，五2。）约瑟是他的后裔。被掳的人若没有归回，约瑟会在那里出生？他会在巴比伦出生。马利亚也一样，她也是被掳归回之人的后裔。倘若约瑟和马利亚的先祖在巴比伦，而马利亚和约瑟都在巴比伦出生，耶稣怎能从马利亚生在伯利恒？现在我们能看见，是神主宰的权柄，把约瑟和马利亚的先祖带回来。
2The birth of Christ was prepared and carried out by God’s sovereignty (1:18; Luke 1:26-27). By His sovereignty, God brought Joseph and Mary 26 together in marriage to bring forth Christ to be the legal heir to the throne of David. Marriage is a mystery. It is not easy to bring two persons together, especially when it concerns the birth of Christ. It was not a simple matter to bring Joseph and Mary together. Look into the history here. According to the genealogy of Christ in Matthew, Joseph was a descendant of Zerubbabel, are turned captive. Zerubbabel, a leader of the tribe of Judah and a descendant of the royal family, led the captives from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:2). Eventually, he also to ok the lead in rebuilding the temple (Ezra 3:8; 5:2). Joseph was his descendant. If there had been no return of the captives, where would Joseph have been born? He would have been born in Babylon. The same would have been true for Mary, also a descendant of the returned captives. If the forefathers of Joseph and Mary had remained in Babylon and if both Mary and Joseph themselves had been born there, how could Jesus have been born of Mary in Bethlehem? Now we can see God’s sovereignty in bringing back the forefathers of Joseph and Mary.
3神凭著祂主宰的权柄，把约瑟和马利亚都放在一座拿撒勒城。（路一26，二4。）他们彼此若住得很远，就很难在一起成为婚配。约瑟和马利亚不仅是被掳归回者的后裔，也住在同一个小城里。这使他们在一起成为婚配。
3By His sovereignty, God placed both Joseph and Mary in the same city, Nazareth (Luke 1:26; 2:4). If they had lived far away from each other, it would have been difficult for them to come together in marriage. Joseph and Mary not only were descendants of the returned captives, but also lived in the same little town. This allowed them to come together in marriage
4此外，我们查看马太福音和路加福音的家谱时，发现约瑟是王室的线，所罗门线（太一６～７）上的后裔；马利亚是平民的线，拿单线（路三31）上的后裔。虽然约瑟和马利亚在一起成为婚配，但耶稣是从马利亚生的，不从约瑟生的。表面看来，祂是从约瑟生的，实际上，祂乃是马利亚生的。（太一16。）这件事绝对是出于神主宰的权柄。
4Furthermore, when we examine the genealogies in Matthew and Luke, we discover that Joseph was a descendant of the royal line, the line of Solomon (v. 6-7), and Mary was a descendant of the common line, the line of Nathan (Luke 3:31). Although Joseph and Mary came together in marriage, Jesus was born of Mary, not of Joseph. Apparently, He was born of Joseph; actually, He was born of Mary (1:1 6). This was absolutely a matter of God’s sovereignty.
5如我们在前一篇信息所看见的，耶利米书所记载的咒诅，使耶哥尼雅的后裔没有一人彀资格继承大卫的王位。（耶二二28～30。）耶稣若真是从约瑟生的，祂就没有资格继承大卫的王位。因著约瑟仍在王室的线上，所以按人看来，他是王室的后裔。藉著耶稣的母亲马利亚与约瑟的婚配，表面看来，耶稣就与王室的线联上了。我们再次看见神主宰的权柄。神找到一个年轻女子，且是大卫的后裔，生出基督。耶稣从她而生，实际上乃是大卫的后裔，所以他有资格继承大卫的王位。
5As we have seen in a previous message, the curse recorded in Jeremiah disqualified any descendant of Jeconiah from inheriting the throne of David (Jer. 22:28-30). If, in actuality, Jesus had been born of Joseph, He would have been disqualified from the throne of David. Because Joseph was still in the royal line, he was a royal descendant according to man’se yes. By the marriage of Mary, Jesus’ mother, with Joseph, Jesus was apparently associated with this royal line. Again, we see God’s sovereignty. God found a young woman, also the descendant of David, to bring forth Christ. Jesus was born of her and was actually the seed of David qualified to inherit the throne of David
6凭著这主宰的安排，耶稣是平常人，也是王位的继承人。这就是祂有两个家谱的原因；一个在路加福音，告诉我们祂平民的身分，另一个在马太福音，告诉我们祂君王的身分。祂平民的身分来自马利亚，祂君王的身分来自约瑟。因此，耶稣凭著神主宰的权柄出生的。我们没有一个是在神这种主宰的权柄之下出生的。只有耶稣有资格享受这样主宰的安排。
6By this sovereign arrangement, Jesus was both an ordinary person and the heir of the royal throne. This is the reason He has two genealogies, one in Luke, telling us of His common status, and another in Matthew, telling us of His royal status. His common status came from Mary, and His royal status came from Joseph. Thus Jesus was born by God’s sovereignty. None of us was born under this kind of God’s sovereignty. None of us was born under this kind of sovereignty. Only Jesus was qualified to enjoy such a sovereign arrangement
二 、藉著马利亚的降服
B. Through Mary’sS ur render
7按路加一章二十六至三十八节，基督的出生乃是藉著马利亚的降服完成的。在这里我要对年轻人说句话。像马利亚这样年轻的童女，要接受怀孕的使命并不容易。我若是她，我会说，『主，你若要我作的别的事我都愿意，但你竟叫我怀孩子！这在人是不可能的；这是不合道德，也不合伦理的。我不能这么作！』我们读这段记载很容易。然而，假设我们中间一位青年姊妹今天晚上接到这样的使命，她能接受么？这不是一件小事。马利亚可能说，『加百列阿，难道你不知道我已经许配给一个男子了么？我怎么能怀孩子？』我们中间谁愿意接受这么的使命？天使若对你说这样的话，你能接受么？
7According to Luke 1:26-38, the birth of Christ was carried out through Mary’ss ur render. Here I would say a word to the young people. It was not easy for a young virgin like Mary to accept the commission to conceive a child. If I had been she, I would have said, “Lord, if You would ask me to do anything other than this, I would do it. But You ask me to conceive a child! This is not humanly possible; it is neither moral nor ethical. I can’t do it!” For us to read this record is easy. However, suppose a young sister among us were to receive such a commission tonight. Could she accept it? This is not an insignificant matter. Mary might have said, “Gabriel, don’t you know that I am espoused to a man already? How can I conceive a child?” Who among us would accept such a commission? If an angel spoke such a word to you, could you accept it?
8马利亚听了天使的话之后，就说，『看哪，我是主的婢女，情愿照你的话成就在我身上。』（路一38。）这看起来也许简单，代价却极高。马利亚为生出基督，付出很高的代价－付出她的全人。要生出基督不容易，也不便宜。我们若要生出基督，就必须付代价。马利亚付了这代价。
8After listening to the word of the angel, Mary said, “Behold the slave of the Lord; may it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). This may appear simple, but the price was extremely high. To bring forth Christ Mary paid a very high price—the cost of her whole being. It is not easy to bring forth Christ; it is not cheap. If we would bring forth Christ, we must pay a price. Mary did
9约瑟立刻反应，打算暗暗的把马利亚退了。（太一19。）因此马利亚在难处里。我向你保证，每当你接受使命要生出基督，就会发现自己在处里。所有的天使都会了解你，却没有一个人会了解你。不要期望别人像天使加百列一样。每一个人都会误解你，事实上，最亲近你的人，可能最误解你。然而，基督的出生大半是藉著马利亚的降服完成的。
9Joseph reacted immediately, planning that he would put Mary away secretly (v. 19). Thus, Mary was in trouble. I assure you, whenever you accept the commission to bring forth Christ, you will find yourself in trouble. All the angels will understand you, but not one human being will understand. Do not expect anyone to be like the angel Gabriel. Everyone will misunderstand you. In fact, the person closest to you may misunderstand you the most. Nevertheless, in large measure, the birth of Christ was accomplished through Mary’ss ur render
三 、出于圣灵的能力
C. Of the Holy Spirit’s Power
10然而，马利亚的降服和耶稣的成孕没有直接的关系。耶稣的成孕直接与圣灵有关。（太一18，20，路一35。）没有圣灵，马利亚的降服就毫无意义。无论我们多降服，没有圣灵的能力，我们的降服就毫无意义。不要把你的降服看得太高。我们的降服算不得甚么，不过是使圣灵的能力有机会进入我们里面，成就一些事。
10However, Mary’ss ur render was not directly related to the conceiving of Jesus. The conceiving of Jesus was directly related to the Holy Spirit (vv. 18, 20; Luke 1:35). Without the Holy Spirit, Mary’ss ur render would have meant nothing. No matter how much we may surrender, without the power of the Holy Spirit our surrender means nothing. Do not estimate your surrender too highly. Our surrender means little; it simply affords the opportunity for the Holy Spirit’s power to come into us and accomplish something
11四、同著约瑟的服从与合作
11D. With Joseph’sO be die nce and Coordination
12虽然有神主宰的权柄、马利亚的降服、和圣灵的能力，但还需要有约瑟的服从与合作。（太一19～21，24～25。）约瑟若坚持分开，会发生甚么事？他正打算这么作。然而，他是神为著基督出生所拣选的人。因此，他不是这么粗鲁急躁的，乃是顾虑周全、满有思想的。因著那时约瑟是个年轻人，我就利用这机会对年轻人说句话：不要太快决定，或太快行动。要慢一点，给主机会进来。至少再等一晚，在那个晚上，天使可能会来对你说话。这事就发生在约瑟身上。他正思念这事的时候，有主的使者向他梦中显现。（太一20。）约瑟服从了天使的话。
12Although there was the sovereignty of God, the surrender of Mary, and the power of the Holy Spirit, there was the need of Joseph’s obedience and coordination (vv. 19-21, 24-25). What would have happened if Joseph had insisted on a divorce? He was planning this. However, he was the person selected by God for the birth of Christ. Therefore, he was not so rough and quick; rather, he was considerate and thoughtful. Because at that time Joseph was a young man, I would take this opportunity to say a word to the young people: Do not make decisions too fast or act too quickly. Be a little slow and give the Lord a chance to come in. At least, give the matter another night. During that night, the angel may come and speak to you. This happened to Joseph. While he thought on these things, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream (v. 20). Joseph obeyed the word of the angel.
13假设你和一个年轻女孩订了婚，发现她有了孩子，你还会娶她么？娶这样的女子实在是羞辱。因此，不仅马利亚付了代价，约瑟也付了代价。基督的出生叫约瑟付出很大的代价，因这事使他受辱。
13Suppose you were engaged to a young girl and discovered that she was with child. Would you still take her? To take such a woman would surely be a shame. Therefore, not only Mary paid a price, but Joseph also paid a price. The bringing forth of Christ cost him a great deal, for it caused him to suffer shame
14到目前为止，我们在这篇信息里所说的只是一些次要的点。我们现在来看主要的点。
14The points we have covered thus far in this message are merely some minor points. We come now to the major points
五 、应验豫言
E. Fulfilling the Prophecies
15基督的出生乃是旧约豫言极大的应验。旧约第一个豫言是创世记三章十五节。创世记一、二章没有豫言，但在三章，在人堕落，蛇藉著女人把自己作到人里面之后，神给人应许。神给人这应许时似乎说，『蛇阿，你藉著女人进来，现在我要藉著这女人的后裔对付你。』因此，关于女人后裔的应许，乃是圣经的头一个豫言。
15The birth of Christ was a great fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament. The first prophecy in the Old Testament is Genesis 3:15. There are no prophecies in chapters one and two of Genesis, but in chapter three, after the fall of man, after the serpent had worked himself into man through the woman, God gave a promise. In giving this promise, God seemed to say, “Serpent, you came in through the woman. Now I shall deal with you by the seed of this woman.” Thus, the promise concerning the seed of the woman was the first prophecy in the Bible
16在马太一章二十二节、二十三节，这豫言由童女怀孕所应验。这孩子来了，成为女人的后裔。在加拉太四章四节，保罗说基督生在律法以下，且由女子所生。基督不仅来满足律法，也来应验女人后裔要伤蛇头的应许。
16In 1:22 and 23 this promise is fulfilled by a virgin conceiving a child. This child came to be the seed of the woman. In Galatians 4:4 Paul says that Christ was born under the law and also was born of the woman. Christ came not only to fulfill the law, but also to fulfill the promise that the seed of the woman would bruise the head of the serpent
17我们从创世记往前到以赛亚七章十四节，那里有另一个关于基督的豫言：『看哪，必有童女怀孕生子。』（另译。）这应许的应验把神带到人里面。阿利路亚，神成了人！
17From Genesis we proceed to Isaiah 7:14, where there is another prophecy concerning Christ. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son.” The fulfillment of this promise brought God into man. Hallelujah, God became man
六 、神成了肉体
F. God Becoming Flesh
18我们很难找到一处经节，神成了人。圣经是说，『话就是神...话成了肉体。』(约一1,14。)人是个好辞，肉体却不然。我若说你是人，你会高兴。但我若说你是肉体，你会不高兴，因为肉体不是正面的辞。在提前三章十六节，保罗说，『大哉！敬虔的奥秘...就是：祂显现于肉体。』虽然肉体不是好辞，圣经却说神显现于肉体。
18However, it is difficult to find a verse which says that God became man. What the Bible says is this: “The Word was God...and the Word became flesh” (John 1:1, 1 4). Man is a good term, but flesh is not. If I tell you that you are a man, you will be happy. But if I say that you are flesh, you will not be happy because the word flesh is not a positive term. In 1 Timothy 3:16 Paul says, “Great is the mystery... Who was manifested in the flesh.” Although flesh is not a good term, the Bible says that God was manifest in the flesh.
19我们不容易领会圣经所说的肉体是甚么意思。在圣经里，肉体至少有三个意思。第一，就著好的意义说，肉体是指我们身体的肉。（约六55。）我们的身体有肉有骨，有血有皮。这是物质的。第二，肉体指我们堕落的身体。神没有创造堕落的肉体，祂乃创造身体。当人堕落了，撒但的毒素注射到人的身体里，身体受到了败坏，就成了肉体。因此，罗马七章十八节说，『我知道住在我里面，就是在我肉体之中，并没有善。』这指明堕落的身体，就是罪的身体，（罗六6，）被称为肉体。人一切的私欲都来自这肉体。因此，新约有『肉体的私欲』（弗二3）一辞。第三，肉体，3:20特别是在新约里，是指堕落的人。罗马三章二十节说，『凡属肉体的人，都不能本于行律法在神面前得称义。』这节的肉体就是堕落的人。
19It is not easy to understand what the Bible means by the flesh. In the Bible the flesh has at least three meanings. First, in a good sense, it means the meat of our body (John 6:5 5). Our body has meat and bone, blood and skin. This is physical. Second, flesh means our fallen body. God did not create fallen flesh; He created a body. When man fell, the poison of Satan was injected into his body, and the body was corrupted and became the flesh. Therefore, Romans 7:1 8 says, “For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, nothing good dwells.” This indicates that the fallen body, the body of sin (Rom. 6:6), is called the flesh. All human lusts come from this flesh. Hence, the New Testament has the term “the lusts of our flesh” (Eph. 2:3). Third, the flesh, especially in the New Testament, means the fallen man. Romans says, “By the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him.” In this verse flesh is the fallen man.
20然而，约翰一章十四节说，『话（就是神）成了肉体。』我们已经看见，肉体的意思就是堕落的人。那么，我们要如何解释约翰一章十四节？话就是神，而话成了肉体。大哉！敬虔的奥秘，就是神显现于肉体。圣经说神成了肉体，而肉体不是受造的人，乃是堕落的人。我们能说神成了堕落的人么？这的确是个难题。
20Nevertheless John 1:14 says, “The Word [which was God] became flesh.” As we have seen, flesh means the fallen man. How, then, shall we interpret John 1:14? The Word was God, and the Word became flesh. Great is the mystery that God was manifest in the flesh. The Bible says that God became flesh and that flesh is not the created man, but the fallen man. Can we say that God became a fallen man? This surely is a difficult matter
21然而，有两处经节能帮助我们。第一处在罗马八章三节，那里说神『在罪之肉体的样式里...差来了自己的儿子。』这节不是说『罪的肉体；』乃是说『罪之肉体的样式。』另一处在约翰三章十四节：『摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必照样被举起来。』在旷野挂在杆子上的蛇，不是真正有毒的蛇，乃是照著真蛇的样式所造3:14的铜蛇。（民二一９。）约翰三章十四节乃是主耶稣对尼哥底母所说的话。主告诉他，摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，祂自己也必照样在十字架上被举起来。当耶稣在十字架上时，在神眼中，祂乃是在蛇的形状、样式里。但祂就像那旷野的铜蛇一样，祂里面没有毒素，因为祂不是从堕落的人生的，乃是从童女生的。
21However, there are two verses that can help us. The first verse is Romans 8:3, which says that God sent “His own Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin.” This verse does not say “the flesh of sin”; it says “the likeness of the flesh of sin.” The other verse is John 3:14: “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man beliftedup.” The serpent lifted upon a pole in the wilderness was not actually a serpent with poison; it was a brass serpent made in the likeness of a real serpent (Num. 21:9). John is the word of the Lord Jesus to Nicodemus. The Lord told him that as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must He Himself beliftedup on the cross. When Jesus was on the cross, in the eyes of God He was in the form, the likeness, of a serpent. But as was the case with the brass serpent in the wilderness, there was no poison in Him because He was not born of a fallen man. He was born of a virgin.
22现在我们必须清楚的分辨两点：基督是从圣灵成孕，且从童女所生的。祂的源头是圣灵，祂的元素是神圣的。藉著童女马利亚，祂穿上了血肉，就是人性，取了肉体的样式，（罗八３，）就是人的样式。（腓二７。）然而，祂没有堕落肉体的罪性。祂不知罪，（林后五２１，）祂也没有罪。（来四１５。）祂有肉体，但祂的肉体乃是『罪之肉体的样式。』外表看来，祂是在堕落之人的形状里被造的，但实际上，祂里面没有堕落的性情。祂的出生在原则上完全一样。表面看来，祂是约瑟的儿子，实际上，祂是马利亚的儿子。
22Now we must clearly differentiate two points: Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit and He was born of a virgin. His source was the Holy Spirit, and His element was divine. Through the virgin Mary as a means, He put on flesh and blood, the human nature, taking “the likeness of the flesh,” “the likeness of men” (Phil. 2:7). However, He did not have the sinful nature of the fallen flesh. He knew no sin (2 Cor. 5:21), and He had no sin (Heb. 4:15). He had flesh, but it was the “likeness of the flesh of sin.” In appearance He was made in the form of a fallen man, but in actuality there was no fallen nature within Him. His birth was exactly the same in principle. Apparently, He was the son of Joseph; actually, He was the son of Mary
23主耶稣在十字架上时，神为甚么把祂看作是在蛇的形状里？因为，自人堕落的那天起，（创三１，）蛇就在人里面，牠使每个人都成为蛇。按马太三章七节和二十三章三十三节，施浸者约翰和主耶稣都称为人为『毒蛇之种，』就是蛇，指明所有堕落的人都是蛇的后裔。我们都是小蛇。不要以为你很好。在你得救之前，你乃是蛇。这就是主耶稣死在十字架上受神审判的原因。耶稣在十字架上时，祂不仅是人，祂也在蛇的形状里。在神眼中，祂为我们这些有蛇性的人，取了蛇的形状并死在十字架上。你也许从末听过耶稣取了蛇的形状，就是罪之肉体的样式。你已经听过耶稣是神，祂取了人的形状，但末听过祂也取了蛇的形状。祂是何等奇妙！我们是堕落的肉体，而耶稣进入这肉体，使祂能将神带到人性里。在祂里面，神的神圣人位与人性调和。基督的出生不仅仅产生救主，也将神带到人里面。人性虽是堕落的，神却无分于这堕落的性情。神只取了堕落的样式，藉此将祂自己与人性调和。我们对耶稣的看法，不该像许多人那样。我们必须领悟耶稣一点不差就是神自己与堕落的人性调和，取了人的形状，却没有人罪的性情。这就是基督的出生。
23Why was the Lord Jesus viewed by God as being in the form of a serpent when He was on the cross? Because, since the day man fell (Gen. 3:1), the serpent had been in man, and he made every man a serpent. According to Matthew 3:7 and 23:33, both John the Baptist and the Lord Jesus called people the “generation of vipers,” that is, serpents, indicating that all fallen ones are descendants of the serpent. We all are little serpents. Do not think that you are good. Before you were saved, you were a serpent. This is the reason the Lord Jesus died on the cross to suffer God’s judgment. When Jesus was on the cross, He was not only a man, but was also in the form of a serpent. In the eyes of God, for all of us serpentine people, He took on the form of a serpent and died on the cross. Perhaps you have never heard that Jesus took the form of a serpent, the like ness of the flesh of sin. You have heard that Jesus is God and that He took the form of a man, but not that He also took the form of a serpent. How wonderful He is! We are fallen flesh, and Jesus came into this flesh that He might bring God into humanity. In Him, the divine Person of God was mingled with humanity. The birth of Christ was not simply to produce a Savior, but also to bring God into man. Although humanity was fallen, God did not take on any part of this fallen nature. God took only the likeness of the fallen flesh, and through this He mingled Himself with humanity. We should not think of Jesus in the way many others think of Him. We must realize that Jesus is nothing less than God Himself mingled with fallen humanity, taking the form of humanity, but without man’ss in ful nature. This was the birth of Christ.
七 、耶和华成了耶稣
G. Jehovah to Be Jesus
24这样奇妙出生的奇妙者乃是耶和华。祂不仅是耶和华－祂乃是耶和华加上一些别的。耶稣这名的意思是『耶和华救主』或『耶和华救恩。』（太一21。）这奇妙的人位就是耶和华赐给人的救恩。祂自己就是救恩。因著耶和华自己成了救恩，祂就是救主。
24The wonderful One who was born in this wonderful way is Jehovah. And He is not only Jehovah—He is Jehovah with something else. The name Jesus means “Jehovah the Savior” or “the salvation of Jehovah” (Matt. 1:21). This wonderful Person is the very salvation which Jehovah renders people. He Himself is salvation. Because Jehovah Himself becomes salvation, He is the Savior
25不要以为我们喊耶稣时，只是在喊一个人名。耶稣不仅仅是人；祂乃是耶和华我们的救恩，耶和华我们的救主。这很简单，却很深奥。当你呼求耶稣，整个宇宙都知道你在呼求耶和华作你的救主，耶和华作你的救恩。
25Do not think that when we call Jesus we are just calling the name of a man. Jesus is not simply a man; He is Jehovah our salvation, Jehovah our Savior. This is simple, yet profound. When you call on Jesus, the whole universe realizes that you are calling on Jehovah as your Savior, Jehovah as your salvation
26犹太人相信耶和华，但不相信耶稣。就某一面说，他们有耶和华，但他们没有救恩或救主。我们所有的比犹太人更多，因为我们有耶和华救主，耶和华我们的救恩。这就是为甚么我们呼求耶稣时，有这样奇妙的感觉。甚至你若说你恨耶稣，你里面仍会有感觉。你若说，『我恨林肯，』你不会有感觉。你若说，『我恨耶稣，』就会有感觉。林肯与你无关，但耶稣却与你有关。许多人说过，『我恨耶稣，』后来却被耶稣抓住了。凡呼求耶稣这名的，都必得救。你若接触耶稣的名，你就会被祂摸著。我们传福音时，最好能帮助人呼求耶稣。只要他们呼求耶稣，就会有事发生。
26The Jews believe in Jehovah, but not in Jesus. In a sense, they have Jehovah, but they do not have salvation or the Savior. We have more than the Jews have, for we have Jehovah the Savior, Jehovah our salvation. This is why we have such a wonderful feeling when we call on Jesus. Even if you were to say that you hate Jesus, there would still be a feeling within you. If you were to say, “I hate Abraham Lincoln,” there would be no feeling. If you say, “I hate Jesus,” some feeling is there. Abraham Lincoln has nothing to do with you, but Jesus does. Many have said, “I hate Jesus,” and later were caught by Jesus. Whoever calls on the name of Jesus will be saved. If you touch the name of Jesus, you will be touched by Him. When we preach the gospel, it is good to help people call on Jesus. As long as they call on Jesus, something will happen
27耶稣是个奇妙的名，因为耶稣就是耶和华。在创世记一章，我们找不到耶和华这名。我们只找到神：『起初神创造...。』以罗欣－神－是创造之神的名称。一直到创世记二章才用到耶和华这名，这名特别是用在神与人有关的时候。耶稣这名是耶和华加上一些别的－就是耶和华我们的救恩，耶和华我们的救主。
27Jesus is a wonderful name because Jesus is Jehovah. In Genesis 1 we do not find the name Jehovah. We find only the name God: “In the beginning God created....” Elohim— God—is the term for the God of creation. The name Jehovah, which is not used until Genesis 2, is used especially when God relates to man. The name Jesus is something added to Jehovah — that is, Jehovah our salvation, Jehovah our Savior.
28耶稣是真约书亚。（民十三16，来四8。）约书亚是希伯来文，等于希腊文的耶稣。摩西带神的百姓出埃及，但约书亚带他们进入安息。耶稣是我们的真约书亚，带我们进入安息。马太十一章二十八、二十九节告诉我们，耶稣是安息，祂带我们进入祂自己这安息。希伯来四章八、九、十一节也说到耶稣是我们的真约书亚。旧约经文里的约书亚，成了希腊文希伯来书里的耶稣。希伯来四章所说到的耶稣就是我们的约书亚。
28Jesus is the real Joshua (Num. 13:16; Heb. 4:8). Joshua is the Hebrew equivalent of Jesus, and Jesus is the Greek translation of Joshua. Moses brought God’sp eople out of Egypt, but Joshua brought them into rest. As our real Joshua, Jesus brings us into rest. Matthew 11:28 and 29 tell us that Jesus is the rest and that He brings us into Himself as rest. Hebrews 4:8, 9, and 11 also speak of Jesus as our real Joshua. The Joshua in the Old Testament text becomes Jesus in the Greek text of Hebrews. The Jesus mentioned in Hebrews 4 is our Joshua
29我们很难把耶稣与约书亚分开，因为耶稣就是约书亚，约书亚就是耶稣。今天，耶稣是我们的真约书亚，带我们进入安息，就是美地的安息。祂不仅是我们的救主，救我们脱离罪，也是我们的约书亚，带我们进入安息，进入美地。每当我们呼求主祂的名，祂便救我们脱离罪，带我们进入安息，进入对祂自己的享受。有一首诗歌说到，将耶稣的名日念千遍不住。你越念『耶稣，』就越好。我们必须学习一直说耶稣的名。耶稣是我们的救恩。耶稣也是我们的安息。凡呼求主耶稣之名的，就必得救，并进入安息。
29It is difficult to separate Jesus from Joshua because Jesus is Joshua, and Joshua is Jesus. Today, Jesus is our real Joshua who brings us into rest, the rest of the good land. He is not only our Savior saving us from sin, but also our Joshua bringing us into rest, the good land. Whenever we call on His name, He saves us from sin and brings us into rest, into the enjoyment of Himself. A line in a hymn speaks about saying the name Jesus a thousand times a day. The more you say, “Jesus,” the better. We must learn to speak the name of Jesus all the time. Jesus is our salvation. Jesus is also our rest. Whoever calls on the name of the Lord Jesus shall be saved and enter into the rest
八 、神成了以马内利
H. God to Be Emmanuel
30在马太一章二十三节，有另一个奇妙的名－以马内利。耶稣这名是神所起的，以马内利是人所称的，意即神与我们同在。救主耶稣就是神与我们同在。没有祂，我们就不能遇见神，因为神就是祂，祂就是神。没有祂，我们就找不到神，因为祂就是神自己成为肉体，住在我们中间。（约一14。）
30In 1:23 we have another wonderful name— Emmanuel. Jesus was the name given by God, and Emmanuel was the name called by man. Emmanuel means “God with us.” Jesus the Savior is God with us. Without Him we cannot meet God, for God is He, and He is God. Without Him we cannot find God, for He is God Himself incarnated to dwell among us (John 1:14
31耶稣不仅是神；祂乃是神与我们同在。『我们』指得救的人。我们就是这里的『我们。』一天过一天，我们有以马内利。在马太十八章二十节，耶稣说，每当两三个人被聚集到祂的名里，祂就与他们同在。这就是以马内利。每当我们基督徒聚集在一起，祂就在我们中间。在马太二十八章二十节，就是这卷福音书的末了一节，耶稣告诉祂的门徒：『看哪，我天天与你们同在，直到这世代的终结。』耶稣这以马内利今天就在这里。按马太福音，耶稣来了，祂永不离开。祂埋在坟墓里三天，但祂在复活里回来，并且永不离开。祂是以马内利与我们同在。
31Jesus is not only God; He is God with us. The “us” refers to the saved people. We are the “us.” Day by day, we have Emmanuel. In Matthew 18:20 Jesus said that whenever two or three are gathered together in His name, He will be with them. This is Emmanuel. Whenever we Christians gather together, He is in our midst. In Matthew 28:20, the last verse of this Gospel, Jesus told His disciples, “Lo, I am with you all the days, even until the completion of the age.” Jesus as Emmanuel is here today. According to Matthew, Jesus came, but He never went away. He was buried in the tomb for three days, but He came in resurrection and never left. He is with us as Emmanuel.
32当我们呼求耶稣，我们感觉神与我们同在。我们呼求耶稣，却得著神。有时候，我们基督徒真笨。我们呼求耶稣便得著神；但我们却怀疑耶稣是不是神。耶稣是神！祂不仅是神，祂乃是神与我们同在。当我们呼求耶稣，我们就得著耶和华，得著救主，得著救恩，得著神与我们同在。我们就在我们所在的地方得著神。
32When we call on Jesus, we have the sense that God is with us. We call on Jesus, but we have God. Sometimes, we Christians are rather stupid. We call on Jesus and we find God; yet we wonder whether or not Jesus is God. Jesus is God! He is not only God—He is God with us. When we call on Jesus, we have Jehovah, we have the Savior, we have salvation, and we have God with us. We have God in the very place where we are
33九、耶和华神在肉体里出生为君王
33I. Jehovah God Born in the Flesh to Be the King
34这耶稣，就是耶和华神，在肉体里出生为君王，继承大卫的王位。（太一20，路一27，32～33。）马太福音这卷书论到国度，有基督为君王，为弥赛亚。当你呼求耶稣，你就有耶和华、救主、救恩、神，至终还有君王。君王是管治的。当我们呼求耶稣，立刻就有一位管治我们。你若有些不当的图片挂在墙上，你呼求耶稣，祂就要作你的君王，说，『把这些东西除掉！』
34This Jesus, who is Jehovah God, was born in the flesh to be the King to inherit the throne of David (1:20; Luke 1:27, 32-33). Matthew is a book on the kingdom with Christ as the King, the Messiah. When you call on Jesus, you have Jehovah, the Savior, salvation, God, and eventually, the King. The King rules. When we call on Jesus, immediately we have One ruling over us. If you have some unseemly pictures or photos on your walls and you call on Jesus, He will be your King and say, “Get rid of that
35君王耶稣要在你里面建立祂的国，并要在你心里设立大卫的宝座。你越呼求耶稣，你里面就越有祂管治的能力。你若不相信，我请你试试看。你呼求耶稣的名十分钟，看看会发生甚么事。王要管治你并搅扰你。头一晚祂也许会说，你对人的态度向来不太好，特别是对你丈夫或你妻子的态度，你必须受管治。呼求祂的名，你就会受祂的管治。
35Jesus, the King, intends to establish His kingdom within you and to set up the throne of David in your heart. The more you call on Jesus, the more the ruling power will be there. If you do not believe me, I ask you to try it. Call on the name of Jesus for ten minutes and see what happens. The King will rule over you and bother you. The first night He may say that your attitude toward others has never been very good, especially toward your husband or your wife and that you must be ruled. Call on His name and you will be ruled by Him
36耶稣是一位奇妙的人物。祂乃是耶和华、神、救主和君王。君王已经出生，今天就在这里。每一天，每早晨，每晚上，我们珍赏基督作我们的救主、我们的君王、并万王之王。
36Jesus is a wonderful Person. He is Jehovah, God, the Savior, and the King. The King has been born and is here today. Every day, morning and evening, we appreciate Christ as our Savior, as our King, and as the King of kings.
37当没有人能管治你的时候，这万王之王能管治你。当你的父母、你的丈夫、你的妻子或你的孩子、任何人都不能支配你的时候，万王之王却能有所作为。只要呼求耶稣的名。你若呼求，就会享受耶和华、救主、救恩、神的同在、并耶稣的君王职分。君王耶稣要在你里面出生，并在你里面建立祂的国。这就是我们在马太福音所看见的耶稣基督。
37When no one can rule over you, this King of kings will be able to rule you. When no one else can control you—neither our parents, your husband, your wife, or your children—the King of kings will do something. Simply call on the name of Jesus. If you do, you will enjoy Jehovah, the Savior, salvation, the presence of God, and also the kingship of Jesus. Jesus the King will be born in you, and He will establish His kingdom within you. This is the very Jesus Christ we find in Matthew
38马太福音里的基督乃是救主君王，也是君王救主，在我们里面建立诸天的国管治我们。马太一章不仅给我们看见这王的由来，也给我们看见这王与我们同在。这王的名字就是耶稣。每当我们呼求祂的名，就感觉祂藉著拯救我们而在我们里面管治。祂正在我们里面建立诸天的国。阿利路亚，这就是我们的基督！
38The Christ in Matthew is the Savior-King and the King-Savior who sets up the kingdom of the heavens within us and over us. Matthew 1 not only gives us the origin of this King; it also gives us the presence of this King. This King’s name is Jesus. Whenever we call on His name, we have the sense that He is ruling within us by saving us. He is setting up the kingdom of the heavens within us. Hallelujah, this is our Christ