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民数记生命读经 · 第32篇

争战（一）

Fighting (1)
1读经：民数记21:1-3,21-35。在本篇信息里，我们要开始来看以色列人的争战。
1Scripture Reading: Num. 21:1-3, 21-35 In this message we will begin to consider the fighting of the children of Israel
2民数记二十一章一至三节，二十一至三十五节启示，以色列人战胜亚拉得王、亚摩利王并巴珊王。这些王是美地的守门者，他们的领土在约但河东。以色列人要进入美地，必须经过这些王辖下的领土；他们乃是为撒但守卫著迦南地。所以，这些王乃是黑暗国度的守门者，他们必须被击败，然后以色列人才能进入撒但所篡窃并霸占的地。
2Numbers 21:1-3, 21-35 reveals that the children of Israel defeated the kings of Arad, of the Amorites, and of Bashan. These kings were gate guards of the good land; their territory was east of the Jordan. In order for the children of Israel to enter into the good land, they had to pass through the territory controlled by these kings who were guarding the land of Canaan for Satan. These kings, therefore, were gate guards of the kingdom of darkness, and they had to be defeated before the children of Israel could enter into the land usurped and occupied by Satan
3迦南在豫表上表征甚么？一般、浅显的领会是说，迦南表征天堂。有些诗歌说到往天堂的路上要过『约但的寒波。』这样领会迦南的属灵意义，当然是不准确的。在迦南地上有各样的仇敌。倘若迦南表征天堂，这就是说，天堂上有许多仇敌。若是这样，天堂就不是令人喜悦的地方，没有人想到那里去。在豫表里，迦南表征撒但黑暗国度空中、属天的部分。马太十二章二十六节指明，撒但有一个国。撒但是这世界的王（约十二31）和空中掌权者的首领，（弗二2，）有他的权势（徒二六18）和他的使者，（太二五41，）这些使者是他的从属，就是那些执政的、掌权的，掌管这黑暗世界的。（弗六12。）因此，他有他的国，就是黑暗的权势。（西一13。）撒但和他的国与神和神的国，彼此争战，为仇为敌。以前我们是在撒但的国里，但神的救恩把我们从黑暗的国带到神爱子的国里。（西一13。）现今，我们不再在撒但的国里，乃在神的国里。
3What does Canaan signify in typology? A common, shallow understanding is that Canaan signifies heaven. Certain hymns speak of crossing ‘‘the cold waves of Jordan’’ on the way to heaven. This understanding of the spiritual significance of Canaan surely is not accurate. In the land of Canaan there were all kinds of enemies. If Canaan signifies heaven, this would mean that there are enemies in heaven. If this were the situation, heaven would not be a pleasant place, and no one would want to go there. In typology, Canaan signifies the aerial part, the heavenly part, of the dark kingdom of Satan. Matthew 12:26 indicates that Satan has a kingdom. As the ruler of this world (John 12:31) and as the ruler of the authority of the air (Eph. 2:2), Satan has his authority (Acts 26:18) and his angels (Matt. 25:41), who are his subordinates as principalities, powers, and rulers of the darkness of this world (Eph. 6:12). Hence, he has his kingdom, the authority of darkness (Col. 1:13). Satan and his kingdom are at war, at enmity, with God and His kingdom. Formerly, we were in the kingdom of Satan, but God’ss alvation has brought us out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of the Son of God’s love (Col. 1:13). Now we are no longer in the kingdom of Satan but are in the kingdom of God
4我们在这里要强调的点乃是：迦南不是在积极一面表征天堂；反而是在消极一面表征撒但国度的主要部分，就是领头部分，空中部分，连同其掌权和执政的天使。在豫表里，迦南地的巨人表征跟从撒但的那些邪恶、背叛的天使。（启十二4，7）
4The point we would emphasize here is that Canaan does not signify heaven in a positive sense; on the contrary, Canaan typifies the main part, the leading part, the aerial part, of Satan’s kingdom, with its authorities and rulers. In typology, the giants in the land of Canaan signify the evil angels, the rebellious angels who follow Satan (Rev. 12:4, 7).
5已过二十五年来，我们曾著重的说迦南美地是基督的豫表。现在我们却说迦南是撒但的国度连同其邪灵的豫表。这看来似乎矛盾，但实际上却不然。我们若仔细的研读豫表，就会看见迦南有两个特点。一面，迦南是丰美之地，如申命记八章所启示的。我们曾用这段圣经作根据释放信息，印成『包罗万有的基督』一书。另一面，迦南地满了恶人和仇敌，需要以色列人将其完全消灭。迦南的这一点，这一面，表征了撒但黑暗国度里最邪恶的部分。我们看迦南这两个特点时，就看见我们能否享受基督作包罗万有的地，乃在于我们有没有击败迦南人所豫表的仇敌。这指明整个召会，包括所有的肢体，都该从事以弗所六章所启示的属灵争战。以弗所书论到包罗万有的基督。以弗所三章八节告诉我们，基督的丰富是追测不尽的。我们要享受这样一位基督，就需要抵挡属灵的仇敌，抵挡『诸天界里那邪恶的属灵体系。』（弗六12。）我们必须击败并打碎由亚拉得王、亚摩利王西宏和巴珊王噩所表征的仇敌。我们都需要记住，迦南人豫表堕落的天使，他们成了撒但国里执政的、掌权的和有权势的；并且邪灵和召会之间有一埸争战在进行著。21民数记二十一章的豫表指示我们如何在这争战中作战。这章里说到将守门者杀戮，指明我们需要击败撒但国里的邪灵。我们现在读二十一章一至三节，二十一至三十五节时，采取这观点对我们有帮助。
5During the past twenty - five years, we have stressed the fact that Canaan, the good land, is a type of Christ. Now we are saying that Canaan is a type of the kingdom of Satan, with its evil spirits. This may seem contradictory, but actually it is not. If we study the typology carefully, we will see that Canaan has two features. On the one hand, Canaan is a land of riches, as revealed in Deuteronomy 8. Using this portion of the Word as the basis, we released the messages that have been printed in the book The All-inclusive Christ. On the other hand, Canaan was a land full of evil persons and enemies, all of whom were to be eradicated by the children of Israel. This feature, or aspect, of Canaan signifies the most evil part of Satan’s dark kingdom. As we consider these two features of Canaan, we see that whether or not we can enjoy Christ as the all-inclusive land depends on whether or not we defeat the enemies typified by the Canaanites. This indicates that the church as a whole, including all the members, should engage in the spiritual warfare revealed in Ephesians 6. Ephesians is a book on the all - inclusive Christ. Ephesians 3:8 tells us that the riches of Christ are untraceable. In order to enjoy such a Christ, we need to fight against the spiritual enemies, against ‘‘the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies’’ (Eph. 6:12). We must defeat and crush the enemies signified by the king of Arad, Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan. We all need to keep in mind that the Canaanites typify the fallen angels, who have become the powers, rulers, and authorities in Satan’skin gdom, and that a war is raging between these evil spirits and the church. The typology in Numbers shows us how to fight in this war. The slaughtering of the gate guards in this chapter indicates our need to defeat the evil spirits in the kingdom of Satan. It is helpful to have this view as we now consider 21:1-3, 21-35.
壹 战胜亚拉得王
I. DEFEATING THE KING OF ARAD
6在二十一章一至三节，以色列人战胜亚拉得王。
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7一 迦南人亚拉得王和以色列人争战，掳了他们几个人
7In 21:1-3 the children of Israel defeated the king of Arad
8『住在纳吉的迦南人亚拉得王，听说以色列人从亚他林路来，就和以色列人争战，掳了他们几个人。』（民二一1。）这描绘召会历史的一面。召会中有些圣徒被邪灵掳了去。
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二 以色列人向耶和华发愿说，耶和华若将亚拉得王交在他们手里，他们就把亚拉得人的城邑尽行毁灭
A. The Canaanite, the King of Arad, Fighting against Israel and Taking Some of Them Captive
9『以色列人向耶和华发愿说，你若将这民交在我手里，我就把他们的城邑尽行毁灭。』（民二一2。）以色列人发愿，不仅要毁灭亚拉得人，更要毁灭他们的城邑。这指明我们需要抵挡邪灵，击打牠们，占领牠们的领土。我们需要对空中的权势，运用基督给我们的权柄。
9‘‘When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive’’ (v. 1). This portrays an aspect of the history of the church. Some saints in the church have been taken captive by the evil spirits.
三 耶和华听了以色列人，把迦南人交给他们；以色列人就把迦南人和迦南人的城邑，尽行毁灭
B. Israel Vowing a Vow to Jehovah That if Jehovah Would Give the People of Arad into Their Hand, They Would Utterly Destroy Their Cities
10『耶和华听了以色列人的呼声，把迦南人交给他们，他们就把迦南人和迦南人的城邑，尽行毁灭。』（民二一3。）这指明亚拉得王，第一个守门者，被以色列人击败了。我盼望这里的景象，会帮助我们看见召会对抗空中邪灵这争战的异象。
10Israel vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If you will indeed give this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities’’ (v. 2). Israel vowed to destroy not only the people of Arad but also their cities. This indicates that we need to fight against the evil spirits, defeat them, and take over their territory. We need to exercise our Christ-given authority over the aerial powers
11贰战胜亚摩利王西宏在二十一章二十一至三十二节，以色列人战胜亚摩利王西宏。（创十五16。）
11C. Jehovah Hearkening to Israel and Giving Over the Canaanites, and Israel Utterly Destroying Them and Their Cities
一 以色列人差遣使者去见亚摩利王西宏，求他容他们从他的地经过
12『以色列人差遣使者去见亚摩利人的王西宏，说，求你容我们从你的地经过，我们不偏入田地和葡萄园，也不喝井里的水；我们只走王21:21-的大道，直到过了你的境界。』（民二一21～22。）西宏表征邪灵，这两节指明我们有时会求邪灵，给我们经过牠们境界的路。
12Jehovah hearkened to the voice of Israel, and gave over the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities’’ (v. 3). This indicates that Arad, the first of the gate guards, was defeated by the children of Israel. I hope that the scene here will help us to see the vision of the church’s warfare against the evil spirit sin the air
13二 西宏不愿意让以色列人从他的境界经过，又招聚他的众民攻击以色列人
13II. DEFEATING SIHON KING OF THE AMORITES In 21:21-32 the children of Israel defeated Sihon king of the Amorites (Gen. 15:16
14『但西宏不容以色列人从他的境界经过，他招聚了他的众民出到旷野，要攻击以色列人，到了雅杂，与以色列人争战。』（民二一23。）这描绘在属灵界里实际上可能发生的一些事。我们可能向邪灵说话，求牠们给我们一条路，经过牠们的境界，这却挑起牠们攻击我们。
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三 以色列人杀了西宏，得了他的地，就住在亚摩利人之地
A. Israel Sending Messengers to King Sihon, Asking for a Way to Pass through His Land
15以色列人杀了西宏，得了他的地，就住在亚摩利人之地。（民二一～32。）这指明我们从事属灵的争战抵挡邪灵之后，撒但空中领土的一部分就成了我们的。许多世纪以来，有些圣徒曾这样对抗了空中邪恶的权势。
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参 战胜巴珊王噩
16按照二十一章三十三至三十五节，以色列人也战胜了巴珊王噩。诗篇里有好几次题到巴珊，乃是一座反对神居所的山。因此，巴珊乃豫表空中属撒但的权势。巴珊王噩和他的众民都出来，在以得来与以色列人交战。（民二一33。）耶和华对摩西说，『不要怕他，因我已将他和他的众民，并他的地，都交在你手中，你要待他像待住在希实本的亚摩利王西宏一样。』（民二一34。）所以，以色列人杀了噩和他的众子，并他的众民，没有留下一人，
16‘‘Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Let me pass through your land; we will not turn aside into field or vineyard; we will not drink the water of a well; we will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed through your territory’’ (Num. 22). Since Sihon is a type of the evil spirits, these verses indicate that sometimes we may ask the evil spirits to give us a way through their territory.
17并得了他的地。（民二一35。）
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18我们若明白这些论到三个守门者的经文，乃是豫表召会对抗空中邪灵的属灵争战，就会从这些经文得著许多益处。今天我们必须对抗邪灵，并击败牠．叫我们能为著神的国得更多领土。
18B. Sihon Not Being Willing to Allow Israel to Pass through His Territory and Gathering All His People to Fight against Israel
19在我们属灵的经历里，我们可能对这里所说的属灵争战没有多少看见。当我们想到属灵的争战，可能想到是我们的灵与肉体之间的争战，或者对罪和世界的抵挡。然而，对抗罪、世界和肉体，乃是属灵争战的低层部分。属灵争战的较高部分乃是在属灵界里对抗邪灵和鬼。
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20在灵界里有一个领土是被撒但和他的跟从者所篡窃并霸占的。保罗对这事有很好的领会，也说了很多。现在我们需要学习认识这属灵的实际，就是撒但的国，黑暗的国。在这国里面有堕落的天使和鬼。堕落的天使是在空中，而鬼是在水里。天使和鬼都是撒但的跟从者，在堕落的人类身上作工，使他们成为撒但国里的百姓。空中堕落的天使－执政的、掌权的、以及管辖撒但之国的－管治了整个世界，鬼是他们的助手，帮助堕落的天使霸占人。因此，撒但的国包括了邪恶的天使、鬼、以及堕落的人类。新约告诉我们，神委派了祂的子民去对抗撒但的国。祂已经派定他们从事属灵争战的责任。以色列人与迦南人争战的历史，是今天我们与堕落天使并鬼之间那埸战争的豫表，图画。我们若从这观点来读民数记二十一章，就会看见关于属灵争战的异象。
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21弟兄：这论到属灵争战的话非常帮助我。我必须承认，我一向以为迦南表征天堂。现在我看见迦南表征撒但的国空中的部分，特别是以弗所二章和六章所说的。看见这事会帮助我们打属灵的仗。我们属灵的争战不仅是对抗罪、世界、和肉体，乃是对抗邪灵。我们要与这些邪灵争战，就需要祷告。我们不是与属血肉的人争战，乃是与诸天界里邪恶的执政者和掌权者争战。
21Sihon would not grant Israel to pass through his territory. And he gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel to the wilderness, and came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel’’ (v. 23). This portrays something that actually may take place in the spiritual realm. We may speak to the evil spirits, asking them to give us a way through their territory, but this stirs them to fight against us
姊妹：许多基督徒以为迦南表征天堂，但迦南地满了恶人，怎会豫表天堂？在迦南的入口有三个王，
C. Israel Slaying Him, Taking Possession of His Land, and Dwelling in the Land of the Amorites
22三个守门者；神的子民必须击败他们，才能进入。这些王豫表空中邪恶的首领。战胜他们的路乃是穿上神的全副军装，并在基督的身体里争战。今天有一埸争战，我们需要有正确的立埸，在基督的身体里击打仇敌。全地都被撒但所霸占来为著他的国，但我们在这里是要击打撒但和他的跟从者。为著这争战，我们需要在基督的身体里站好自己的地位。
22Israel slew Sihon, took possession of his land, and dwelt in the land of the Amorites (vv. 24-32). This indicates that after we engage in spiritual warfare 24 against the evil spirits, part of the territory of Satan in the air becomes ours. Throughout the centuries, some of the saints have fought in such a way against the evil powers in the air.
23弟兄：藉著这篇信息，我首次看见迦南豫表黑暗国度空中的部分。这异象在我里面挑起一个争战的灵。就如亚拉得王和以色列人争战，掳了他们几个人，邪灵今天也掳了
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24一些圣徒。以色列人祷告并向神发愿，说他们要把亚拉得人的城尽行毁灭。我们也需要反抗仇敌的攻击。但我们不该有错误的反应，与属血肉的人争战。反而，我们必须与属灵的权势和掌权的争战。我要为著主的权益将自己投入这属灵的争战里。我们常常没有在这争战里打仗，因为我们只看见自己的利益。我们所看见的乃是对我们和我们的前途有益处的，而没有看见对神的权益有益处的。我们需要忘记自己私人的利益，来在一起成为军队，与主的仇敌争战。让我们兴起，并藉著我们的祷告，与属灵的执政者和权势争战！
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25弟兄：在圣经里，我们看见两个国的图画－神的国和撒但的国；撒但的国包括了空中堕落的天使，水中的鬼，以及地上堕落的人类。我们若要与撒但的国争战，就需要建造起来成为基督的身体。我们已经蒙拣选、得救赎、得拯救脱离堕落的辖制，并脱离撒但的国。现今我们需要得著启示，享受基督，并由
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26三一神建造起来，成为祭司的军队，与神一同走这旅程，同著神与撒但的国争战。
26III. DEFEATING OG, THE KING OF BASHAN
27弟兄：蒙神拣选在祂的军队里对抗撒但的国，乃是我们的尊荣和权利。我曾花了许多时间担心罪、世界和肉体的难处，却没有看见神需要我们在属灵的争战中对抗祂的仇敌。关于这争战，我觉得林后十章
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28四节的注解非常有帮助。这一节说，『我们争战的兵器，本不是属肉体的，乃是在神面前有能力，可以攻倒坚固的营垒。』注解说，『属灵的争战不是抵挡肉体，乃是抵挡属灵的势力。（弗六12。）因此，所用的兵器不该是属肉体的，乃该是属灵的。这些属灵的兵器，有能力攻倒仇敌坚固的营垒。』我信这些兵器是与我们的灵调和的。我也欣赏以弗所六章十二节第四个注解：『这里的诸天界，指空中。（二
28According to 21:33-35, the children of Israel also defeated Og, the king of Bashan. Bashan, which is mentioned several times in the Psalms, is a mountain standing in opposition to God’s dwelling place. Thus, Bashan is a type of the satanic authority in the air. King Og and all his people came to do battle against Israel at Edrei (v. 33). Jehovah said to Moses, ‘‘Do not fear him; for I have given him into your hand, as well as all his people and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon’’ (v. 34). Therefore, Israel slew Og, his sons, and all his people, until there was none left, and possessed his land (v. 35
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30空中。但我们是坐在第三层天上，超过他们。（二6。）打仗的时候，凌驾仇敌之上的地位，在战略上是非常重要的。撒但和他邪恶的势力是在我们之下，他们注定是要被击败的。』当我们操练我们的灵，用我们的灵摸主的话时，我们就有实际的路，在属灵的争战里作战，击败撒但邪恶的势力。
30If we understand these verses regarding the three gate guards as typifying the church’s spiritual warfare against the evil spirit sin the air, we will obtain much that is profitable from these verses. Today we must fight against the evil spirits and defeat them so that we may gain more territory for God’skin gdom
31弟兄：主让祂的恢复经过了一些难处。这次风波帮助我们看见，有一场属灵的争战在进行著。有两个国－神的国和撒但的国－彼此为仇，彼此争战。这就是何以我们会有搅扰和风波。然而，我们可能对属灵争战的实际领会不多；我们甚至可能没有看见，神的国与撒但的国之间有属灵的争战。弟兄们，我们都需要争战！为著主的恢复往前，并为著祂的国在地上得以建立起来，我们需要兴起并争战。按照神的命定，祂将祂的子民带进美地，
31In our Christian experience we may not have much realization concerning the spiritual warfare about which we have been speaking. When we think of spiritual warfare, we may have in mind the warfare between our spirit and our flesh or the struggle against sin and worldliness. However, the war against sin, the world, and the flesh is the lower part of the spiritual warfare. The higher part of the spiritual warfare is the fighting in the spiritual realm against evil spirits and demons.
32一路上不是安逸的，乃是争战的。我们必须争战著进入美地。我们不该期望有平静、安逸的召会生活。在神的定旨里没有这样的事。反而，在神的命定里，我们乃是要争战著去得包罗万有的基督。今天，在撒但的国里，空中的邪灵、水里的鬼和地上堕落的人类一同合作。他们的合作乃是与神的定旨相对。所以，我们更要站在一起，运用争战的祷告，在地上捆绑在诸天上所已经捆绑的。我们不仅要毁灭仇敌本身，更要占据他们的领土，他们影响的范围，好叫神在地上建立祂的国。赞美主，我们是站在祂这边，为著祂的国争战！
32In the spiritual world there is a territory usurped and occupied by Satan and his followers. Paul had an excellent understanding of this and spoke much concerning it. Now we need to learn about this spiritual reality, which is Satan’skin gdom, the kingdom of darkness. Within this kingdom there are the fallen angels and the demons. Whereas the fallen angels are in the air, the demons are in the water. Both the angels and the demons, as followers of Satan, are working on fallen human beings to make them subjects in Satan’skin gdom. The fallen angels in the air—the rulers, powers, and authorities of the kingdom of Satan—rule the entire world, and the demons are their helpers, helping the fallen angels to usurp human beings. Thus, the kingdom of Satan comprises evil angels, demons, and fallen human beings. The New Testament tells us that God has appointed His people to fight against the kingdom of Satan. He has assigned them the responsibility of engaging in spiritual warfare. The history of Israel’s fighting against the Canaanites is a type, a picture, of the warfare raging today between us and the fallen angels and the demons. If we read Numbers 21 from this perspective, we will see a vision concerning spiritual warfare