民数记生命读经 · 第41篇

争战（十）

Fighting (10)

1读经：民数记二十九章一至四十节。在本篇信息中，我们要进一步来看民数记二十八、二十九章里关于供

1Scripture Reading: Num. 29:1-40 In this message we will consider further the statutes concerning the offerings in Numbers 28 and 29

2物的律例。

3上半年的头四个节期已经应验了，但下半年的末了三个节期要在将来才得应验。头四个节期是藉著基督的死、复活和升天得著了应验。末了三个节期是与主第二次的回来有关，要在主回来时得著应验。

3The first four feasts, which are in the first half of the year, have already been fulfilled, but the last three feasts, which are in the second half of the year, will be fulfilled in the future. The first four feasts have been fulfilled through Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension. The last three feasts are related to the Lord’s second coming and will be fulfilled at the time of the Lord’s coming back

ｆ吹号日的燔祭

f. A Burnt Offering for the Day of the Blowing of Trumpets

4民数记二十九章一至六节说到吹号日的燔祭。这日是七月初一日，是下半年的开始。当日要有圣会，甚么劳碌的工都不可作。不需要人的劳苦，因为一切都是神自己所作。除了两只公牛赎改为一只以外，供物与月朔所献的一样。

4Numbers 29:1-6 speaks of the burnt offering for the day of the blowing of trumpets. This day was the first day of the seventh month, the beginning of the second half of the year. On this day a holy convocation was to beheld with no laborious work. There was no need of human labor because everything had been done by God Himself. The offering for this feast was the same as that offered at the beginning of the month, with the exception that one young bull was offered instead of two

ｇ遮罪日的燔祭

g. A Burnt Offering for the Day of Propitiation

5遮罪日也要献上燔祭。（民二九7～。）基督在十字架上完成了遮罪。遮罪就是平息。遮罪不是平息神，乃是平息我们与神之间的光景。我们不该以为神向我们发怒，而需要平息。不，神爱世人；需要遮罪乃是因为我们堕落的光景，不是因为神发怒。我们的光景满了难处，满了罪行，需要遮罪。基督藉著祂在十字架上的死，就对付了我们的罪，祂这样作，也平息了我们与神的关系，使我们得蒙救赎，得著赦免并称义。我们悔改、相信基督、并接受祂作我们的救主时，就经历了这节日。遮罪节有双重的应用。就属灵一面说，这节日已经应用在我们身上；就字面说，要在将来应用在犹太人身上。主耶稣从空中降到地上以后，犹太人就悔改、哀哭、转向神，接受基督作他们的救主。这是遮罪节字面的应验。

5There was also to be a burnt offering for the day of propitiation (v v. 7-1 1). On the cross, Christ 11 accomplished propitiation. To propitiate is to appease. Propitiation is not a matter of propitiating God but of propitiating the situation between us and God. We should not think that God was angry with us and needed to be appeased. No, God loves the world, and propitiation is needed because of our fallen situation, not because God is angry. Our situation was full of problems, full of sins, and needed to be propitiated. Through His death on the cross, Christ dealt with our sins, and in so doing He propitiated our situation with God so that we could be redeemed, forgiven, and justified. When we repented, believed in Christ, and received Him as our Savior, we experienced this feast. The feast of propitiation has a double application. Spiritually this feast has been applied to us, and literally it will be applied in the future to the Jews. After the Lord Jesus has descended from the air to the earth, the Jews will repent, mourn, and return to God, receiving Christ as their Savior. This will be the literal fulfillment of the feast of propitiation.

6遮罪节是在七月十日，要有圣会，甚么劳碌的工都不可作。在这日，人要刻苦自己，就是说，要悔改、哀哭并为自己的罪难过。除了两只公牛犊改为一只以外，供物和月朔所献的一样。

6The feast of propitiation was on the tenth day of the seventh month. A holy convocation was held with no work. On this day, the people afflicted themselves, that is, they repented, mourned, and felt sorrowful for their sin. The offering on this day was the same as that offered at the beginning of the month, with the exception that one young bull was offered instead of two

ｈ住棚节的燔祭

h. A Burnt Offering for the Feast of Tabernacles

7民数记二十九章十二至三十八节说到住棚节的燔祭。这个节从七月十五日开始，一连七日。第一日要有圣会，甚么劳碌的工都不可作。豫表基督不同方面的供物，包括两只公绵羊，十四只一岁没有残疾的公绵羊羔，以及第一日的十三只公牛犊（随后六日每日减少一只），还有同献的素祭和奠祭，作为燔祭；此外又献一只公山羊作赎罪祭。在表征复活的第八日，要有严肃会。除了两只公牛犊改为一只公牛以外，供物和月朔所献的一样。吹号节、遮罪节和住棚节都是在七月很短的时期之内发生。这些节期几乎是同时应验的。吹号节要应验于基督回来时，（太二四，）那时神要呼召犹太人从分散中回到他们祖宗之地。遮罪节要应验于以色列被召聚回到他们祖宗之地，他们归回神的那天。（罗十一26～27亚十二10～14。）犹太人要藉著祷告、禁食并悔改，刻苦自己。然后神要赦免他们，遮罪节就要应用在他们身上。最后，住棚节将在要来的千年国里得著应验一千年，作为神旧创造里一切时代的总结。这节的应验将是时代的、满了喜乐的祝福，给神的赎民在神旧造一段完满的时期里，与神一同享受。

7In Numbers 29:12-38 we have the burnt offering for the feast of tabernacles. This feast lasted seven days, beginning from the fifteenth day of the seventh month. A holy convocation was held on the first day with no laborious work. The offerings, which typify different aspects of Christ, consisted of two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish and thirteen young bulls on the first day, reduced by one bull on each of the six succeeding days, with their meal offering and drink offerings, as a burnt offering. In addition, a male goat was offered as a sin offering. On the eighth day, which signifies resurrection, a solemn assembly was held. The offering on this day was the same as that offered at the beginning of the month, with the exception that one bull was offered instead of two young bulls. The feasts of the blowing of trumpets, propitiation, and tabernacles all took place within a brief period of time in the seventh month. The fulfillment of these feasts will take place nearly at the same time. The feast of the blowing of trumpets will be fulfilled at Christ’s coming 31 back (Matt. 24:31), when God will call the Jews together from their dispersion back to the land of their fathers. The feast of propitiation will be fulfilled on the day of Israel’s return to God, after they have been gathered back to their fathers’ land (Rom. 11:26-27; Zech. 12:10-14). The Jews will afflict themselves by praying, fasting, and repenting. Then God will forgive them, and the feast of propitiation will be applied to them. Finally, the feast of tabernacles will be fulfilled in the coming millennium for a thousand years as a conclusion of all the ages of God’sold creation. The fulfillment of this feast will be a dispensational, joyful blessing for God’s redeemed people to enjoy with God for a full period of time in God’sold creation.

ｉ在百姓所许的愿并甘心祭以外的供物

i. Offerings in Addition to the People’s Vows and Their Freewill Offerings

8这些每日、每安息日、每月朔并每年的节期所献的祭，都是在所许的愿并甘心祭以外，作为百姓的燔祭、素祭、奠祭和平安祭。（民二九39～40。）百姓献上某些供物，是要履行他们的责任。这些供物乃是履行他们所许的愿。他们也可呈献他们甘心祭的供物。然而，二十八、二十九章所描绘的一切供物，是在他们所许的愿并甘心祭之外。

8All the offerings for every day, for every Sabbath, for the beginning of every month, and for all the yearly feasts were offered for the people’s burnt offerings, meal offerings, drink offerings, and peace offerings, in addition to their vows and their freewill offerings (Num. 29:39-40). The people offered certain offerings as a fulfillment of their duty or responsibility. Those offerings were a fulfillment of their vows. They could also present offerings of their own free will. However, all the offerings described in chapters twenty-eight and twenty-nine were in addition to their vows and freewill offerings.

9我们需要看见，按照这几节，神的食物与三件事有关。首先，神的食物与祂百姓每日、每周、每月并每年的生活有关。第二，神的食物与信徒属灵的生命有关，从逾越节到五旬节，包括无酵节和初熟节。这四个节期中的每一个都包括著生命。这就是说，在基督徒的生活中有特别的食物给神。第三，神的食物与祂的子民以色列有关。基督要回来吹号召聚以色列人回到他们的祖宗之地。然后他们就有遮罪日。在那日，他们要刻苦自己并悔改。基督要作他们的平息。这平息要引到住棚节。在这住棚节的时候，以色列要与神和好，并进入神的享受里。住棚节不仅是最后的节期，也是神在旧造里工作的总结。在神的旧造中，有四个时代：法前时代，从亚当到摩西；律法时代，从摩西到基督第一次来临；恩典时代，从基督第一次来到祂第二次来；以及千年国时代。这四个时代是神在旧造里为著新造之工作的重要步骤。在这四个时代中，神都用旧造作材料，以产生新造。神新造的终极完成将是新耶路撒冷。那些在恩典时代是得胜者的信徒，要在千年国时享受新耶路撒冷。至终，在千年国以后神一切的子民都得著成全，并终极完成为新耶路撒冷。

9We need to see that, according to these chapters, God’s food is related to three things. First, God’s food is related to the daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly life of His people. Second, God’s food is related to the spiritual life of the believers from the Passover through the feast of Pentecost, including the feast of unleavened bread and the feast of the first fruits. Each of these four feasts involves life. This means that in the Christian life there is a particular kind of food for God. Third, God’s food is related to His people Israel. Christ will come back to blow the trumpet to gather the people of Israel back to their fathers’ land. Then there will be a day for their propitiation. On that day, they will afflict themselves and repent, and Christ will be their propitiation. This propitiation will lead to the feast of tabernacles. At the time of this feast, Israel will be at peace with God and enter into God’s enjoyment. The feast of tabernacles will be not only the last feast but also the conclusion of God’s work in the old creation. In God’sold creation there are four ages: the age before the law, from Adam to Moses; the age of the law, from Moses to Christ’s first coming; the age of grace, from Christ’s first coming to His second coming; and the age of the millennium, the kingdom of the thousand years. These four ages are crucial steps of God’s work in the old creation for the new creation. In each of these four ages, God uses the old creation as the material for the producing of a new creation. The consummation of God’s new creation will be the New Jerusalem. Those believers who are overcomers in the age of grace will enjoy the New Jerusalem during the millennium. Eventually, after the millennium, all of God’sp eople will be fully perfected and consummated to be the New Jerusalem

10在现今的时代，就是恩典的时代中，我们享受基督作我们的逾越节、无酵饼和在复活里献给神的初熟果子。至终，我们向神献上基督作我们的五旬节，就是神为著祂新造之工作的终极完成。信徒经历了基督作一切节期（从逾越节到五旬节）的实际，就向神献上食物；这食物与旧造完全无关，乃是完全在新造里。至终，在这恩典的时代，召会要完成神在祂新造里的旨意。召会要成熟并被提，在基督那喜乐的婚礼中与祂是一。然后召会要与基督降到地上，那时祂要吹号召聚以色列人回到他们的祖宗之地。然后基督要作他们的平息，住棚节就开始了。

10In the present age, the age of grace, we are enjoying Christ as our Passover, as our unleavened bread, and as the firstfruit offered to God in resurrection. Eventually, we offer Christ to God as our Pentecost, which is the consummation of God’s work for His new creation. The food offered to God by the believers who experience Christ as the reality of all the feasts from Passover to Pentecost has nothing to do with the old creation but is altogether in the new creation. Eventually, the church in this age of grace will consummate God’s will in His new creation. The church will be matured and will be raptured to be one with Christ in His joyous wedding. Then the church will come down with Christ to the earth, at which time He will blow the trumpet to gather the Israelites back to the land of their fathers. Christ will then be their propitiation, and the feast of tabernacles will begin.

11在这里，我要问一个问题：神的食物是甚么？在我们日常的生活中，在我们基督徒的生活中，在以色列的生活中，神的食物是甚么？当然，我们都会说，神的食物是基督。但这引起另一个问题：基督如何是神的食物？基督是神的食物，乃在于祂完成神永远的经纶。神渴望祂的经纶是藉著基督，同著基督并在基督里而得以完成。这是基督成为神食物的路。我们越享受并经历基督，就越完成神的经纶；我们越有分于神经纶的完成，就越能向神献上基督作食物。我们在基督的复活里与基督一同复活，以及我们的得救，都是神经纶之完成的一部分。我们尽新约祭司的职任去访人传福音，帮助他们相信主耶稣并给他们施浸，也是神经纶之完成的一部分。同样的，我们得救以后在基督里过无罪的生活，也是同著基督、藉著基督并在基督里作神经纶之完成的一部分。在这一切事上，基督都是神的食物。

11At this juncture, I would like to ask a question: What is God’s food? What is God’s food in our daily life, in the Christian life, and in the life of Israel? To be sure, we all would say that God’s food is Christ. But this raises another question: In what way is Christ God’s food? Christ is God’s food in the way of His fulfilling God’s eternal economy. God desires to have His economy fulfilled by Christ, with Christ, and in Christ. This is the way Christ is God’s food. The more we enjoy Christ and experience Christ, the more we fulfill God’secon o my, and the more we participate in the fulfillment of God’secon o my, the more we will be able to offer Christ to God as food. Our being resurrected with Christ in His resurrection and our being saved are parts of the fulfillment of God’secon o my. The exercise of our New Testament priesthood to preach the gospel by visiting people, helping them to believe in the Lord Jesus, and baptizing them is also a part of the fulfillment of God’secon o my. Likewise, living a life in Christ without sin after we have been saved is a part of the fulfillment of God’secon o my with Christ, by Christ, and in Christ. In all these matters Christ is food for God

12召会和以色列乃是神经纶之完成的大部分。当召会在五旬节那天形成，许多人被浸成一个身体时，神享受了一个大的节期。以色列在主回来时被召聚、悔改并得著平息，又进一步完成神的经纶。基督要再次为神的子民所享受，也为神自己所享受。在这些与以色列有关的事上，基督要作神的食物。不仅如此，在千年国以及永世的新耶路撒冷里，基督还是神的食物。

13民数记二十八、二十九章里有三段－与日常生活有关的一段，与基督徒有关的一段，以及与以色列之将来有关的一段。每一段都是为著神永远经纶的完成；在这经纶里，基督乃是中心与普及。因为基督是为著神经纶之完成的一切，所以祂是神的食物，神的满足。基督要作神的满足，直到永世，我们要享受那满足神的基督，直到永世。为著那作神食物，也作我们食物的基督，阿利路亚！

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14弟兄：在我们基督徒一生的每一步中，都有食物使神满足。我们可能以为，我们接受基督作逾越节时，只是为著自己作一些事；但这里却有使神满足的东西。并且，当我们开始进入无酵节，成为无酵的人，过无罪的生活时，在这节里也有给神的东西。每一次我们传福音，帮助人接受基督作逾越节的羊羔，那时也都有东西为著那人、为著我们并为著神。我能见证，我进到召会里时，乃是我基督徒生命中第一次得著满足之时。现在我看见主在召会生活中也得著满足。在我们基督徒的生活，以及召会生活中，都有基督作食物使神满足。

15弟兄：我为论到平息的这段清楚的话，感谢主。平息不是平息一位发怒的神，乃是平息使我们与那位想得著基督作食物、满了爱的神之间的光景。明白这点会帮助我们来到神面前，也帮助我们传福音。我们不是想要把罪人带到一位发怒的神面前－我们是要把食物带给一位饥饿的神！现在我看见我基督徒生活的目标，乃是要作召会这给神食物之团体人的一部分。为著平息，赞美主！平息乃是对付那使神得不到食物的光景。因为我们的光景得著了平息，我们就能以基督给神作食物。

15Both the church and Israel are great parts of the fulfillment of God’secon o my. When the church was formed on the day of Pentecost and so many were baptized into one Body, God enjoyed a wonderful feast. Israel’s being gathered, their repenting, and their being propitiated at the time of the Lord’s coming back will be further parts of the fulfillment of God’secon o my. Once again, Christ will be enjoyed by God’sp eople and also by God Himself. In these matters related to Israel, Christ will be God’s food. Furthermore, in the millennium and for eternity in the New Jerusalem, Christ will be God’s food

16弟兄：节期启示我们的神乃是有定旨的神，并且祂在不同的时代作工。在召会时代，我们是在庆祝无酵节。在这时代的末了，号角要吹响，召聚以色列人回到他们的祖宗之地。日子将到，他们要过遮罪节，并在属灵一面回转向神，悔改并承认耶稣是主和基督。然后住棚节就在千年国时得著应验。我们由这一切，看见神是有定旨的神。祂计画要得著这些节期，这些节期就要时代的得著应验。当召会中或我们个人的生活中有麻烦时，我们需要转向这位有定旨的神。祂说过的，祂必成就。当祂在成就祂的定旨时，让我们都守节。赞美这位有定旨的神！

17弟兄：在主的恢复里作年轻人，这是何等权利！我特别摸著神的胃口这事。我们的神是一位吃喝的神，有极大的胃口要基督作祂的食物。祂想要在每天、每周、每月并每年的节期时得著食物。祂的胃口是惊人的。想想看祂在住棚节时所吃的。我们的神是饥饿的，正在等待祂的子民给祂食物。我们作新约的祭司，就需要忠信的以基督给神作食物。

17In Numbers 28 and 29 there are three sections— the sections pertaining to daily life, to the Christian life, and to the future of Israel. Each section is for the fulfillment of God’s eternal economy in which Christ is the centrality and the universality. Because Christ is everything for the fulfillment of God’s economy, He is God’s food, God’s satisfaction. For eternity Christ will be God’s satisfaction, and for eternity we will enjoy the Christ who satisfies God. Hallelujah for the Christ who is God’s food and also our food!