民数记生命读经 · 第43篇

争战（十二）

Fighting (12)

1读经：民数记三十一章一至十二节。在本篇信息中，我们要来看以色列人战胜米甸人。（民三一1～54。）

1Scripture Reading: Num. 31:1-12 In this message we will begin to consider the overcoming of the Midianites by the children of Israel (31:1-54

玖战胜米甸人

IX. OVERCOMING THE MIDIANITES

2二十七至三十章说到重新数点、判断女子承受土地的律例、摩西的死与他的继承人、关于供物作神食物的律例、关于许愿的律例。在三十一章，我们看到以色列人需要战胜麻烦的米甸人。这仇敌必须被击败。否则，神的子民要进入美地的时候，米甸人在他们背后，会引起重大的麻烦。这仇敌必须被击败。所以，神吩咐摩西要毁灭米甸人。

2Chapters twenty-seven through thirty cover the matters of the renumbering, the statute of judgment for women’sin her it ing the land, the death and successor of Moses, the statutes concerning the offerings as God’s food, and the statutes concerning vows. In chapter thirty-one we see that there was the need for the children of Israel to overcome the troublesome Midianites. This enemy had to be defeated. Otherwise, when God’sp eople were about to enter into the good land, the Midianites would have been behind them, and that would have caused serious trouble. This enemy had to be defeated. Therefore, God charged Moses to destroy the Midianites

一米甸人

A. The Midianites

3米甸人表征甚么？在豫表中，米甸人表征肉体情欲的污秽，这与魔鬼撒但及世界有关。有肉体就有情欲，有情欲就有污秽、玷污，这污秽与撒但及世界有关。

3What do the Midianites signify? In typology, the Midianites signify the filthiness of the lust of the flesh, which is related to the devil Satan and the world. With the flesh there is lust, and with lust there is filthiness, defilement, which is related to Satan and the world

4旧约给我们描绘了一幅米甸人的图画。米甸人是亚伯拉罕的后裔，从他第二位妻子基土拉所生；因此，在天然一面，他们在肉体上与以色列人相近。（创二五1～2。）米甸人是与摩押人联合的；摩押人是罗得在肉体的情欲中乱伦所生的后裔。（民二二3～4，7，创十九30～38。）不仅如此，米甸人也与以实玛利人合一；以实玛利人是亚伯拉罕凭肉体所生的后裔，他们把约瑟卖到埃及。（创三七27～28，36。）米甸人也与亚玛力人相联；亚玛力人是以扫的后裔。（士六3，33，创三六12。）最后，米甸人生出巴兰；巴兰使以色列人陷入淫乱与拜偶像的网罗。（民二二7，三一16。）

4The Old Testament gives us a picture of the Midianites. The Midianites were descendants of Abraham, born of his second wife, Keturah. Hence, by nature they were close to the Israelites in the flesh (Gen. 25:1-2). The Midianites were united with the Moabites, the descendants of Lot through incest in the lust of the flesh (Num. 22:3- 4, 7; Gen. 19:30-38). Furthermore, the Midianites were one with the Ishmaelites, the descendants of Abraham by the flesh, who sold Joseph into Egypt (Gen. 37:27-28, 36). The Midianites were also connected with the Amalekites, the descendants of Esau (Judg. 6:3, 33; Gen. 36:12). Finally, the Midianites produced Balaam, who ensnared the children of Israel in fornication and idolatry (Num. 22:7; 31:16

5我们要看见，当我们寻求主的权益时，仇敌就在我们的背后；这仇敌就是米甸人所表征肉体情欲的污秽。这仇敌有许多邪恶的关系和联结。不仅如此，在这仇敌、这污秽里还隐藏了一个假申言者。这假申言者设法使我们陷入网罗，并阻挠我们完成神所要的。

5We need to realize that as we are pursuing the Lord’sin te rests, there is an enemy—the filthiness of the lust of the flesh signified by the Midianites— right behind us. This enemy has a number of evil relatives and associates. Moreover, with this enemy, this filthiness, a false prophet is hidden. This false prophet seeks to ensnare us and frustrate us from fulfilling God’s desire.

二耶和华吩咐要在米甸人身上报以色列人的仇

B. The Commandment of Jehovah to Avenge the Sons of Israel on the Midianites

6在一、二节，耶和华吩咐要在米甸人身上报以色列人的仇。米甸人使以色列人陷入淫乱和拜偶像，得罪以色列人到极点，结果使以色列损失了两万多人。神没有忘记这事，祂吩咐摩西要在米甸人身上报以色列人的仇。米甸人要被击败并完全消灭。

6In verses 1 and 2 we have the commandment of Jehovah to avenge the sons of Israel on the Midianites. By ensnaring the sons of Israel in fornication and idolatry, the Midianites offended Israel to the uttermost, with the result that more than twenty thousand lives were lost. God would not forget that and He charged Moses to avenge Israel on the Midianites. The Midianites were to be defeated and completely destroyed

三摩西的战略

C. The Strategy of Moses

7在三至六节，我们看到摩西对付米甸人的战略。『摩西告诉百姓说，要从你们中间叫人拿起兵器，出去攻击米甸人，在他们身上施行耶和华的报仇。你们要从以色列众支派中，每支派打发一千人去打仗。』（民三一3～4。）于是从以色列千万人中，有一万二千人出去打仗（民三一5。）此外，摩西打发祭司以利亚撒的儿子非尼哈同去打仗，『手里拿著圣所的器皿，和示警的号角。』（民三一6。）因著非尼哈以神的妒忌为心，在以色列人坠入淫乱和拜偶像的时候，作了十分蒙神悦纳的事，神就要摩西打发他带著圣所的器皿和号角出去。器皿是为了保护，警号是为了发出警戒。非尼哈必定有清明的心思和好的辨别力，看见保护神军队的方法，知道何时并何事要吹警号。在与米甸人争战的事上，摩西的战略需要以色列人同心合意，没有不同的意见。在那重新数点的六十多万人中，必定有许多智慧人在其中，但从这里的记载，我们看不见任何意见。倘若我们在那里，也许不赞成摩西吩咐每个支派打发一千人去打仗。我们也许会建议，各支派的数目既有不同，较大的支派该提供较多的人，较小的支派该提供较少的人去打仗。我们可能认为摩西太老了，无法分辨情况，想出正确的战略。类似这样的建议实际上是掩饰意见的外衣。然而在民数记三十一章，没有人，连妇女也没有表达意见。百姓按照摩西的战略行动。这指明他们都同心合意。

7In verses 3 through 6 we see the strategy of Moses in dealing with the Midianites. ‘‘Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah’s vengeance on Midian. You shall send a thousand from each of all the tribes of Israel to the war’’ (vv. 3-4). Therefore, out of the thousands of Israel, there were twelve thousand armed for war (v. 5). In addition, Moses sent Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest to the war, ‘‘as well as the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand’’ (v. 6). Because Phinehas had a heart filled with God’s jealousy and had done something very acceptable to God when Israel fell into fornication and idolatry, God wanted Moses to send him out with the vessels of the sanctuary and with the trumpets. The vessels were for protection, and the trumpets were for sounding the alarm. Phinehas must have had a sober mind and good discernment to see the way to protect the army of God and to know at what time and concerning what matters to sound the alarm. Moses’ strategy in fighting against the Midianites required that the children of Israel be in one accord with no dissenting opinions. In the record here we cannot see any opinion, even though there must have been many wise men among the more than six hundred thousand who had been renumbered. If we had been there, we might not have agreed with Moses’ charge to send a thousand from each tribe to war. Instead, we might have proposed that, since the tribes differed in number, the larger tribes should provide more armed men and the smaller tribes should provide fewer. We might have thought that Moses was too old to discern the situation and to devise the right strategy. A proposal such as this is actually a cloak covering an opinion. In Numbers 31, however, no one, not even the women, expressed an opinion. The people acted according to Moses’ strategy. This indicates that they were in one accord.

8我们今天在主的恢复中，也需要为著主的行动同心合意。在一九八四年，我研究了主恢复中的情况之后，就看见我们需要实行新路。为著这条新路，我们需要同心合意。关于这事，我有负担召开众长老的紧急聚会。一九八六年二月所召开的这些聚会中，我说到要为著主的行动同心合意。我对弟兄们说，我不期望人人走新路，但我盼望不要有人批评或反对这条路。批评和反对引起搅扰并导致分裂。我用基甸的军队为例，指出这支军队为以色列国打败了仇敌。我也说到，不跟随新路的召会仍然是召会，就像不在基甸军队中的以色列人仍然是以色列人一样。我盼望许多人能同我加入军队，为著主的权益争战，而其余的圣徒不要批评或反对，乃要支持军队。然而，在同年八月于台北举行的训练开始后不久，有些弟兄行动过早，还没有等看到训练的结果，就开始批评、反对。这些弟兄们先是批评，后是反对。接著，他们攻击并设法破坏主的恢复。我们要从这件事学习，为著要在主的行动中同心合意，我们不该表达自己的意见，乃该回到神的话上。我相信以色列人胜过米甸人，是由于他们同心合意。那些在这次争战中出去打仗的，和那些没有出去的，都与摩西是一。无疑的，许多留在家里的，都为出去打仗的人祷告。至终，因著百姓同心合意，所得的战利品不仅分给去打仗的人，也分给留在家里的人。打仗的人同心合意，其余的以色列人，包括妇人在内，也都同心合意。所有百姓，无论老少，都同心合意。因这缘故，他们赢得了胜利。四以色列人胜过米甸人

8We also need to be in one accord for the Lord’s move in His recovery today. In 1984, after studying the situation of the Lord’s recovery, I came to realize that there was the need for us to take a new way. For this new way, we need to be in one accord. Concerning this, I had the burden to call the elders together for some urgent meetings. In these meetings, which were held in February 1986, I spoke on the matter of one accord for the Lord’s move. I told the brothers that I did not expect everyone to take the new way, but that my hope was that no one would criticize this way or oppose it. Criticism and opposition cause trouble and result in division. Using Gideon’s army as an illustration, I pointed out that this army defeated the enemy for the nation of Israel. I also said that a church that does not follow the new way is still a church, just as the Israelites who were not in Gideon’s army were still Israelites. My hope was that many would join me in the army to fight for the Lord’sin te rests and that the remainder of the saints, instead of criticizing or opposing, would support the army. Nevertheless, soon after the start of the training in Taipei in August of the same year, certain brothers ‘‘jumped the gun’’ and, not waiting to see what the result of the training would be, began to criticize and oppose it. First these brothers criticized, and then they opposed. This was followed by their attacking the Lord’s recovery and their efforts to destroy it. We need to learn from this that, in order to be in one accord for the Lord’s move, we should not express our opinion but come back to the Word. I believe that Israel’s victory over the Midianites was due to the fact that the children of Israel were in one accord. Both those who went out to fight in this war and those who did not were one with Moses. To be sure, many of those who stayed home prayed for those who went forth to fight. Eventually, because the people were in one accord, the plunder was distributed not only among those who fought but also among those who stayed home. There was one accord among the fighters, and there was one accord also among the rest of the children of Israel, including the women. All the people, the older ones and the younger ones alike, were in one accord. For this reason, they gained the victory. D. The Victory of the Israelites over the Midianites

9民数记三十一章七至十二节描述以色列人胜过了米甸人。他们杀了米甸人所有的男子（民三一7。）他们也杀了巴兰和米甸的五王。（民三一。）不仅如此，以色列人还掳了米甸人的妇女、孩子，夺了他们所有的牲口，家畜、和财物。（民三一9。）他们也用火焚烧米甸人所有的城邑、和所有的营寨，（民三一10，）然后他们将一切所掳的、所夺的、所获的，都交给摩西、祭司以利亚撒、并以色列会众。(民三一11~12)这一切都由于以色列人中间的同心合意。

见证

10弟兄：民数记三十章论到许愿的律例，民数记三十一章论到与米甸人的争战。在关于许愿的记载之后，紧接著就是关于争战的记载。这指明在许愿和与仇敌争战之间有关联。我们向主许了愿，祂就给我们看见，我们需要为著祂的权利争战。我要作个为主的权益争战的弟兄。我们在地上所能作的，没有比这更高的。我们需要为著同心合意，自动的交出自己，叫我们能击败神的仇敌。

11弟兄：米甸人是邪恶的。在圣经里，亚玛力人表征肉体，摩押人和亚扪人表征肉体的情欲，但米甸人表征肉体情欲的污秽。在神的百姓被重新数点过，并接受了关于供物和许愿的律例之后，他们就准备好进入美地。但他们还必须对付米甸人，米甸人不是在他们前面，乃是在他们后面。米甸人得罪了神的百姓，神要以色列人在米甸人身上报仇。每当我们准备好要跟随主并事奉祂，我们就需要警醒防备米甸人，就是肉体情欲的污秽，牠会随时爬进来败坏我们。我们需要与神是一，与米甸人争战并消灭他们，为米甸人对神百姓所作的一切报仇。

11Numbers 31:7-12 describes the victory of the Israelites over the Midianites. The Israelites slew every male among the Midianites (v. 7). They also slew Balaam and the five kings of the Midianites (v. 8). Furthermore, the Israelites took captive the women 8 and children of the Midianites and took as plunder all their cattle, livestock, and goods (v. 9). They also burned all the cities of the Midianites and all their encampments (v. 10), and then they brought all the spoil and all the plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the assembly of the sons of Israel (vv. 11-12). All this was due to the one accord among the children of Israel.

12弟兄：我们要与神的仇敌争战，就要同心合意。这就是说，我们在神的军队中不该发表自己的意见，这会防碍军队同心合意的争战。我要学习如何对付自己的意见，叫我能和弟兄们同心合意的打败神的仇敌。

13弟兄：神的子民胜过米甸人，是因为他们同心合意的跟从摩西的战略。当百姓获知各支派要提供一千人去打仗，在记载中，他们并没有起争论、发怨言、出意见、或题建议。百姓都同心合意，这同心合意是他们得胜背后的有力因素。我们今天要胜过仇敌，也需要同心合意;这同心合意正回到我们中间。摩西的战略也包括了非尼哈，他们以神的妒忌为妒忌，他们带著圣所的器皿和警号。警号是为著示警，圣所的器皿是为著保护。我们都要像非尼哈一样，为著主的权益，以神的妒忌为妒忌，并且使用圣神的武器。圣所的器皿包括盛装乳香的杯和蜡剪。乳香表征复活的馨香。我们与米甸人争战，需要基督复活的馨香。我们若凭天然的生命争战，我们里面会有一些东西同意米甸人。这样，我们就会同情他们，不去杀他们。然而在基督复活的生命里，有消灭米甸人的能力。蜡剪对付我们天然的生命，这生命防碍那灵之光的照耀。我们要与米甸人争战，我们里面天然的东西就必须被剪除，我们需要在复活里。然后我们凭著那灵，就能对付肉体情欲的污秽。

14姊妹：我深深的被同心合意这件事摸著。那些出去争战的和那些留在后方的，都同心合意。那些留在后方的，必定为在前线争战的人祷告。人人都参与了这埸对米甸人的战争。今天我们需要为那些为著神的权利战争的人祷告。那些争战的，特别是长老们和全时间的，需要所有的圣徒支持他们，站在他们背后，在灵里与他们是一。这会使我们有赢得胜利所必需的同心合意。我们需要同灵同魂，为著主今天的权益争战。

15弟兄：为著同心合意，赞美主！当主告诉摩西，这是在米甸人身上报以色列人之仇的时候，百姓都同心合意的执行摩西的战略。这里与米甸人的战争不是个人的战争，乃是团体的战争，需要百姓同心合意。我们都需要个别的与主同行，但我们也需要团体的与仇敌争战。近些年来，我们中间缺少同心合意，防碍了主在祂恢复中的往前。但如今已经恢复了同心合意。我们同心合意，就能打败神的仇敌，并取得美地，以完成神的经纶。