民数记生命读经 · 第44篇

争战（十三）

Fighting (13)

1读经：民数记31:13-54。在本篇信息中，我们要继续来看以色列人战胜米甸人。

1Scripture Reading: Num. 31:13-54 In this message we will continue to consider the overcoming of the Midianites by the children of Israel

五炼净并洁净所掳的和所获的

E. The Purging and the Purification of the Captives and the Spoil

2按照三十一章十三至二十四节，所掳的和所获的都要炼净并洁净。１把所有的男孩，和已出嫁的妇女杀了

2According to 31:13-24, both the captives and the spoil had to be purged and purified. 1. Killing Every Male among the Little Ones and Every Woman Who Had Been Married

3摩西吩咐，要把所有的男孩，和已出嫁的妇女杀了。（民三一～18。）我们若对那情况缺少属灵的眼光，就会认为这命令很残忍、没有人性。但我们若有属灵的眼光，看见米甸人豫表肉体情欲的污秽，就会承认摩西的命令是正确的。

3Moses commanded that every male among the little ones and every woman who had been married should be killed (vv. 13-18). If we do not have a spiritual view 13 of the situation, we might think that this command was cruel and inhuman. But if we do have a spiritual view, realizing that the Midianites typify the filthiness of the lust of the flesh, we will admit that Moses’ command was proper.

２那些杀戮的，要在营外安营七天，凡杀了人的，凡碰著被杀的，要洁净自己和自己所掳来的

2. Those Who Had Killed Any Person and Those Who Had Touched Any Slain Person Encamping outside the Camp Seven Days and Purifying Themselves and Their Captives

4十九节说，『你们要在营外安营七天，凡杀了人的，凡碰著被杀的，要在第三日和第七日洁净自己和自己所掳来的。』那些杀了人的，和那些碰著被杀的，都被玷污了，需要洁净。这洁净要在第三日和第七日进行。在豫表中，第三日表征复活，第七日表征完全。３洁净一切衣服、皮件、山羊毛织的物件、和各样木器百姓要洁净一切衣服、皮件、山羊毛织的物件、和各样木器。（民三一20。）这些物件既不能经过火，就要用水洁净。

4Verse 19 says, ‘‘Encamp outside the camp seven days; whoever of you has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.’’ Those who had killed someone and those who had touched a slain person had become defiled and needed to be purified. This purification took place on the third day and again on the seventh day. In typology, the third day signifies resurrection, and the seventh day signifies completion. 3. Purifying Every Garment, Every Article of Skin, All Work of Goats’ Hair, and Every Article of Wood The people were required to purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats’ hair, and every article of wood (v. 20). These things were purified with water, since they could not pass through fire

４炼净一切的金属，并洁净凡不能见火的

4. Purging and Purifying All Metal and Purifying Whatever Could Not Stand the Fire

5一切金属－金、银、铜、铁、锡、铅，都要经过火来炼净，然后要用除污秽的水来洁净。凡不能见火的，要经过水来洁净。

5All the metal—gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead— were to be purged by passing through fire and then purified with the water for impurity. Whatever could not stand the fire was to be purified by passing through water.

５第七日要洗衣服

5. Washing Their Clothes on the Seventh Day

6『第七日你们要洗衣服，就必洁净；然后可以进营。（民三一24。）洗衣服表征洗涤我们的行为和我们所是的一切。这一切关于炼净并洁净掳物的事，给我们看见凡与神有关的都必须炼净、洗净以得洁净。我们来摸与神有关的事时，必须守住这原则。凡被死亡所玷污并污秽的，都要被炼净、洁净或洗净。

6You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean; and afterward you shall come into the camp’’ (v. 24). This washing of their clothes signifies the washing of our behavior and of all that we are. All these matters concerning the purging and purifying of the captives and the spoil show us that everything related to God must be clean, having been purged, purified, or washed. We must keep this principle in touching things which are related to God. Whatever has been defiled, contaminated, by death must be purged or purified or washed

六分配所夺来的人畜

F. The Distributing of the Plunder, Both of Man and of Cattle

7三十一章二十五至四十七节记载了所夺来之人畜的分配。

7In 31:25-47 we have the distributing of the plunder, both of man and of cattle

１一半归与出去打仗的，

1. Half Given to Those Who Went to War

一半归与全会众

and Half to All the Assembly

8『你和祭司以利亚撒、并会众的各族系的族长，要计算所夺来的人、畜总数，把所夺来的分为两半，一半归与出去打仗的精兵，一半归与全会众。』（民三一26～27。）这里我们看见一件奇妙的事：打仗的人得著一半的掳物，另一半分给留在后方的人，他们很可能为出去打仗的人祷告。

8Take the sum of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the assembly; and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who engage in battle and went out to the war and all the assembly’’ (vv. 26-27). Here we see something marvelous: the fighters received half of the plunder, and the other half was given to those who stayed behind and who probably prayed for the ones who went out to war

２从出去打仗的人所得的人口、牲口中，每五百取一，

2. One out of Five Hundred of the Persons and of the Cattle from the Portion for the Men Who

9征为贡物，奉给耶和华

9Went to War Being Given to Jehovah as a Tribute

10『你们要从出去打仗的人所得的人口、牛、驴、羊群中，每五百取一，征为贡物，奉给耶和华。』（民三一28。）所征的这贡物要在神面前作为一种记念。

10Levy for Jehovah a tribute from the men of battle who went out to the war, one out of five hundred, of the persons and of the oxen and of the asses and of the flocks’’ (v. 28). This tribute was to be a kind of memorial before God

３给耶和华的贡物，要交给祭司以利亚撒，作耶和华的举祭

3. The Tribute for Jehovah Going to Eleazar the Priest as a Heave Offering of Jehovah

11『从他们所得的这一半之中，要取出贡物交给祭司以利亚撒，作耶和华的举祭。』（民三一29。）因著祭司以利亚撒与耶和华是一，凡从打仗的人征为贡物，奉给耶和华的，都交给祭司以利亚撒。所交给以利亚撒的，都成了举祭。这表征贡物被带到升天里,在耶和华面前作为记念,并且至终成为大祭司的分。４从会众所得的一半之中，

11Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering of Jehovah’’ (v. 29). Because Eleazar the priest was one with Jehovah, whatever was given to Jehovah as a tribute by the fighters went to Eleazar the priest. What was given to Eleazar became a heave offering. This signifies that the tribute was put into ascension for a memorial before Jehovah and that this eventually became the high priest’sport i on. 4. One out of Fifty from the Half for the Assembly

每五十取一，交给负耶和华帐幕职责的利未人

Being Given to the Levites Who Keep the Charge of the Tabernacle of Jehovah

12『从以色列人所得的一半之中，就是从人口、牛、驴、羊群、并各样牲口中，每五十取一，交给负耶和华帐幕职责的利未人。』（民三十30。）这样，大祭司取得了他的分，利未人也取得了他们的分。这是按照摩西从神所得的智慧。掳物的分配包括了色列人中各种的人。这分配包括了出去打仗的人，和留守的人，也包括了大祭司和利未人。关于掳物的分配，记载中没有题到任何的意见或建议。百姓接受他们的分时，没有表达任何意见，也没有提出任何建议。

12From the half of the sons of Israel you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah’’ (v. 30). Thus, the high priest received his portion, and the Levites received their portion. This was according to Moses’ wisdom, which he received from God. The distribution of the plunder included all kinds of persons among the Israelites. This distribution covered those who went to war and those who stayed back. It also covered the high priest and the Levites. Regarding the distribution of the plunder, there is no record of any opinion or proposal. The people received their portion without expressing any opinion and without making any proposal

七军长向耶和华献供物

G. The Offering to Jehovah by the Officers of the Army

13四十八至五十四节说到军长向耶和华献供物。

13Verses 48 through 54 speak of the offering to Jehovah by the officers of the army

１因军中没有缺失一人而献上

1. Offered Because Not Even One Man of Their Army Was Missing

14众军长对摩西说，『在仆人权下的兵，已经计算总数，并不缺失一人。』（民三一49。）这是众军长献供物给耶和华的原因；没有人要求他们这样献祭他们自动的这样作，是他们自己发起的。

14The officers and the captains said to Moses, ‘‘Your servants have taken the sum of the men of the battle who are under our authority, and there is not a man missing from us’’ (v. 49). This was the reason the officers brought an offering to Jehovah. The officers were not required to make such an offering; they did this voluntarily out of their own initiative

２献上金器，好在耶和华面前为自己遮罪

2. Articles of Gold to Make Propitiation for Themselves before Jehovah

15『如今我们将各人所得的金器、臂环、手镯、打印的戒指、耳环、项炼，都带来作耶和华的供物，好在耶和华面前为我们遮罪。』（民三一50。）这指明众军长感觉敏锐、知识丰富，认识自己在神面前的光景。他们晓得关系到他们的一些事是不对也不合式的，他们需要在神面前为自己遮罪，使他们与神之间的光景得以平息。这平息是用金器完成的。

15‘‘We have brought Jehovah’s offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make propitiation for ourselves before Jehovah’’ (v. 50). This indicates that the officers were sensitive and knowledgeable, knowing their condition before God. They realized that there was something concerning them which was not right or fitting and that they needed to make propitiation for themselves before God so that their situation with God could be appeased. This propitiation was made with articles of gold.

３摩西和祭司以利亚撒

3. Moses and Eleazar the Priest

16收了所献给耶和华

16Receiving the Articles of Gold as the Heave Offering

为举祭的金子，就带进会幕作记念

Offered to God and Bringing Them into the Tent of Meeting as a Memorial

17摩西和祭司以利亚撒从军长收了所献给耶和华为举祭的金子，就带进会幕，在耶和华面前作以色列人的记念。（民三一51～54。）他们的供物乃是举祭，就是升天里的东西。在三十一章十三至五十四节，我们看见同心合意的美丽图画。在各类人中间的光景，充满了平安、喜悦、与和谐。百姓与神的光景也是平安的。整个光景都是喜悦的，因为他们都同心合意。

见证

18弟兄：我欣赏凡与神有关的事都必须被洁净的原则。每当我们接触神的事，我们都需要审慎。我们里面有许多需要被炼净或洗净的。这洁净和炼净是为著同心合意。我们要同心合意，就需要对付里面不洁的事物。比如，我们若是心怀不悦，有一天我们隐藏的感觉会引起严重的问题。为了同心合意的缘故，愿我们都到主那里去彻底的炼净并洁净。

19弟兄：为了民数记三十一章，赞美主！因著同心合意，以色列人得胜了。他们整个的光景是喜悦、平安的。他们在战争的事上是同心合意的，在分掳物的事上也是同心合意的。一半的掳物分给出去打仗的人，一半的掳物分给留守的人。大祭司得了他的分，利未人也得了他们的分。这指明只要我们在召会中并同心合意，我们都会得著我们的分。这不在乎我们是争战的，还是为争战者祷告的。我们若同心合意，就会赢得胜利并得著我们的分。

19Moses and Eleazar the priest received from the officers the articles of gold as the heave offering offered to God and brought them into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the sons of Israel before Jehovah (vv. 51-54). Their offering was a heave offering, something in ascension. In 31:13-54 we see a beautiful picture of one accord. The situation among the different categories of people was peaceful, pleasant, and harmonious. Also, the situation of the people with God was peaceful. The entire situation was pleasant because they were all in one accord

20弟兄：我欣赏那些军长为自己的光景主动到神这里来。他们献上金器，为自己遮罪。这可能是由于同心合意，使他们得蒙光照，看见自

21己的光景。他们看见，甚至在争战中，他们也有些东西是不对的，他们想要平息自己的光景，使他们与主之间没有问题。今天我们若是同心合意，也会蒙光照，看见在我们光景中有些东西需要受对付。

22弟兄：在论到民数记三十一章的这两篇信息中，要点乃是同心合意。这章里面没有意见，取而代之的，是同心合意。我能见证，在我基督徒的生活中，最美妙的经历就是同心合意。比如，当我和姊妹在台北参加训练时，我们经过了许多的对付，结果这些对付带进了同心合意。我们享受同心合意，也经历了主在这事上的祝福。然而，我们后来也看到了仇敌恨恶同心合意，并尽他一切所能的来破坏这事。仇敌想要破坏我们中间的同心合意，但他失败了，同心合意又回到我们当中。为著主恢复中的同心合意，阿利路亚！