民数记生命读经 · 第50篇

出埃及记、利未记和民数记中，关于神对祂所拣选

A Vital Sketch of the Divine Revelation in the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, and

1并救赎之人的经纶

1Numbers Concerning God’sEcon o my with

这神圣启示的要略（二）

His Chosen and Redeemed People (2

2读经：民数记1:1-3,44-46。在本篇信息中，我们要继续来陈明在出埃及记、利未记和民数记中，关于神对祂拣选并救赎之人的经纶这神圣启示的要略。贰神所拣选并救赎的人

2Scripture Reading: Num. 1:1-3, 44-46 In this message we will continue to present a vital sketch of the divine revelation in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers concerning God’secon o my with His chosen and redeemed people. II. THE NEED OF GOD’S CHOSEN AND REDEEMED PEOPLE

需要编构成祭司的军队，

TO BE FORMED INTO A PRIESTLY ARMY

以执行圣别的争战

TO CARRY OUT THE HOLY WAR

3整本民数记都启示，神所拣选并救赎的人需要编构成祭司的军队，以执行圣别的争战。一照生命里的成熟被数点

3The book of Numbers as a whole reveals the need of God’s chosen and redeemed people to be formed into an army to carry out the holy war. A. To Be Numbered according to Maturity in Life

4神的子民要编构成圣别的军队，首先必须照生命里的成熟被数点。（民一3，18。）

4In order to be formed into a holy army, God’sp eople must first be numbered according to maturity in life (Num. 1:3, 18

二建造成为一体

B. To Be Built Up into One Body

5神所拣选并救赎的人，也被建造成为一体。（民一44～46。）我们若想想以色列人在西乃山下的排列是如何整齐，就看见他们已经真实的被建造成为一体了。

5God’s chosen and redeemed people were also built up into one body (1:44-46). If we consider how the children of Israel were in array at the foot of Mount Sinai, we will realize that they had truly been formed into one body

三与神一同前行

C. To Journey with God

6神的百姓被数点并被建造成为一体之后，就与神一同前行。这就是说，他们与神一同踏上行程。

6After God’sp eople were numbered and built up into one body, they journeyed with God. This means that they traveled with Him

１有神的同在

1. With the Presence of God

7在以色列人与神一同前行的途中，他们有神的同在，这由日间的云彩，和夜间云中的火所表征。（出三三，四十36～38，民九15～23。）云彩和火都是三一神的彰显。云彩和火的同在，指明当百姓在旷野中前行时，是与神一同前行的。在这旅程中，他们受神自己的引领。

7In their journey with God, the children of Israel had the presence of God, signified by the cloud in the day and by the fire in the cloud at night (Exo. 33:14; 40:36-38; Num. 9:15-23). The cloud and the fire were both 14 the expression of the Triune God. The presence of the cloud and the fire indicated that as the people were journeying in the wilderness, they were journeying with God. In this journey they were led by God Himself.

２耶和华的使者带领

2. The Angel of Jehovah to Take the Lead

8当以色列人与神一同前行时，耶和华的使者是带领的。（出三二34。）耶和华的使者是旧约里对基督特别的称呼，如在出埃及三章里所启示的。耶和华的使者在带领著，总是行在以色列军队前头。

8As the children of Israel were journeying with God, the Angel of Jehovah took the lead (Exo. 32:34). The title ‘‘the Angel of Jehovah’’ is a particular title of Christ in the Old Testament, as revealed in Exodus 3. The Angel of Jehovah took the lead, always walking in front of the army of Israel.

３与耶和华，就是三一神，

3. Moving, Walking, and Living Together

一同行动、行走并生活

with Jehovah, the Triune God

9以色列人在行程中，与耶和华，就是三一神，一同行动、行走并生活。这是今天我们基督徒生活的豫表，图画。一天过一天，我们与这位经过过程并分赐的三一神一同行动、行走并生活。４经过大而可畏的旷野，

9In their journey the children of Israel were moving, walking, and living with Jehovah, the Triune God. This is a type, a picture, of our living as Christians today. Day by day we are moving, walking, and living together with the processed and dispensing Triune God. 4. To Pass through the Great and Terrible Wilderness

并经各种的试炼、苦难、神圣的眷顾、供应和管教

with All Kinds of Trials, Sufferings, and Divine Care, Supplies, and Discipline

10神所拣选并救赎的人，经过大而可畏的旷野，并经各种的试炼、苦难、神圣的眷顾、供应和管教。（申一19，八2～5。）这也是今天我们基督徒生活的一幅图画。有些人说基督徒生活是美妙的。然而，按照豫表，基督徒的生活乃是经过大而可畏之旷野的生活。在这旷野里，我们有各种的试炼和苦难，但是也有神圣的眷顾和供应。不仅如此，因为我们就像以色列人一样，常常是『顽皮的孩子，』所以除了神的眷顾和供应之外，还有神的管教。５经过四十二站，

10God’s chosen and redeemed people passed through the great and terrible wilderness with all kinds of trials, sufferings, and divine care, supplies, and discipline (Deut. 1:19; 8:2-5). This also is a picture of our Christian life today. Some say that the Christian life is wonderful. However, according to typology, the Christian life is a life of passing through a great and terrible wilderness. In this wilderness we have all kinds of trials and sufferings, but we also have the divine care and supplies. Moreover, because we, like the children of Israel, are often ‘‘naughty children,’’ in addition to God’s care and supplies we also have His discipline. 5. Through Forty-two Stations to Enter into Rest

进入神所应许之美地的安息

in the Good Land Promised by God

11在经过旷野的行程中，以色列人经过四十二个站口，至终进入神所应许之美地的安息。(民三三1~49，书~2)

11On their journey through the wilderness, the children of Israel passed through forty-two stations to enter into rest in the good land promised by God (Num. 33:1-49; Josh. 1:2

四与神一同争战并为神争战

D. To Fight Together with God and for God

12神所拣选并救赎的人，是祭司的军队，与神并为神争战。今天我们若要与神并为神争战，首先必须与祂一同行动、行走、并生活，也要在旷野中经过许多事。惟有这样，我们才能有资格与神一同争战。

12As a priestly army, God’s chosen and redeemed people fought together with God and for God. If we would fight together with God and for God today, we must first move, walk, and live with Him and also pass through many things in the wilderness. Only in this way can we be qualified to fight together with God.

13以色列人不仅与神一同争战，也为神争战。今天在召会生活中，我们也该为神争战。这指明我们的召会生活实际上主要的不是为著自己，乃是为著神。然而，我们对召会生活的感觉也许太主观、太自私。在聚会中也许有人见证说，『在我进入召会生活以前，我无家可归。现今在召会中，我就是在家里。喔，何等美妙的召会生活！』不错，我们在召会生活中，就是在家里。然而，我们需要看见，召会生活主要的不是为著自己，乃是为著神。我们应该可以说，『主，召会生活实际上就是你的生活。你要这样生活，我们也与你一同生活。我们若没有与你一同生活、行动，你就得不到满足。你不想要单独。你已经拣选、救赎、并拯救我们，叫我们在你的行动中和你作同伴。主，我们的召会生活真是为著你的。』

13The children of Israel fought not only with God but also for God. In the church life today, we should also fight for God. This indicates that our church life is actually for God and not mainly for us. However, our feeling concerning the church life may be too subjective and selfish. In the meeting someone may testify, saying, ‘‘Before I came into the church life, I was homeless. Now in the church I am at home. Oh, how good is the church life!’’ Yes, we are at home in the church life. Nevertheless, we need to realize that the church life is not mainly for us but for God. We should be able to say, ‘‘Lord, the church life is actually Your life. You want to live this way, and we are living together with You. If we did not live and move with You, You would not have Your satisfaction. You do not want to be alone. You have chosen, redeemed, and saved us to accompany You in Your move. Our church life, Lord, is really for You.’’

１击败亚拉得王，并毁灭他的百姓

1. To Defeat the King of Arad and Destroy His People

14在与神并为神的争战中，以色列人击败亚拉得王，并毁灭他的百姓。（民二一1～3。）藉此，他们战胜了迦南人中间的第一个仇敌。

14In their fighting together with God and for God, the children of Israel defeated the king of Arad and destroyed his people (Num. 21:1-3). By doing this, they overcame the first enemy among the Canaanites

２击败亚摩利王西宏同他的百姓，以及巴珊王噩同他的百姓

2. To Defeat Sihon King of the Amorites with His People and Og King of Bashan with His People

15神的子民也击败了亚摩利王西宏同他的百姓，以及巴珊王噩同他的百姓。（民二一21～35。）这就是说，他们胜过迦南的两个守门者。３击败米甸人同他们的五王

15God’sp eople also defeated Sihon king of the Amorites with his people and Og king of Bashan with his people (21:21-35). This means that they overcame Canaan’st wo gate guards. 3. To Defeat the Midianites with Their Five Kings

16以色列人也击败了米甸人同他们的五王。（民三一1～12。）百姓击败了米甸人，就胜过了迦南的守卫军。神拣选并救赎的百姓所击败的诸王，表征空中属灵的有能者、执政者和掌权者。今天我们需要与这些有能者争战并击败他们。

16The children of Israel also defeated the Midianites with their five kings (31:1-12). By defeating the Midianites the people overcame Canaan’s gate army. The kings defeated by God’s chosen and redeemed people signify the spiritual powers, rulers, and authorities in the air. Today we need to fight against these powers and defeat them

４为著进入神所应许的美地，使神的国能在那里扩展并建立

4. For the Entrance into the God-promised Good Land That the Kingdom of God Might Be Spread and Established There

17神的百姓与诸王争战，是为著进入神所应许的美地，使神的国能在那里扩展并建立。今天我们的原则也是一样。当我们击败空中执政的、有能的、掌权的，神的国就必得著扩展并建立。五背负神的居所，

17The fighting of God’sp eople against the kings was for the entrance into the God-promised good land that the kingdom of God might be spread and established there. The principle is the same with us today. When we defeat the rulers, powers, and authorities in the air, the kingdom of God surely is spread and established. E. To Bear with Them God’s Dwelling, the Tabernacle

见证的帐幕同见证的柜

of the Testimony with the Ark of the Testimony

18神所拣选并救赎的人，既是祭司的军队，执行神圣的争战，他们就背负著神的居所、见证的帐幕同见证的柜。这指明今天在召会生活中，我们正在背负神的见证与神自己。在我们的肩头上，我们不仅担负著神的居所，也担负著居住者，就是神自己。只要召会背负著神的见证，召会就是神的居所。实际上，神的居所就是神的见证。今天，这神的见证，神的居所，就在我们的肩头上。

18As the priestly army carrying out the holy war, God’s chosen and redeemed people bore with them God’s dwelling, the tabernacle of the testimony with the ark of the testimony. This indicates that in the church life today we are bearing God’s testimony with God Himself. Upon our shoulder we not only have God’s dwelling place but also the dweller, God Himself. As long as the church bears the testimony of God, the church is God’s dwelling place. Actually, the dwelling place of God is the testimony of God. Today, this testimony of God, this dwelling place of God, is upon our shoulder

１见证的帐幕表征神所拣选并救赎的人，与祂一同建造成为祂在地上的居所

1. The Tabernacle of the Testimony Signifying God’s Chosen and Redeemed People Built Up with Him as His Dwelling on the Earth

19见证的帐幕表征神所拣选并救赎的人，与祂一同建造成为祂在地上的居所（新约里的召会）。在这里我们要指出，就属灵一面说，以色列人的历史与召会的历史乃是一。以色列人的历史是豫表，召会的历史是这豫表的实际。这就是说，出埃及记、利未记和民数记中所记载的，豫表使徒行传和书信中所记载的。

19The tabernacle of the testimony signifies God’s chosen and redeemed people built up with Him as His dwelling on the earth (the church in the New Testament). Here we would point out that, spiritually speaking, the history of Israel and the history of the church are one. The history of Israel is a prefigure, and the history of the church is the reality of the prefigure. This means that what is recorded in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers prefigures what is recorded in Acts and in the Epistles

２见证的柜表征基督是神在祂所拣选并救赎之人中间经纶的中心

2. The Ark of the Testimony Signifying Christ as the Center of God’sEcon o my among His Chosen and Redeemed People

20见证的柜表征基督是神在祂拣选并救赎之人中间经纶的中心。今天我们中间有约柜，就是基督，亲自与我们同在。

20The ark of the testimony signifies Christ as the center of God’secon o my among His chosen and redeemed people. Today we have the ark among us; that is, we have Christ with us in a personal way.

３见证表征律法，就是神之所是的描绘

3. The Testimony Signifying the Law, Which Is the Portrait of What God Is

21见证表征律法，就是神之所是的描绘。因著见证(法版)是放在约柜里，所以约柜被称为见证的柜。

21The testimony signifies the law, which is a portrait of what God is. Because the testimony, the tables of the law, was put into the ark, the ark was called the ark of the testimony

４帐幕同约柜是神所拣选并救赎之人所背负的见证

4. The Tabernacle with the Ark Being the Testimony Borne by God’s Chosen and Redeemed People

22帐幕同约柜是神所拣选并救赎之人所背负的见证。在旷野的那些年间，为数两百多万的以色列人没有作别的，只是照顾神的见证。他们没有从商或作工以谋生。神藉著给他们吗哪，以及从磐石赐水给他们，来照顾他们的生活。四十年之久，神的子民由耶和华的使者领头，在旷野中扎营并前行。在列国眼中，以色列人是在浪费时间。同样的，在世人眼中，我们这些在召会生活里致力于背负并照顾神见证的人，也是在浪费时间。然而在神眼中，实际上闲站的、浪费时间的乃是世人。（太二十3。）别人也许认为我们是在浪费时间，但我们这些在主恢复里的人，很乐于用我们的时间来照顾并背负神的见证。在本篇信息中，我们已经鸟瞰了民数记。按这鸟瞰，民数记是记载神所拣选并救赎的人组成祭司军队，为神争战，与神一同前行，使他们可以为神所豫备，去取得包罗万有的基督为美地。

22The tabernacle with the ark was the testimony borne by God’s chosen and redeemed people. During the years in the wilderness, the children of Israel, who were more than two million in number, did not do anything except take care of God’s testimony. They did not engage in commerce or work to make a living. God cared for their living by sending them manna and by giving them water from the rock. For a period of forty years, God’sp eople, with the Angel of Jehovah taking the lead, camped and journeyed in the wilderness. In the eyes of the nations, the children of Israel were wasting their time. Likewise, in the eyes of the worldly people, we in the church life who have given ourselves to bear and to care for the testimony of God are also wasting our time. In the sight of God, however, it is actually the worldly people who are idle and who are wasting their time (Matt. 20:3). Others may think that we are wasting our time, but we in the Lord’s recovery are happy to use our time to care for and to bear God’s testimony. In this message we have seen a bird’s-eye view of the book of Numbers. According to this view, Numbers is a record of God’s chosen and redeemed people being formed into a priestly army to fight for God and to journey with God so that they may be prepared by God to possess the all-inclusive Christ as the good land

见证

23弟兄：出埃及记、利未记和民数记中这神圣启示的要略，实际上是我们基督徒生活和召会生活中，一幅经历的图画。我们得救之后，就被关于神、关于祂的经纶、和关于祂在地上所作之事的启示抓住。我特别欣赏『在召会生活中，我们是在经历神旳生活』这一点。神要过召会生活。召会生活实际上不是我们的生活，乃是神的生活。属世的人也许认为我们是在浪费时间，但我们知道我们正与神一同前行，照顾祂的见证，为祂所豫备，要得著包罗万有的基督为美地。

24弟兄：我很享受对神的呼召，以及我们与祂同行的旅程这美妙的概览。我很感谢主把我列在那些人中，他们与神一同前行，并被神赋与资格，过祂所要的生活。召会生活不是我们的生活，乃是神的生活，这是何等奇妙的启示！召会生活是神爱过的生活。我们已经蒙拣选、蒙救赎、得拯救脱离堕落的辖制，如今可以与神一同前行，与祂一同过召会生活。

25弟兄：这篇信息向我们陈明的，是何等的概览！这概览帮助我们看见，我们是甚么样的基督徒。我们是神『顽皮的孩子，』但藉著祂的供应和训练，我们彀资格与神一同建造、与神一同前行、背负神见证、与神并为神争战，好进祂的国度。不错，我们可能『顽皮，』但我们藉著前行与争战，正在背负神的见证。我们在这里是为著神的话和耶稣的见证。我们背负这见证，至终，会带进国度，也会把主带回来。

26弟兄：『我们信徒的历史和以色列人的历史是平行的，』这点对我非常真实。今天我们正与神一同前行，我们有神的同在。我们有主作云彩、火、并使者。祂引导著我们，我们正与祂一同在大的旷野里生活行动。在这旷野里，我们领受神圣的启示和供应，也领受神圣的管教。我能见证，在召会生活中，神的管教是非常独特的。就像小孩需要双亲的管教，我们也需要主的管教。在召会中，我们有养育属灵儿女的地方，有得著真理的滋养和供应的地方。在召会中，我们也经历神的管教。至终，我们会彀资格进入神的军队，使我们可以为祂争战，带进祂的国。

27弟兄：神所拣选并救赎的人需要构成祭司的军队，执行神圣的争战。这是正常基督徒生活的一面。我欣赏在构成祭司军队这事上的进展。首先，我们按著生命里的成熟被数点。然后，我们被建造成为一个身体。接著，我们与神一同前行，与祂一同行动，并按祂的引领作事。我们与神一同前行时，祂给我们所需要的经历，使我们可以装备好，同著祂并为著祂争战。至终，仇敌要被击败，我们要进入美地建立神的国。

28弟兄：三一神需要召会生活，因为祂需要召会生活，祂就拣选、救赎并拯救一些人脱离堕落的辖制。在旷野里，神所拣选并救赎的人似乎是在浪费他们的时间，这一点我很享受。他们在那里作甚么？他们既不耕种，也没有作任何工。他们把时间花在照顾会幕和背负见证上。今天我们在召会生活里，光景也是一样的。属世的人可能在想我们到底在作甚么，也可能认为我们是在浪费时间。事实上，我们是在享受基督，我们是在领受启示，我们是在与三一神一同建造，我们是在构成祭司军队，与神一同前行并为祂争战。我能这样使用我的时间，实在赞美主、敬拜主！