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约书亚记生命读经 · 第14篇

关于拈阄分地三件特别的事

Three Particular Matters Concerning the Allotment of the Land
1读经：约书亚记17:3-4;20:1-9;22:10-34在本篇信息中，我有负担进一步说到关于拈阄分地三件特别的事－西罗非哈女儿的事例，逃城的设立，以及流便、迦得、和玛拿西半支派回到他们在约但河东的地去。在豫表里，这三件事给我们看见关于享受基督的一些细节。
1Scripture Reading: Josh. 17:3-4; 20:1-9; 22:10-34 In this message I have the burden to give a further word on three particular matters concerning the allotment of the good land—the case of the daughters of Zelophehad, the cities of refuge, and the return of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to their land east of the Jordan. In typology, these three matters show us certain details regarding the enjoyment of Christ
西罗非哈女儿的事例
the case of the daughters of Zelophehad
2玛拿西的后裔西罗非哈，有五个女儿，却没有儿子。（十七3。）这些女儿要求承受他们父亲产业的权利，使她们父亲的产业留在他的支派里。（书十七4，民二七1～。）照著神的命定，只有男子有继承权。然而，有一些女子要求承受产业，神也尊重她们的要求。
2Zelophehad, a descendant of Manasseh, had five daughters but no sons (17:3). The daughters claimed the right to inherit their father’s inheritance, so that it would remain in his tribe (v. 4; Num. 27:1-11). According to God’so rd i nation, only males had the right of inheritance. Here, 11 however, some females requested an inheritance, and God honored their request.
有她们父亲的生命
Having Their Father’s Life
3西罗非哈的五个女儿有她们父亲的生命。这指明要承受基督作我们的美地，我们必须有正确的家谱；也就是说，我们必须有正确的生命源头。在圣经里，产业是照著家谱定的。家谱是生命的事，这生命与支派、家室和家族有关。西罗非哈的女儿是属于约瑟之子玛拿西的一个家族，这事实指明她们有正确的生命源头。享受基督作我们的产业，非常在于我们在祂里面所得著的生命。
3The five daughters of Zelophehad had their father’s life. This indicates that in order to inherit Christ as our good land, we must have the proper genealogy; that is, we must have the proper origin of life. In the Bible, inheritance is determined according to genealogy. A genealogy is a matter of life, and this life is related to tribes, houses, and families. The fact that the daughters of Zelophehad were of one of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph indicates that they had the proper origin of life. The enjoyment of Christ as our inheritance depends very much on the life which we have received in Him
父亲的家族表征召会
The Father’s Family Signifying the Church
4她们父亲的家族表征召会。在召会里，我们有立场承受基督作我们的享受。这就是说，我们若要享受基督作我们的产业，有分于祂的丰富，我们就必须有召会生活。我们在召会生活里与圣徒们的交通，对我们享受基督是很要紧的。我们若失去与圣徒们的交通，就会失去我们对基督的享受。那些放弃含有生命交通之召会生活的人，自然而然就失去他们的权利，不能承受对基督的享受。
4Their father’s family signifies the church. In the church we have the standing to inherit Christ for our enjoyment. This means that if we would enjoy Christ as our inheritance, participating in His riches, we must have the church life. Our fellowship with the saints in the church life is crucial for our enjoyment of Christ. If we lose our fellowship with the saints, we will lose our enjoyment of Christ. Those who give up the church life with the fellowship of life spontaneously lose their right to inherit the enjoyment of Christ.
女子是较软弱的人
The Females Being Weaker Ones
5女子表征较软弱的人。在神看来，我们都是女子，都是软弱的人。惟有基督是刚强者。按属灵说，整个宇宙中只有一个男子，就是那具体化身在基督里的神。所有的信徒，包括弟兄在内，都是女子。所以，西罗非哈的五个女儿乃是表征我们。
5The females signify the weaker ones. In the sight of God, we all are females; we all are weaker ones. Only Christ is the strong One. Spiritually speaking, in the entire universe there is only one male—God embodied in Christ. All the believers, including the brothers, are females. Therefore, the five daughters of Zelophehad typify us
6西罗非哈的女儿是女子，特别表征召会生活里较软弱的人。我们已由神而生，并且在召会生活里，有立场承受基督作我们的美地，给我们享受。然而，我们也许很软弱，没有力量或能力来享受基督。我们有心享受基督，却缺少能力或力量来享受祂。那我们如何能承受基督作美地？我们需要采取交通的路，就是西罗非哈女儿接触他们的亲属所指明的。在玛拿西支派中，有许多家族有男子，表征较刚强的人。藉著接触较刚强的亲属，较软弱的人就能在支派里保守他们父亲的名和产业；这表征保守对基督的享受。今天，你也许很软弱，但在神的家，召会里，有较刚强的人。藉著交通，尤其在活力排里，较软弱的人就被较刚强的人所加强，因而能享受基督作他们的产业。
6In particular, the daughters of Zelophehad, being females, signify the weaker ones in the church life. We have been born of God and we are in the church life, having the standing to inherit Christ as our good land for our enjoyment. However, we may be weak, not having the strength or capacity to enjoy Christ. We may have the heart to enjoy Christ but may lack the capacity or the strength to enjoy Him. How, then, can we inherit Christ as the good land? We need to take the way of fellowship, indicated by the contact the daughters of Zelophehad had with their kinsmen. Among the tribe of Manasseh, there were many families with men, signifying the stronger ones. By contacting the stronger kinsmen, the weaker ones were able to keep their father’s name and his inheritance within the tribe, signifying the keeping of the enjoyment of Christ. Today, you may be weak, but in God’sho use, the church, there are stronger ones. Through fellowship, especially in the vital groups, the weaker ones will be strengthened by the stronger ones and thus will be able to enjoy Christ as their inheritance
逃城
the cities of refuge
7逃城（书二十1～9）是约书亚为无心误杀人的以色列人所设立的。他们若逃往逃城，脱离报血仇的人，（5，）就会得保护。等到大祭司死了，杀人的就得释放回到本城。（6。）逃城表征包罗万有的基督，作我们领悟自己有罪时可以逃避之处。包罗万有的基督是救赎之神的具体化身，乃是我们得防卫、遮盖、并隐藏的逃城。基督不但是我们的救主，也是我们的逃避所。每当我们罪的『风暴』来临时，我们就能逃到作我们逃避所的基督里，与祂同在。然后，藉著基督的死（由大祭司的死所表征），我们就得释放。
7The cities of refuge (Josh. 20:1-9) were set up by Joshua for those of the children of Israel who unwittingly killed someone. If they would flee to the city of refuge away from the avenger of blood (v. 5), they would be protected. At the death of the high priest, the manslayer would be released to return to his own city (v. 6). The cities of refuge signify the all - inclusive Christ as the place to which we can escape when we realize that we are sinful. The all - inclusive Christ as the embodiment of the redeeming God is the city of refuge where we are safeguarded, covered, and concealed. Christ is not only our Savior but also our refuge. Whenever the “storm” of our sin comes, we can run into Christ as our refuge to stay with Him. Then by Christ’s death, signified by the death of the high priest, we are released.
流便、迦得、和玛拿西半支派回到他们在约但河东的地去
the return of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to their land east of the Jordan
8流便、迦得、和玛拿西半支派承受约但河东的地。（二二9。）摩西嘱咐他们，在他们能享受约但河东的产业以前，必须与约但河西的弟兄们一同争战。（民三二20～22。）这些支派与他们的弟兄们一同争战以后，他们才有资格回到他们的地，享受他们的产业。这指明我们若没有身体，就无法享受基督。我们必须与身体是一，以分享基督的产业。流便、迦得、和玛拿西半支派回去享受那地的产业时，在约但河边筑了一座高大的坛。（书二二10。）这得罪了其他的支派，使迦南地的以色列人要上去攻打他们。（11～20。）流便、迦得、和玛拿西半支派向其他支派解释，他们筑坛不是为献祭，乃是为作见证。（21～29。）祭司非尼哈、会中的首领、并与他同来军中的统领，听见这解释，就都以为美。（30。）约书亚二十二章的记载给我们看见，今天无论神百姓的情形如何，我们都不可为著敬拜神或与神交通，设立另一座坛。在神的经纶里，在神的百姓中，只该有在耶路撒冷的一座坛。所有神的百姓都必须到那里献祭给神，为著敬拜神并与神交通。这指明在对基督的享受里，必须绝对的避免分裂。然而，在某些地方，有异议的人不关心在主恢复里的同心合意，另筑一座坛，因而形成了分裂。
8Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh inherited land east of the Jordan (22:9). Moses charged them that they had to fight along with their brothers west of the Jordan before they could enjoy their inheritance east of the Jordan (Num. 32:20-22). After these tribes fought along with their brothers, they were qualified to return to their land to enjoy their inheritance. This indicates that we cannot enjoy Christ without the Body. We must be one with the Body in order to share the inheritance of Christ. When Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned to enjoy their inheritance of the land, they built a great altar at the river Jordan (Josh. 22:10). This offended the other tribes and caused the children of Israel in Canaan to go up in battle against them (vv. 11-20). Eventually, the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh explained to the other tribes that they built the altar not for offerings but for a witness (vv. 21-29). When Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the assembly, and the heads of the thousands of Israel who were with him heard this explanation, it seemed good in their sight (v. 30). The record in Joshua 22 shows us that no matter what the situation of God’sp eople might be today, we are not allowed to set up another altar for the worship of God or for fellowship with God. In God’secon o my, among God’sp eople there should be only one altar, in Jerusalem. All God’sp eople had to go there to offer their sacrifices to God for their worship and fellowship with God. This indicates that in the enjoyment of Christ division must be avoided to the uttermost. Nevertheless, in certain places the dissenting ones, not caring for the one accord in the Lord’s recovery, have formed divisions by building another altar
9在论到承受美地的一段圣言里，我们看见关于另筑一座坛的记载，这是非常有意义的。这段记载给我们看见，我们必须避免分裂。要享受包罗万有的基督作美地，我们必须是一班子民，一个身体，一个宇宙的召会，来为基督作见证。
9It is very significant that in a portion of the holy Word concerned with the inheritance of the good land we have a record about the building of another altar. This account shows us that we must avoid division. To enjoy the all-inclusive Christ as the good land, we must be one people, one Body, one universal church to testify for Christ