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约书亚记生命读经 · 第4篇

过约但河

Crossing the River Jordan
1读经：约书亚记三至四章。约书亚三至四章说到以色列人过约但河。以色列人已豫备好要进入美地，并取得这地为业；然而，在他们的旧人里，他们无法获得胜利。他们的旧人必须埋葬，使他们成为新人。这与神新约的经纶一致。以色列人在基督的死里埋葬，然后在基督的复活里复活。这指明甚至在旧约的时代，以色列人已经与基督联合，与祂成为一。因著他们与基督成为一，经过基督的经历，祂的历史就成了他们的历史；特别是他们经过基督的死，以埋葬他们的旧人，并成为在基督里的新人，为著打属灵的仗。
1Scripture Reading: Josh. 3—4 Chapters three and four are on Israel's crossing of the river Jordan. The people of Israel were ready to enter into the good land and to take it as their possession. However, in their old man they could not gain the victory. Their old man had to be buried so that they could become a new man. This corresponds to the New Testament economy of God. The children of Israel were buried in the death of Christ and then they were resurrected in the resurrection of Christ. This indicates that even in the Old Testament time the children of Israel were identified with Christ and were one with Him. Because they were one with Christ, passing through Christ's experiences, His history became their history. In particular, they passed through Christ's death to bury their old man and to become a new man in Christ for the fighting of the spiritual warfare
2我们必须看见，我们天然的人，我们的旧人，是完全不合格为得著基督打属灵的仗。神的心意是要将我们联于基督，使我们与基督之间有生机的联结，使我们与基督成为一，并使祂的历史成为我们的历史。祂的历史就是我们的故事，我们的故事就是祂的历史。我们已经与祂联合，就得以经历祂所经过的。在与基督的联结里，祂的经历成了我们的经历。祂死在十字架上，我们也与祂同死。祂埋葬了，我们也与祂一同埋葬。祂从死里复活，我们也与祂一同复活。现在因著我们是在基督里的人，我们就不再是旧人，乃是新人了。现在我们来看与以色列人过约但河有关的各项。
2We need to realize that our natural man, our old man, is altogether not qualified to fight the spiritual warfare for the gaining of Christ. God'sin tent i on is to join us to Christ to have an organic union between us and Christ, making us one with Christ, that His history might become our history. His history is our story, and our story is His history. We have been identified with Christ to experience what He has gone through. In union with Christ, His experiences become ours. He died on the cross, and we died with Him. He was buried, and we were buried with Him. He was resurrected from the dead, and we were resurrected with Him. Now because we are persons in Christ, we are no longer the old man but the new man. Let us now consider the various matters related to Israel's crossing the river Jordan
壹 神的约柜和抬约柜的祭司领头进到约但河水中，并站定在水中
I. The Ark Of God With The Bearing Priests Taking The Lead To Go Into The Jordan And Stand Still In The Waters
3神的约柜和抬约柜的祭司领头进到约但河水中，并站定在水中。（三3，6，8，10～11，14，17上。）约柜是豫表作三一神具体化身的基督。当神的约柜与以色列人一同前行时，就是三一神与他们同行，是三一神在领头，因此是三一神头一个踏入水中。但约柜是在抬约柜之祭司的肩头上，这指明抬约柜的祭司与三一神成为一个实体；二者乃是一个团体人。神在他们的行走里行走，他们在神的行走里行走。今天主恢复的开展，是藉著基督与背负著祂的祭司一同行动的。我们和祂一同行走，如同一个团体人。
3The ark of God with the bearing priests took the lead to go into the waters of the Jordan and stood still in the waters (3:3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17a). The ark was a type of Christ as the embodiment of the Triune God. When the ark of God went with the children of Israel, the Triune God went with them, taking the lead and thus being the first to step into the water. Yet the ark was on the shoulders of the bearing priests. This indicates that the priests bearing the ark became one entity with the Triune God; they were one corporate person. God walked in their walking, and they walked in God's walking. The spread of the Lord's recovery today is through Christ's move together with His bearing priests. We and He walk together as a corporate man.
贰 当抬约柜之祭司的脚踏入水中，
II. The Feet Of The Priests Who Carried The Ark Dipping Into The Edge Of The Waters
4水便立起成垒当抬约柜之祭司的脚踏入涨过约但河两岸的水中，那从上往下流的水，便在极远之处立起成垒。（13，15～16。）这是人类历史中最大的神迹，是以色列人进入美地时，神为他们所行的第一个神迹。这样的神迹对以色列人来说必然是个记号，说出他们的神是又真又活的，并且是活跃的。
4And The Waters Standing And Rising Up In A Heap When the feet of the priests who carried the ark dipped into the edge of the waters that overflowed all the banks of the Jordan, the waters that flowed down from upstream stood and rose up in a heap a great distance away (vv. 13, 15-16). This was the greatest miracle in human history, and the first miracle performed for Israel as they entered the good land. Such a miracle surely was a sign to the children of Israel that their God was real, true, living, and active
参 抬耶和华约柜的祭司在约但河中的干地上站定，直到国民尽都过了约但河
III. The Priests Who Carried The Ark Of Jehovah Standing Firmly On Dry Ground In The Middle Of The Jordan Until All The Nation Had Completely Crossed Over The Jordan
5抬耶和华约柜的祭司在约但河中的干地上站定，以色列众人都从干地上过去，直到国民尽都过了约但河。（三17，四10～11。）毫无疑问，要大约两百万人，包括小孩、年长的、软弱的，同著他们所携带的一切东西过约但河，必定需要很长的时间。然而，我相信祭司们并不烦躁，而是喜乐的看到神所行的神迹，很高兴的看著所有百姓都过了约但河。肆以色列十二支派的十二代表，从约但河中，祭司脚站定的地方，取十二块石头带过去，放在以色列人当夜要住宿的地方
5The priests who carried the ark of Jehovah stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel was crossing over on dry ground, until all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan (v. 17; 4:10-11). No doubt it took a long time for about two million people, including children, older ones, and weaker ones, to cross over the river with all the things that they were carrying. However, I believe that the priests were not bothered but, happy about the miracle God had performed, were glad to watch all the people cross over the Jordan. IV. Twelve Representatives Of The Twelve Tribes Of Israel Taking Up Twelve Stones From The Place Where The Priests' Feet Stood Firm In The Middle Of The Jordan And Bringing Them Over And Laying Them Down In The Place Where Israel Lodged That Night
6以色列十二支派的十二代表，从约但河中，祭司脚站定的地方，取十二块石头带过去，放在以色列人当夜要住宿的地方。（四1～，8。）十二块石头表征新以色列的十二支派。这些石头从约但河的水中起来，表征从死里复活。从水中被举起的十二块石头乃是记号，表征复活的新以色列人是越过死水的见证。（6～7，21～24。）这豫表信徒与基督一同经历从死复活。（罗六3～11。）伍约书亚把十二块石头立在约但河中，在抬约柜的祭司脚
6Twelve representatives of the twelve tribes of Israel took up twelve stones from the place where the priests' feet stood firm in the middle of the Jordan and brought them over and laid them down in the place where Israel lodged that night (4:1-5,8). The twelve stones signify 5 the twelve tribes of the new Israel. Their being raised up from the waters of the Jordan signifies resurrection from death. The twelve stones raised up from the water were a sign, signifying that the resurrected new Israel would be a testimony of the crossing of the death water (vv. 6-7, 21-24). This typifies the believers' experience with Christ of the resurrection from death (Rom. 6:3-11). V. Joshua Erecting Twelve Stones In The Middle Of The Jordan, In The Place Where The Feet Of
站立的地方
The Priests Who Carried The Ark Had Stood
7约书亚把十二块石头立在约但河中，在抬约柜的祭司脚站立的地方。（书四9。）这些乃是另外的十二块石头，表征在旧生活和旧性情里的以色列十二支派。约书亚把十二块石头立在约但河中约柜所在的地方，表征主要把在旧性情里的以色列人留在约但河的死水下。这豫表信徒的旧人应当留在基督的死里。（罗六6，西二20。）我们这些在基督的死与复活里与祂联合，与基督一同复活成为新人的人，该将我们的旧人留在祂的死里。我们这些在召会生活中的人都该能宣告说，我们的旧人已经与基督一同埋葬，并留在基督的死里，现今我们乃是新人。陆抬约柜的祭司站在约但河中，等到约书亚照耶和华所吩咐的，吩咐百姓从约但河里上来抬约柜的祭司站在约但河中，等到众百姓尽都过了河，诸事都办完了，并等到约书亚照耶和华所吩咐的，吩咐百姓从约但河里上4:10-来。（书四10～11。）这是何等一幅三一神具体化身在基督里之行动的图画！祭司站在约但河中，无须惧怕，因为约柜与他们同在；他们只要仰望约柜，就有平安。
7Joshua erected twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark had stood (Josh. 4:9). These were another twelve stones, signifying the twelve tribes of Israel in their old life and in their old nature. Joshua erected these twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan where the ark was, signifying that the Lord wanted Israel in their old nature to remain under the death water of the Jordan. This typifies that the old man of the believers should remain in the death of Christ (Rom. 6:6; Col. 2:20). We who have been identified with Christ in His death and resurrection, who have been resurrected with Christ to become the new man, should leave our old man under His death. We in the church life should all be able to declare that our old man has been buried with Christ and remains under the death of Christ and that we are the new man. Vi. The Priests Who Carried The Ark Standing In The Middle Of The Jordan Until Joshua Commanded Them, According To The Command Of Jehovah, To Come Up Out Of The Jordan The priests who carried the ark stood in the middle of the, Jordan until all the people had completely crossed over the river and everything was completed and until Joshua commanded them, according to the command of Jehovah, to come up out of the Jordan (Josh. 11). What a marvelous picture of the move of the Triune God embodied in Christ! As the priests stood in the middle of the Jordan, there was no need for them to be afraid, for the ark was with them. They simply had to look at the ark and be at peace.
8今天对我们来说，原则也是一样。三一神在这里与我们同在。因著我们的旧人已经埋葬，我们的新人正在与三一神一同作工，我们无须受任何临到我们之事的搅扰。三一神与我们同在，祂与我们一同生活，一同作工。柒抬约柜的祭司从约但河里上来，约但河的水就流回原处抬约柜的祭司从约但河里上来，脚掌刚落旱地，约但河的水就流回原处，仍旧涨过两岸。（四18。）捌过约但河乃是要与迦南地的七族争战过约但河乃是要与迦南地的七族争战。（四12～13，三11。）约书亚有分于这个神迹，他就得著加力，能带领以色列人与一切属鬼的迦南人争战。
8The principle is the same with us today. The Triune God is here with us. Because our old man has been buried and our new man is working with the Triune God, we do not need to be troubled by anything that may befall us. The Triune God is with us, and He and we are living together and working together. VII. The Priests Who Carried The Ark Coming Up Out Of The Middle Of The Jordan, And The Waters Of The Jordan Returning To Their Place When the priests who carried the ark came up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up onto the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went over its banks as before (v. 18). VIII. The Crossing Over Of The River Jordan Being For War Against The Seven Tribes In Canaan The crossing over of the river Jordan was for war against the seven tribes in Canaan (vv. 12-13; 3:10b). As Joshua was participating in this miracle, he was strengthened to take the lead to war against the demonic Canaanites.
9玖从约但河中取来的那十二块石头，约书亚立在吉甲作为记念，见证耶和华所行的奇事，使以色列人以色列十二支派的十二代表从约但河中取来的那十二块石头，约书亚立在吉甲作为记念，见证耶和华所行的奇事，使以色列人过约但河。（四20～24。）我们来看约书亚三至四章所记载以色列人的历史时，必须看见同样的事也发生在我们身上。我们与基督同死，与祂一同埋葬，也与祂一同复活，成了新的。以弗所二章告诉我们，那些原来死在罪中的信徒，已经与基督活过来、复活、并坐在诸天界里，（5～6，）成了一个新人。（15。）这新人乃是神的杰作。（10。）
9IX. Joshua Erecting In Gilgal The Twelve Stones Taken From The Jordan As A Memorial Testifying Of Israel's Crossing Over The Jordan By Jehovah ' sA fter the children of Israel crossed over, Joshua erected in Gilgal the twelve stones taken from the Jordan by the twelve representatives of the twelve tribes, as a memorial testifying of Israel's crossing over the Jordan by Jehovah's miraculous deed (4:20-24). As we consider Israel's history recorded in Joshua 3 and 4, we need to realize that the same things have happened to us. We died with Christ, we were buried with Him, and we were resurrected with Him to become something new. Ephesians 2 tells us that the believers, who were dead in sin, have been made alive, raised, and seated together with Christ (vv. 5-6) to be one new man (v. 15). This new man is God's masterpiece (v. 10).