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历代志生命读经 · 第12篇

犹大诸王历史之补充的结语

A Concluding Word to the Supplement to the History of the Kings of Judah
1读经：希伯来书4:12;5:12-14。在本篇信息中，我们要说到犹大诸王历史之补充的结语。
1Scripture Reading: Heb. 4:12; 5:12-14 In this message we will give a concluding word to the supplement to the history of the kings of Judah
壹 只说到犹大国诸王
I. COVERING ONLY THE KINGS
OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH
2历代志下诸王历史的补充，只说到犹大国诸王，没有说到任何一个以色列国的王。
2The supplement in 1 and 2 Chronicles to the history of the kings covers only the kings of the kingdom of Judah and not one king of the kingdom of Israel
贰 留在神选民
II. REMAINING ON THE GROUND
合一的立场上
OF THE UNITY OF GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE
3犹大诸王不像以色列诸王，他们留在神选民合一的立场上（耶路撒冷），并照著摩西基要的教训保守一。犹大人和以色列人都是神的子民。然而，以色列人离弃神，使自己与地上的众民一样。作为神的选民，以色列人该被圣别、分别归于圣别的神。但以色列人，尤其是诸王，却离弃神，转向偶像，并在耶路撒冷以外设立敬拜中心；那得罪神到了极点。以色列人好像一个作妻子的，离弃丈夫跟从了别的男人。神是祂子民的丈夫，绝不会容忍这样的事。
3Unlike the kings of Israel, the kings of Judah remained on the ground of the unity of God’s chosen people (Jerusalem) and kept the oneness according to the fundamental teaching of Moses. Both the people of Judah and the people of Israel were the people of God. However, the people of Israel forsook God and made themselves the same as the people of mankind. As the elect of God Israel should have been sanctified, separated, unto the holy God. But the people of Israel, especially the kings, forsook God, turned to the idols, and set up centers of worship other than Jerusalem. That offended God to the uttermost. Israel was like a wife who forsakes her husband for another man. God, the Husband of His people, would never tolerate such a thing
4犹大诸王留在神所拣选的立场上，并与神同在。在这事上，神对他们感到喜乐。虽然犹大诸王的光景不讨神喜悦，祂却满意于他们站在正确的立场上，并满意于他们照著神藉摩西释放给他们的话，持守基要的信仰。因著他们的立场，神在地上仍有一班人与祂站在一起，并且至少尽力遵守祂的话。
4The kings of Judah remained on the ground chosen by God and stayed with God. In this matter God was happy with them. Although the condition of the kings of Judah was not pleasing to God, He was pleased with their standing on the proper ground and with their keeping of the fundamental faith according to God’sword released to them through Moses. Because of their standing, God still had a people on earth who stood with Him and who at least tried to keep His word
参 他们的光景
III. THEIR CONDITION
与他们的地位不相配
NOT MATCHING THEIR STANDING
5犹大诸王的光景与他们所站独一立场的地位不相配，与他们基要的信仰也不相配。这些王多半在存心、目的、愿望和爱好上是错误的。
5The condition of the kings of Judah did not match their standing on the unique ground and their fundamental belief. Most of these kings were wrong in their intention, purpose, desire, and preference.
6在某种程度上，这也会是今天主恢复中一些地方的情形。有些人接受正确的立场，也持守基要的信仰，但他们活在肉体、己和天然的人里。他们也许是自私的，追求自己的利益，寻求荣耀和高举。更糟的是，他们也许有野心，在神看来这是可恨、可憎的事。已往七十二年，在我们中间所发生的每一次背叛，其根源都是这丑陋、邪恶的野心。
6To some extent this may also be the situation in some places in the recovery today. Certain ones take the proper ground and keep the fundamental faith, yet they live in the flesh, in the self, and in the natural man. They may be selfish and pursue their own interest, seeking glory and exaltation. Even worse, they may have ambition, something that is hateful and abominable in the sight of God. The root of every rebellion that took place among us in the past seventy-two years has been this ugly and evil matter of ambition
肆 他们多半离弃神
IV. MOST OF THEM FORSAKING GOD
作活水的泉源，
AS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATERS
跟随偶像
AND FOLLOWING THE IDOLS
7犹大诸王多半与以色列国诸王一样，离弃神作活水的泉源，跟随偶像，为自己凿出破裂不能存水的池子。（耶二１３。）原则上，有些地方召会也已落入这种情形，离弃活水的泉源，跟随别的事物。伍好像他们没有一个
7Most of the kings of Judah, like the kings of the kingdom of Israel, forsook God as the fountain of living waters and followed the idols to hew out for themselves broken cisterns which hold no water (Jer. 2:13). In principle, certain local churches have fallen somewhat into this kind of situation, forsaking the fountain of the living waters and following something else. V. NONE OF THEM SEEMING TO HAVE A HEART
存心绝对单纯的寻求神的国
THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY PURE IN SEEKING THE KINGDOM OF GOD
8好像犹大诸王没有一个存心绝对单纯的寻求神的国。他们都是寻求自己的王国。他们没有一个是在地上建立神的国，为神的国活著，而不为自己和自己子孙的王国劳苦奋斗。这是有些所谓地方召会中情形的描写。
8It seemed that none of the kings of Judah had a heart that was absolutely pure in seeking the kingdom of God, not their monarchy, and in establishing and living for the kingdom of God on the earth and not laboring and struggling for a monarchy for themselves and for their descendants. This is a picture of the situation in some so-called local churches
陆 干犯神的律法
VI. BREAKING THE LAW OF GOD
9犹大诸王干犯神藉摩西赐给他们的律法；这律法原是为著管治他们，保守他们留在对神所应许之美地的享受里。神不但赐给祂的选民美地，且将他们从埃及迁到这地；神也赐给他们律法，要管治他们，保守他们在对美地的享受里。然而，犹大诸王却干犯神的律法。
9The kings of Judah broke the law of God, which was given to them through Moses to govern them and keep them in the enjoyment of the God-promised good land. God not only gave His elect people the good land and transferred them out of Egypt and into this land; God also gave them the law to govern them and keep them in the enjoyment of the good land. However, the kings of Judah broke the law of God
10柒神藉摩西所颁布的律法
10VII. THE LAW OF GOD, WHICH WAS DECREED THROUGH MOSES, HAVING TWO SECTIONS
分为两部分
11在出埃及记后半从二十章起，和整卷利未记，神藉摩西所颁布的律法，分为两部分－道德的部分，和礼仪的部分。
11The law of God, which was decreed through Moses in the second part of Exodus, beginning from chapter twenty, and the entire book of Leviticus, had two sections—the moral section and the ceremonial section.
一 道德的部分
A. The Moral Section
12道德的部分（出二十～二四）主要是由十条诫命所组成。头五条诫命管治神子民与神并与他们父母的关系。所以关于孝敬父母的诫命，乃是和论到他们与神之关系的诫命并列。后五条诫命管治神子民彼此之间的关系。
12The moral section (Exo. 20—24) was composed mainly of the Ten Commandments. The first five commandments governed the relationship of God’sp eople with Him and their parents. The commandment regarding the honoring of parents was therefore ranked with the commandments which concerned their relationship with God. The last five commandments governed the relationship of God’sp eople among themselves
二 礼仪的部分
B. The Ceremonial Section
13礼仪的部分（出二五～利二七）是由帐幕、献祭、祭司职分、和节期的条例所组成。这四件事都是基督的豫表。
13The ceremonial section (Exo. 25—Lev. 27) was composed of the laws of the tabernacle, the offerings, the priesthood, and the feasts. These four things are all types of Christ
１ 帐幕的条例
1. The Laws of the Tabernacle
14帐幕豫表基督作神的具体化身，（西二９，约一１４，）使神的子民能接触祂并进入祂里面，作他们的享受。基督成了我们能进入的帐幕，居所。这就是说，我们能进入基督里。我们也许需要学习说，『弟兄，让我们进入基督里。让我们一同进入基督里，并且留在祂里面。』留在基督里，就是在基督里享受神作帐幕。
14The tabernacle typifies Christ as the embodiment of God (Col. 2:9; John 1:14) for God’sp eople to contact Him and to enter into Him for their enjoyment. Christ has become a tabernacle, a dwelling place, which we can enter. This means that we can enter into Christ. Perhaps we need to practice saying, ‘‘Brother, let us enter into Christ. Let us go together into Christ and stay in Him.’’ To remain in Christ is to enjoy God in Christ as the tabernacle
２ 献祭的条例
2. The Laws of the Offerings
15献祭豫表基督作各种祭物，（来十５～１２，）应付神向著祂子民的需要，以及祂子民在祂面前的需要。
15The offerings typify Christ as all kinds of sacrifices (Heb. 10:5-12) to meet the need of God toward His people and the need of His people before Him
３ 祭司职分的条例
3. The Laws of the Priesthood
16祭司职分豫表基督作大祭司，（八１，）在神前照顾神的选民。
16The priesthood typifies Christ as the High Priest (Heb. 8:1) taking care of God’s chosen people before God
４ 节期的条例
4. The Laws of the Feasts
17节期豫表基督作神分配给祂选民各方面全备的享受。（西二１６～１７，腓一１９。）
17The feasts typify Christ as the bountiful enjoyment in every aspect assigned by God to His chosen people (Col. 2:16-17; Phil. 1:19
18神的律法是神的描绘，照片。人的律法总是制定律法之人的照片。每个国家的律法都是如此。甚至在你的家庭生活中也是如此。你在家里所制定的律法和规条，就是你的照片。神的律法作为神的描绘也是同样的。神的律法描绘神是怎样的神。
18The law of God is the portrait, the photograph, of God. Human laws always are a picture of the people who make them. This is true of the laws of every country. This is true even in your family life. The laws and regulations you make at home are your picture. The principle is the same with the law of God as a portrait of God. God’s law portrays what kind of God He is.
19我珍赏关于不杀人，不奸淫，不偷窃，不说谎，不贪婪的诫命。倘若地上每个人都遵守这些诫命，那该有多好！假如全世界都没有杀人，没有奸淫，没有偷窃，没有说谎，也没有贪婪这五件事，地就会像天一样。然而，今天到处的人都在杀人、犯奸淫、偷窃、说谎和贪婪。神的子民，祂所拣选的以色列，该与地上的众民不同。他们该是神的见证，就是神的彰显。他们若照著神的律法而活，就是神的彰显，因为遵守律法就是彰显神。犹大诸王站在神所拣选的立场上，并持守在神话语中的信仰，但他们没有彰显神，因为没有遵守神的律法。他们没有照著神的律法生活和行事为人。律法作为神的描绘和神的见证，乃是基督的豫表。基督是律法的总结。（罗十４。）祂是律法的总和、完成。律法既是神的形像，遵守律法就有神的形像，并彰显神。
19I appreciate the commandments about not killing, not committing adultery, not stealing, not lying, and not coveting. How good it would be if everyone on earth kept these commandments! Suppose in the whole world there were no killing, no adultery, no stealing, no lying, and no coveting. If you took away these five things, the earth would be like heaven. However, everywhere people are killing, committing adultery, stealing, lying, and coveting. God’sp eople, His elect Israel, should have been different from mankind. They should have been a testimony of God, that is, the expression of God. If they had lived according to the law of God, they would have been the expression of God, for to keep the law is to express God. The kings of Judah stood on the ground chosen by God and they kept their belief in the Word of God, but they did not express God, because they did not keep the law of God. They did not live, conduct themselves, and have their being according to God’s law. As the portrait of God and as the testimony of God, the law is a type of Christ. Christ is the end of the law (Rom. 10:4). He is the totality, the consummation, of the law. Since the law is the image of God, to keep the law is to bear the image of God and express God
20犹大诸王站在正确的立场上，并持守基要的信仰，但他们没有遵守神的律法，因而没有神的形像。他们一再干犯律法，使神恼怒他们。至终神进来，把他们从美地挪去。祂不允许他们享受祂所赐给他们的美地，因为他们没有彰显祂，反而彰显祂的仇敌魔鬼。今天基督是美地。（西一12。）我们已被放在基督里，也被迁到祂里面。我们需要站在正确的立场上，并像保罗一样守住正确的信仰。（提后四7。）我们也需要在基督里生活和行事为人，（西二６，）照著神行动，作祂的彰显。这样我们就会享受祂，并且我们对基督这美地享受的境界也会扩大。（代上四10。）
20The kings of Judah stood on the proper ground and kept the fundamental faith, but they did not keep the law of God and thus they did not bear the image of God. They broke the law again and again, and this caused God to be angry with them. Eventually God came in to take them away from the good land. He would not allow them to enjoy the good land which He had given them, because they did not express Him but instead expressed His enemy, the devil. Today Christ is the good land (Col. 1:12). We have been put into Christ; we have been transferred into Him. We need to stand on the proper ground and keep the proper faith as Paul did (2 Tim. 4:7). We also need to live and walk in Christ (Col. 2:6), conducting ourselves according to God to be His expression. Then we will enjoy Him, and the border of our enjoyment of Christ as the good land will be enlarged (1 Chron. 4:10
捌 神知道没有人能遵守祂律法道德部分的十条诫命，而得祂称义
VIII. GOD KNOWING THAT NO MAN CAN KEEP the Ten Commandments as the moral section of His law to be justified by Him
21神知道没有人能遵守祂律法道德部分的十条诫命，而得祂称义。（罗三20。）所以，因著祂的恩典，并照著祂的经纶，祂也赐给祂子民律法礼仪的部分，藉此被定罪的罪人，干犯神道德律法的人，能接触祂并进入祂里面，享受祂作他们的一切。这样，罪人就能蒙神称义，成为义人。（参太一19上，路一6，75，二25，二三。）神豫知我们无法遵守祂的诫命，就豫备礼仪的律法，作我们的救恩，拯救我们脱离道德律法之下的定罪。玖神颁布全部的律法，
21God knew that no man can keep the Ten Commandments as the moral section of His law to be justified by Him (Rom. 3:20). So, by His grace and according to His economy, He also gave His people the ceremonial section of His law, through which the condemned sinners, the breakers of the moral law of God, could contact Him and enter into Him to enjoy Him as their everything. In this way sinners could be justified by God to be righteous men (cf. Matt. 1:19a; Luke 1:6, 75; 2:25; 23:50). Foreknowing that we could not keep His commandments, God 50 prepared the ceremonial law to be our salvation, to save us from the condemnation under the moral law. IX. THE ENTIRE LAW OF GOD BEING DECREED
目的是要藉著道德的部分
WITH THE INTENTION OF EXPOSING
暴露祂的子民，
AND CONVICTING HIS PEOPLE
BY THE MORAL SECTION THAT THEY WOULD
叫他们知罪自责，使他们能被带到礼仪的部分
BE CONDUCTED TO THE CEREMONIAL SECTION
22神将祂全部的律法颁布给祂的子民，目的是要藉著律法道德的部分暴露祂的子民，叫他们知罪自责，使他们能被带到律法礼仪的部分，就是被带到那作三一神具体化身的包罗万有之基督那里，使他们得著救赎、拯救、和各方面全备的享受，（加三23～24，）世世代代，直到永远。拾诸王干犯神全部的律法，
22The entire law of God was decreed to His people by Him with the intention to expose and convict His people by the moral section of His law, that they would be conducted to the ceremonial section of His law, that is, conducted to the all-inclusive Christ as the embodiment of the Triune God for their redemption, salvation, and bountiful enjoyment in every aspect (Gal. 3:23-24) through all the ages unto eternity. X. THE KINGS BREAKING THE ENTIRE LAW OF GOD
惹神忿怒
AND PROVOKING THE WRATH OF GOD
23诸王既一再干犯神全部的律法，包括道德的和礼仪的部分，他们就惹神忿怒，使祂将他们的美地赐给外邦人，并使他们被掳到异教的列国。因此，他们失去了享受神所应许之美地的分。这悲惨的结果，延续了二十七个世纪，直到今天。
23Since the kings broke the entire law of God, both the moral and the ceremonial sections, again and again, they provoked the wrath of God and caused Him to give their good land to the Gentiles and make them captives to the pagan nations. Thus, they lost their portion in the enjoyment of the God-promised good land. This miserable outcome has lasted for twenty-seven centuries until today
拾 壹以生命的方式
XI. TO STUDY THE HISTORY BOOKS
研读旧约的历史书，乃是合乎神的目的
OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE WAY OF LIFE BEING TO COMPLY WITH GOD’S PURPOSE
24以生命的方式研读旧约的历史书，乃是合乎神的目的，就是这些书写在祂神圣的启示里，乃是为作我们的警戒和光照。（林前十１１。）
24To study the history books of the Old Testament in the way of life is to comply with God’s purpose, that these books were written in His divine revelation for our admonition and enlightenment (1 Cor. 10:11