来二10　原来万有因祂而有，借祂而造的那位，为着要领许多的儿子进荣耀里去，就借着苦难成全他们救恩的创始者，这对祂本是合宜的。

　　三15　我们若将起初的确信坚守到底，就必作基督的同伙了。

　　〔在民数记十三章三十三节，以色列人似乎推想〕说，“那地的人民身量高大，在他们眼中我们如同蚱蜢，他们会把我们吞吃了。”这是不信的逻辑，是根据天然观念推想的逻辑，而不看重神的法则，也不信靠神的信实。约书亚和迦勒站起来辩驳那种推想，宣告说，百姓必定能得那地。约书亚和迦勒尊重神，所以神也尊重他们（希伯来书生命读经，三二○页）。

　　Heb. 2:10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, in leading many sons into glory, to make the Author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

　　3:14 For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the assurance firm to the end.

　　[In Numbers 13:33 the Israelites seemed to reason], "There are giants in the land, and we are like grasshoppers in their sight. They will eat us up." This is the logic of unbelief, the logic of reasoning according to the natural concept and not counting on the ways of God or trusting in the faithfulness of God. Joshua and Caleb stood against that kind of reasoning, declaring that the people were well able to take the land. Joshua and Caleb honored God, and God, in turn, honored them for honoring Him. (Life-study of Hebrews, pp. 267-268)

　　我们中间谁能夸口说他有信心？信心是出于神、在神里面并从神来的。我们若要有信心，就必须学习顾到神的权益，而不顾自己的利益。属世的人天天都为自己的保障和利益担忧，但我们该顾到神和神的权益（民数记生命读经，一六七页）。

　　信停止我们的活动。信总是赞美神。在圣经里约书亚和迦勒的榜样，给我们看见什么是相信。在民数记十三至十四章，得胜的不是约书亚和迦勒，乃是他们所信靠的那一位。神作了一切，他们只是享受神所作的。在约书亚三章，虽然是他们过了约但河，却是神将河水止住，他们只是走过去就是了（生命的经历与长大，四六页）。

　　我无法作到，但是基督作得到，而祂是在我里面。我们必须对祂复活的大能有信心。神能充充足足地成就一切，超过我们所求所想的，并我们所梦想所想像的。神能作到；神能达到。愿我们跟从迦勒和约书亚的榜样—他们满有信心，他们能告诉百姓说，“我们立刻上去得那地吧，因为我们足能得胜”〔民十三30〕（包罗万有的基督，一八五至一八六页）。

　　基督是救恩的创始者（元帅），乃是真约书亚，率领神的子民取得并据有美地。我们是祂的同伙，乃是真迦勒，与祂一同有分于取得并据有那地（希伯来书生命读经，二一八页）。

　　希伯来三章十五节说，“我们……就必作基督的同伙了。”基督是长子，我们是祂的弟兄。基督是身体的头，我们是祂的肢体。……基督已为神所膏，以执行神的使命。如今我们是基督的同伙，与祂一同执行神的使命。……七至十五节的这段话是论到进入美地。这进入美地的预表，就是在约书亚的领导之下进入美地。约书亚是领头人，迦勒在据有美地上，是他的同伙、同志、同伴。今天基督是真约书亚，我们是祂的迦勒。……我们享受基督，就是祂的有分者；我们跟随祂，就成为祂的同伙。我们作祂的同伙，正与祂同工并与祂合作，以实现神的愿望，得着祂自己团体的彰显（新约总论第五册，六一至六二页）。

　　在民数记十四章二十四节的时候，大部分的以色列人对神都相当悖逆，只有迦勒不一样。他不是有另一个心思、另一个意志、另一个心或另一个决定。迦勒乃是有另一个灵。这一节接着说，迦勒专一跟从主。我们没有其他的路来跟从主。如果我们要跟从主，必须用正确的器官，就是我们人的灵。迦勒以另一个灵跟从主，这灵与所有其他的灵不同（李文集一九六五年第三册，三二二页）。

　　参读：民数记生命读经，第二十至二十一篇。

　　Who among us can boast that he has faith? Faith is of God, faith is in God, and faith comes from God. If we would have faith, we must learn to care for God's interests and not for our benefit. The worldly people are concerned daily for their own security and benefit, but we should care for God and His interests. (Life-study of Numbers, p. 152)

　　Faith stops our activities. Faith always praises God. The example of Joshua and Caleb in the Bible shows us what it is to believe. Joshua and Caleb were not the ones who overcame in Numbers 13 and 14; it was the One in whom they trusted. God did everything. They simply enjoyed what God did. In Joshua 3 they crossed the Jordan River, but it was God who stopped the water. They simply walked over. (CWWL, 1989, vol. 3, "The Experience and Growth in Life," p. 37)

　　I cannot make it, but Christ can make it, and He is in me. We must have faith in the power of His resurrection. God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think and all that we dream or imagine. God will do it; God will make it. Let us follow the example of Joshua and Caleb. They had hearts full of faith. They could tell the people, "Let us go up at once and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it" (Num. 13:30). (The All-inclusive Christ, p. 156)

　　Christ, the Captain of salvation, is the real Joshua leading God's people to take and possess the land. We, His partners, are the real Calebs sharing with Him in the taking and possessing of the land. (Life-study of Hebrews, p. 181)

　　Hebrews 3:14 says, "We have become partners of Christ." Christ is the Firstborn, and we are His brothers. Christ is the Head of the Body, and we are His members....Christ has been anointed by God to carry out God's commission. Now as Christ's partners we share with Him in carrying out God's commission.

　　The portion from Hebrews 3:7 through 3:14 deals with entering the good land. The type of this entering the good land was the entering of the land under the leadership of Joshua. Joshua was the leader, and Caleb was his partner, comrade, companion, in possessing the good land. Today Christ is the real Joshua, and we are His Calebs....When we enjoy Christ, we are His partakers. When we follow Him, we are His partners. As His partners, we are working together with Him and cooperating with Him to fulfill God's desire to have a corporate expression of Himself. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 1114-1115)

　　At the time of Numbers 14:24 most of the Israelites were quite rebellious toward God, but Caleb was different. He did not have a different mind, a different will, a different heart, or different decision. Caleb had a different spirit. Verse 24 then says that Caleb fully followed the Lord. We have no other way to follow the Lord. If we are going to follow the Lord, we have to use the proper organ, our human spirit. Caleb followed the Lord by a different spirit, which was different from all the other spirits. (CWWL, 1965, vol. 3, "Our Human Spirit," pp. 232-233)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Numbers, msgs. 20-21