六 吗哪是细小的；基督生在马槽里，长在微小、受人藐视的城里一位木匠的家中；这指明主没有显扬祂的伟大，反而宁愿在人眼中显为微小—出十六14下，路二12，约六35，参士九9、11、13，太十三31~32。 |
Ｇ Manna is fine, indicating that Christ is even and balanced and that He became small enough for us to eat—Exo. 16:14; John 6:12. |
七 吗哪是细致的，指明基督是均匀、平衡的，并且成为微小，能让我们吃—出十六14，约六12。 |
Ｈ Manna is round, indicating that as our food, Christ is eternal, perfect, and full, without shortage or defect—Exo. 16:14; John 8:58. |
八 吗哪是圆的，指明作我们食物的基督是永远、完全、完满的，没有不足或残缺—出十六14，约八58。 |
Ｉ Manna is white, showing that Christ is clean and pure, without any mixture—Exo. 16:31; Psa. 12:6; 119:140; 2 Cor. 11:3b. |
九 吗哪是白色的，表明基督清净又纯洁，没有任何掺杂—出十六31，诗十二6，一一九140，林后十一3中。 |
Ｊ Manna is like frost, signifying that Christ not only cools and refreshes us but also kills the negative things within us—Exo. 16:14; Prov. 17:27. |
十 吗哪如霜，表征基督不仅使我们清凉复苏，也杀死我们里面消极的东西—出十六14，箴十七27。 |
Ｋ Manna is like coriander seed, indicating that Christ is full of life that grows in us and multiplies—Num. 11:7; Luke 8:11. |
十一 吗哪像芫荽子，指明基督满了生命，在我们里面长大并繁增—民十一7，路八11。 |
Ｌ Manna is solid (implied in the fact that the people”ground it between two millstones or beat it in a mortar, then they boiled it in pots”—Num. 11:8), signifying that after gathering Christ as manna, we must prepare Him for our eating by”grinding, beating, and boiling” Him in the situations and circumstances of our daily living—cf. 2 Cor. 1:4; Eph. 6:18. |
十二 吗哪是坚实的（含示于百姓“或用磨碾，或用臼捣，在锅里煮”—民十一8），表征我们收取作吗哪的基督之后，必须在日常生活的景况和环境中，“碾、捣并煮”祂，将祂作成可吃的—参林后一4，弗六18。 |
Ｍ Manna's appearance is like that of bdellium, indicating the brightness and transparency of Christ—Num. 11:7; Rev. 4:6, 8; Ezek. 1:18. |
十三 吗哪的样子好像珍珠，指明基督的光亮透明—民十一7，启四6、8，结一18。 |
Ｎ Manna's taste is like that of cakes baked in oil, signifying the fragrance of the Holy Spirit in the taste of Christ—Num. 11:8; Psa. 92:10. |
十四 吗哪的滋味好像烤的油饼，表征基督的味道有圣灵的馨香—民十一8，诗九二10。 |
Ｏ Manna's taste is like that of wafers made with honey, signifying the sweetness of the taste of Christ—Exo. 16:31; Psa. 119:103. |
十五 吗哪的滋味如同搀蜜的薄饼，表征基督甘甜的味道—出十六31，诗一一九103。 |
Ｐ Manna is good for making cakes, indicating that Christ is like fine cakes good for nourishment—Num. 11:8; 1 Tim. 4:6. |
十六 吗哪适于作成饼，指明基督像细致的饼，富有营养—民十一8，提前四6。 |
晨兴喂养
出十六14 露水上升之后，不料，旷野的地面上有细小的圆物，细小如地上的霜。 约六35 耶稣对他们说，我就是生命的粮，到我这里来的，必永远不饿……。 诗一一九140 你的话极其精炼，为你的仆人所爱。 吗哪是细小的（出十六14中），这和人的观念相反。人通常珍赏伟大的事物，我们常常赞美主的伟大。然而，你在哪里能找到一些诗歌是赞美基督的微小？我们寻遍许多诗集，但找不着任何论到基督微小的诗歌。……建筑材料也许非常大，但食物必须小到适合放进我们口中。我们吃进来的食物必须小到可以吃。我们若要吃一大块肉，需要先把它切成小块。 许多人认为四福音是记载一位伟大人物的生平。事实上，福音书并不强调基督的伟大。不错，主耶稣是大卫的后裔，王室的后裔。然而，祂生在马槽里，长在微小、受人藐视的城里一位木匠的家中。这指明主没有显扬祂的伟大；反之，祂宁愿在人眼中显为微小。……按照约翰六章，群众要主耶稣登宝座为王，但祂避开这样对祂的高举。次日祂回来，并且陈明祂自己是生命的粮（35）。……主不要伟大，反倒要成为微小，好作我们的食物（出埃及记生命读经，五○○至五○一页）。 |
Manna was very fine and even [Exo 16:14a]….Even in virtues such as kindness or humility, we may be rough and unbalanced….When we take the Lord Jesus as our food, enjoying His word as our life supply, we are balanced. We become fine and even. Exodus 16:31 indicates that manna was white. It was clean and pure, without any kind of mixture….Only Christ and His word are pure. The more we feast on Christ and eat His word, the more we are purified and saved from every kind of mixture. If we come daily to the Lord Jesus and take Him into us and feed on His word, we shall undergo a process of purification that makes us more and more pure. Those who feed on Christ eventually become simple and pure. Most people are complicated…. The only way to be simplified is to eat the Lord Jesus. The more we eat Him and receive His word, the more we are simplified. In this way we become single and pure. As we partake of Christ as our manna, we are not only purified and simplified, but we also become white. To be white means to be without stain….Although we may be good in certain respects, we may not be white. For example, our love and humility may have a certain natural color. Actually, none of our human virtues is white. But the more we take in Christ as our life supply, the more our natural color is eliminated, and the whiter we become. The manna was also like frost (16:14). Frost is something between dew and snow. Both dew and frost are refreshing. But although dew refreshes, it does not kill germs. Frost, however, does kill germs. As manna, not only does Christ refresh us; He also kills the negative things within us. Whenever we experience Christ as the life supply, we are watered and refreshed, and the negative things within us, such as our negative attitudes, are put to death. We experience both the refreshing of the frost and its killing. All the worldly people are too hot in their pursuit of sinful pleasures and worldly amusements. Many of today's Christians are also too hot, too feverish; they need to be cooled down… We all need the experience of frost. Because we are so hot in certain matters, we need to become cool and sober…. As we partake of Christ and His word, we are cooled down and refreshed by the frost. (Life-study of Exodus, pp. 438-440) Further Reading: CWWL, 1969, vol. 2,”The Crucial Revelation of Life in the Scriptures,” ch. 3 |