加二20　我已经与基督同钉十字架；现在活着的，不再是我，乃是基督在我里面活着……。

　　腓三10　使我认识基督、并祂复活的大能、以及同祂受苦的交通，模成祂的死。

　　西三3　　因为你们已经死了，你们的生命与基督一同藏在神里面。

　　民数记三十二章说到预先安排美地的分配。……关于约但河东之地的安排有两面的意义。在积极一面，流便和迦得二支派看重领受神应许的产业。然而，在消极一面，他们在达到神的目标以前，就先有了自己的选择；神终极的目的乃是在约但河西。三十四章说到美地的境界时，并不包括约但河东之地。美地上好的部分为二海（地中海与死海）一河（约但河）所环绕。这二海一河都表征基督的死。因此，约但河东之地以属灵的预表说，是在基督死的范围之外，所以是不够好的。这两个半支派的人是以次好的代替了上好的。许多时候我们作了自己的选择，就使次好的成为上好的代替品。这两个半支派有自己的选择，是因他们的牲畜极其众多，并看那块地是可牧放牲畜之地。我们的“牛群”、“羊群”太多，常会成为试诱而叫我们有自己的选择，以次好的代替上好的（民数记概论上册，一四六至一四七页）。

　　Gal. 2:20 I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me…

　　Phil. 3:10 To know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.

　　Col. 3:3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

　　Numbers 32 speaks of the prearrangement of the distribution of the good land….There is a twofold significance to the arrangement concerning the land east of the Jordan. On the positive side, the tribes of Reuben and Gad highly regarded the receiving of the God-promised inheritance. However, on the negative side, they made their choice before they reached God's goal, which was on the west side of the Jordan. When the boundaries of the good land are mentioned in Numbers 34, the land on the east of the Jordan is not included. The best portion of the good land was surrounded by two seas (the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea) and one river (the Jordan River). These three bodies of water signify Christ's death. Thus, in terms of spiritual typology, the land east of the Jordan was not good enough because it was outside of the realm of Christ's death. The two and a half tribes chose and thus substituted the second best for the best. Many times we also make our own choices and take the second best as a substitute for the best. The two and a half tribes made a choice because they had an abundance of livestock and saw that the land east of the Jordan was good for livestock. Having too many”cattle” and”flocks” often becomes a temptation to make our own choice and substitute the second best for the best. (CWWL, 1960, vol. 1,”Synopsis of Numbers,” pp. 172-173)

　　对基督的享受与祂的死极有关系。所以，我们对基督的享受必须是在祂死的范围、境界里。

　　美地的边界也指明这是上升、高举之地。这表征升天的基督，属天的基督。我们在祂的丰富里所享受的这位基督，乃是复活并升天的基督。这位被钉十字架并埋葬的基督，已经在复活里进到我们里面。现今我们是在祂的升天里，享受祂作高举之地并其中一切的丰富（民数记生命读经，四○六至四○七页）。

　　迦南地的东边主要是以约但河为界（民三四10~12）。凡没有过约但河的，都不能算是达到神应许的美地。流便、迦得和玛拿西半支派得着约但河东之地，是按着他们自己的选择；他们所得的地不能算是美地的一部分。……基督的死，就是十字架，是一道清楚的界限。所以，凡是没有经过基督之死的，都不能算为在基督里的产业。这指明我们要享受基督，就必须经过祂的死（民数记概论下册，一六七页）。

　　流便和迦得支派所要的地，不必过约但河就可以到达。没有过约但河，表征没有对付并埋葬旧人。唯有在我们对付并埋葬旧人之后，我们才有地位说到得着美地作享受。……流便与迦得支派没有与整体以色列人一同领受美地的应许。这表征单独的，没有与基督的身体一同享受基督（民数记生命读经，三九四页）。

　　过约但河指经过基督的死，进入祂的复活和升天。约但河西除了表征升天的地位，也表征在基督里丰盛的产业。因此，得到约但河东之地，只够得上神属灵的目标，却不是神荣耀的目标—在升天的地位上，承受在基督里丰盛的产业（民数记概论下册，一五五至一五六页）。

　　参读：民数记概论，第十一篇。

　　The enjoyment of Christ is closely related to His death. Our enjoyment of Christ, therefore, must be in the sphere, the territory, of His death.

　　The borders of the good land also indicate that it is an elevated, uplifted land. This signifies the ascended Christ, the heavenly Christ. The Christ whom we enjoy in His riches is a resurrected and ascended Christ. The Christ who was crucified and buried has come into us in resurrection, and now we are in His ascension, enjoying Him as the uplifted land with all its riches. (Life-study of Numbers, p. 326)

　　The east side of the land of Canaan took the Jordan River as its main border (Num. 34:10-12). Those who did not cross the Jordan could not be considered as having reached the God-promised good land. The tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh gained the land east of the Jordan according to their own choice, but the land they gained cannot be considered as part of the good land….The death of Christ, the cross, is a clear boundary. Therefore, nothing that has not passed through the death of Christ can be counted as part of the inheritance in Christ. This indicates that we must pass through Christ's death in order to enjoy Him. (CWWL, 1960, vol. 1,”Synopsis of Numbers,” pp. 373-374)

　　The land requested by Reuben and Gad could be reached without crossing the river Jordan. Without crossing the Jordan signifies without having the old man dealt with and buried. Only after we have had the old man dealt with and buried are we in a position to talk about possessing the good land for our enjoyment. Reuben and Gad did not receive the promise of the good land with the body of the children of Israel. This signifies receiving the enjoyment of Christ separately, without the Body of Christ. (Life-study of Numbers, pp. 318-319)

　　Crossing over the Jordan River denotes passing through Christ's death and entering into His resurrection and ascension. In addition to typifying the position of ascension, the land west of the Jordan typifies the rich inheritance in Christ. Thus, obtaining”the land east of the Jordan” reaches God's spiritual goal but not His glorious goal—receiving the rich inheritance in Christ in the position of ascension. (CWWL, 1960, vol. 1,”Synopsis of Numbers,” p. 365)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1960, vol. 1,”Synopsis of Numbers,” ch. 11