三 神因着燔祭而看中人,悦纳人;基督是燔祭的实际,过一种绝对为着神并满足神的生活,作为怡爽的香气,使神喜悦并快乐—创四4,八20~22,利一9,赛四二1,太三17,十七5,十二18,约五30,六38,七18,八29,十四24,参林后二15,歌四10~16。四 神应许亚伯拉罕,地上万国必因他的后裔(基督)得福—创二二18,加三8、14、16~17。 |
C God regarded man and was pleased with man in the burnt offering; as the reality of the burnt offering, Christ lived a life that was absolutely for God and for God’s satisfaction as a satisfying fragrance to God for His delight and pleasure—Gen. 4:4; 8:20-22; Lev. 1:9; Isa. 42:1; Matt. 3:17; 17:5; 12:18; John 5:30; 6:38; 7:18; 8:29; 14:24; cf. 2 Cor. 2:15; S. S. 4:10-16. |
五 神所拣选的人需要接受并答应神的呼召(创十二1~4),借着基督作燔祭而活在神前(7,十三18,二二13),被律法暴露,知道自己是有罪的,没有能力遵守律法(出十九8、21~二十21),并借着以基督为帐幕、祭司和供物,与神一同活着,而得以进到神里面,同着基督并在基督里,享受神一切的所是(出二五~利二七)。 |
D God promised Abraham that in his seed (Christ) all the nations of the earth would be blessed—Gen. 22:18; Gal. 3:8, 14, 16-17. |
六 按照约伯游牧的生活方式(伯一3),以及他为儿女献燔祭的方式(5),约伯和他的朋友们可能是活在亚伯拉罕的时代(创二二13);那时摩西五经连同律法尚未写成: |
E As a person chosen by God, man needed to receive and answer God’s call (Gen. 12:1-4), to live before God through Christ as his burnt offering (v. 7; 13:18; 22:13), to be exposed by the law that he might know that he was sinful and did not have the capacity to keep the law (Exo. 19:8, 21—20:21), and to live with God by taking Christ as the tabernacle, the Priest, and the offerings so that he might enter into God and enjoy all that God is with Christ and in Christ (Exo. 25—Lev. 27). |
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创四4 亚伯也从他羊群中头生的,从羊的脂油拿供物献上。耶和华看中了亚伯和他的供物。 二二18 并且地上万国,都必因你的后裔得福;因为你听从了我的话。 圣经中关于神与人的关系包括法前时代,其中一部分是从神创造人到呼召亚伯拉罕。……创世记四章四节和八章二十至二十二节说到预表基督的燔祭。神看中人(就是尊重人),悦纳人,不是因着人的善行,而是因着燔祭。这就是亚伯前来向神献燔祭,神看中他和他供物的原因。 第二个时代是从呼召亚伯拉罕到借着摩西颁布律法的这个时期。这个时代最重要的事,乃是神给亚伯拉罕的应许。因这缘故,圣经教师称这时代为应许时代。……神在这时代也是因着燔祭而看中人(十二7,十三18,二二13,三一54,伯一5),这是前一个时代的继续。……此外,神也应许亚伯拉罕,地上万国(包括我们)必因他的后裔(要来的基督)得福(创二二18,加三8、16)。至终,这应许完全应验了,如加拉太三章所启示的(约伯记生命读经,一九九至二○一页)。 |
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神按着自己的形像所造的人(创一26),需要接受神(由生命树所象征)作生命,使他能活神、彰显神并代表神(二9);这样的一个人,需要被变化成为宝贵的材料(10~12),并被建造成为神的配偶(18~24)。 堕落的人需要接受基督作他的救赎(由祭物及其流出的血所预表),使他能在基督里被神称义(由祭牲皮子作的衣服所预表—三21)。堕落的人也需要接受基督作女人的后裔,使他得拯救,脱离撒但这“蛇”死的权势(15,来二14)。……这几件事—祭物及其所流的血、祭牲皮子作的衣服、女人的后裔,都记载在创世记三章。我鼓励你们众人,尤其是青年人,要学习这些事,然后试着向别人陈明。譬如,一位青年人去拜访一位比自己年幼的亲戚,就可以说到堕落的人需要在基督里被神称义,或是说到需要基督这女人的后裔。我们自己首先该消化这一切真理,然后该学习如何向别人陈明这些真理。 蒙救赎的人需要将基督献上作燔祭,使人能被神看中(创四4)。人也需要呼求耶和华的名(26),与神同行(五22),为神作工,使人得着拯救,脱离败坏且被神定罪的世界(六11~18),并借着基督作燔祭而活在神面前,使地能维持好的次序(八20~22)。 作为神所拣选的人,我们这些亚伯拉罕的后裔,就是神所拣选的族类,需要接受并答应神的呼召(十二1~4),借着基督作燔祭而活在神前(7,十三18,二二13),被律法暴露,使我们知道自己是有罪的,没有能力遵守律法(出十九8、21~二十21),并借着以基督为帐幕、祭司和供物,而与神一同活着,使我们得以进到神里面,同着基督并在基督里,享受神一切的所是(二五~利二七)。 按照约伯游牧的生活方式(伯一3),以及他为儿女献燔祭的方式,约伯记该是写于亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的时期(5,创二二13,三一54),约在主前二千年。这指明约伯记是写于摩西写五经以前五百年(约伯记生命读经,二一八至二二○、二至三页)。 参读:约伯记生命读经,第三十二篇。 |
Gen. 4:4 And Abel also brought an offering, from the firstlings of his flock, that is, from their fat portions. And Jehovah had regard for Abel and for his offering. 22:18 And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice. God’s relationship with man in the Scriptures includes the dispensation, the section of time, before the law, part of which is the time from God’s creation of man to the calling of Abraham. Genesis 4:4 and 8:20-22 speak of the burnt offering, a type of Christ. God regarded man, that is, respected man, and was pleased with man, not in man’s good doing, but in the burnt offering. This is why Abel came to offer the burnt offering to God, and God regarded both him and his offering. The second dispensation covers the period of time from the calling of Abraham to the decree of the law through Moses. As a continuation of the previous dispensation, God again regarded man in the burnt offering (12:7; 13:18; 22:13; 31:54; Job 1:5). In addition, God promised Abraham that in his seed, the coming Christ, all the nations of the earth, including us, would be blessed (Gen. 22:18; Gal. 3:8, 16). Eventually this promise was absolutely fulfilled, as revealed in Galatians 3. (Life-study of Job, pp. 169-171) |

