17亚伯拉罕在摩利为耶和华筑坛之后,他就走遍那地。……亚伯拉罕……来到伯特利和艾中间的地方,……筑了另一座坛(创十二8,十三3~4)。伯特利的意思是神的家,艾的意思是乱堆。伯特利和艾互成对比。这对比……就是说,在蒙召者的眼中,只有神的家是有价值的,其他的一切不过是乱堆。今天对我们原则也是一样。一面我们有伯特利,神的家,召会生活;与此相对的是乱堆。凡与召会生活相反的,都是乱堆。……对亚伯拉罕而言,首要的事是把一切献给神,敬拜事奉神,并与神有交通。然后亚伯拉罕才为他的生活支搭帐棚。亚伯拉罕住帐棚,指明他不属于世界,反而对人是一个见证(来十一9)(创世记生命读经,六七四至六七五、六七七、六七九页)。 17After Abraham built an altar to the Lord at Moreh, he traveled through the land…[and] came to a place that was between Bethel and Ai…Here…Abraham built another altar (Gen. 12:8; 13:3-4). Bethel means “house of God,” and Ai means “a heap of ruins.” Bethel and Ai stand in contrast one to another… This contrast…means that in the eyes of the called ones only God’s house is worthwhile. Everything else is just a heap of ruins. The principle is the same with us today. On the one hand, we have Bethel, God’s house, the church life. Opposite to this is a heap of ruins. Everything that is contrary to the church life is a heap of ruins…With Abraham, the primary matter was to consecrate everything to God, to worship and serve God, and to have fellowship with God. Only then did Abraham pitch a tent for his living. Abraham’s dwelling in a tent indicated that he did not belong to the world but was a testimony to the people (Heb. 11:9). (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 556, 558-560)