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出埃及记生命读经 · 第118篇

祭司的衣服（三）

The priestly garments (3)
1读经： 出埃及记二十八章一至四节；彼得前书二章五节，九节；启示录一章六节；五章九至十节；约翰福音一章十四节；希伯来书一章三节；约翰福音十七章二十二节；路加福音二十四章十九节。
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 28:1-4; 1 Pet. 2:5, 9; Rev. 1:6; 5:9-10; John 1:14; Heb. 1:3; John 17:22; Luke 24:19
六样物件
Six items
2根据二十八章一至四节，祭司必须穿上一种特别的衣服。今天凡在军中服役的人都必须穿上适当的制服。同样的原则，旧约里的祭司是一班事奉的人，也必须穿上为祭司精心设计的衣服。出埃及记二十八章四节指明这些衣服包含了六样物件：“所要作 的，就是胸牌、以弗得、外袍、杂色的内袍、冠冕、腰带，使你哥哥亚伦和他儿子穿这圣服，可以给我供祭司的职分。”
2According to 28:1-4, the priests were required to wear a particular kind of garment. Today those who serve in the armed forces must wear an appropriate uniform. In the same principle, as a group of serving ones, the priests in the Old Testament had to wear garments that were specially designed for the priests. Exodus 28:4 indicates that these garments included six main items: “And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of woven work, a turban, and a girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and for his sons, to serve as priests to Me.”
3胸牌是用十二块宝石镶在金子里作成的。以弗得在胸牌底下，希伯来字的以弗得就是系住的意思。祭司所穿的衣服与背心很相像。以弗得与肩带和胸牌相连。外袍是一件长衣，从肩膀直垂到脚，把祭司的身体完全遮盖住。神要求祭司完全遮盖起来，身体上没有一部分是赤裸的。内袍是甚么很难说，它比外袍还要短，也许不超过膝盖。因此，内袍好比一件短上衣。除了这四样物件以外，还有冠冕和腰带。冠冕是遮盖头的，而腰带是用来束腰的。
3The breastplate was built with twelve precious stones set in gold. The ephod was underneath the breastplate. The Hebrew word for ephod means to bind. The ephod worn by the priest was similar to a vest. To the ephod were attached the shoulder plates and the breastplate. The robe was a long garment that went from the shoulders down to the feet, covering the body of the priest in full. God required that the priests be fully covered, that no part of their body would be naked. It is rather difficult to say what the tunic was. It was shorter than the robe, probably reaching no farther than the knee. Hence, the tunic may be compared to a short coat. In addition to these four items, there were the turban and the girdle. The turban was a covering for the head, and the girdle was used for the girding of the loins.
基督的彰显
The expression of Christ
4在要来的信息中，我们会详细地来看祭司衣服的这些物件。我在本篇信息中所关切 的，乃是我们对于祭司衣服的意义有一个概略的认识。
4In forthcoming messages we shall consider these items of the priestly garments in detail. My concern in this message is that we have a general understanding of the significance of the priestly garments.
5祭司的衣服表征那些作祭司事奉神的人必须有一种彰显。祭司的衣服可以比喻为警察所穿的制服。我们看见一个人穿着警察的制服，就知道他是一位警察。警察的制服就是他的彰显；法官在法庭上所穿的袍子也是这样。警察的制服和法官的袍子都说明了衣服表征彰显的事实。照新约来看，祭司的衣服乃是表征基督的彰显。祭司的衣服每一方面都是表征基督的特质或美德。因此，祭司的衣服就是事奉的人把基督彰显出来。
5The priestly garments signify that those who serve God as priests must have a certain kind of expression. The priestly garments can be compared to the uniform worn by a policeman. When we see a man dressed in the uniform of a policeman, we know that this person is a policeman. A policeman’s uniform is his expression. The same is true of the garments worn by a judge in a courtroom. A policeman’s uniform and a judge’s robe illustrate the fact that clothing signifies expression. According to the New Testament, the priestly garments signify the expression of Christ. Every aspect of the priestly garments signifies an attribute or virtue of Christ. Therefore, the priestly garments are the serving ones’ expression of Christ.
（一）使祭司有资格来事奉
Qualifying the priests to serve
6作为祭司彰显的祭司袍乃是他们的资格。如果祭司穿着其它的衣服，就没有资格作祭司来事奉。我们可以再用警察制服来作比方。警察值勤的时候，必须穿上合式的制服，制服使他有资格来服勤。如果警察穿着别的衣服，甚至穿上非常精致、昂贵的衣服，也没有资格。要有资格，他就必须穿上警察的制服。同样的原则，基督的彰显也使我们有资格作祭司来事奉。我们也许说我们是祭司，但我们有基督的彰显使我们彀资格作祭司来事奉么？我们有没有资格作祭司是在于我们有没有基督的彰显。这个彰显就是我们的资格。
6The priestly garments as the expression of the priests were their qualification. If the priests had worn some other kind of garments, they would not have been qualified to serve as priests. Once again we may use a policeman’s uniform as an illustration. A policeman is required to wear the proper uniform when he is on duty. It is the uniform which qualifies him to serve. If a policeman wore some other kind of clothing, even very fine, expensive clothing, he would not be qualified. To be qualified he must wear a police uniform. In the same principle, the expression of Christ qualifies us to serve as priests. We may claim to be priests, but do we have the expression of Christ to qualify us to serve as priests? Whether or not we are qualified to be a priest is determined by the expression of Christ. This expression is our qualification.
（二）使祭司成圣
Sanctifying the priests
7祭司的衣服也使祭司成圣。这些衣服把他们从其他的人中分别出来。穿制服的警察也是这样。警官的制服把他们从其他的人中分别出来。如果一个人穿着警察的制服近前来对你说话，你定规会尊敬他。但如果一个人没有穿着合式的制服，想要和警察一样地行动，你就不会对他有同样的敬意。因为这个人没有制服所表征的资格，他没有因服装而与别人有所不同。为这缘故，人就认为他和别人没有两样。照样，祭司因着 他们的衣服而成圣，分别归神。出埃及记二十八章三节说：“给亚伦作衣服，使他分别为圣，可以给我供祭司的职分。”这一节的成圣意思是说，为着神独一的目的而分别归祂。祭司因着基督的彰显而成圣。如果我们彰显基督，这个彰显就会使我们有资格，并且使我们成圣。
7The priestly garments also sanctify the priests. These garments separated them from all the other people. The same is true of a policeman in uniform. A police officer’s uniform separates him from others. Should a man wearing a policeman’s uniform approach you and speak to you, you would surely respect him. However, if someone without the proper uniform tried to act as if he were a policeman, you would not show him the same respect. That person would not have the qualification signified by the uniform, and he would not be separated by this uniform from others. For this reason, he would be regarded as no different from anyone else. In like manner, the priests were sanctified, separated to God, by their garments. Exodus 28:3 says, “They shall make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him to serve as priest to Me.” In this verse sanctify means to separate to God for His unique purpose. The priests were sanctified by the expression of Christ. If we express Christ, this expression will both qualify us and sanctify us.
8出埃及记二十八章二节和四节说到“圣衣”。三节说，亚伦的衣服使他分别为圣，可以给神供祭司的职分。“圣”和“成圣”这些词表明神的祭司应当分别归神，为着祂的目的而分别出来。这样分别出来就是圣洁的，是成圣的。
8Verses 2 and 4 of Exodus 28 speak of “holy garments.” Verse 3 says that Aaron’s garments sanctified him to serve as a priest to God. The words “holy” and “sanctify” indicate that a priest of God should be separated to Him, set aside for His purpose. To be separated and set aside in this way is to be holy, sanctified.
为荣耀，为华美
For glory and for beauty
（一）基督神性的荣耀
The glory of Christ’s divinity
9出埃及记二十八章二节说：“你要给你哥哥亚伦作圣衣为荣耀，为华美。”“荣耀”和 “华美”这些词是包罗万有的。“为荣耀”这个片语的意思就是把基督的神性彰显出来。（约一14，来一3，约十七22。）“为华美”的意思就是把基督的人性彰显出来。（路二四19。）这里的荣耀是指基督的神性。我们把基督彰显出来，其中必须有些神圣性情的东西。这种神圣的性情是由金子所豫表的，金子乃是祭司衣服的一部分。金子的成分乃是衣服的一部分，这件事实豫表神圣的性情乃是基督彰显的一部分。祭司必须彰显基督的神性。
9Exodus 28:2 says, “And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.” The words “glory” and “beauty” are very inclusive. The phrase “for glory” means to express Christ’s divinity (John 1:14; Heb. 1:3; John 17:22). The phrase “for beauty” means to express Christ’s humanity (Luke 24:19). Glory here refers to Christ’s divinity. In our expression of Christ there must be something of the divine nature. This divine nature is typified by the gold which was part of the priestly garments. The fact that the element of gold was part of the garments typifies that divinity, the divine nature, is part of the expression of Christ. A priest must express Christ’s divinity.
10如果我们仔细地来读四福音，我们就会看见，拿撒勒人耶稣虽然过着属人的生活，但在祂的人性里却有神荣耀的彰显。这意思是说，在祂的为人生活里有神性，就是祭司衣服上的金子所豫表的。主耶稣的确彰显了神的荣耀。约翰一章十四节说：“我们也见过祂的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。”门徒见过耶稣的荣光，正是神独生子的荣光。不但如此，希伯来书一章三节也说，基督是神荣耀所发的光辉。这意思是说，祂 把神和神圣的特质彰显出来了。
10If we read the four Gospels carefully, we shall see that although Jesus of Nazareth lived a human life, in His humanity there was the expression of the glory of God. This means that in His human living there was divinity, typified by the gold in the priestly garments. The Lord Jesus certainly expressed the glory of God. John 1:14 says, “We beheld His glory, glory as of an only begotten from a father.” The disciples beheld the glory of Jesus, the glory of God’s only begotten Son. Furthermore, Hebrews 1:3 says that Christ is the effulgence of God’s glory. This means that He expresses God with the divine attributes.
（二）基督人性的华美
The beauty of Christ’s humanity
11祭司的衣服为荣耀，也为华美。二十八章二节的华美是指基督人性的彰显。基督的神性是为着荣耀，而祂的人性乃是为着华美。四福音启示出在主耶稣的生平和日常生活中，我们能彀看见神圣的荣耀，也能彀看见属人的华美。在主身上，神性、人性非常积极地调和了起来。它们交织在一起，就像把织物编成一种特殊款式的织品。在主耶稣身上，神圣的荣耀已经组织到属人的华美里。因这缘故，我们在祂身上看见了神圣的荣耀，也看见了属人美德的华美。
11The priestly garments were for beauty as well as glory. Beauty in 28:2 refers to the expression of Christ’s humanity. Christ’s divinity is for glory, and His humanity is for beauty. The four Gospels reveal that in the life and daily living of the Lord Jesus we can see the divine glory and also the human beauty. With the Lord divinity and humanity are blended in a very positive way. They are woven together like fabric woven to make a particular type of textile. With the Lord Jesus the divine glory has been woven into human beauty. For this reason, with Him we behold both the divine glory and the beauty of His human virtues.
12彼得前书二章九节说：“惟有你们是被拣选的族类，是有君尊的祭司，是圣洁的国度，是属神的子民，要叫你们宣扬那召你们出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德（或卓越，特质）。”在英文钦定本里繙作“称赞”的希腊字更好是繙作特质、卓越或美德。这里包含了基督神圣的荣耀和属人的华美。彼得前书二章九节的美德或卓越就是神圣的荣耀、神圣的特质，以及属人的华美、属人的美德。
12First Peter 2:9 says, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, so that you may tell out the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” The Greek word rendered “praises” in the King James Version is better rendered attributes, excellencies, or virtues. This includes Christ’s divine glory and human beauty. In 1 Peter 2:9 the virtues, or excellencies, are the divine glory, the divine attributes, and the human beauty, the human virtues.
13倘若我们活基督，让基督从我们里面活出来，基督就要得着彰显。如果我们有这样的彰显，别人就会晓得在我们的生活中有些荣耀的东西。同时他们会觉得，在我们的日常生活中，有属人美德的华美彰显。在基督的彰显里，能彀看见神圣的荣耀以及属人的华美。
13If we live Christ and Christ lives out of us, Christ will be expressed. If we have such an expression, others will realize that in our living there is something glorious. At the same time, they will sense that in our daily living there is a beautiful expression of human virtues. In the expression of Christ both the divine glory and the human beauty can be seen.
14主耶稣一生三十三年半之久，彰显了神圣的荣耀和属人的华美。祂在地上的生活，每时每刻，事实上每一分钟都带着这个彰显。神圣的荣耀和属人的华美连片刻也没有离开过祂。
14For thirty-three and a half years, the Lord Jesus expressed the divine glory with the human beauty. He bore this expression every hour, in fact every minute, of His life on earth. The divine glory and the human beauty were never absent from Him even for a moment.
彰显基督的生命
A life that expresses Christ
15然而在这一点上，我们常常和主耶稣不同。我们也许早晨彰显了主的荣耀和华美，但到后来我们可能会把一些相当可怜卑下的东西彰显出来。那时好像神圣的荣耀离开了，属人的华美也消失了。我们没有这样的彰显，反倒显出堕落的天然生命。我必须承认我的经历常是这样。在这件事上我们都是一样，我们都害了同样的属灵疾病，在我们中间只有程度上的不同罢了。
15We, however, are often different from the Lord Jesus in this regard. Perhaps in the morning we may express the Lord with His glory and beauty. But later in the day, we may express something quite poor or low. Then it seems that the divine glory is gone and that the human beauty has disappeared. In the place of such an expression, we express the fallen natural life. I must confess that this has often been my experience. In this matter, we are all the same and suffer from the same spiritual illness. The only difference there may be among us is a matter of degree.
16因着我们时常彰显堕落的天然生命，而没有彰显基督和神圣的荣耀、属人的华美，我们就需要仰望主的怜悯，谦卑自己，祷告说：“主阿，怜悯我。我晓得我应当把你和神圣的荣耀、属人的华美彰显出来。但是主，你知道我常常没有把你和你的荣耀、华美彰显出来。主阿，怜悯我，赐给我恩典，使我一直联于神圣的荣耀和属人的华美。主阿，我不要离开你神圣的特质和属人的美德，我需要这样的生命好使我成圣，并有资格在祭司体系的里面。”
16Because we often express the fallen natural life instead of Christ with the divine glory and human beauty, we need to look to the Lord for His mercy, humble ourselves, and pray, “Lord, have mercy on me. I realize that I should express You with the divine glory and human beauty. But, Lord, You know that often I fail to express You with Your glory and beauty. Have mercy on me, Lord, and grant me grace that I may remain attached to the divine glory and the human beauty. Lord, I don’t want ever to be separated from Your divine attributes and human virtues. I need this kind of life to be sanctified and qualified to be in the priesthood.”
17我盼望强调这件事实：实际上使我们成圣，并使我们成为祭司体系的，乃是彰显基督和神圣荣耀、属人华美的生命。每当神圣的荣耀和属人的华美没有从我们里面彰显 出来时，我们立刻就离开了祭司体系，离开了祭司团体的身体。如果情形是这样的话，我们就不在建造里面了。但每当我们把神圣的荣耀调和着属人美德的华美彰显出来时，我们就真在建造里面，我们就建造在一起成为祭司的体系。
17I wish to emphasize the fact that it is a life that expresses Christ with the divine glory and the human beauty that actually sanctifies us and qualifies us to be the priesthood. Whenever the divine glory and the human beauty are not expressed in us, we are immediately detached from the priesthood, from the corporate body of priests. If such is the case, then we are not in the building. But whenever we express the divine glory blended with the beauty of human virtues, we are truly in the building. We are built up together as the priesthood.
18在我们的生活里彰显出来的不仅仅是道理的事；而是相当在实际和经历方面的事。如果你想想你的经历，你就会晓得，每当你离开其他的圣徒，单独自处的时候，你立刻就彰显出堕落、天然的生命，而显不出基督和神圣的荣耀、属人的华美。在世俗办公室里工作的人没有把神圣的荣耀和属人的华美彰显出来，连那些传道的人也可能没有这样的彰显。甚至那些爱主、爱这个职事、愿意在这个职事的事奉上有帮助的人，也可能没有和别人真正建造起来。反之，有些人是单独而孤僻的。每当我们与圣徒们 隔绝的时候，我们就不再显出神圣的荣耀与属人的华美了。
18What is expressed in our living is not merely a matter of doctrine; it is a matter that is very practical and experiential. If you consider your experience, you will realize that whenever you are separated from the other saints and become individualistic, you immediately express the fallen, natural life instead of expressing Christ with the divine glory and human beauty. Those who work in a secular office may not express the divine glory and the human beauty, and even those who serve in the ministry may fail to have such an expression. Even those who love the Lord, who love the ministry, and who are willing to help in the service to the ministry may not be truly built up with others. On the contrary, some may be isolated and individualistic. Whenever we cut ourselves off from the saints, we no longer express the divine glory or the human beauty.
19我们赞美主，在教会生活里，祂实在恩待了我们。众教会里的弟兄姊妹的的确确是一。因此，在主的桌子面前，我们能彀宣告我们的合一，然而，至少有些时候我们在 事奉上没有彰显出神圣的荣耀和属人的华美。这意思是说，我们没有穿上祭司的衣服，就是为荣耀、为华美的圣衣。倘若我们缺少神圣的荣耀和属人的华美，那么我们就没有祭司的体系，因为我们没有祭司体系所需的资格与成圣。我盼望我们得着这些话的帮助，重新考量我们的情形和光景。
19We praise the Lord that in the church life we have truly been graced by Him. The brothers and the sisters in the churches are genuinely one. Therefore, at the Lord’s table we can proclaim our oneness. Nevertheless, at least sometimes in our service we do not have an expression of the divine glory and the human beauty. This means that we are not wearing the priestly garments, the holy garments for glory and for beauty. If we are short of the divine glory and the human beauty, this means that we do not have the priesthood, for there is neither the qualification nor the sanctification necessary for the priesthood. I hope that we shall be helped by this word to reconsider our situation and condition.