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出埃及记生命读经 · 第120篇

祭司的衣服（五）

The priestly garments (5)
1读经： 出埃及记二十八章四至十四节；三十九章一至七节。
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 28:4-14; 39:1-7
红玛瑙
Onyx stones
2出埃及记二十八章九至十节说：“要取两块红玛瑙，在上面刻以色列儿子的名字；六个名字在这块宝石上，六个名字在那块宝石上，都照他们生来的次序。”我们这些信徒就是这两块红玛瑙所表征的。
2Exodus 28:9-10 says, “And you shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: Six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, according to their birth.” We, the believers, are signified by these two onyx stones.
3亚当是用地上的尘土造的。神造好亚当以后，把他安置在生命树面前，从那里流出一道河。藉着河的涌流，就有红玛瑙。亚当站在河边，也许看看自己，然后看看红玛瑙。亚当完全是由尘土构成的，不是由红玛瑙构成的。红玛瑙表征变化。在我们天然的生命里，我们全是尘土。但藉着重生，我们成了一块石头。如今我们在渐渐变化的过程中，要变化成主的形像，荣上加荣。这种变化就是红玛瑙所表征的。
3Adam was made from the dust of the ground. After God created Adam, He placed him in front of the tree of life, from which flowed a river. By the flow of this river there were onyx stones. As Adam stood by the river, he may have looked at himself and then at the onyx stones. Adam was altogether a composition of dust, not of onyx stone. Onyx stone signifies transformation. In our natural life we all are dust. But through regeneration we have become a stone. Now we are in the process of being transformed into the image of the Lord from glory to glory. This transformation is signified by onyx stone.
4出埃及记二十八章十二节说：“要将这两块宝石，安在以弗得的两条肩带上，为以色列人作记念石；亚伦要在两肩上，担他们的名字，在耶和华面前作为记念。”大祭司在两肩上所担的，不是两堆尘土。反之，在他的两肩上有两块红玛瑙。这指明基督是我们的大祭司，祂所保守的不是尘土，而是变化过的圣徒，就是大祭司所穿以弗得的肩带上两块红玛瑙所豫表的。
4Exodus 28:12 says, “And you shall put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial.” On his shoulders what the high priest bore was not two piles of dust. On the contrary, there were onyx stones on his shoulders. This indicates that what Christ as our High Priest holds is not dust; He holds the transformed saints, typified by the onyx stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod worn by the high priest.
5有些圣徒听见这话，也许认为他们还没有被变化，就觉得很泄气。他们会说：“如果基督所保守的只是红玛瑙，不是尘土，那么我就不能经历蒙主的保守了。我觉得很灰心，因我还没变化成为红玛瑙。”事实上你的确有蒙基督保守的经历。再者，你也的确有一些红玛瑙。你也许常常觉得好像从主身上掉落了，但那掉落的是尘土，不是你。有时候主兴起一种环境来，使我们摇动，我们惟恐会掉落。然而，摇落的只是尘土，我们这些重生的人永远不会摇动，因为我们里面的红玛瑙永远不会掉落。红玛瑙一直存在，安在华美而荣耀的金槽上。
5When some saints hear this, they may feel discouraged, thinking that they have not been transformed. They may say, “If Christ holds only onyx stones, and not dust, then I am through with the experience of being held by Him. I feel discouraged because I have not yet been transformed into onyx stone.” Actually you do have the experience of being held by Christ. Furthermore, you do have some amount of onyx stone. Often you may feel as if you are falling away from the Lord. But it is the dust that is falling, not you. Sometimes the Lord raises up an environment which causes us to be shaken. We may be afraid of falling away. However, only the dust is shaken away. We ourselves as regenerated ones will never be removed, for the onyx stone in us will never fall. The onyx stone remains, placed in the beautiful and glorious settings of gold.
被系住与被变化
Fastened and transformed
6我承认我缺少口才来描述基督神圣荣耀和属人华美的连系能力。如果我有更多的经历和更好的口才，我会举出更多的例子。但因着我缺少充分的经历，就很难述说以弗得所描绘基督保守的能力。
6I admit that I am short of utterance to describe the fastening power of the divine glory and human beauty of Christ. If I had more experience and more utterance, I would try to give more illustrations. But because I am short of adequate experience, it is difficult to describe the holding power of Christ portrayed by the ephod.
7以弗得和胸牌、肩带描绘出基督藉着神圣荣耀和属人华美而有的系住能力。我们已经指出，当我们来读四福音的时候，我们能彀看见主和祂神圣的荣耀编织到祂属人的华美里面，我们也能彀看见祂的属天、祂的君尊和祂的救赎。换句话说，以弗得的材料和颜色所表征基督的每一方面都启示在福音书里面。
7The ephod with the breastplate and the shoulderplates portrays the fastening power of Christ through His divine glory and human beauty. As we have pointed out, when we read the four Gospels, we can see the Lord with His divine glory woven into His human beauty. We can also see His heavenliness, His kingliness, and His redemption. In other words, every aspect of Christ typified by the materials and colors of the ephod is revealed in the Gospels.
8我们在主的荣耀和华美里瞻仰主，自然而然就连于祂、系于祂。被系住就是被变化。我们愈被变化，就愈被系住。尘土逐渐掉落，而我们全人被变化的部分一直系在基督身上。结果，我们就享受祂并经历祂及其系住的能力。我们不但系在基督的肩上，也系在祂的胸前。这意思是说，我们被祂的爱和能力所系住。肩是表征能力，胸是表征爱。
8As we behold the Lord in His glory and beauty, we are spontaneously held, fastened, to Him. To be fastened is to be transformed. The more we are transformed, the more we are fastened. The dust is falling away, and the transformed part of our being remains fastened to Christ and upon Him. As a result, we enjoy Him and experience Him with His fastening power. We are held not only upon Christ’s shoulders, but we are also held upon His breast. This means that we are fastened by His love and also by His power. The shoulders signify power and the breast signifies love.
在神面前的记念
A memorial before God
9照二十八章十二节来看，亚伦要在两肩上，担以色列人的名字，在主面前作为记念。记念乃是一件喜乐的事，基督在神面前把我们担在两肩上，就把喜乐带给了神。当神观看基督的时候，就看见了祂所救赎的人，已经变化成为红玛瑙，镶在金槽上。最终红玛瑙成了加给基督的华美。这是在神面前的记念，这也是加给基督的华美。当我们观看这幅图画的时候，我们就看见荣耀和华美。这幅图画是过于人的言语所能解释的。
9According to 28:12, Aaron was to bear the names of the children of Israel before the Lord upon his shoulders for a memorial. A memorial is a matter of joy. When Christ bears us on His shoulders before God, this brings joy to God. When God looks at Christ, He sees His redeemed people, who have been transformed into onyx stones held in settings of gold. Eventually the onyx stones become a beauty added to Christ. This is both a memorial before God and also an additional beauty to Christ. As we look at this picture, we see glory and beauty. This portrait is beyond the ability of human words to explain.
胸牌
The breastplate
10以弗得也许是有一个领口、两个袖口的衣服，它也是用来束紧大祭司的。以弗得的焦点是胸牌。在祭司衣服的各样物件里，首先题起胸牌，（4，）原因就在这里。这指明祭司的衣服是为着胸牌的。换句话说，大祭司穿上各种衣服是为了带上胸牌。
10The ephod was probably a garment that had one opening for the head and two for the arms. It also served for girding the high priest. The focal point of the ephod was the breastplate. This is the reason that among all the items of the priestly garments, the breastplate is mentioned first (v. 4). This indicates that the priestly garments were for the breastplate. In other words, the high priest wore the various garments in order to bear the breastplate.
11在要来的信息中我们会看见，胸牌表征神的赎民在基督身上建造在一起。有十二颗宝石在胸牌上，这些宝石表征神所有的赎民，在胸牌上一同建造起来。因此，胸牌乃是神子民建造的缩图。这意思是说，胸牌表征建造。我们会看见，这胸牌是用来显明神对祂百姓的旨意。在先知的时代以前，神藉着胸牌使人晓得祂的旨意。胸牌就是神藉以说话的工具和通道。
11As we shall see in forthcoming messages, the breastplate signifies the building together of God’s redeemed people upon Christ. Twelve precious stones were upon the breastplate. These stones, signifying all the redeemed people of God, were built together on the breastplate. Therefore, the breastplate is a miniature of the building up of God’s people. This means that the breastplate signifies the building. As we shall see, this breastplate was used to express God’s will for His people. Before the time of the prophets, God made His will known through the breastplate. It was the instrument and the channel through which God spoke.
相互的华美
Mutual beauty
12我们已经指出，肩带是基督增添的华美。以弗得的本身就很华美，而系在以弗得两肩上的红宝石更增添了它的华美。照样，变化过的信徒加给了基督，也是祂增添的华美。
12We have pointed out that the shoulder-pieces are Christ’s additional beauty. The ephod was beautiful in itself, but the onyx stones fastened to the shoulders of the ephod added even more beauty to it. Likewise, the transformed believers added to Christ are His additional beauty.
13红玛瑙镶嵌在编织的、拧成的金槽上。这样的镶座增添了红玛瑙的华美。这种拧成的金槽表征基督神圣的性情。金槽的作法表征圣灵带着神圣的性情所作的细工。编织和拧成这些词表明金槽乃是巧工的结果。镶座增添了宝石的华美，正如戒指上合式的镶座增添了钻石的华美。一方面，钻石是戒指的华美；另一方面，精致的镶座也增添了钻石的华美。
13The onyx stones were set in plaited gold, in gold filigree. Such a setting added beauty to the onyx stones. This golden filigree setting signifies Christ’s divine nature. The way the setting was made signifies the fine work of the Holy Spirit with the divine nature. The words plaited and filigree indicate that the setting was the result of skilled workmanship. That mounting added beauty to the precious stones, just as a proper mounting on a ring adds beauty to a diamond. On the one hand, the diamond is the beauty of the ring; on the other hand, the fine plaited setting adds beauty to the diamond.
14红玛瑙镶在金槽上，描绘出圣灵的巧工把基督的华美加在信徒这些宝石身上。但最终这些宝石也成了加给基督的华美。因此，基督是我们的华美，我们也成了祂的华美。这种相互的华美在神面前是个记念。基督和祂的肢体联系在一起，这就成了在神面前的记念。神观看基督和祂的肢体，就喜乐了、满意了、满足了。
14The onyx stones set in gold filigree portray the fine work of the Holy Spirit to add the beauty of Christ to the believers as the precious stones. But eventually these stones will be a beauty added to Christ. Therefore, Christ is our beauty, and we become His beauty. This mutual beauty is a memorial before God. Christ and His members are fastened together, and this becomes a memorial before God. When God beholds Christ with His members, God is happy, pleased, and satisfied.
一幅调和的图画
A picture of mingling
15我们思想出埃及记二十八章以弗得和胸牌、红玛瑙的图画，我们就看见基督和祂的肢体如何藉着祂神圣的荣耀和属人的华美联系在一起。此外，随着以弗得也有一幅调和的图画。金子、蓝色、紫色、朱红色编织到细麻里面。这意思是说，它们与细麻调和。然而，这种调和并没有改变有关材料的本质。金子还是金子，细麻还是细麻。但 因着金子和细麻的调和，就有一件由这两种材料所作成的衣服。
15As we consider the picture of the ephod with the breastplate and the onyx stones in Exodus 28, we see how Christ and His members are fastened together by His divine glory and human beauty. Furthermore, with the ephod we also have a picture of mingling. The gold, the blue, the purple, and the scarlet are woven into the fine linen. This means that they are mingled with the linen. This mingling, however, does not change the nature of the materials involved. The gold is still gold, and the linen remains linen. But by the mingling of the gold and the linen, we have a piece of clothing composed of these two materials.
16我相信蓝色、紫色、朱红色是各种颜色的线。我们已经看见，蓝色表征属天，紫色表征君尊，朱红色表征救赎。我相信这三种颜色的线都是用麻纤维作的。因此，它们的颜色虽然不同，却都是用麻作的。这指明以弗得的基本材料是金子和麻。这里的金子表征基督的神性，麻表征祂的人性。金子和麻交织在一起成为一件衣服，表征神性与人性的调和。这种调和成了系住的力量和连结的能力，使我们与基督相连。
16I believe that the blue, the purple, and the scarlet were all threads of different colors. We have seen that the blue symbolizes heavenliness, the purple signifies royalty or kingliness, and the scarlet signifies redemption. I believe that these three colors of thread were all of linen fiber. Thus, although they were different in color, they were all made of linen. This indicates that the basic materials of the ephod were gold and linen. The gold here signifies Christ’s divinity, and the linen signifies His humanity. The weaving together of the gold and the linen into one piece of cloth signifies the mingling of divinity and humanity. This mingling then becomes the fastening strength and the binding power to hold us to Christ.
17以弗得是一件用来联系的衣服。神的赎民因着基督经过了种种过程的本质而系于基督身上。金子所表征神圣的性情，成了编织到麻里面的线。金子成为线是表明一个过程，首先把金子锤得薄薄的，然后切成细长的条状，编织到麻里面，麻是表征属人的性情。
17The ephod was a piece of clothing used for fastening. God’s redeemed people are fastened to Christ by Christ’s processed being. The divine nature, signified by the gold, becomes thread woven into the linen. The gold becoming thread indicates a process. First the gold was beaten very thin, and then it was cut into fine strips. Then it was woven into the linen, which signifies human nature.
18以弗得是用金子、蓝色、紫色、朱红色线作成的，这种线编织到捻的细麻里面。以弗得不但是用线作的，也是用捻成的绳子作的。也许把几条线捻在一起就作成了绳子。这样便确保以弗得是牢固的，能彀承担红玛瑙、胸牌及金槽的重量。肩带和胸牌要连在以弗得上，所需要的材料必须有系住的力量。
18The ephod was made of threads of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet. This thread was woven with the fine twined linen. The ephod was made not only of thread, but also of twined cord. It may have been that a few threads were twined together to make cords. This assured that the ephod was strong enough to bear the weight of the onyx stones and the breastplate with their gold settings. In order for the shoulderplates and the breastplate to be attached to the ephod it was necessary to have material that had the fastening strength.
19我们愈思想以弗得的详细图画，我们就愈赏识它是基督的豫表。即使新约把基督完全启示了出来，我们在新约里也看不见出埃及记二十八章里以弗得所说出的基督。但以弗得所有的成分都隐含在新约对基督的启示里面。
19The more we consider the detailed picture of the ephod, the more we appreciate it as a type of Christ. Even though the New Testament reveals Christ in a full way, we do not have in the New Testament the view of Christ presented by the ephod in Exodus 28. But all the elements of the ephod are implied in the New Testament revelation concerning Christ.
连于基督
Attached to Christ
20如果我们只有新约的明言，而没有以弗得的图画，我们就无法看见基督的神性如何与祂的人性交织在一起，成为把我们系在祂身上的能力。此外，我们也无法清楚地看见，我们是如何连于基督的。林后一章二十一节保罗说，我们坚固地连于基督那受膏者。这里我们看见膏油的涂抹，然而却没有看见我们是藉着基督神圣的荣耀和属人的华美而连于祂的。再者，我们也没有看见圣徒连于基督乃是基督增添的华美。照出埃 及记二十八章以弗得的豫表来看，我们乃是因着基督经过了种种过程的神圣性情而连于基督的。
20If we had only the plain words of the New Testament without the picture of the ephod, we could not see how Christ’s divinity woven together with His humanity has become the power that fastens us to Him. Furthermore, we would not see clearly how we are fastened to Christ. In 2 Corinthians 1:21 Paul says that we are attached to Christ, the anointed One. Here we see the anointing; however, we do not see that we are attached to Christ by His divine glory and human beauty. Moreover, we do not see that the saints attached to Christ are an additional beauty to Christ. According to the type of the ephod in Exodus 28, we are bound to Christ with His processed divine nature.
21我们愈看见以弗得，在我们的经历中我们就愈系在基督身上，我们也愈稳妥。这是 与变化有关的。虽然我们没有恰当的言词来发表，我们里面深处却珍赏主、宝贝主。这就是我们已经系于基督、连于基督的表记。这包含了变化。不但如此，这还表征建 造，因为我们在胸牌上和许多人连在一起。这意思是说，最终基督神圣的荣耀和属人的华美交织在一起就包含了建造。
21The more we see concerning the ephod, the more we shall be fastened to Christ in our experience, and the more secure we shall be. This is related to transformation. Although we do not have words adequate to express it, deep within we appreciate the Lord and treasure Him. This is a sign that we have been fastened to Christ, bound to Him. This involves transformation. Moreover, it signifies the building, for on the breastplate we are bound together with many others. This means that eventually the building is included in Christ’s divine glory woven together with His human beauty.
22如果我们所有的不过是自己天然的美德，我们就仍是单独的、个人的。但因着基督神圣的荣耀和属人的华美，我们就建造在一起，系在一起，绑在一起。 以弗得也是一条腰带，把我们众人与基督一同束上。因着我们束在祂身上，我们就不会从祂身上掉落，我们绝不会与基督分开。感谢主，以弗得这幅图画表明我们是系于基督，连于基督，并与祂束在一起的。
22If we have nothing more than our own natural virtues, we shall remain separate and individualistic. But by Christ’s divine glory and human beauty we are built together, fastened together, and bound together. The ephod is also a girdle, girding us all together with Christ. Because we are girded to Him, we cannot fall away from Him. We can never be separated from Christ. Thank the Lord for this picture of the ephod showing that we are fastened to Christ, held to Him, and girded together with Him.