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出埃及记生命读经 · 第180篇

摩西与神同在（三）

Moses’ stay with God (3)
1读经： 出埃及记三十四章。
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 34
2在前一篇信息里我们看见，三十四章十八至三十五节有三件要紧的事：与主一同守节、一同安息，享受主作节期的五个条件，以及神与摩西说话、注入到他里面。在前面的信息里，我们看过了与主一同守节、与主一同安息这件事。本篇信息我们要继续来看，与主一同守节必须履行的五个条件。
2In the foregoing message we saw that in 34:18-35 there are three important matters: feasting and resting with the Lord, five conditions for enjoying the Lord as our feast, and God’s infusion into Moses by His speaking with him. In the previous message we considered the matter of feasting with the Lord and resting with Him. In this message we shall go on to consider the five conditions that must be fulfilled in order for us to feast with the Lord.
头生的要用羊羔代赎
To redeem the firstling of a donkey with a lamb
3五个条件中的头一个条件描述在二十节：“头生的驴，要用羊羔代赎，若不代赎，就要打折祂的颈项。凡头生的儿子都要赎出来。谁也不可空手朝见我。”这表征我们天然的人必须以基督来取代，使我们能彀为神过成圣的生活。即使我们蒙了救赎，我们还是天然的。我们是“驴”，是不洁净的动物；我们不是羊羔。不错，我们已经蒙了救赎，但我们还是不洁净。因此，我们既是驴子，我们天然的人就需要以羔羊基督来取代。
3The first of the five conditions is described in verse 20: “And the firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you shall redeem, and none shall appear before Me empty.” This signifies that our natural man must be replaced with Christ so that we may live a sanctified life for God. Even though we have been redeemed, we still are natural. We are a “donkey,” an unclean animal; we are not a lamb. Yes, we have been redeemed, but we are not clean. Therefore, as “donkeys” we need our natural being to be replaced with Christ as the Lamb.
4就着成圣而论，我们不是绵羊，不是牛，而是驴。即使我们蒙了救赎，我们天然的人在神看来还是不洁净。所以，我们要成圣归主，就需要基督作我们的代替。逾越节的羊羔豫表基督作我们的救赎主。藉着祂作我们的代替，我们蒙了救赎。然而，因着我们还是不洁、天然，我们就无法成为一个活祭来满足神。在成圣里，我们需要基督作我们的代替。关于头生的驴要用羊羔代赎，详情请看出埃及记生命读经第二十七篇，三百六十至三百六十三页。
4As far as sanctification is concerned, we are not sheep or oxen; we are donkeys. Even though we have been redeemed, our natural man is still unclean in the sight of God. Hence, in order to be sanctified to the Lord, we need Christ to be our Substitute. The Passover lamb typifies Christ as our Redeemer. Through Him as our Substitute, we have been redeemed. However, because we are still unclean and natural, we cannot be a living sacrifice for God’s satisfaction. We need Christ to be our Substitute in sanctification. For more regarding the firstling of a donkey being redeemed with a lamb, see Life-study of Exodus, Message 27, pages 305-307.
5无论我们多么文雅、多么善良，我们还是天然的。一方面，我喜欢遇见文雅的人；另一方面，我晓得一个人愈文雅，就愈天然。当然，我不是暗示我们要属灵，就该粗鲁、不文雅。这里的点是说，连我们天然的文雅也需要以基督来取代。我们需要记得，我们天然的生命乃是一只“驴”。我们已经蒙了救赎，但我们还是驴。这么多的“驴”一同聚集在教会生活里，现在我们都需要以基督来取代。倘若我们天然的“驴子生命”不以基督来取代，在享受节期和守安息日的事上，我们就会受到拦阻。以基督来取代我们天然的生命，乃是我们与主一同守节、与主一同安息的条件。
5No matter how nice we may be, or how good, we still are natural. On the one hand, I like to meet nice people. On the other hand, I realize that the nicer a person is, the more natural he is. I am not implying, of course, that in order to be spiritual we should be crude instead of nice. The point here is that even our natural niceness needs to be replaced with Christ. We need to remember that in our natural life we are a “donkey.” We have been redeemed, but we are still donkeys. So many “donkeys” have been gathered together in the church life. Now there is the need for all of us to be replaced with Christ. If our natural “donkey life” is not replaced with Christ, we shall be hindered in the enjoyment of the feasts and also in the keeping of the Sabbath. Having our natural life replaced with Christ is a condition both of feasting with the Lord and resting with Him.
不可将主祭物的血和有酵的饼一同献上
Not offering the blood of the Lord’s sacrifice with leavened bread
6第二个条件在三十四章二十五节上半：“你不可将我祭物的血，和有酵的饼，一同献上。”这指明我们不该将基督的救赎与我们罪恶的生活搀杂在一起。我们绝不该将基督的救赎与罪恶的生活搀杂在一起。我们不该宣告自己蒙了救赎，然后还是继续活在罪中。这么作就是将主祭物的血和有酵饼一同献上。一个活在罪中的人，不该夸耀他已经蒙了救赎。
6The second condition is found in 34:25a: “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread.” This indicates that we should not mix Christ’s redemption with our sinful life. We should never mix Christ’s redemption with a sinful life. We should not declare that we are redeemed and then continue living in sin. To do this is to offer the blood of the Lord’s sacrifice with leavened bread. A person who is still living in sin should not boast that he has been redeemed.
7我们已经指出，我们需要守除酵节。这就是除净所有的罪恶，证明我们已经蒙基督的血所救赎。信徒清除了罪恶的生活，就证实他已经蒙了基督的救赎。
7We have pointed out that we need to keep the feast of unleavened bread. This is to purge away everything sinful as evidence that we have been redeemed by the blood of Christ. When a believer clears up his sinful life, this is a testimony that he has been redeemed by Christ.
8我们不难晓得，如果我们仍然活在罪中，却说自己蒙了救赎，我们就无法享受基督。我们都蒙了基督的血所救赎，为要享受基督。然而，我们仍须履行条件，将所有的酵除净，就是不将基督的救赎与罪恶的生活搀杂在一起。
8It is not hard for us to realize that if we still live in sin, yet claim that we have been redeemed, we shall not be able to enjoy Christ. We all have been redeemed by the blood of Christ in order to enjoy Christ. Nevertheless, we still must fulfill the condition of clearing away all leaven, the requirement of not mixing Christ’s redemption with a sinful life.
逾越节的祭物不可留到早晨
Not allowing the sacrifice of the feast of the passover to remain until the morning
9与主一同守节、与主一同安息的第三个条件在二十五节下半：“逾越节的祭物，也不可留到早晨。”逾越节的祭物不可留到早晨，有甚么意义？这表征我们该在今世享受基督的丰富，而不该把这些丰富留到来世。今天我们需要享受基督，我们需要在今世把祂享受得彀。我们无法把基督享受得尽，但我们却能尽享我们这一分的基督。我们从主所领受的分，应当在今天享受，不该留到次日“早晨”；也就是说，我们享受基督，不该拖延至来世。要趁着现在享受基督，不要等到将来。
9A third condition of feasting with the Lord and resting with Him is found in the second part of verse 25: “Neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover remain until the morning.” What is the significance of not allowing the sacrifice of the feast of the Passover to remain until the morning? This signifies that we should enjoy the riches of Christ in this age and not leave them until the next age. We need to enjoy Christ today. We need to enjoy Him in full in this age. We cannot exhaust the enjoyment of Christ. We can enjoy to the utmost our particular portion of Him. Whatever portion we receive of Christ should be enjoyed today. We should not leave anything for the next “morning”; that is, we should not postpone the enjoyment of Christ until the coming age. Enjoy Christ now. Do not wait for the future to enjoy Him.
10有些圣徒也许想要过一段时间再享受基督。有些青年人自言自语，说：“我还年轻，让我先去享受一下世界的东西，以后再回来享受基督。”不要犯这种错误。如果你把享受基督延迟到将来，你就没有履行与主一同守节的第三个条件─逾越节的祭物不可留到早晨。享受基督的丰富不可等待。
10Some saints may have the thought of waiting for a period of time before they enjoy Christ. Certain young people may say to themselves, “I am still young. Let me enjoy the worldly things for a time. Later I’ll come back to the enjoyment of Christ.” Do not make this mistake. If you put off the enjoyment of Christ until the future, you will not fulfill the third condition of feasting with the Lord — the requirement that we not hold the sacrifice of the feast of the Passover until the morning. Do not wait to enjoy the riches of Christ.
首先初熟之物要送到神的殿
Bringing the first of the firstfruits to the house of God
11出埃及记三十四章二十六节上半说：“地里首先初熟之物，要送到耶和华你神的殿。”这里我们看见另一个条件：首先初熟之物要送到神的殿。这表征对基督拔尖的经历要带到教会的聚会中，作为神的满足。
11Exodus 34:26a says, “You shall bring the first of the firstfruits of your ground to the house of Jehovah your God.” Here we see another condition: bringing the first of the firstfruits to the house of God. This signifies bringing the topmost experience of Christ to the church meetings for God’s satisfaction.
12许多圣徒对基督的经历非常贫穷。结果，他们就没有甚么果子。有些人也许有果子，但多半不是初熟的果子。我们都需要对基督有一些拔尖的经历。这些对基督的经历，在带到教会聚会中作神的满足以前，我们不该与人分享。有彀多经历的人懂得，将基督拔尖的经历带到教会聚会中作神的满足是甚么意思。
12Many saints are very poor in the experience of Christ. As a result, they do not have any fruit. Some may have fruit, but most of this fruit is not firstfruit. We all need to have some of the topmost experiences of Christ. We should not share these experiences of Christ with anyone until we bring them to the church meetings for God’s satisfaction. Those who have adequate experience know what it means to bring the topmost experience of Christ to the church meetings for God’s satisfaction.
不可用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔
Not boiling the kid in its mother’s milk
13现在我们来到末了一个条件，这一个条件似乎很奇特：“不可用山羊羔母的奶，煮山羊羔。”（26下。）你对于不可用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔这个条件的意义，也许会感到惊奇。这个条件指明或豫表，我们不该以话奶来烹煮年幼的信徒；也就是说，我们不该以滋养人的生命之话来“烹煮”他们。（彼前二2。）
13Now we come to the last condition, a condition that may seem very strange: “You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk” (v. 26b). You may be surprised at the significance of the requirement not to boil a kid in its mother’s milk. This requirement indicates or typifies that we should not seethe young believers with the milk of the word; that is, we should not “boil” them with the word of life that is for nourishment (1 Pet. 2:2).
14古时候可能真有人用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔，也许是一道美味。我们已经指明，我们不该以话奶来烹煮年幼的信徒。这就是用滋养生命的话奶，将年幼的人杀死。这里的点是说，神的话奶是为着滋养。然而，今天许多基督徒用神的话来杀死年幼的信徒。要谨慎，绝不要用神的话来杀死年幼的。神的话是为着滋养信徒的。我们可能用神的话来滋养信徒，也可能用神的话来烹煮他们、杀死他们。以往我们许多人曾用神的话来烹煮圣徒。
14In ancient times some people probably did have the practice of boiling a kid in its mother’s milk. This may have been regarded as a delicious dish. As we have indicated, we should not use the milk of the word to seethe young believers. This is to use the milk of the word, which is for life-nourishment, to kill the young ones. The point here is that the milk of the Word of God is for nourishment. However, today many Christians use the Word to kill young believers. Be careful never to use the Word to kill the young ones. The Word is for the nourishment of the believers. It is possible to use the Word either to nourish the saints or to seethe them, to kill them. In the past many of us have used the Word of God to seethe the saints.
15我花了许多时间精力才晓得，为甚么在出埃及记三十四章这么要紧的一章，论到恢复被毁的约，却题起似乎是微不足道的五个点。为甚么神不用十诫的后五条来取代这些点？对我们来说，这些诫命的意义比这些经文所论到的五个条件要大多了。然而，要紧的是我们要看见，神的心意不是要百姓遵守诫命。神的心意乃是要以色列人享受美地的出产。今天神的心意是要我们享受基督，祂不要我们努力作善良、伦理、道德的人。这的确不是说，我们该没有伦理、没有道德。如果我们天天享受基督，时时与祂一同安息，我们就会活基督，而基督的生命远超过最高的道德标准。要紧的点是说，神关切祂的百姓有没有享受基督。
15It took a good deal of time and effort for me to learn why in such a crucial chapter as Exodus 34, a chapter concerned with the recovery of the broken covenant, these five seemingly small points are mentioned. Why did God not replace these points with the last five of the Ten Commandments? To us, these commandments are much greater in significance than the five conditions covered in these verses. However, it is important for us to see that it was not God’s intention for His people to keep His commandments. God’s intention was for the children of Israel to enjoy the produce of the good land. Today God’s intention is that we enjoy Christ. He does not want us to try to be good, ethical, or moral. This certainly does not mean that we should be unethical or immoral. If we enjoy Christ daily and rest with Him hourly, we shall live Christ, and Christ’s life surpasses the highest standard of morality. The important point is that God’s concern is whether or not His people enjoy Christ.
16三十四章是重复的一章，其中包含了许多已经说过的事情。这一章的目的是要恢复被毁的约。这和享受基督有关，由这里所题起的三个节期来豫表，就是除酵节、七七节、收藏节；也和与主一同安息有关，由守安息日来豫表。与主一同守节、与主一同安息，需要遵守五个条件。首先，我们需要以基督来取代我们的“驴子生命”，取代我们的天然生命。不要信靠你的“驴子性情”。无论祂看起来多么良善，还是需要被取代。其次，你需要从生活中清除所有的酵。然后你今天需要享受基督作你的分，并有经历基督的初熟果子，在聚会中献给神，作为祂的满足。最终，你必须谨慎，不可用神的话来杀死年幼的人，却要用话奶来餧养他们、滋养他们。倘若我们有正当的属灵经历，我们就会晓得，这五个条件对我们日常享受基督乃是极其要紧的。
16Chapter thirty-four is a chapter of repetition. It contains many things that have already been spoken. The aim of this chapter of repetition is to recover the broken covenant. This is related to the enjoyment of Christ typified by the three feasts mentioned here — the feast of unleavened bread, the feast of weeks, and the feast of ingathering — and the resting with the Lord as typified by the keeping of the Sabbath. Feasting with the Lord and resting with Him requires the keeping of five conditions. First, we need to have our “donkey life,” our natural life, replaced with Christ. Do not have any trust in your “donkey nature.” No matter how good it seems to be, it still needs to be replaced. Second, you need to clear all the leaven out of your life. Then you need to enjoy Christ today as your portion and have the firstfruit of the experience of Christ to offer to God in the meetings for His satisfaction. Finally, you must be careful not to use the Word of God to kill the young ones, but rather feed them and nourish them with the milk of the Word. If we have the proper spiritual experience, we shall realize that these five conditions are crucial to our daily enjoyment of Christ.
五个条件的顺序
The sequence of the five conditions
17为了使我们深深铭记这些条件，尤其是叙述它们的顺序，让我进一步来说到这些条件。不仅每一个条件都很有意义，五个条件的顺序也特别有意义。头一个条件是，头生的驴要用羊羔代赎。这指明我们要享受主，就必须晓得我们是“驴”，是在重驮之下可怜的兽。不但如此，我们这些驴也是不洁净的。照利未记十一章来看，驴是列在不洁净的动物当中。我们已经看见，驴在这里表征我们天然的生命和天然的所是。我们无法用天然的所是来享受主。倘若我们仍旧是重驮之下不洁净的兽，我们就无法享受基督作节期，也无法与祂一同安息。所以，我们天然的生命需要被取代。新约在这件事上满了光。天然的生命已经钉在十字架上了，如今我们在基督徒的生活中，必须完全弃绝祂。
17In order that we may be deeply impressed with these conditions, especially with the sequence in which they are presented, let me say a further word concerning them. Not only is every condition meaningful, but the sequence of the five conditions is particularly meaningful. The first condition is that of redeeming the firstling of a donkey with a lamb. This indicates that if we would enjoy the Lord, we need to realize that we are “donkeys,” that we are poor beasts under the load of a heavy burden. Furthermore, as donkeys we are unclean. According to Leviticus 11, a donkey is listed among the unclean animals. We have seen that the donkey here signifies our natural life and natural being. We cannot enjoy the Lord with our natural being. If we remain unclean beasts under a heavy burden, we cannot have the enjoyment of Christ as the feasts, and we cannot rest with Him. Therefore, our natural life needs to be replaced. Concerning this matter, the New Testament is full of light. The natural life has been crucified on the cross. Now it must be rejected and fully abandoned by us in our Christian life.
18按顺序来看，第二个条件是，我们这些蒙救赎的人不该将救赎的血与罪恶的生活搀杂在一起。如果我们要享受主，就必须远离酵。
18According to the sequence, the next condition is that, as redeemed ones, we should not mix the redeeming blood with a sinful life. If we intend to enjoy the Lord, we must stay away from leaven.
19这是第二个条件而不是第一个条件，是合乎逻辑的。首先要求我们不可将救赎的血和酵搀杂在一起，然后继续要求我们天然的生命要被取代，并不合式。正当的顺序是，首先我们天然的生命要以基督来取代；以后，我们就必须学习远离罪恶的事。这就是履行了不可将救赎的血和酵搀杂在一起的条件。
19It is logical that this condition is second and not first. It would not make sense to first require that we not mix the redeeming blood with leaven and then go on to require that our natural life be replaced. The proper sequence is that first our natural life is replaced with Christ. Then after this replacement, we must learn to stay away from sinful things. This is to fulfill the condition of not mixing the redeeming blood with leaven.
20第三个条件是，我们要尽享现今的一分基督，一点不可留到来世。然而，今天很少基督徒能把他们的一分基督享受得尽。少有基督徒，连我们也不例外，能彀尽享基督自己。
20The third condition is that we enjoy our present portion of Christ to the uttermost and not leave any part of it for the next age. However, very few of today’s Christians exhaust the enjoyment of their portion of Christ. Not many Christians, including us, enjoy Christ to the uttermost.
21我们可以举例来说明第三个条件。就如一个母亲吩咐小孩子把食物吃完，并且把盘子洗干净。她也许会对他说：“我要你把食物吃完，把盘子洗净。如果你不把你所有的吃完，我就不会拿别的东西给你吃。”在这件事上，有些母亲对孩子很坚决，但有些母亲太纵容了，很容易让孩子自行其是。她们拿一样东西给孩子吃，如果孩子不喜欢，她们就给他别的东西。不过，有些母亲坚持要孩子吃完他们所该吃的，才给他们别的。我相信这说明了神怎样训练我们今天来享受基督。祂也许会说：“要吃完我已经赐给你的基督，如果你不享受现在所有的分，我就不会给你别的，你必须把今天的一分基督吃尽了。”
21As an illustration of the third condition, we may speak of a mother who tells her little child to finish his food, to clean his plate. She may say to him, “I want you to finish your food. Clean your plate. If you don’t finish what you have, I won’t give you anything else to eat.” Certain mothers are strong with their children regarding this. But some mothers are too lenient and easily let their children have their way. They may give a child something to eat, and if he does not like it, they will offer him something else instead. However, other mothers will insist that the children eat what they have before they give them something else. I believe this illustrates the way God would train us to enjoy Christ today. He may say, “Finish what I have already given you of Christ. If you do not enjoy the portion you have now, I will not give you anything else. You must exhaust your portion of Christ today.”
22按顺序来看，下一个条件是：我们完全享受我们这一分基督的时候，就当将拔尖的一分、初熟的果子保存起来，作为神的享受和满足。我们对基督享受拔尖的一分，应当带到神的家里，作祂的满足。 末了一个条件是，我们不该在生命供应的领域里杀死信徒，尤其是年幼的人。三十四章二十六节里的奶，表明生命供应的领域。我们尽享基督自己，并将基督的东西献给神作祂的满足时，就当谨慎，避免将别人杀死。我们绝不该用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔。
22The next condition in the sequence is that as we enjoy our portion of Christ in a full way, we should reserve the topmost portion, the firstfruit, for God’s enjoyment and satisfaction. We should bring this topmost portion of our enjoyment of Christ to God’s house for His satisfaction. The last condition is that we should not kill any believers, especially young ones, in the sphere of the life supply. The milk in 34:26 indicates the sphere of the life supply. As we are enjoying Christ to the uttermost and offering God something of Christ for His satisfaction, we should be careful to avoid killing others. We should never boil a kid in its mother’s milk.
23这五个条件描述出享受主的真实经历。藉着基督徒生活里的经历，我才懂得这些条件。藉着经历我看见，在天然的生命里，我是一只驴，需要被取代。我也看见我必须远离酵，必须顺服今天享受基督这一个条件，必须有对主享受拔尖的经历，作为神的满足，并且不可在生命的领域里犯属灵的杀人罪。我相信我们许多人都能证实，这五个条件所表征的与我们属灵的经历一致。
23These five conditions describe the actual experience of the enjoyment of the Lord. I came to understand these conditions through my experience in the Christian life. Through my experience I see that in my natural life I am a donkey and that I need to be replaced. I also see that I need to stay away from leaven, that I need to be obedient to the requirement to enjoy Christ today, that I need to have the topmost experience of the enjoyment of the Lord for God’s satisfaction, and that I must not commit any kind of spiritual killing in the sphere of the life supply. I believe that many of us can testify that what is signified by these five conditions corresponds to our spiritual experience.