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出埃及记生命读经 · 第95篇

帐幕的盖（一）

The Covering of the Tabernacle (1)
1读经： 出埃及记二十六章一至十四节；三十六章八至十三节。
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 26:1-14; 36:8-13
一 头一层盖
I. THE FIRST LAYER OF THE COVERING
2出埃及记二十六章一节和六节说到帐幕。一节上半说：“你要用十幅幔子作帐幕，这些幔子要用蓝色、紫色、朱红色、捻的细麻，制造。”（直译。）六节下半说：“这才 成了一个帐幕。”在本篇信息中，我们要开始来看帐幕的四层盖。头一层，就是最里层，是用十幅幔子作的，这些幔子要用捻的细麻制造。
2Exodus 26:1 and 6 speak of the tabernacle. Verse 1 says, “And you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet.” The latter part of verse 6 says, “The tabernacle shall become one.” In this message we shall begin to consider the four layers of the covering of the tabernacle. The first layer, the innermost layer, was made of ten curtains of fine twined linen.
3大多数的译本在二十六章一节和六节采用帐幕一词。然而，有些译本用帐棚一词。事实上，帐幕就是一个帐棚。帐棚乃是暂时的、可移动的居所，主要是用来安营。根据圣经的记载，帐幕─神的帐棚，是没有地板的。因为帐棚是可以搬运的，帐棚乃是立在地面上的。以色列人四十年之久在旷野安营，神也与他们一同安营。神子民的帐棚立在帐幕的四围。在民数记头几章里我们看见，十二支派在帐幕周围的四方安营。 所以在旷野，神和百姓都住在帐棚里。 我们由二十六章一节晓得，要用十幅幔子作神的帐棚，就是帐幕。二节记载幔子的尺寸：“每幅幔子，要长二十八肘，宽四肘，幔子都要一样的尺寸。”这十幅幔子安排成两组，每组五幅。三节说：“这五幅幔子要幅幅相连，那五幅幔子也要幅幅相连。”第四节“这相连的幔子”是指这五幅幔子，而“那相连的幔子”是指那五幅幔子。第四节说：“在这相连的幔子末幅边上，要作蓝色的钮扣，在那相连的幔子末幅边上，也要照样作。”各组的末幅幔子乃是指该组最后一幅幔子的边上。五节和六节指明这两组幔子如何连在一起：“要在这相连的幔子上作五十个钮扣，在那相连的幔子上也作五十个钮扣；都要两两相对。又要作五十个金钩，用钩使幔子相连，这才成了一个帐幕。”这两组幔子连在一起，结果就是一大幅，长四十肘，宽二十八肘，帐幕立起来的时候，这幅细麻幔子就盖在竖板上，然后这幅细麻幔子才成了一个帐棚。
3Most translations use the word tabernacle in 26:1 and 6. However, some versions use the word tent. Actually, the tabernacle was a tent. A tent is a temporary, movable dwelling place used primarily for camping. According to the record of the Bible, the tabernacle, God’s tent, did not have a floor. Because the tent was portable, it was set up on the ground. For a period of forty years, the children of Israel were camping in the wilderness, and God was camping with them. The tents belonging to God’s people were erected around the tabernacle. In the first chapters of Numbers we see that the twelve tribes were camped in four directions around the tabernacle. Hence, in the wilderness both God and the people dwelt in tents. We know from 26:1 that ten curtains were used in making God’s tent, the tabernacle. Verse 2 gives the dimensions of the curtains: “The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits—one measure for all the curtains.” These ten curtains were arranged in two sets of five curtains each. Verse 3 says, “Five curtains shall be joined one to another, and the other five curtains joined to one another.” In verse 4 the “one set” refers to the first five curtains, and the “second set” to the second group of five. Verse 4 says, “And you shall make loops of blue upon the edge of the outermost curtain in the one set, and likewise you shall make them at the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.” The outermost curtain in each set refers to the edge of the last curtain in the set. Verses 5 and 6 indicate how these two sets of curtains were joined together: “You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops at the end of the curtain which is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite to one another. And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps, and the tabernacle shall become one.” When the two sets were coupled together, the result was a large sheet which measured forty cubits by twenty-eight cubits. When the tabernacle was erected, this sheet of linen curtains was spread upon the standing boards. Then the linen sheet became a tent.
4帐幕的本身长三十肘，宽十肘，高十肘。我们已经看见，细麻的幔子长四十肘，宽二十八肘。这指明在帐幕后头和两旁有多余垂下来的。（帐幕前面没有多余垂下来的，因为那是入口。）因此，帐幕后头垂下来的有十肘，每旁垂下来的各有九肘。在圣经里，九这个数字不是由四加五组成的，而是由三乘三组成的。这指出在复活里的三一神。我们揣摩细麻的幔子盖在竖板上面，就能看见帐幕的两旁和后头是重叠的。
4The tabernacle itself was thirty cubits in length and ten cubits in both width and height. We have seen that the linen sheet measured forty cubits by twenty-eight cubits. This indicates that there was an overhang at the rear and at the sides of the tabernacle. (There was no overhang at the front, for that was the entrance of the tabernacle.) Therefore, there was an overhang of ten cubits at the rear of the tabernacle and of nine cubits on each side. In the Bible the number nine is composed not of four plus five, but of three times three. This points to the Triune God in resurrection. When we visualize the linen sheet spread over the standing boards, we can see a tent with an overlapping on the sides and at the rear.
（一）豫表基督的人性
A. Typifying Christ’s Humanity
5头一层盖，就是细麻制造的十幅幔子、豫表基督柔细的人性。我们也可以说，这豫表基督是柔细且完全的人。
5The first layer of the covering, the ten curtains of fine linen, typifies Christ’s fine humanity. We may also say that it typifies Christ as a fine and perfect man.
（二）十幅幔子
B. Ten Curtains
6在圣经里，十这个数字表征人的完满和十全十美的完全。我们的十只手指就说明这种属人的完全和完满。如果我们一只手四只手指，另一只手五只手指，那就不完全、有所缺欠了。再者，神赐给人十条诫命。这些诫命是为着人的完全和完满而颁赐的。神所赐下的诫命不是九条或十一条，而是十条，为要表征人的完全，这是很有意义的。
6The number ten in the Bible signifies human perfection and completion, a completion without defect. Our ten fingers illustrate this human completion and perfection. If we had four fingers on one hand and five on the other, there would be a defect instead of completion. Furthermore, God gave man the Ten Commandments. These commandments were given for man’s completion and perfection. It is significant that God did not give nine commandments or eleven, but gave ten in order to signify human perfection.
7再者，十这个数字是由五乘二组成的。五是负责任的数字，二是见证的数字。因此，五乘二表征两倍的负责任，为着一个见证。我们已经指出，五这个数字是由四加一组成的。四这个数字表征受造之物，而一这个数字表征神，就是独一的创造者。因此，神加上人等于五，就是负责任的数字。
7Furthermore, the number ten is composed of five times two. Five is the number of responsibility, and two is the number of testimony. Thus, five times two signifies two times of responsibility for a testimony. As we have pointed out, the number five is composed of four plus one. The number four signifies the creature, and one signifies God, the unique Creator. Hence, God plus man equals five, the number of responsibility.
8十幅幔子豫表基督是一个完满且完全的人。在祂没有缺欠，不偏左右，正如十幅幔子所豫表的，基督乃是完满且完全的人。
8The ten curtains typify Christ as a man, a man who is perfect and complete. With Him there is no defect or bias. As typified by the ten curtains, Christ is a perfect and complete man.
9我们已经看见，帐幕每旁有多余的幔子。无疑地，这多余的幔子是平衡的，两旁都相同。这种平衡可由我们物质的身体分为两部分来说明。我们有两眼、两耳、两肩、两臂、两手、两腿、两脚。凡我们所作的，无论视、听、坐、行、站，都需要两部分。例如，如果我们只有一只脚，就无法走得好；只能一只脚跳着走，而不是一步一步地走。照样，如果我们只有一个耳朵，就很难听清楚。基督是完满而完全的人，所以祂有平衡的满溢，两边的满溢都是相等的。
9We have seen that with the tabernacle there was an overflow of curtains on each side. No doubt, this overflow was balanced; it was the same on both sides. This balanced overflow can be illustrated by the parts of our physical body which are arranged in twos. We have two eyes, ears, shoulders, arms, hands, legs, and feet. In all that we do, seeing, hearing, sitting, standing, and walking, there must be two. For example, if we had only one foot, we could not walk properly. Instead of walking step by step, we would need to hop on one foot. Likewise, if we had only one ear, hearing would be difficult. As a perfect and complete man, Christ has a balanced overflow, an equal overflow on both sides.
10我们已经指出，细麻的幔子每旁各垂下九肘长。我们也看见，九这个数字表征在复活里的三一神。主耶稣是一个真人，但祂的满溢乃是在复活里的三一神。再者，这种满溢不是不平衡的，也不是只有一边的；反之，这种满溢在各方面都是均匀而平衡的。
10We have pointed out that the linen sheet draped over each side a length of nine cubits. We have also seen that the number nine signifies the Triune God in resurrection. The Lord Jesus is a true man, but His overflow is the Triune God in resurrection. Furthermore, this overflow is not unbalanced or one-sided; on the contrary, it is even and balanced in every way.
11我们必须记住，十幅幔子表征基督的人性，而满溢表征在复活里的三一神。这启示在人性里的基督把在复活里的三一神彰显出来。四福音记载主耶稣在地上的一生，乃是一个完满而完全的人，有一个平衡的满溢。连祂的满溢也启示祂是一个人，却彰显出在复活里的三一神。基督是人，所以是十这个数字；而祂的满溢乃是九这个数字。这意思是说，祂是一个人，满溢出在复活里的三一神。
11We must remember that the ten linen curtains signify Christ’s humanity and that the overflow signifies the Triune God in resurrection. This reveals that in His humanity Christ expresses the Triune God in resurrection. The four Gospels record that during the course of His life on earth, the Lord Jesus was a perfect and complete man with a balanced overflow. Even His overflow reveals that He is a man, but a man expressing the Triune God in resurrection. As a man, the Lord is the number ten, but His overflow is number nine. This means that He is a man overflowing with the Triune God in resurrection.
（三）细麻
C. Fine Linen
12十幅幔子是用细麻制造的。照启示录十九章八节来看，细麻表征公义的行为。出埃及记二十六章一节说：这些麻不但是细的，也是捻的。细的表征均匀，而捻的表明细麻一点不松散。基督的行为绝不是粗糙的；反倒始终是柔细的。然而，我们的行为常是粗糙、鄙俗、莽撞的。基督的行为也是捻的；那就是说，基督的行为绝不是松散的。反观，我们的行为常是松散的：还没有对付得合式，把它捻好。
12The ten curtains were made of fine linen. According to Revelation 19:8, fine linen signifies righteous conduct. Exodus 26:1 says that the linen was not only fine, but was also twined. Fine signifies evenness, and twined indicates that the linen was not loose in any way. Christ’s conduct was never coarse; rather, it was always fine. However, our conduct is often coarse, rough, or tough. Christ’s conduct was also twined; that is, it was never loose. Our conduct, on the contrary, is often loose; it has not been properly dealt with to make it twined.
13我们愈思想四福音所启示基督这个人，愈思想祂在各方面都是柔细而完全的，我们就愈明了四福音是照着神圣的默示写的。然而，有些不信的人争辩说，四福音所描述的这位人物不可能存在。有一次一位法国哲学家答覆这项指责说，如果四福音不是真实可信的著作，那就是说，如果四福音所描述的基督没有真正存在过，那么四福音的作者就彀资格是这位人物了。人的头脑无法写出四福音这样的著作，因为在这些著作里，我们看见一位柔细、完满、完全的人。人的头脑无法想出这样一位人物。再者，人的头脑也没有智慧，能写出四福音来。
13The more we consider the Person of Christ revealed in the four Gospels, a Person who is fine and perfect in every way, the more we realize that the Gospels were written according to divine inspiration. Nevertheless, some unbelievers have argued that it is not possible for a person such as the One described in the Gospels to have ever lived. A certain French philosopher once said in response to this charge that if the Gospels were not true and trustworthy writings, that is, if they did not describe a person who actually lived, then the writer of the Gospels is qualified to be this person. The human mind is not capable of composing writings such as the Gospels, for in these writings we see portrayed a man who is fine, perfect, and complete. The human mind could never conceive of such a person. Furthermore, the mind of man does not have the wisdom to compose the Gospels.
14四福音启示主耶稣极其柔细，作每一件事都有意义。祂绝不是不平衡的，反倒一直受到约束和限制。在祂身上找不出丝毫粗俗的行径。没有人能比得上主耶稣的柔细。保罗非常好，但有时候他也有点粗俗。例如，在林前四章二十一节他说：“你们愿意怎么样呢？是愿意我带着刑杖到你们那里去呢？还是要我存慈爱温柔的灵呢？”（直译。）保罗在这里的发表好像粗了一点。我想主耶稣可能没有说过这样的话。虽然使徒所说的话相当柔细，但偶而也有点粗俗。然而主耶稣的话始终是柔细的。如果你把四福音所记载主的话，与行传、书信所记载保罗的话相比，你就会看见，主耶稣始终是柔细的，而保罗至少在一些场合有点粗俗。
14The Gospels reveal that the Lord Jesus is very fine and does everything in a meaningful way. He is never unbalanced, but is always restricted and controlled. It is impossible to find the slightest trace of coarseness with Him. No one can compare with the Lord Jesus in His fineness. Paul was very good, but there were times when he was somewhat coarse. For example, in 1 Corinthians 4:21 he says, “What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness?” It seems to me that Paul’s expression here is a little coarse. I doubt whether the Lord Jesus would ever utter such a word. Although the sayings of the apostles are quite fine, on occasion they are coarse. The words of the Lord Jesus, however, are always fine. If you compare the sayings of the Lord recorded in the Gospels with those of Paul recorded in the Acts and Epistles, you will see that the Lord Jesus was always fine and that Paul, at least on certain occasions, was a little coarse.
（四）蓝色
D. Blue
15出埃及记二十六章一节题到蓝色、紫色、朱红色。蓝色表征性质和外表都是属天的东西。正如约翰福音所启示的，主耶稣在祂的人性里，在祂的为人生活里完全是属天的。祂的生活不像一个属地的人，反而在性情上、外表上，都像一个属天的人。因这 缘故，祂能彀说，祂是从天上降下来的，祂就是属天的粮，生命的饼。（约六32，35。）
15Exodus 26:1 mentions the colors blue, purple, and scarlet. Blue signifies something heavenly in both nature and appearance. As revealed in the Gospel of John, the Lord Jesus in His humanity and human living was altogether heavenly. He lived not as an earthly man, but as a heavenly man, both in nature and in appearance. For this reason, He could say that He came down from heaven and that He was the heavenly bread, the bread of life (John 6:32, 35).
（五）紫色
E. Purple
16紫色是君尊的颜色。它表明在地位上、行为上，都是君尊的。虽然主耶稣是一个拿撒勒人，但祂的为人却像一位君王。马太福音描绘主耶稣的所作所为如同君王一般。
16Purple is a kingly color. It denotes that which is kingly both in position and behavior. Although the Lord Jesus was a Nazarene, He conducted Himself as a king. The Gospel of Matthew portrays the Lord Jesus as One who acted and behaved like a king.
（六）朱红色
F. Scarlet
17朱红色就是暗红色。这种颜色表征罪，也表征为着救赎所流的血。以赛亚一章十八节说到百姓的罪好像朱红。这指明朱红色表征罪。但在路加福音说明，朱红色也表征为着救赎罪人而流的血。因此，帐幕头一层盖是朱红色，表征主耶稣为着救赎罪人而流血。
17Scarlet is a dark red color. This color signifies sin and also signifies the shedding of blood for redemption. Isaiah 1:18 speaks of the people’s sins being as scarlet. This shows that scarlet signifies sin. But as illustrated in the Gospel of Luke, scarlet also signifies the shedding of blood for redemption for sinners. Therefore, the scarlet in the first layer of the covering of the tabernacle signifies the shedding of the blood of Jesus for redemption.
（七）用功匠的手工，绣上基路伯
G. Cherubim of the Work of an Embroiderer
18一节也说到“用巧匠的手工，绣上基路伯。”基路伯表征神的荣耀彰显在耶稣里面，就如马可福音所表明的。基路伯指明神的荣耀彰显在受造之物里面。我们不知道有多少基路伯绣在细麻的幔子上，这件事实指明神的荣耀彰显在受造之物里面是无法测度的。约柜施恩座上基路伯的尺寸没有记载，这件事实也表明神的荣耀是无法测度的。我们不晓得约柜上面基路伯的尺寸，也不晓得幔子上面基路伯的数目。圣经没有记载这两件事，表明神荣耀的彰显是过于人所能测度的。
18Verse 1 also speaks of “cherubim, the work of a skilled workman.” The cherubim signify God’s glory manifested in Jesus as shown in the Gospel of Mark. Cherubim denote God’s glory manifested in the creature. The fact that we are not told how many cherubim were embroidered on the linen curtains indicates that God’s glory manifested in His creature is immeasurable. God’s immeasurable glory is also indicated by the fact that the dimensions of the cherubim on the propitiatory cover of the ark are not given. We are not told the size of the cherubim on the ark, and neither are we told the number of the cherubim on the curtains. The silence of the biblical record in both cases indicates that the manifestation of God’s glory is beyond measure.
19我们由以西结书晓得，基路伯乃是活物，在其中能看见神的荣耀。主耶稣在地上的时候，祂成为一个人，乃是一个受造之物，彰显神圣的荣耀。圣经启示基督是创造者，也是受造之物。照歌罗西一章十五节来看，基督乃是一切受造之物的首生者。主耶稣既是一个真人，祂就有一个有血、有肉、有骨的身体。这些岂不是受造之物的成分？因此，在人性里的基督乃是受造之物，而神的荣耀彰显在祂身上。这就是在细麻的幔子上绣上基路伯的意义。
19We know from the book of Ezekiel that the cherubim are living creatures in whom the glory of God is seen. When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He as a man was a creature manifesting the divine glory. The Bible reveals that Christ is both the Creator and a creature. According to Colossians 1:15, Christ is the Firstborn of creation. As a genuine man, the Lord Jesus had a body of blood, flesh, and bones. Are these not the elements of a created being? Therefore, in His humanity Christ was a creature, but a creature upon whom the glory of God was manifested. This is the significance of the cherubim embroidered on the linen curtains.
20在马可福音我们看见主耶稣是一个奴仆。但在这位奴仆身上，却显出神的荣耀。真奇妙，四福音论到基督人性的各方面，就是蓝色、紫色、朱红色以及基路伯所豫表的 ！
20In the Gospel of Mark we see that the Lord Jesus was a slave-man. But upon this slave-man God’s glory was manifested. How wonderful that the four Gospels cover the aspects of Christ’s humanity as typified by the colors blue, purple, and scarlet and by the cherubim!
21细麻幔子上的基路伯乃是巧匠的手工，或绣花的手工。这里的巧匠表明擅长刺绣艺术的人。刺绣的手工表征圣灵在主耶稣里面组织的工作。因此，圣灵就是巧匠，是刺绣者。今天圣灵一直在我们身上作刺绣的工作。祂用许多大大小小的“针”，来完成这种工作。
21The cherubim on the linen curtains were the work of a skilled workman, or of an embroiderer. The workman here denotes one skilled in the art of embroidery. The work of an embroiderer signifies the constituting work of the Holy Spirit in the Lord Jesus. Thus, it is the Holy Spirit who is the skilled workman, the embroiderer. Today the Holy Spirit is doing the work of embroidery on us. He uses many “needles,” both large and small, to accomplish this work.
（八）尺 寸
H. The Measurement
22二节说，幔子长二十八肘，宽四肘。二十八这个数字是由四乘七组成的，四是受造之物的数字，七也是完全的数字。因此，每幅幔子的长度也表征主耶稣为人的完全。
22Verse 2 says that the curtains were twenty-eight cubits in length and four cubits in width. The number twenty-eight is composed of four times seven, with four being the number of the creature and seven also being a number of perfection. Thus, the length of each curtain also signifies the perfection of the Lord Jesus as a man.
23我们已经指出，四这个数字表征受造之物。既然有十幅幔子，每幅宽四肘，这里就有四十这个数字。在圣经里，四十乃是试验和试炼的数字。这表明主耶稣成为人，是受过试验的。因为祂的完全和完满经过了试验，祂就是神与人都称许的人。
23We have pointed out that the number four signifies the creature. Since there were ten curtains, each four cubits in width, we also have here the number forty. In the Bible forty is the number of testing and trial. This indicates that as a man the Lord Jesus was tested. Because His completion and perfection have been tested, He is a man approved by both God and man.
（九）两组幔子，每组五幅
I. Two Sets of Five Curtains Each
24三节说：“这五幅幔子要幅幅相连，那五幅幔子也要幅幅相连。”因此，有两组幔子，每组五幅。五乃是负责任的数字。五幅幔子幅幅相连，表征一种延续的生命。这两组表征在延续的生命里显出负责任来。一组不是只由一幅幔子所组成的，而是由五幅幔子一幅接一幅所组成的。这描绘出四福音所启示主耶稣的生命，乃是一种延续的生命。马太、马可、路加、约翰都同意，主的生命没有甚么缺陷。再者，两组幔子每组五幅，也指明一种延续生命的见证，证实主耶稣乃是一位完全且完满的人。
24Verse 3 says, “Five curtains shall be joined one to another, and the other five curtains joined one to another.” Thus, there were two sets of five curtains each. Five is the number of responsibility. Five curtains joined one to another signify a continuous life. These sets signify the responsibility shown in the continuous life. A set was not composed of just one curtain, but was made up of five curtains, with each continuing the other. This portrays that the life of the Lord Jesus as revealed in the four Gospels was a continuous life. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all agree that in the life of the Lord there were not any gaps. Furthermore, two groups of five curtains indicate a testimony of a continuous life, testifying that the Lord Jesus is a complete and perfect man.
（十）蓝色的钮扣
J. Blue Loops
25四节、五节告诉我们，在每组相连的幔子末幅边上。有五十个蓝色的钮扣。钮扣表征便于联结在一起，而蓝色是指属天。这些钮扣在每组幔子的末幅边上，这件事实指明它们是负责任之生命的结果，为着一个见证。
25Verses 4 and 5 tell us that on the edge of the outermost curtain in each set, there were fifty loops of blue. Loops signify availability for joining, and the color blue points to that which is heavenly. The fact that these loops were on the edge of the outermost curtain on each set indicates that they were the issue of the life of responsibility for a testimony.
26这些钮扣可以应用到我们属灵的经历上。例如，有位弟兄也许有勇敢和坚定的美德。然而，这些美德之间可能有个缺口，很难使它们相连。但在主耶稣身上，勇敢与谦卑相连，谦卑与忍耐相连，忍耐与恩慈相连。主耶稣所有的美德都是相连的；它们之间没有缺口。然而，因着我们的美德当中有缺口，我们很难与别人相连。如果一位弟兄的勇敢和坚定不相连结，他就很难与别人相连。
26These loops apply to our spiritual experience. For example, a certain brother may have the virtues of boldness and stability. However, there may be a gap between these virtues which makes it difficult to connect them. But with the Lord Jesus boldness is connected with humility, humility with patience, and patience with kindness. All the virtues of the Lord Jesus are connected; there are no gaps between them. However, because there are gaps between our virtues, it is difficult for us to be joined to others. If there is no connection between a brother’s boldness and stability, it will be difficult for him to be joined to others.
27在每组幔子的末幅边上有五十个钮扣。五十是由十乘五组成的，表明完全的负责任。十是属人完全的数字，而五是负责任的数字。所以，五十由十乘五所组成，意思就是完全的负责任。再者，既然每组幔子有五十个钮扣，总共就有一百个钮扣，表明完全负责任的完满见证。这启示耶稣的生命满足了十倍十诫的要求。
27There were fifty loops at the edge of each set of curtains. Fifty is composed of ten times five and denotes a complete responsibility. Ten is the number of human completion, and five is the number of responsibility. Therefore, fifty composed of ten times five means complete responsibility. Furthermore, since there were fifty loops on each set of curtains, there was a total of one hundred loops, indicating a full testimony of the complete responsibility. This reveals that the life of Jesus satisfied the requirement of the Ten Commandments ten times.
28照第五节来看，每组的钮扣要两两相对。这表征见证的证实。在主耶稣的人性里，有许多的证实。祂一切的美德─祂的恩慈，祂的公义，祂的忍耐─都得了证实。这种证实乃是一个见证。
28According to verse 5, the loops on each set were opposite to one another. This signifies confirmation for testimony. In the humanity of the Lord Jesus there is much confirmation. All His virtues—His kindness, His righteousness, His patience—are confirmed. This confirmation is for the testimony.
（十一）五十个金钩
K. Fifty Clasps
29出埃及记二十六章六节说：“又要作五十个金钩，用钩使幔子相连，这才成了一个帐幕。”金钩表征神圣的性情联结的能力。五十这个数字表征完全的负责任。幔子幅幅相连，使帐幕成为一个，表征幔子幅幅相连使见证成为一个。
29Exodus 26:6 says, “And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps, and the tabernacle shall become one.” Clasps of gold signify the joining power of the divine nature. The number fifty here signifies full responsibility. The joining of the curtains to each other makes the tabernacle one, signifying that it makes the testimony one.
30耶稣人性联结的能力乃是出于祂神圣的性情。照样，今天在教会生活里，惟有在神圣的性情里才有联结的能力；照着属人的生命，我们没有联结的能力。
30The joining power of Jesus’ humanity is of His divine nature. Likewise, in the church life today we have the joining power only in the divine nature; we do not possess it according to our human life.
31四福音启示主耶稣所有的美德形成了一个见证，这就是幔子相连成为一个帐幕的意义。这样联结的结果，就有一个完满、完整、完全的见证。
31The four Gospels reveal that all the virtues of the Lord Jesus form one testimony. This is the significance of the joining of the curtains that makes the tabernacle one. As a result of this joining, there is one perfect, complete, and whole testimony.
32在本篇信息所论各点的光中，我愿意说一句话，就是我们需要认识在人性里的主耶稣。我们还很年轻的时侯，许多人就听过主耶稣了。然而，我们以为我们熟悉圣经里基督的故事，所以对祂就有合式且充分的认识。如果你查考二十六章一至六节里所表征的一切事情，你就晓得，事实上你对主耶稣没有多少认识。在这些经文里，我们看见一幅详细的图画，就是主完全且完满的人性。因着基督人性的许多方面是无法形容的，我们就需要这些经文所提供的图画。我们必须看见主人性的图画，就是帐幕的头一层盖所描绘的。虽然基督人性的细节我们的言语形容不来，但我们祷告这些经文就能彀有一些领会。我们愈思想这些细节的意义，我们就愈认识，主在祂的人性里真是一个奇妙的人位。我们看见这位主在蓝色、紫色、朱红色、捻的细麻里，在所有的钮扣里，也在金钩里。我们都必须这样详细地认识主耶稣。
32In light of all the points covered in this message, I would like to say a word concerning our need to know the Lord Jesus in His humanity. From the time we were very young, many of us heard about the Lord Jesus. However, because we are familiar with the stories in the Bible about Christ, we should not think that we have a proper and adequate knowledge of Him. If you consider all the matters signified in 26:1-6, you will realize that you actually have very little knowledge of the Lord Jesus. In these verses we see a detailed portrait of the complete and perfect humanity of the Lord. Because many aspects of Christ’s humanity are indescribable, we need the portrait afforded by these verses. We need to see the picture of the Lord’s humanity portrayed by the first covering of the tabernacle. Although we do not have words to describe the details of Christ’s humanity, we can gain some understanding of them by praying over these verses. The more we consider the significance of the details here, the more we shall realize what a wonderful Person the Lord is in His humanity. We see Him in the fine twined linen, in the colors of blue, purple, and scarlet, in the cherubim, and in all the loops and clasps. We all need to know the Lord Jesus in such a detailed way.
33我们查考帐幕的头一层盖，就会看见钩在一起的幔子不仅仅是一个盖。这盖保护底下所有的物件。帐棚、帐幕，不但是一个居所，也是一个容器。它包含约柜、桌子、 灯台、香坛，也包含所有的竖板。既然竖板豫表我们，而幔子遮盖竖板，我们就可以说，头一层盖遮盖并保护我们，这盖也包围我们。因此，主耶稣的人性遮盖我们、保护我们，也环绕我们。我天天都在神帐棚的遮盖之下，也为神的帐棚所保护。再者，这盖环绕我，甚至把我包含在里面。在主耶稣的遮盖、保护、环绕之下，我享受基督作为约柜、陈设饼的桌子和灯台。
33As we consider the first layer of the covering of the tabernacle, we shall see that the curtains clasped together are not simply a covering, but are a protective covering. This covering protects everything underneath it. The tent, the tabernacle, is not simply a dwelling place; it is also a container. It contains the ark, the table, the lampstand, and the incense altar, and it covers all the standing boards. Since we are typified by the boards and the boards are covered by the curtains, we may say that the first layer of covering covers and protects us. This covering also embraces us. Thus, the humanity of the Lord Jesus covers us, protects us, and embraces us. Daily I am under the covering of God’s tent and protected by it. Furthermore, I am embraced by this covering and even contained within it. Here, under the covering, protection, and embrace of the Lord Jesus, I enjoy Christ as the ark, as the table with the bread, and as the lampstand.
34我们只读新约里的四福音和书信，无法对基督有充分的认识。我们也需要旧约里的豫表、图画，尤其是帐幕的豫表。我盼望众圣徒都会欣赏这些豫表所表征主柔细的点 。我们进到帐幕里，看见天花板，就是头一层盖，乃是主耶稣在人性里内在的彰显。蓝色、紫色、朱红色、细麻、基路伯、钮扣、金钩，都是这个彰显的一部分。没有进到基督里的人，看不见祂这样的美丽和荣耀，在下一篇信息中我们会看见，从外面看来，基督的外表是粗糙的海狗皮，能彀抵挡所有的暴风，禁得起所有的大浪。但我们从里面来看基督，我们就知道祂是属天的，祂是君尊的，祂是救赎者，祂也是荣耀的。为着帐幕头一层盖里基督的图画，我们赞美主！
34We do not gain an adequate understanding of Christ by reading only the Gospels and the Epistles in the New Testament. We also need the types, the pictures, in the Old Testament, especially the types related to the tabernacle. I hope that all the saints will come to appreciate the fine points of the Lord’s humanity signified by these types. When we come into the tabernacle, we see that the ceiling, the first of the coverings, is the inward expression of the Lord Jesus in His humanity. The linen, the blue, the purple, and scarlet, the cherubim, the loops, and the clasps are all parts of this expression. Those who have not come into Christ cannot behold Him in such beauty and glory. As we shall see in the next message, outwardly Christ has the appearance of tough porpoise skin, something which can withstand all the storms and weather all the elements. But when we see Christ from within, we know that He is heavenly, He is kingly, He is the redeeming One, and He is glorious. Praise the Lord for the portrait of Christ in the first covering of the tabernacle!