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出埃及记生命读经 · 第96篇

帐幕的盖（二）

The Covering of the Tabernacle (2)
1读经： 出埃及记二十六章七至十四节；三十六章十四至十九节；四十章十九节。
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 26:7-14; 36:14-19; 40:19
2在前一篇信息里我们看过帐幕的头一层盖。我们指出，那一层盖本身就叫作帐幕。出埃及记二十六章一节说到用十幅细麻布幔子作帐幕。在本篇信息里，我们要来看第二层、第三层，和第四层的盖。
2In the previous message we considered the first layer of the covering of the tabernacle. As we pointed out, that layer is itself called the tabernacle. Exodus 26:1 speaks of making the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine linen. In this message we shall consider the second, third, and fourth layers of the covering.
3七节、八节说：“你要用山羊毛，织十一幅幔子，作为帐幕以上的罩棚。每幅幔子要长三十肘，宽四肘；十一幅幔子，都要一样的尺寸。 ”我们在上一篇信息里指出，帐幕是个帐棚。现在七节给我们看见第二层盖是帐幕以上的罩棚。因此，第二层是遮盖第一层帐幕的罩棚。帐幕是十幅幔子作成的，每幅幔子的尺寸是长二十八肘，宽四肘。第二层是十一幅幔子作成的，每幅幔子的尺寸是长三十肘，宽四肘。第一层叫作帐幕，第二层叫作罩棚。
3Verses 7 and 8 say, “And you shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle: you shall make eleven curtains. The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits—one measure for the eleven curtains.” In the last message we pointed out that the tabernacle is a tent. Now we see from verse 7 that the second layer of the cover is a tent over the tabernacle. Thus, the second layer is a tent which covers the first layer, which is the tabernacle. The tabernacle was made of ten curtains, each measuring twenty-eight cubits by four cubits. The second layer is made of eleven curtains, each measuring thirty cubits by four cubits. The first layer is called the tabernacle, and the second layer is called the tent.
4第一层有十幅幔子，而第二层有十一幅幔子，这里很有意义。在圣经中，十是属人完全、完满的数字，而十二是神圣行政完满的数字。此外，十是由五的两倍组成的。比方说，马太福音二十五章十个童女分成两组，一组五个；十诫五个、五个一组，分别刻在两块石版上。我们已经看过，五是由四加一组成的，四表征受造之物，一表征创造者─神。十一在十和十二之间，越过人的完全，却又不及神圣行政的完满。因此，圣经上十一这个数字表示罪恶的事物。一方面，它指越过人完全的事物；另一方面，它表示亏缺神圣行政完全的事物。因此，这个数目字表示罪恶。
4It is significant that there are ten curtains in the first layer and eleven in the second layer. In the Bible ten is the number of human completion and perfection, and twelve is the number of perfection in the divine administration. Furthermore, ten is composed of two times five. For example, the ten virgins in Matthew 25 are in two groups of five, and the Ten Commandments were inscribed in groups of five on two tablets of stone. As we have seen, the number five is composed of four, signifying the creature, plus one, signifying God the Creator. The number eleven falls between ten and twelve. It is more than human completion and less than the perfection of the divine administration. Thus, the number eleven in the Bible indicates something sinful. On the one hand, it points to something in excess of human completion; on the other hand, it indicates something short of the perfection in the divine administration. Therefore, this number indicates sinfulness.
5帐幕第一层的十幅幔子，表示主耶稣是一个既完全又完美的人。祂是真正的“十”，因为在祂没有缺点、偏差，也没有过与不及之处。祂还具备有蓝、紫、朱红等颜色，分别表征属天、王权，和救赎。此外，用金线绣在细麻布幔子上的基路伯，则表示神的荣耀在作为受造者的基督身上得着了彰显。因此，第一层的十幅细麻布幔子启示出基督是一位完美、完全，并全然美丽的人。
5The ten curtains which make up the first layer of the tabernacle indicate that the Lord Jesus as a human being was complete and perfect. He is the true number ten, for with Him there is no defect, bias, shortage, or excess. He also has the colors of blue, purple, and scarlet which, respectively, signify heavenliness, royalty, and redemption. Furthermore, the golden cherubim embroidered on the linen curtains signify that in Christ as a creature God’s glory is expressed. Therefore, the ten linen curtains of the first layer reveal that Christ is a perfect, complete, and altogether beautiful human being.
6第二层盖表征基督截然不同的另一面。这一层没有蓝色、紫色，或朱红色，也没有刺绣，却只有十一幅山羊毛的幔子。一切都是朴素、自然的，谈不上美丽。此外，幔子的数目不是十而是十一，越过了人的完全，又达不到神行政的完全。十一幅山羊毛的幔子表征基督替我们成为罪。祂在十字架上末三个小时，从正午直到下午三点，受了审判如同神眼中的罪人。就在这时候，祂大声喊着说：“我的神，我的神，为甚么离弃我？”（太二七46。）在这几个小时里，祂被神离弃了，因为神把祂当作罪人，就是替我们成为罪的那位。（林后五21。）这位完美且完全的主耶稣就是这样成为罪人，受了神的审判。祂这位义者代替了不义的人受了神的审判。
6The second layer of covering typifies a very different aspect of Christ. In this layer we have nothing blue, purple, or scarlet, and there is no embroidery. Instead, there are eleven curtains of goats’ hair. Everything is plain, natural, and without beauty. Furthermore, the number of the curtains is eleven instead of ten, something more than human completion, but below the perfection of God’s government. The eleven curtains of goats’ hair signify that Christ was made sin for us. During the last three hours He was on the cross, from noon until three o’clock in the afternoon, He was judged just as if He were a sinner in the eyes of God. This was the time He cried out and said, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matt. 27:46). In these hours He was forsaken by God because God regarded Him as a sinner, as the One who was made sin for us (2 Cor. 5:21). The perfect and complete Lord Jesus thus became a sinner under God’s judgment. He, the righteous One, was judged by God on behalf of the unrighteous.
7在圣经里，细麻布表征单纯、完全之人的正当行为。然而，山羊表征邪恶、被神定罪的人。（太二五33，41。）因此，山羊表征罪人，山羊毛表征罪人的罪行、恶行。因此，第二层盖是由罪人并一切的罪行所组成的。
7In the Bible fine linen signifies the proper conduct of a pure and perfect human being. However, goats signify those who are evil and condemned by God (Matt. 25:33, 41). Thus, goats signify sinners, and goats’ hair signifies the sins, the evil deeds, of sinners. Thus, the second layer is composed of sinners with all their sins.
8我们看了头两层幔子的数目，现在我们来看幔子的尺寸。头一层盖每一幅幔子宽四肘。十幅幔子乘上四肘就是四十肘。圣经上的四十可以看作一个积极的数字。这个数字我们印象最深的，也许就是摩西在山上与神同在四十天这件事。我们已经看过四十这个数字表征试验与试炼。摩西在山上四十天，对自己和以色列子民都是一项试验。在这段期间，摩西虽然蒙了神的称许，但以色列子民却暴露出来了。此外，他们在旷野飘流的四十年间也是在受试验。主耶稣也在旷野度过四十天，说出祂是经过试炼、试验，至终蒙称许的一位。根据四福音书来看，主一生都在受试验与试炼。祂临终的时候，照着神的律法与罗马帝国的律法受了审判。犹太公会照着神的律法审判祂三次，罗马帝国的官吏照着罗马律法也审判祂三次。因此，祂生平最后的一个晚上，总共受了六次审判，可是人在祂身上找不出甚么错来。祂完全被认可、完全蒙称许。因此，祂是“四十”这个完全的数字。就主耶稣来说，这个数目字是非常积极的。
8Having considered the number of curtains in the first two layers, let us now turn to their measurements. Each curtain in the first layer was four cubits wide. Ten curtains times four cubits gives us the number forty. In the Bible forty can be a positive number. Perhaps the most impressive use of this number concerns Moses staying with God on the mountain for forty days. We have seen that the number forty signifies tests and trials. The forty days Moses was on the mountain were a test both to him and to the children of Israel. Although Moses was approved by God during this period of time, the children of Israel were exposed. In addition, they were tested during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness. The Lord Jesus also spent forty days in the wilderness. This signifies that He was One who was tried, tested, and eventually approved. According to the four Gospels, the Lord was tested and tried throughout His life. At the very end of His life, He was tried both according to God’s law and to the law of the Roman Empire. Three times He was tried by Jewish authorities according to God’s law, and three times He was tried by officials of the Roman Empire according to the Roman law. Thus, during the last night of His life, He was tried a total of six times, but no wrong could be found in Him. He was fully approved. Thus, He was a perfect number forty. As far as the Lord Jesus is concerned, this number is very positive.
9第一层的十幅幔子相连在一起时，成了一个四十肘乘二十八肘的长方形。四十肘其中的二十肘遮盖圣所，十肘遮盖至圣所，十肘垂在帐幕的后头，遮盖后面。此外，我们在上一篇信息指出，各有九肘垂在帐幕的两旁。九是三乘三组成的，表征在复活里的三一神，基督这完全的一位在每一边都是满溢的，这满溢就是在复活里的三一神。当我们来看福音书中所启示的基督时，就能看见祂真是这样的一个人。祂是一个完全的人，一直把复活里的三一神涌流出来。
9When the ten curtains of the first layer are joined, they form a rectangle measuring forty cubits by twenty-eight cubits. Of these forty cubits, twenty covered the Holy Place, ten covered the Holy of Holies, and ten hung down over the rear of the tabernacle, covering the back side. Furthermore, as we pointed out in the foregoing message, there was an overhang on two sides of the tabernacle of nine cubits. Nine, composed of three times three, signifies the Triune God in resurrection. Christ, the perfect One, has an overflow on each side, and this overflow is the Triune God in resurrection. As we consider the Lord Jesus revealed in the Gospels, we see that He is truly such a person. He is a perfect human being with an overflow of the Triune God in resurrection.
10第二层盖每一幅幔子的尺寸都是长三十肘、宽四肘。这十一幅幔子连在一起，就成了一个长四十四肘、宽三十肘的长方形。第二层保护着第一层，并且把第一层完全遮盖起来。细麻布不能用来保护甚么东西，但山羊毛却能。根据九节所说，第六幅幔子在罩棚的前面折上去，就是为着保护与加强。后头垂下来的把第一层完全遮盖起来。此外，第二层盖两旁各垂下十肘。第一层只垂下来九肘，所以就完全被第二层遮盖了。这意思是说，细麻布幔子都没有暴露在阳光下或风雨中的。
10Each of the curtains in the second layer measured thirty cubits by four cubits. When all the curtains were joined, there was a rectangle measuring forty-four cubits by thirty cubits. This second layer completely covered the first layer and protected it. Fine linen cannot protect anything, but goats’ hair can serve as a protection. According to verse 9, the sixth curtain was doubled over at the front of the tent. This was for protection and strengthening. The overhang at the rear completely covered the first layer. Furthermore, with the second layer of covering there was an overhang of ten cubits on the two sides. Since the first layer had an overhang of only nine cubits, it was completely covered by the second layer. This means that no part of the linen curtains was exposed to the sun, wind, or rain.
11圣经里面三十这个数字有两种组合方式─五乘六和三乘十。五是责任的意思，六是罪人的数字。因此，五乘六组成三十表征对罪人所负的责任。主耶稣替我们成为罪的时候，祂为我们这些罪人担负了所有的责任。但是三十若是由三乘十组成，则表征在人的完全里的复活生命。主耶稣是替我们成为罪的那位，祂在人性的完全里满了复活的生命。我们在祂人性的完全里（十所表征的），看见了复活；复活实际上就是三一神自己，是三这个数字所表征的。
11The number thirty in the Bible is composed in two ways, of five times six and three times ten. Five is the number of responsibility, and six is the number of sinners. Thus, thirty composed of five times six signifies responsibility for sinners. When the Lord Jesus was made sin for us, He bore all the responsibility for us as sinners. But when the number thirty is composed of three times ten, it signifies resurrection life in human completion. As the One who became sin for us, the Lord Jesus is full of resurrection life in His human completion. In His human completion, signified by the number ten, we see resurrection, which is actually the Triune God Himself, signified by the number three.
12主耶稣替我们成为罪，与祂有关的数字有三十和四十四。第二层所有的幔子连在一起的长度是四十四肘。这个数字表征基督以罪人的身分受审判。
12With the Lord Jesus as the One made sin for us, we have the numbers thirty and forty-four. Forty-four was the length of the second layer when all the curtains were joined. This number signifies that Christ was tried as a sinner.
13我们必须对头两层盖所描述的有深刻的印象。第一层表征主耶稣的自己是荣耀而美丽的。第二层表征这美好的一位替我们成为罪。基督的所是是美好的；但祂成了我们的代替，在神的眼中成为罪。我们曾经指出第二层保护第一层。藉此我们看见，基督作了我们的代替，替我们受了审判，并且替我们死来保护我们。因此，基督的替代成了我们的保护。
13We need to be impressed with what is portrayed by these first two layers of covering. The first layer signifies that in Himself the Lord Jesus is glorious and wonderful. The second layer signifies that this wonderful One was made sin for us. In His being, Christ is wonderful, but as our substitute, He became sin in the eyes of God. We have pointed out that the second layer protects the first layer. By this we see that Christ protects us by being our substitute, by being judged for us, and by dying for us. Christ’s substitution, therefore, becomes our protection.
14每一层的数目字都有意义。神是最优秀的设计师，所有的数字都是祂决定的。因此，第一层十幅幔子长四十肘、宽二十八肘，第二层十一幅幔子长四十四肘、宽三十肘，都是有意义的。第一层是细麻布作的，第二层是山羊毛作的，这不是巧合。简而言之，这两层表征这位完全的人─主耶稣，在神眼中成为罪，为要救赎我们。祂是我们的代替，如今是我们的遮盖与保护。下一篇信息里，我们要看这两层盖之下是竖板，表征我们这些信徒是木板，在耶稣基督的遮盖与保护之下站立。祂是个完全人，替我们成为罪。
14The numbers in each layer are significant. God is the best designer, and the numbers were all determined by Him. Thus, it is meaningful that the dimensions of the first layer of ten curtains are forty by twenty-eight, whereas the dimensions of the second layer of eleven curtains are forty-four by thirty. It is no accident that the first layer was made of fine linen and the second layer, of goats’ hair. In brief, these two layers signify that the perfect man, the Lord Jesus, was made sin in the eyes of God for our redemption. Now, as our substitute, He is our covering and protection. As we shall see in the next message, under these two layers of covering were the standing boards, which typify us as believers. We are the boards standing under the covering and protection of Jesus Christ, the perfect man, who was made sin for us.
15若是没有这个豫表，我们就无法这么详尽地来了解主耶稣。我们不能这样清楚地看见祂如何是个完全的人，成了我们的代替，为我们的罪死在十字架上，并为我们受了神的审判。
15If we did not have this type, we would not be able to know the Lord Jesus in such a detailed way. We could not see so clearly how He is a perfect man, and that He became our substitute to die on the cross for our sins and to be judged by God for us.
16这两层盖的许多细节─细麻布、山羊毛，以及所有的数字─都与基督有关。比方说，我们看过六是罪人的数字，它表示越分的行为，憎恨与偷窃当然都是踰矩的行为。所以，六是罪的数字。照新约圣经所说，敌基督，沉沦之子，他的数目是六百六十六，说出他完全由罪所构成。相反地，主耶稣是八百八十八，因为祂是由复活所组成的人。祂是在第八天，新的一周的第一天复活的。我们如果不这样来领会盖的细节，那 我们该怎样来了解？正确的路，就是把它们解释成基督的豫表。
16The many details of these two layers of covering—the fine linen, the goats’ hair, and all the numbers—are related to Christ. For example, we have seen that six is the number of sinners. It points to something in excess. Surely hatred and theft are things which are in excess. Thus, the number six is the number of sin. According to the New Testament, the antichrist, the man of sin, will be the number six hundred sixty-six. This reveals that he will be completely constituted of sin. The Lord Jesus, by contrast, is eight hundred eighty-eight, for He is a Person constituted of resurrection. He was resurrected on the eighth day, the first day of a new week. If we do not accept this understanding of the details of the coverings, how should we understand them? The proper way to interpret them is as types of Christ.
17许多基督徒接受一种教训，认为若不是新约圣经有明言说到旧约中甚么东西是豫表的话，我们就不该把它们都看作豫表。根据这种看法，我们只能接受新约圣经有明言的豫表。比方说，约翰福音一章二十九节说到基督是神的羔羊，我们才可以认为出埃及记十二章的羊羔是基督的豫表。可是保罗在希伯来书九章解释会幕的豫表说法时，告诉我们他还有许多要说的，只是没有时间。这就指出有些保罗没有题到是豫表的东西，也可能是豫表。因此，旧约里面许多人、事、物，虽然新约圣经没有指出它们是豫表，也可能是真正的豫表。我们举约瑟的例子来看。许多基督徒承认约瑟是基督的豫表，可是新约圣经没有说约瑟是主耶稣的豫表。许多基督徒把旧约中一些重要的豫表忽略了，原因就是他们坚持只有新约圣经指明是豫表的，才可以看作豫表。
17Many Christians follow the teaching which says that we should not regard anything in the Old Testament as a type unless it is explicitly referred to as a type in the New Testament. According to this view, we should only accept as types those things which the New Testament clearly says are types. For example, because John 1:29 speaks of Christ as the Lamb of God, we may then regard the lamb in Exodus 12 as a type of Christ. However, when Paul was interpreting the typology of the tabernacle in Hebrews 9, he told us that he had a great deal more to say, but did not have the time. This indicates that those matters which Paul does not refer to as types may also be types. Thus, many persons and things in the Old Testament may also be genuine types, even though they are not denoted as such in the New Testament. Take Joseph as an example. A great many Christians recognize that Joseph is a type of Christ. However, the New Testament does not say that Joseph is a type of the Lord Jesus. Many Christians neglect important Old Testament types by holding to the view that only what the New Testament indicates is a type should be regarded as a type.
18许多读经的人认为帐幕是教会的豫表，可是新约甚么地方直接说到帐幕豫表教会？圣经虽然没有直接明说，我们却可以找到这样的暗示，如果我们从这些暗示推论帐幕是豫表教会，那么我们要怎样来领会帐幕的头两层？我们怎样推论才合式？当然，我们必需把这两层正确的推论并解释为基督的豫表。
18Many readers of the Bible think of the tabernacle as a type of the church. However, where does the New Testament say directly that the tabernacle typifies the church? Although this is not stated directly, implications of this can be found. If we infer from these implications that the tabernacle typifies the church, how shall we understand the first two layers of the tabernacle? What place do they have in our inference? To be sure, it is necessary to make proper inferences concerning these two layers and interpret them as types of Christ.
19旧约是一本图画的书，而新约是一本解释的书。原则上，新约圣经所启示的，与旧约所包含的内容相符合。新约圣经不必一一确定地说出旧约中那一件事物是豫表。在新约圣经里能找出旧约豫表各方面的意义，也就彀了，而且这也是正确的。我们应当照着新约的原则，来了解与帐幕有关的一切。我们用新约来了解旧约，因此就能看见基督与教会一幅详尽的图昼。
19The Old Testament is a picture book, and the New Testament is a book of interpretation. In principle, what is revealed in the New Testament corresponds to what is contained in the Old Testament. It is not always necessary for the New Testament to say definitely that a certain thing in the Old Testament is a type. It is adequate and proper to find in the New Testament the meaning of all the aspects of the Old Testament types. All these matters pertaining to the tabernacle should be understood according to the New Testament principle. We understand the Old Testament in a New Testament way and thereby see a detailed picture of both Christ and the church.
20我能作见证说，我研读旧约的豫表逐渐了解主更多的细节之后，就开始更加爱主。此外，这样来领会圣经使我更相信圣经真是神的启示。除了神以外，不可能有甚么人能彀设计出像帐幕这样的架构，还这么详细地记载了帐幕的各方面。
20I can testify that after I came to know more details of the Lord from studying the types in the Old Testament, I began to love the Lord more. In addition, this understanding of the Bible strengthens my faith that the Bible is truly inspired by God. It is impossible for anyone other than God to design such a structure as the tabernacle and to give us such a record concerning it.
二 第二层盖
II. THE SECOND LAYER OF THE COVERING
（一）表征基督替我们成为罪
A. Typifying Christ Being Made Sin for Us
21我们已经看见第二层盖，就是山羊毛的罩棚，表征基督替我们成为罪。（林后五21。）
21We have seen that the second layer of the covering, a tent of goats’ hair, typifies Christ being made sin for us (2 Cor. 5:21).
（二）山羊毛─罪人的罪行
B. Goats’ Hair—Sins of Sinners
22根据马太福音二十五章三十三节和四十一节来看，山羊表征罪人。山羊毛则象征罪人的罪行。
22According to Matthew 25:33 and 41, goats typify sinners. Goats’ hair signifies the sins of sinners.
（三）十一幅幔子
C. Eleven Curtains
23我们曾经指出，十一比十─人的完全─来得多，此十二─神圣行政的完全─要来得少。我们已经看见十一是五加六组成的，五是责任的数字，六则表示过度、踰矩。第六幅幔子是多出来的，表示基督替我们成为罪。祂自己虽然没有作甚么越轨的事，但祂却担负了我们的罪。祂成为罪是要担负我们的罪，那是基督的踰越。
23We have pointed out that eleven is more than ten, the number of human completion, and less than twelve, the number of perfection in the divine administration. We have seen that eleven is composed of five plus six, with five being the number of responsibility and six indicating an excess. The sixth curtain being an excess signifies that Christ was made sin for us. Although He Himself did not have anything excessive, He bore our sins. He was made sin to bear our sins. That was Christ’s excess.
（四）尺寸
D. The Measurement
24每一幅山羊毛幔子的长度是三十肘。一方面，三十是五乘六组成的，表示替罪人担负的责任。另一方面，三十是三乘十的组合，表示三一神在人的完全里作复活的生命。每一幅幔子宽四肘。四这个数字象征受造之物。十一幅幔子各宽四肘，总共是四十四肘。这数字表征基督像罪人一样受了审判，祂像一个行为越轨的人一样接受审判。
24The length of each curtain of goats’ hair was thirty cubits. On the one hand, thirty is composed of five times six, indicating responsibility for sinners. On the other hand, it is composed of three times ten, indicating the Triune God as resurrection life in human completion. Each curtain was four cubits in width. The number four signifies the creature. Eleven curtains each having a width of four cubits gives us the number forty-four. This number signifies that Christ was tried as a sinner; He was tried as a man with excess.
（五）两组相连的幔子
E. Two Sets of Curtains
25出埃及记二十六章九节说：“要把五幅幔子连成一幅，又把六幅幔子连成一幅。”第一组五幅幔子表征责任，而第二组六幅幔子表征罪人。因着基督背负罪人的责任，祂就成了十一这个数字。
25Exodus 26:9 says, “And you shall join five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.” The first set of five curtains signifies responsibility, whereas the second set of six curtains signifies sinners. Because Christ bore the responsibility of sinners, He became number eleven.
（六）五十个钮扣
F. Fifty Loops
26十节说：“在这相连的幔子末幅边上，要作五十个钮扣；在那相连的幔子末幅边上 ，也作五十个钮扣。”这五十个钮扣与第一层盖的钮扣一样，只有一个点不同─它们不是蓝色的。基督是完全的人，所以，祂是属天的。但祂替我们成为罪人时，就不属天了。为这缘故，第二层的钮扣不是蓝色的。
26Verse 10 says, “And you shall make fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the one set, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain which is outermost in the second set.” These fifty loops were the same as the loops of the first layer of the covering except for the fact that they were not blue. As a perfect man, Christ is heavenly. But when He became a sinner for us, He was not heavenly. For this reason, the loops on the second layer are not blue.
（七）五十个铜钩
G. Fifty Clasps
27出埃及记二十六章十一节说：“又要作五十个铜钩，钩在钮扣中，使罩棚连成一个。”这些铜钩表征联合的力量。青铜，或铜，表征神的审判。（出二七2，民十六39，二一8～9。）燔祭坛是用铜包裹的。罪人与所有邪恶的东西都在坛这里受审判。那二百五十个背叛者的铜香炉是用来包裹这个坛的。这就加强了铜表征神圣的审判，而祭坛是审判之地的思想。在祭坛那里，祭物代替献祭的人受审判。此外，挂在杆子上的铜蛇表征审判，这是基督的一个豫表，祂为我们受了神的审判。第二层的钩是铜作的，好作为审判的记号；然而第一层的钩是金作的。
27Exodus 26:11 says, “And you shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and you shall put the clasps into the loops and join the tent together, and it shall become one.” These clasps signify the joining power. Bronze, or copper, signifies the judgment of God (Exo. 27:2; Num. 16:39; 21:8-9). The altar of burnt offering was covered with bronze. Sinners and all evil things are judged at this altar. The censers of bronze belonging to the two hundred fifty rebels were used to cover this altar. This strengthens the thought that bronze signifies divine judgment and that the altar is a place of judgment. At the altar a sacrifice was judged in place of the person offering it. Furthermore, the bronze serpent on the pole typifies judgment; it is a type of Christ being judged by God for us. As a sign of judgment, the clasps in the second layer are bronze, whereas the clasps in the first layer are gold.
28十一节说，钩使罩棚连成一个。这表征基督即使受了神的审判，仍然是完整的。如果我们受了神的审判，定规会支离破碎。然而，神公义的审判把受审判、被试验的基督合在一起，成为一个完整的人。换句话说，主耶稣照着神公义的律法受神审判之后，仍然是完整的。
28Verse 11 says that the clasps joined the tent together and caused it to become one. This signifies that even when He was under God’s judgment, Christ was still a whole piece. If we were placed under God’s judgment, we would be broken into pieces. However, God’s righteous judgment holds together the judged and tried Christ as a complete person. In other words, after being judged by God according to His righteous law, the Lord Jesus was still whole.
29最后，五十这数字表征完全的责任。这项责任是要把罩棚连在一起，在神的审判之下蒙保守仍是完整的。实际上，主耶稣愈受试验与审判，愈显明祂是完整的人。
29Finally, the number fifty signifies full responsibility. This is the responsibility for joining the tent together and keeping it complete under the judgment of God. Actually, the more the Lord Jesus was tried and judged, the more manifest it became that He was a whole person.
（八）第六幅幔子，要在罩棚的前面折上去；垂下来的半幅幔子，要垂在帐幕的后头
H. Doubling Over the Sixth Curtain at the Front of the Tent and the Overhanging Half Curtain at the Back of the Tabernacle
30九节说：“这第六幅幔子，要在罩棚的前面折上去”，十二节又说：“罩棚的幔子所余那垂下来的半幅幔子，要垂在帐幕的后头。”这指出基督替我们成为罪，受了神的审判之后，成为信徒的遮盖和保护，信徒乃是神居所的组成分子。
30Verse 9 says, “And you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent,” and verse 12 says, “And the overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.” This indicates that after Christ became sin and was judged by God for us, He became the covering and protection of the believers, who are the components of God’s dwelling place.
（九）一边一肘，垂在细麻布帐幕的两旁
I. One Cubit Hanging Over Each Side of the Fine Linen Tabernacle
31十三节说：“罩棚的幔子所余长的，这边一肘，那边一肘，要垂在帐幕的两旁，遮盖帐幕。”垂在细麻布帐幕两边各一肘表征救赎的基督，不论在那一种情况之下，都在帐幕的南，北两边作帐幕的保护。北方暗示艰难，南方暗指安逸。因此，不论在那一种景况里，不论艰难或安逸，救赎的基督都是我们的遮盖。不论我们的处境如何，基督是我们的保护。
31Verse 13 says, “And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall be hung over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side to cover it.” One cubit hanging over each side of the fine linen tabernacle signifies the redeeming Christ becoming the protection of the tabernacle on its two sides, north and south, under any situation. North implies hardship, and south implies ease. Thus, under any situation, whether hardship or ease, the redeeming Christ is our covering. No matter what the circumstances may be, Christ is our protection.
三 第三层盖─公羊皮作的盖
III. THE THIRD LAYER OF THE COVERING— A COVERING OF RAMS’ SKINS
32十四节说：“又要用染红的公羊皮，作罩棚的盖；再用海狗皮作一层罩棚上的顶盖。”公羊是雄性的，表征基督是强壮的人。染红公羊皮的盖表征基督受死，流出祂的血。有公羊皮来作第三层之前，这些公羊必须被治死。此外，公羊皮染成红色，表征 流血为着救赎。
32Verse 14 says, “And you shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of porpoise skins over that.” Rams are males and signify Christ as a strong man. The covering of rams’ skins dyed red typifies Christ’s suffering death and shedding His blood. Before there could be rams’ skins for the third layer, these rams had to be put to death. Furthermore, the rams’ skins were dyed red. This signifies the shedding of blood for redemption.
33第一层盖虽然有朱红色，但第一层和第二层都没有染红。可是第三层完全是红的。这表示因着完全的人─耶稣基督替我们成为罪，救赎就成功了。因此，第一层表征那 完全人─耶稣；第二层表征基督作了我们的代替；第三层表征救赎。这位完全的人─耶稣是我们的代替，背负我们的罪，这样救赎才可能成功。如今基督的救赎遮盖了神所拣选并救赎的百姓。赞美主！我们如今在染红的公羊皮之下。我们被基督完满且完全的救赎所遮盖。基督自己是我们的救赎，祂是公羊皮作的盖。
33Although there was scarlet on the first layer of covering, neither the first layer nor the second layer was dyed red. The third layer, however, is completely red. This indicates that because the perfect man, Jesus Christ, was made sin for us, redemption has been accomplished. Thus, the first layer signifies the perfect man, Jesus; the second layer, Christ as our substitute; and the third layer, redemption. The perfect man Jesus was our substitute to bear our sins. This made it possible for redemption to be accomplished. Now Christ’s redemption covers God’s chosen and redeemed people. Praise the Lord that today we are under the rams’ skins dyed red! We are covered by the full and complete redemption of Christ. Christ Himself is our redemption; He is the covering of rams’ skins.
34山羊毛的罩棚比细麻布的帐幕坚固，而公羊皮的盖又比山羊毛的罩棚来得坚固。最初基督是个完全人，然后祂在十字架上成了我们的代替，此后祂在神面前成了我们的救赎，遮盖我们。
34The tent of goats’ hair is stronger than the tabernacle of fine linen, and the covering of the rams’ skins is stronger than the tent of goats’ hair. First Christ was a perfect man. Then on the cross He became our substitute. After that, He became our redemption to cover us before God.
四 第四层盖─海狗皮作的顶盖
IV. THE FOURTH LAYER OF THE COVERING— A COVERING OF PORPOISE SKINS
35照十四节来看，最外面的第四层是海狗皮作的顶盖。这些海狗皮表征基督是能彀抵抗所有攻击的那位。它们也表征基督向着撒但、执政掌权的，以及恶魔是严厉而坚韧的。基督是公羊皮，使我们能彀站立在神面前；祂也是海狗皮，使我们能彀站住抵挡 撒但和它所有的攻击。同时，祂还保护神的居所，不受暴风、雨、雪的侵袭。水可以渗透公羊皮；但渗透不了海狗皮作的这一层盖。海狗皮的功能不是保护我们免于神的 审判，而是保护我们不受仇敌的攻击。作海狗皮的基督，并没有佳形美容。（赛五三2。）祂面对撒但攻击的时候，的确是严厉而强韧的。
35According to verse 14, the fourth layer, the outermost layer, was a covering of porpoise skins. These porpoise skins typify Christ as the One who is able to withstand any attack. They also signify that toward Satan, the principalities, and the demons, Christ is rough and tough. As the rams’ skins, Christ enables us to stand before God, but as the porpoise skins He enables us to stand against Satan and all his attacks. He also protects God’s dwelling place from storms, rain, and snow. Water can penetrate rams’ skins; however, it is impossible for it to permeate the layer of porpoise skins. The function of the porpoise skins is to protect us not from God’s judgment, but from the attack of the enemy. As the porpoise skins, Christ is without comeliness or beauty (Isa. 53:2). In the face of Satan’s attack, He truly is rough and tough.
五 一层植物生命和三层动物生命
V. ONE LAYER OF PLANT LIFE AND THREE LAYERS OF ANIMAL LIFE
36第一层盖是植物的生命，而另外三层都是动物的生命。细麻布来自植物，而山羊、公羊，以及海狗都是动物。这表示基督的生命是由能生活、能生产的植物生命，以及表征救赎的动物生命所组成的。此外，从海里来的动物生命乃是为着保护的。
36The first layer of the covering is of the plant life, but the other three layers are of the animal life. The fine linen comes from plants, whereas the goats, the rams, and the porpoises are all animals. This indicates that Christ’s life is composed of the plant life for living and producing and the animal life for redeeming. Furthermore, the animal life from the sea is for protection.
37为着帐幕四层盖里所启示基督的细节，我们感谢主。我们看这些细节的时候，宝爱之心更是油然而生。
37We thank the Lord for the details concerning Christ revealed in the four layers of the covering of the tabernacle. As we consider these details, our appreciation for the Lord is greatly increased.