彰显主基督_六月二十七日父亲传给儿子的伟大真理

六月二十七日父亲传给儿子的伟大真理

Great Truths Handed Down From Father to Son, June 27

“（王）立他（约瑟）作王家之主，掌管他一切所有的，使他随意捆绑他的臣宰，将智慧教导他的长老”（诗105:21,22）。{RC192.1}

[The king] made him [Joseph] lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions, to instruct his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom. Psalm 105:21, 22, R.S.V. {RC 192.1}

约瑟自幼受到敬爱上帝的教育。他常常在叙利亚的星空之下，在父亲的帐棚里，倾听伯特利夜间异象的故事，是关于那顶天立地的梯子，和在梯子上上去下来的天使，以及从天上的宝座亲自向雅各显现的主。他也听过雅各在雅博渡口挣扎的故事，那时，雅各因弃绝心中的罪而成为得胜的人，并博得与上帝较力者的美名。{RC192.2}

In his childhood, Joseph had been taught the love and fear of God. Often in his father’s tent, under the Syrian stars, he had been told the story of the night vision at Bethel, of the ladder from heaven to earth, and the descending and ascending angels and of Him who from the throne above revealed Himself to Jacob. He had been told the story of the conflict beside the Jabbok, when, renouncing cherished sins, Jacob stood conqueror, and received the title of a prince with God. {RC 192.2}

约瑟曾作为牧童，看守他父亲的羊群。这种纯朴的生活有利于体力和智力的发展。他藉着自然界与上帝交往，并研究那作为神圣的托付世代相传的伟大真理，获得了心灵的力量和坚定的原则。{RC192.3}

A shepherd boy, tending his father’s flocks, Joseph’s pure and simple life had favored the development of both physical and mental power. By communion with God through nature and the study of the great truths handed down as a sacred trust from father to son, he had gained strength of mind and firmness of principle. {RC 192.3}

约瑟在人生的危机中，别离自己童年的迦南故乡，踏上了可怕的旅途，前往有捆绑等待着他的埃及。他对本族支搭帐棚的群山作最后的一瞥时，想起了父亲的上帝和儿时的教训，心里就大受感动。他决心证明自己的忠诚——他的行为始终要与天上君王的子民相称。{RC192.4}

In the crisis of his life, when making that terrible journey from his childhood home in Canaan to the bondage which awaited him in Egypt, looking for the last time on the hills that hid the tents of his kindred, Joseph remembered his father’s God. He remembered the lessons of his childhood, and his soul thrilled with the resolve to prove himself true—ever to act as became a subject of the King of heaven. {RC 192.4}

约瑟在异乡为奴的苦痛生涯中，耳濡目染罪恶和异教崇拜的引诱。围绕着这种崇拜的乃是财富、文化和王室虚华的种种迷惑。他却屹然不动。他曾受过谨守本分的教训。在任何处境中，从最卑微的到最高贵的，他都保持忠诚，并培养一切能力从事最高的服务。{RC192.5}

In the bitter life of a stranger and a slave, amidst the sights and sounds of vice and allurements of heathen worship, a worship surrounded with all the attractions of wealth and culture and the pomp of royalty, Joseph was steadfast. He had learned the lesson of obedience to duty. Faithfulness in every station, from the most lowly to the most exalted, trained every power for highest service. {RC 192.5}

当他被召到法老宫廷的时候，埃及是世上最强大的国家。其文化、艺术、学问是盖世无双的。在埃及极其困难和危险的时期，约瑟管理国家事务。他的政策赢得了国王和百姓的信任。法老“立他作王家之主，掌管他一切所有的，使他随意捆绑他的臣宰，将智慧教导他的长老”（诗105:21-22）。{RC192.6}

At the time when he was called to the court of Pharaoh, Egypt was the greatest of nations. In civilization, art, learning, she was unequaled. Through a period of utmost difficulty and danger, Joseph administered the affairs of the kingdom; and this he did in a manner that won the confidence of the king and the people. Pharaoh “made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: to bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom” (K.J.V.).... {RC 192.6}

约瑟的锚就是忠于上帝，信靠那看不见的主。他的力量全在于此。“他的手健壮敏捷，这是因……雅各的大能者”（创49：24）{RC192.7}

Loyalty to God, faith in the Unseen, was Joseph’s anchor. In this lay the hiding of his power. “The arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.” ... {RC 192.7}

约瑟和但以理……证明自己忠于幼年受训时所接受的原则，忠于自己所代表的上帝。（Ed52-57）{RC192.8}

Joseph and Daniel proved themselves true to the principles of their early training, true to Him whose representatives they were.—Education, 52-57. {RC 192.8}