耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
11月28日以色列的王
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
November 28 King of Israel
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
“雅各啊,你的帐棚何等华美。以色列啊,你的帐幕何其华丽。如接连的山谷,如河旁的园子,如耶和华所栽的沉香树,如水边的香柏木”(民24:5、6)。JNN349.1
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
“How lovely are your tentsacob! Your dwellingssrael! Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters.” —Numbers 24:5, 6{JNN 349.1}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
这里,巴兰用自然界中最美丽的象征来说明上帝百姓的兴盛。先知将以色列民比作长满丰富庄稼的肥沃山谷;比作永不枯竭之泉水所灌溉的繁茂田园;比作芬芳的擅香木和高大的香柏树。而最后提到的象征乃是圣经中所能找到最美丽最合适的比方。JNN349.2
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
The prosperity of God’s people is here represented by some of the most beautiful figures to be found in nature. The prophet likens Israel to fertile valleys covered with abundant harvests; to flourishing gardens watered by never-failing springs; to the fragrant sandal tree and the stately cedar. The figure last mentioned is one of the most strikingly beautiful and appropriate to be found in the inspired word.{JNN 349.2}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
黎巴嫩的香柏树乃为一切东方人所重看的。属于这一种类的树木是全地之上凡人的足迹所至之处都能找到的。从寒带到热带,这一类种树到处生长。在炎热的气候中欣欣向荣,在严寒的侵袭中也能屹立无恙;它在河边长出丰富的枝叶,而在干旱的荒野也能长成参天的大树;它扎根于高山的磐石之中,勇敢地抵御暴风雨的打击。当其他的树木在岁寒中凋谢时,香柏树的叶子仍然青翠欲滴。黎巴嫩的香柏树在众树之上,以其力量、坚固和不衰的生气著称;圣经用它来象征那些将“生命与基督一同藏在上帝里面”的人(西3:3)。圣经说:“义人……生长如黎巴嫩的香柏树”(诗92:12)。上帝曾立香伯树为众树之王。“松树不及它的枝子,枫树不及它的枝条,上帝园中的树都没有它荣美”(结31:8)。圣经多次用香柏树来作为君王的象征,并用它代表义人,这足以说明上天怎样重视那些实行上帝旨意的人。JNN349.3
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
The cedar of Lebanon was honored by all the people of the East. The class of trees to which it belongs is found wherever human beings have gone throughout the earth. From the arctic regions to the tropic zone they flourish, rejoicing in the heat, yet braving the cold; springing in rich luxuriance by the riverside, yet towering aloft upon the parched and thirsty waste. They plant their roots deep among the rocks of the mountains and boldly stand in defiance of the tempest. Their leaves are fresh and green when all else has perished at the breath of winter. Above all other trees the cedar of Lebanon is distinguished for its strength, its firmness, its undecaying vigor; and this is used aymbol of those whose life is “hid with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). Says the Scripture, “The righteous ... shall grow likedar” (Psalm 92:12). The divine hand has exalted the cedar as king over the forest. “The fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches” (Ezekiel 31:8); nor any tree in the garden of God. The cedar is repeatedly employed as an emblem of royalty, and its use in Scripture to represent the righteous shows how heaven regards those who do the will of God.{JNN 349.3}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
巴兰曾预言以色列的王,将要比亚甲更强盛。亚甲是代表当时一个最强大的民族亚玛力人的王;但以色列若忠于上帝,就必能制服他一切的仇敌。以色列的王乃是上帝的儿子;有一天祂的宝座要设立在地上,祂的权柄要超过地上一切的王国。(PP450)JNN349.4
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
Balaam prophesied that Israel’s King would be greater and more powerful than Agag. This was the name given to the kings of the Amalekites, who were at this timery powerful nation; but Israel, if true to God, would subdue all her enemies. The King of Israel was the Son of God; and His throne was one day to be established in the earth, and His power to be exalted above all earthly kingdoms.—Patriarchs and Prophets, 450.{JNN 349.4}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
思考题:?你有没有想过罪是如何妨碍耶稣建立祂的宝座,成为世上合法的统治者?基督的权柄何时才能重新建立??JNN349.5
耶稣超乎万名之名-第333章
Further Reflection: Have you ever thought of how sin prevented Jesus from establishing His throne as earth’s rightful ruler? When will Christ’s rulership be reestablished{JNN 349.5}
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