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第三週 • 綱目

得勝者的勝利，見於但以理和他的同伴

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讀經：但一~六

週　一

壹　主恢復的原則可見於『但以理和他的同伴』（哈拿尼雅、米沙利和亞撒利雅），他們是得勝者，絕對與神是一，勝過撒但的詭計—但二13、17，參啟十七14，太二二14：

一　尼布甲尼撒在他對但以理及其同伴所施那屬鬼魔的試誘中，將原來指明他們是屬於神的名字，改為使他們與偶像成為一的名字—但一6~7。

二　但以理這名，意思是『神是我的審判者』，被改為伯提沙撒，意思是『彼勒的王子』，或『彼勒所寵愛的』—賽四六1。

三　哈拿尼雅這名，意思是『耶和華曾以恩慈賜與』，或『蒙耶和華恩寵』，被改為沙得拉，意思是『蒙日神光照』。

四　米沙利這名，意思是『誰是神所是的』，被改為米煞，意思是『誰能像女神煞克』。

五　亞撒利雅這名，意思是『耶和華曾幫助』，被改為亞伯尼歌，意思是『火神尼歌的忠僕』。

貳　但以理和他的同伴勝過屬鬼的飲食—但一：

一　尼布甲尼撒那屬鬼魔的試誘，首先引誘神失敗的選民中四個卓越的年輕後裔，就是但以理和他的三個同伴，要使他們有分於王不潔的食物，就是獻給偶像的食物，而受玷污。

週　二

二　但以理和他的同伴若喫那些食物，就是接受玷污，接受偶像，因而與撒但成為一—參林前十19~21。

三　當但以理和他的同伴拒絕喫尼布甲尼撒不潔的食物，而揀選喫蔬菜時（但一8~16），原則上，他們就是拒絕善惡知識樹（參創三1~6），而接受生命樹，使他們與神成為一（參二9、16~17）。

四　主的恢復乃是恢復喫耶穌，為着建造召會—9、16~17節，啟二7、17，三20。

五　我們能藉着喫主的話，並藉着謹慎接觸那清心呼求主的人，且同他們在一起，而喫耶穌—耶十五16，提後二22，林前十五33，箴十三20。

叁　但以理和他的同伴勝過那阻止人看見那大人像以及那砸人的石頭（就是人類歷史中的神聖歷史）之鬼魔的蒙蔽—但二：

一　團體的基督（石頭和山），也就是新郎和新婦，有神的氣之團體的屬神之人，要用祂口中的氣，就是劍，砸碎並擊殺敵基督和他的軍隊—34~35、44~45節，帖後二8，啟十九11~21，創十一4~9，參賽三三22。

二　基督是神建築的寶貴活石、基石、房角石和頂石，以祂自己的寶貴灌注我們，好把我們變化為寶貴的活石，為着祂的建造—彼前二4~8，賽二八16，亞三9，四7、9~10。

週　三

肆　但以理和他的同伴勝過拜偶像的引誘—但三，參太四9~10：

一　任何東西若不是在我們重生之靈裏的真神，就是頂替神的偶像；任何不在靈裏或不屬於靈的，都是偶像—約壹五21。

二　身體的仇敵乃是己，用自利、自高、自榮、己的美麗和己的力量頂替神；在身體裏並為着身體，我們否認己，

並且不是傳自己，乃是傳基督耶穌為主—太十六24，林後四5。

三　但以理的同伴有真實殉道的靈；他們以性命為代價，為主這獨一的神站住，抵擋偶像敬拜，被尼布甲尼撒下令扔在烈火的窯中—但三19~23。

四　尼布甲尼撒查看窯時，見有四個人在火中行走（24~25）；這第四個乃是超越的基督作為人子，來與祂三個受苦、遭逼迫的得勝者同在，並使這火成為令人愉悅、可以在其中行走的地方。

五　這三位得勝者，不需要求神拯救他們脫離火窯（參17）；人子基督這位彀資格並且能在凡事上同情神子民者（來四15~16），來作他們的同伴，在他們受苦時照顧他們；藉着祂的同在，祂使他們受苦的地方成為愉快的處境。

週　四

伍　但以理和他的同伴勝過那攔阻人看見諸天之神的諸天掌權的遮蔽—但四：

一　為使基督居首位，我們蒙神揀選作神的子民，在神諸天的掌權之下，目的是要使基督得以居首位—18、23~26、30~32節，羅八28~29，西一18下，林後十13、18，耶九23~24。

二　『祂能使那行動驕傲的降為卑』—但四37下。

週　五

陸　但以理和他的同伴勝過對在神面前荒淫放蕩，褻瀆神的聖別之結果的無知—五章：

一　伯沙撒將耶路撒冷聖殿中敬拜神所用的器皿拿來，用以拜偶像，那是褻瀆神的聖別（4）；他本該從尼布甲尼撒

的經歷學功課（四18~37）；然而他沒有學得功課，結果受了虧損（五18、20、24~31）。

二　『在他裏頭有美好的靈，又有知識聰明，能圓夢，釋謎語，解難題〔直譯，解開繩結〕，這人名叫但以理』—12節上。

三　『伯沙撒阿，…你雖知道這一切，你的心仍不謙卑，竟向天上的主自高，使人將祂殿中的器皿拿到你面前，你和大臣、王后、妃嬪用這些器皿飲酒；你又讚美那不能看、不能聽，無知無識，用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所造的神；卻沒有將尊榮歸與那手中有你氣息，管理你一切道路的神』—22~23節，參20節。

週　六

柒　但以理和他的同伴勝過那禁止得勝者忠信敬拜神的詭計—六章：

一　但以理六章的中心乃是人的禱告以執行神的經綸；但以理靠禱告作人所無法作的並明白人所無法明白的；除了禱告之外，沒有別的路可以把神的經綸帶到完滿和完成；這是本章的內在祕訣。

二　但以理把窗戶開向耶路撒冷，一日三次禱告；藉着他滿有恩典的禱告，神就將以色列人帶回他們列祖之地（10，參王上十九12、18）；當我們的禱告是向着神永遠經綸裏的目標，就是向着基督（由聖地所豫表）、向着神的國（由聖城所豫表）並向着神的家（由聖殿所豫表）時，神必垂聽我們的禱告—八48~49。

Week Three

The Victory of the Overcomers Seen with Daniel and His Companions

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Hymns: E1273

Scripture Reading: Dan. 1—6

Dan. 1—6 Being Omitted.

§ Day 1

I. The principle of the Lords recovery is seen with "Daniel and his companions" (Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah), as overcomers who were absolutely one with God in their victory over Satans devices—Dan. 2:13, 17; cf. Rev. 17:14; Matt. 22:14:

A. In his devilish tempting of Daniel and his companions, Nebuchadnezzar changed their names, which indicated that they belonged to God, to names that made them one with idols—Dan. 1:6-7.

B. The name Daniel, meaning "God is my Judge," was changed to Belteshazzar, meaning "the prince of Bel," or "the favorite of Bel"—Isa. 46:1.

C. The name Hananiah, meaning "Jah has graciously given," or "favored of Jah," was changed to Shadrach, meaning "enlightened by the sun god."

D. The name Mishael, meaning "Who is what God is?" was changed to Meshach, meaning "Who can be like the goddess Shach?"

E. The name Azariah, meaning "Jah has helped," was changed to Abed-nego, meaning "the faithful servant of the fire god Nego."

II. Daniel and his companions were victorious over the demonic diet—Dan. 1:

A. Nebuchadnezzars devilish temptation was first to seduce the four brilliant young descendants of Gods defeated elect, Daniel and his three companions, to be defiled by partaking of his unclean food, food offered to idols.

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B. For Daniel and his companions to eat that food would have been to take in the defilement, to take in the idols, and thus to become one with Satan— cf. 1 Cor. 10:19-21.

C. When Daniel and his companions refused to eat Nebuchadnezzars unclean food and chose instead to eat vegetables (Dan. 1:8-16), in principle they rejected the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (cf. Gen. 3:1-6) and took the tree of life, which caused them to be one with God (cf. 2:9, 16-17).

D. The Lords recovery is the recovery of the eating of Jesus for the building up of the church—vv. 9, 16-17; Rev. 2:7, 17; 3:20.

E. We can eat Jesus by eating His words and by being careful to contact and be with those who call on Him out of a pure heart—Jer. 15:16; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Cor. 15:33; Prov. 13:20.

III. Daniel and his companions were victorious over the devilish blinding that prevents people from seeing the great human image and the crushing stone as the divine history within human history—Dan. 2:

A. The corporate Christ as the stone and the mountain, the Bridegroom with His bride, the corporate man of God with the breath of God, will crush and slay Antichrist and his armies by the breath, the sword, of His mouth—vv. 34-35, 44-45; 2 Thes. 2:8; Rev. 19:11-21; Gen. 11:4-9; cf. Isa. 33:22.

B. Christ, as the living and precious stone, foundation stone, cornerstone, and topstone of Gods building, infuses us with Himself as the preciousness to transform us into living and precious stones for His building—1 Pet. 2:4-8; Isa. 28:16; Zech. 3:9; 4:7, 9-10.

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IV. Daniel and his companions were victorious over the seduction of idol worship—Dan. 3; cf. Matt. 4:9-10:

A. Whatever is not the true God in our regenerated spirit is an idol replacing God; whatever is not in the spirit or of the spirit is an idol—1 John 5:21.

B. The enemy of the Body is the self that replaces God with its self-interest, self-exaltation, self-glory, self-beauty, and self-strength; in and for the Body we deny the self and do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord—Matt. 16:24; 2 Cor. 4:5.

C. Daniels companions had a true spirit of martyrdom; they stood for the Lord as the unique God and against idol worship at the cost of their lives, being thrown at the command of Nebuchadnezzar into a blazing furnace—Dan. 3:19-23.

D. When Nebuchadnezzar looked into the furnace, he saw four men walking in the midst of the fire (vv. 24-25); the fourth one was the excellent Christ as the Son of Man, who had come to be with His three suffering, persecuted overcomers and to make the fire a pleasant place in which to walk about.

E. The three overcomers did not need to ask God to deliver them from the furnace (cf. v. 17); Christ as the Son of Man—the One who is qualified and capable of sympathizing with Gods people in everything (Heb. 4:15-16)— came to be their Companion and take care of them in their suffering, by His presence making their place of suffering a pleasant situation.

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V. Daniel and his companions were victorious over the covering that hinders people from seeing the ruling of the heavens by the God of the heavens—Dan. 4:

A. As those who have been chosen by God to be His people for Christs preeminence, we are under Gods heavenly rule for the purpose of making Christ preeminent—vv. 18, 23-26, 30-32; Rom. 8:28-29; Col. 1:18b; 2 Cor. 10:13, 18; Jer. 9:23-24.

B. "He is able to abase those who walk in pride"—Dan. 4:37b.

§ Day 5

VI. Daniel and his companions were victorious over the ignorance concerning the result of the debauchery before God and the insult to His holiness—ch. 5:

A. Belshazzars taking the vessels that were for Gods worship in His holy temple at Jerusalem and using them in worshipping idols was an insult to Gods holiness (v. 4); he should have learned the lesson from Nebuchadnezzars experience (4:18-37); however, he did not learn the lesson and suffered as a result (5:18, 20, 24-31).

B. "An excellent spirit and knowledge and insight, and the interpretation of dreams, the declaring of riddles, and the resolving of problems [lit., knots] were found in this Daniel"—v. 12a.

C. "You…, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this; but you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and of gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see nor hear nor know. But the God in whose hand is your breath and to whom all your ways belong, you have not honored"—vv. 22-23, cf. v. 20.

§ Day 6

VII. Daniel and his companions were victorious over the subtlety that prohibited the faithfulness of the overcomers in the worship of God—ch. 6:

A. The center of Daniel 6 is mans prayer for the carrying out of Gods economy; Daniel depended on prayer to do what man could not do and to understand what man could not understand; there is no other way to bring Gods economy into fullness and into fulfillment except by prayer; this is the inner secret of this chapter.

B. Daniel prayed three times daily with his windows open toward Jerusalem; through his gracious prayer God brought Israel back to their fathers land (v. 10; cf. 1 Kings 19:12, 18); God will listen to our prayer when our prayer is toward Christ (typified by the Holy Land), toward the kingdom of God (typified by the holy city), and toward the house of God (typified by the holy temple) as the goal in Gods eternal economy—8:48-49.