晨興聖言-亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的神-(W2-綱目)
第二週 亞伯拉罕的神見於祂對待亞伯拉罕的事
詩歌：英 704 譯中
讀經：徒七 2，創十二 7 ～ 8，十三 14 ～ 17，十四 17 ～ 20，十五 1，十七 1，十八 1，二四 14
【週一】
壹 亞伯拉罕的神（出三 15），見於祂對待亞伯拉罕的事如下：
一 亞伯拉罕的神是榮耀的神，見於祂向亞伯拉罕第一次顯現以及第一次呼召並第一次說話時，對亞伯拉罕如同巨大的磁石和極大的推動力，使他從屬撒但拜偶像的國出來—創十一31，徒七2～4上：
1 神藉着一再向亞伯拉罕顯現，將祂自己灌輸到他裏面，使他經歷屬靈的注入—創十二1～3、7 ～8，十三 14～17，十五 1～7，羅四 3，創十八17～19，參徒二六 16，二二14～15。
2 亞伯拉罕所以能到迦南，是因神的堅持不放；神緊緊抓住了祂的子民；祂是堅持不放的神—約十 28～30，猶 24。
3 神向亞伯拉罕啓示爲稱義信祂之人的神，將祂自己灌輸到他們裏面作相信的元素，成爲他們的信；這信就是他們對祂的珍賞，作爲對祂吸引的神聖回應—創十五1～6，來十二1～2 上，加二20。
【週二】
二 亞伯拉罕的神是賜福的神，見於祂向亞伯拉罕第二次呼召並第二次說話時，應許必叫他成爲大國，使他的名爲大，並使他成爲別人的福，地上的萬族都必因他得福；這話吸引亞伯拉罕前去進入神聖應許的美地—創十二 1 ～ 4：
1 按照加拉太三章十四節，這裏所應許的福實際上就是作爲那靈的神自己；最大的福乃是三一神—父、子、靈—作爲經過過程、包羅萬有賜生命的靈，極其主觀的住在我們裏面，給我們享受—六 18，腓一 19。
2 無論誰咒詛神的子民，必受咒詛；無論誰祝福神的子民，必蒙祝福—民二三 21，二四 5、9，參林前一2，林後五 17。
【週三】
三 亞伯拉罕的神是這地的神，見於祂第二次顯現並第三次說話時，應許亞伯拉罕，要把迦南地賜給他的後裔—創十二 6 ～ 7。
四 亞伯拉罕的神是祕密照顧祂選民的神，見於祂拯救亞伯拉罕脫離法老對他妻子的侮辱—10 ～ 20 節。
五 亞伯拉罕的神是安慰並鼓勵的神，見於祂在羅得離別亞伯拉罕後，第四次說話時，應許亞伯拉罕，要把他向四方所能看見的迦南地賜給他和他的後裔，也要使他的後裔如同地上的塵沙那樣多—十三 14 ～ 17：
1 基督這亞伯拉罕的後裔必須作到我們裏面，使祂藉着我們生出來，好叫祂得着擴增—加三 16，一15 ～ 16，二 20，四 19。
2 迦南地表徵包羅萬有的基督作爲包羅萬有的靈，在我們的靈裏給我們享受，使我們被祂構成，作祂團體的彰顯—西一 12，二 6 ～ 7，加三 14，五 16、25。
【週四】
六 亞伯拉罕的神是至高的神，天地的主，見於祂在亞伯拉罕與四王爭戰後，藉着祂的祭司麥基洗德，將祂神聖的供應帶給亞伯拉罕，並爲他祝福—創十四 17 ～ 20。
七 亞伯拉罕的神是那是盾牌並極大賞賜的神，見於祂在亞伯拉罕懼怕四王報復，而向他第五次說話時（這次是在異象中），向他指出那些按神聖性情是他屬天後裔的，要如天上的星那樣多，是地上任何人所不能摸着的；亞伯拉罕信耶和華，耶和華就以此算爲他的義—十五 1 ～ 6。
八 亞伯拉罕的神是信實的神，見於祂在亞伯拉罕沉睡中，第六次向他說話時，對他豫言，那些按屬人性情是他屬地後裔的，必寄居埃及，服事埃及人，被他們苦待四百年，到了第四代必回到迦南；祂是信實的神，也見於祂與亞伯拉罕立約，要把從埃及河直到伯拉大河之地賜給他的後裔—12 ～ 21 節。
九 亞伯拉罕的神是靜默的神，由於亞伯拉罕在八十六歲時聽從他妻子撒拉，娶了夏甲，憑着肉體得着一個兒子（十六 1 ～ 4、15 ～ 16）；然後神向亞伯拉罕靜默了十三年，直到他九十九歲，神纔再向他顯現（十七 1）。
【週五】
十 亞伯拉罕的神是全豐全足的神，見於祂向亞伯拉罕第三次顯現並第七次說話時，作給人行割禮的神，割除神選民在肉體裏天然的人，使他們得以成爲神的新造；這新造是由那憑神恩典而生的以撒所表徵，不是由那憑亞伯拉罕肉體而生的以實瑪利所表徵—1 ～ 21 節，加四 22 ～ 31：
1 神被啓示爲全豐全足的神（原文，El Shaddai，伊勒沙代），爲叫相信祂的人行在祂面前，不斷享受祂和祂全豐全足的供應，並得着神加到他們裏面，作他們得以完全的元素和因素—創十七 1。
2 伊勒沙代 （El Shaddai） 這神聖的稱呼，由兩個希伯來字組成—El，伊勒，意，大能者；Shaddai，沙代，源自另一希伯來字，意，胸部或乳房。
3 因此，神乃是有乳房的大能者，就是全豐全足的大能者，作蒙祂呼召，不斷接受祂之人的滋養者、加力者和全備供應者—腓一 19 ～ 21 上，加三 2、5，約一 16。
4 全豐全足的神乃是釘十字架的神，爲着了結我們肉體裏天然的人；祂也是復活的神，爲着新造使我們的新人有新生的起頭—創十七 1 ～ 21，二二 1 ～10，西二 11，加五 24，彼前一 3，林後五 17，腓三 3。
【週六】
十一 亞伯拉罕的神是具有屬人友情的神，見於祂作一個人，有人的形狀（在祂向亞伯拉罕第四次顯現並第八次說話時），在人性的水平上，來訪問祂的朋友亞伯拉罕（代下二十 7，賽四一 8，雅二 23）；亞伯拉罕與祂同行，祂也與亞伯拉罕談話，如人和朋友之間談話一樣，說到祂要審判所多瑪，就是祂朋友的姪兒羅得和家人所住的地方（創十八～十九）。
十二 亞伯拉罕的神是在人性裏具有友情的神，見於祂打發亞伯拉罕的姪兒及其兩個女兒，從所多瑪的傾覆之中出來，因祂記念祂的密友亞伯拉罕—29、12 ～ 22 節。
十三 亞伯拉罕的神是給人友愛照顧的全能神，見於祂用祂全能的大力拯救祂的密友亞伯拉罕，使他的妻子免於落在基拉耳王亞比米勒手中—二十章。
十四 亞伯拉罕的神是不改變的神，見於祂向亞伯拉罕第九次說話時，守住祂恩典的原則，承認亞伯拉罕從撒拉所生的兒子以撒，是他惟一的兒子—二一 1 ～ 12。
十五 亞伯拉罕的神是試煉人的神，見於祂第十次對亞伯拉罕說話時，試驗祂親密的屬人朋友亞伯拉罕，要他將所愛的獨生子作爲燔祭獻給神—二二 1 ～ 10。
十六 亞伯拉罕的神是豫備的三一神（原文爲，耶和華以勒），見於祂第十一次向亞伯拉罕說話時，豫備一隻公羊，代替以撒爲燔祭獻給祂（就是耶和華的使者—基督）—11 ～ 14 節。
十七 亞伯拉罕的神是賜福的三一神，見於祂第十二次（末次）向亞伯拉罕說話時，應許亞伯拉罕，祂（就是耶和華的使者—基督）必賜福給亞伯拉罕，必叫他的後裔繁增，如同天上的星，海邊的沙，並且地上萬國都必因他的後裔（基督）得福—15 ～ 18 節。
十八 亞伯拉罕的神是在人的水平上友情的神，見於引領祂朋友亞伯拉罕的老僕人，去爲亞伯拉罕的兒子以撒娶妻—二四章。
貳 總括而言，亞伯拉罕的神乃是藉着祂的顯現，帶着呼召，在異象中，在屬人的友情裏說話的神，向祂在地上親密的朋友揭示，祂按着祂的心願，渴望祂的朋友成爲甚麼，以及要祂的朋友作甚麼，以完成神聖三一的永遠經綸。
Week Two
The God of Abraham Seen in His Dealings with Abraham
Hymns: 704
Scripture Reading: Acts 7:2; Gen. 12:7-8; 13:14-17; 14:17-20; 15:1; 17:1; 18:1; 24:14
§ Day 1
I. The God of Abraham (Exo. 3:15) is seen in His dealings with Abraham as follows:
A. The God of Abraham is the God of glory, in His first appearing with His first calling and His first speaking to Abraham, as the vast magnet and the great motivation to Abraham that moved him to come out of the country of satanic idolatry—Gen. 11:31; Acts 7:2-4a:
1. Through His repeated appearing to Abraham, God transfused Himself into him, causing him to experience a spiritual infusion—Gen. 12:1-3, 7-8; 13:14-17; 15:1-7; Rom. 4:3; Gen. 18:17-19; cf. Acts 26:16; 22:14- 15.
2. Abraham was able to reach Canaan because God was persistent; God holds His people fast; He is a God who will not let go—John 10:28-30; Jude 24.
3. God was revealed to Abraham as the Justifier of His believing people who have been transfused with Him as their believing element to be their faith, which is their appreciation of Him as a divine reaction to His attraction—Gen. 15:1-6; Heb. 12:1-2a; Gal. 2:20.
§ Day 2
B. The God of Abraham is the God of blessing, in His second calling with His second speaking to Abraham, promising him that He would make of him a great nation, make his name great, and make him a blessing to others and that all the families of the earth would be blessed in him; this attracted Abraham to go into the good land of the divine promise—Gen. 12:1-4:
1. According to Galatians 3:14, the blessing promised here is actually God Himself as the Spirit; the greatest blessing is the Triune God—the Father, Son, and Spirit—as the processed, all-inclusive, life-giving Spirit dwelling in us in a most subjective way for our enjoyment—6:18; Phil. 1:19.
2. Whoever curses Gods people receives a curse, and whoever blesses Gods people receives a blessing—Num. 23:21; 24:5, 9; cf. 1 Cor. 1:2; 2 Cor. 5:17.
§ Day 3
C. The God of Abraham is the God of the earth, in His second appearing with His third speaking, in promising Abraham that He would give the land of Canaan to his seed—Gen. 12:6-7.
D. The God of Abraham is the God of secret care for His elect, in saving Abraham from Pharaohs insulting of his wife—vv. 10-20.
E. The God of Abraham is the God of comfort and encouragement, in His fourth speaking, after Lot left Abraham, in promising to give to Abraham and to his seed the land of Canaan as far as he could see in four directions and to make his seed as numerous as the dust of the earth—13:14-17:
1. Christ as the seed of Abraham must be wrought into us so that He may be brought forth through us for His increase—Gal. 3:16; 1:15-16; 2:20; 4:19.
2. The land of Canaan signifies the all-inclusive Christ as the all-inclusive Spirit in our spirit for our enjoyment so that we may be constituted with Him for His corporate expression—Col. 1:12; 2:6-7; Gal. 3:14; 5:16, 25.
§ Day 4
F. The God of Abraham is God the Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, in His divine supply with His blessing to Abraham through His priest Melchizedek after Abraham fought the battle against the four kings—Gen. 14:17-20.
G. The God of Abraham is the God of shield and exceedingly great reward, in His fifth speaking (this time in a vision) to Abraham, when he was afraid of the four kings avenging, in pointing out to Abraham that his heavenly seed in their divine nature would be as many as the stars in heaven who could never be touched by anyone on earth; Abraham believed in Jehovah, and Jehovah accounted it to him as righteousness—15:1-6.
H. The God of Abraham is the God of faithfulness, in foretelling to Abraham, in His sixth speaking to him in his deep sleep, that his earthly seed in their human nature would be sojourners in Egypt, serve the Egyptians, be afflicted by them for four hundred years, and in their fourth generation return to Canaan; and He is the God of faithfulness, in making a covenant with him that He would give to his seed the land from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—vv. 12-21.
I. The God of Abraham is the God of silence, due to the fact that Abraham listened to his wife Sarah and married Hagar to get a son by the exercise of his flesh when he was eighty-six years old (16:1-4, 15-16); then God became silent to Abraham for thirteen years, until he became ninety-nine years old, and God appeared to him again (17:1).
§ Day 5
J. The God of Abraham is the God of all-sufficiency, in His third appearing with His seventh speaking to Abraham, in being the God of circumcision to cut off His chosen peoples natural man in the flesh that they may become Gods new creation, signified by Isaac who was born by Gods grace, not by Ishmael who was born by Abrahams flesh—vv. 1-21; Gal. 4:22-31:
1. God is revealed as the All-sufficient God (Heb. El Shaddai) for His believing ones to walk in His presence, constantly enjoying Him and His all-sufficient supply, and to have God added to them as the element and factor of their perfection—Gen. 17:1.
2. The divine title El Shaddai is composed of two Hebrew words—El means "the Mighty One," and Shaddai comes from the Hebrew word meaning "breast" or "udder."
3. Thus, God is the Mighty One with an udder, the all-sufficient Mighty One to be the Nourisher, Strength-giver, and bountiful Supplier of His called ones, who continually receive Him—Phil. 1:19-21a; Gal. 3:2, 5; John 1:16.
4. The All-sufficient God is the God of crucifixion for the termination of our natural man in the flesh and the God of resurrection for the germination of our new man for the new creation—Gen. 17:1-21; 22:1-10; Col. 2:11; Gal. 5:24; 1 Pet. 1:3; 2 Cor. 5:17; Phil. 3:3.
§ Day 6
K. The God of Abraham is the God with His human friendship, in His coming (in His fourth appearing with His eighth speaking to Abraham) as a man, in the form of a man, to visit Abraham as His friend (2 Chron. 20:7; Isa. 41:8; James 2:23) on the level of humanity, with whom Abraham walked and who conversed with Abraham as a human friend with a human friend, concerning His judgment of Sodom, where His friends nephew Lot and his family lived (Gen. 18—19).
L. The God of Abraham is the God with friendship in humanity, in sending Abrahams nephew and his two daughters out from the overthrow of Sodom, for the remembrance of Abraham as His intimate friend—vv. 29, 12-22.
M. The God of Abraham is the almighty God with His friendly care, in saving His close friend Abraham, with His almighty power, from the loss of his wife to Abimelech, king of Gerar—ch. 20.
N. The God of Abraham is the God of changelessness in keeping the principle of His grace, in recognizing Isaac, his son of Sarah, as his only son, in His ninth speaking to Abraham—21:1-12.
O. The God of Abraham is the God with His trial, in proving Abraham, His intimate human friend, by asking him to present his only son, whom he loved, for a burnt offering to Him, in His tenth speaking to Abraham—22:1-10.
P. The God of Abraham is the Triune God of provision (Heb. Jehovah-jireh), in His providing a ram to replace Isaac for a burnt offering to Him (as the Angel of Jehovah—Christ), in His eleventh speaking to Abraham— vv. 11-14.
Q. The God of Abraham is the Triune God of blessing, in His twelfth (last) speaking to Abraham, promising him that He (as the Angel of Jehovah— Christ) would bless him and multiply his seed like the stars of the heavens and like the sand upon the seashore and that in his seed (Christ) would all the nations of the earth be blessed—vv. 15-18.
R. The God of Abraham is the God of friendship on the human level, in leading the old servant of His friend Abraham to secure a wife for his son Isaac—ch. 24.
II. As a whole, the God of Abraham is the God of speaking in His appearing, with calling, in a vision, and in the human friendship, to unveil to His intimate friend on the earth what He aspired for him to be and what He wanted him to do according to His hearts desire for the accomplishment of the eternal economy for the Divine Trinity.
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