晨興聖言-亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的神-(W4-3)
第四週■週三
晨興餧養
來十一 17 ～ 19『亞伯拉罕因着信，被試驗的時候，就把以撒獻上；這正是那歡喜領受應許的，將自己獨生的兒子獻上。論到這兒子，曾有話說，「從以撒生的，纔要稱爲你的後裔。」他算定神甚至能叫人從死人中復活；就表樣說，他也實在從死人中得回了他的兒子。』
在創世記二十二章，我們看見亞伯拉罕因信順從。…他迅速勇敢的回應神的命令，清早起來就往神所指示的地方去。…在舊約裏，我們看不到亞伯拉罕爲甚麼這樣迅速勇敢的順從神。但在新約裏，我們看見亞伯拉罕相信叫人復活的神。（來十一 17 ～ 19，參雅二 21 ～ 22。）他有信心，算定神能叫他所要殺死的以撒復活。他已經領受了穩定甚至堅立的應許，就是神要與以撒堅定祂的約，使他成爲大國。（創十七 19 ～ 21。）若是亞伯拉罕將以撒獻在祭壇上，把他殺了，並且把他當作祭物燒給神，而神不叫他從死人中復活，那麼神的話就落空了。亞伯拉罕的信心乃是基於神堅定的應許。亞伯拉罕也許說，『倘若神要以撒，我就把他殺了。神會叫他復活，以應驗祂的應許。』（創世記生命讀經，九一九至九二○頁。）
信息選讀
在〔羅馬四章十七節〕我們看見亞伯拉罕…相信神：叫死人復活，並且稱無爲有。以撒的出生與神稱無爲有有關，他的歸還與神賜生命給死人有關。因爲亞伯拉罕有這樣的信心，所以他立刻順從神的命令。〔參來十一 17 ～ 19。〕
亞伯拉罕因信順從神，照着神的啓示而行。（創二二 3 ～ 4，9 ～ 10。）在創世記二十二章裏，亞伯拉罕所作的每件事，完全是出於神。亞伯拉罕沒有照着他的觀念發起任何事，或作任何事。…神告訴亞伯拉罕要作甚麼，怎樣作，並在那裏作。亞伯拉罕獻以撒的行動，每一面都是照着神的啓示和指示。
四節指明亞伯拉罕走了三天，因爲這裏告訴我們，到了第三日，他遠遠的看見所指定的地方。…在第三天，亞伯拉罕將以撒放在祭壇上，然後他所獻給神的，在復活裏歸還給他。
摩利亞這名的意思是『耶和華的異象』，就是主的異象。這有雙重的意義—我們看見主，主也看見我們。在摩利亞山上，毫無疑問，亞伯拉罕看見了神，神也看見了他。照樣，在今天的錫安山上，我們也得着了異象。…召會生活就是異象，在這異象中我們看見神，神也看見我們。…因着我們在祂的豫備中，並得着異象，一切就都是明朗的，沒有一件事是不透明的，並且我們與祂沒有間隔。
今天神的豫備在那裏？在錫安山上的召會生活裏。…當我們享受這豫備時，我們得着何等的異象！我們看見神。我們看見永世。在召會生活這裏，一切在神和我們的眼中都是透明、透亮的，沒有一件事不透明。…今天在錫安山上的召會生活裏，我們有完全的豫備和完全的異象。
我們已經看見亞伯拉罕因信順從的記載。他完全爲神用信心所灌注，這信使他順從。這注入的信心把他帶到摩利亞山，在那裏他享受神的豫備，並且從神得着完全透亮的異象。…在摩利亞山那裏，亞伯拉罕經歷了神的豫備，並且領受了清楚的異象。在他眼中一切都是明朗的。我們不可將創世記二十二章僅僅當作故事來讀。我們必須從其中接受神聖的光，並看見今天在我們身上正重複亞伯拉罕的經歷。讚美主，我們有今天的別是巴和摩利亞。我們不是下埃及，乃是上摩利亞山，在那裏我們要享受神的豫備，並得着透亮的異象。（創世記生命讀經，九二○至九二五頁。）
參讀：羅馬書生命讀經，第八篇。
WEEK 4 — DAY 3
Morning Nourishment
Heb. 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac; indeed he who gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten, of whom it was said, “In Isaac shall your seed be called”; counting that God was able to raise men even from the dead, from which he also received
him back in figure.
In Genesis 22 we see Abraham’s obedience by faith…He responded quickly and boldly to God’s command, rising up early in the morning and going to the place of which God had spoken. In the Old Testament we cannot see why Abraham obeyed God so quickly and boldly. But in the New Testament we see that Abraham believed in the resurrecting God (Heb. 11:17-19; James 2:21- 22). He had the faith that counted on God to raise up the very Isaac whom he was about to slay. He had received the firm and even confirmed promise that God’s covenant would be established with Isaac and that he would become a great nation (Gen. 17:19-21). If Abraham had offered up Isaac on the altar, slaying him and burning him as an offering to God, and God did not raise him from the dead, then God’s word would have been in vain. Abraham’s faith was based upon God’s confirmed promise. Abraham could have said, “If God wants Isaac, I will just slay him. God will raise him up for the fulfillment of His promise.” (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 756-757)
Todays Reading
[In Romans 4:17] we see that Abraham believed in God…for giving life to the dead and for calling things not being as being. The birth of Isaac was related to God’s calling things not being as being, and his being returned was related to God’s giving life to the dead. Because Abraham had such faith, he obeyed God’s commandment immediately [cf. Heb. 11:17-19].
In obeying God by faith, Abraham acted according to God’s revelation (Gen. 22:3-4, 9-10). Everything Abraham did in this chapter was absolutely of God. Abraham did not initiate anything or do anything according to his concept… God told Abraham what to do, how to do it, and where to do it. In every aspect of his action in offering up Isaac, Abraham acted according to God’s revelation and instructions.
Verse 4 indicates that Abraham traveled for three days, for we are told that on the third day he saw the appointed place from afar…On the third day Abraham put Isaac on the altar, and then what he offered to God was given back to him in resurrection.
The name Moriah means “the vision of Jah,” that is, the vision of Jehovah, the vision of the Lord. This has two meanings—that we see the Lord and that the Lord sees us. On Mount Moriah Abraham undoubtedly saw God, and God saw him. Likewise, on today’s Mount Zion we have a vision…The church life is a vision in which we see God and God sees us…Because we are in His provision and have the vision, everything is clear, nothing is opaque, and there is no separation between us and Him.
Where is God’s provision today? It is in the church life on Mount Zion… As we are enjoying the provision, what a vision we have! We see God. We see eternity. Here in the church life everything is crystal clear and transparent in God’s eyes and in ours, and nothing is opaque…Today in the church life on Mount Zion, we have the full provision with the full vision.
We have seen the record of Abraham’s obedience by faith. The faith with which he was thoroughly infused by God gave him this obedience. It was this infused faith that brought him to Mount Moriah where he enjoyed God’s provision and had a thoroughly transparent vision from God…There, on Mount Moriah, Abraham experienced God’s provision and received a clear vision. Everything was clear in his eyes. We must not read Genesis 22 merely as a story. We must receive divine light from it and see that Abraham’s experience is being repeated in us today. Praise the Lord that we have today’s Beer-sheba and Moriah. We are not going downward to Egypt; we are traveling upward to Mount Moriah, where we will enjoy God’s provision and have a transparent vision. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 757-760)
Further Reading: Life-study of Romans, msg. 8
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