2025-02-07

February 7 ¶

Reading for Today:
今日阅读：

Exodus 25:1–26:37
出埃及记 25:1–26:37
Psalm 19:7-14
诗篇 19:7-14
Proverbs 6:32-35
箴言 6:32-35
Matthew 24:1-28
马太福音 24:1-28

Notes:
笔记：

Exodus 25:17 mercy seat. The lid or cover of the ark was the "mercy seat" or the place at which atonement took place. Between the Shekinah glory cloud above the ark and the tablets of Law inside the ark was the blood-sprinkled cover. Blood from the sacrifices stood between God and the broken law of God!

出埃及记 25:17 施恩座。 约柜的盖子就是"施恩座"，也就是赎罪之处。在约柜上方神的荣光与约柜内的法版之间，有这个洒了血的盖子。献祭的血立在神和被违背的神的律法之间！（在中文和合本圣经中，"Shekinah glory cloud" 通常被翻译为"神的荣光"或"耶和华的荣光"。）

Exodus 25:31 lampstand. Situated opposite the table of showbread on the south side of the Holy Place stood an ornate lampstand, or menorah, patterned after a flowering almond tree. It provided light for the priests serving in the Holy Place. Care was taken, according to God's instructions (27:20, 21; 30:7, 8; Lev. 24:1–4), to keep it well supplied with pure olive oil so that it would not be extinguished. The lampstand is seen as typifying the Lord Jesus Christ, who was the true Light which came into the world (John 1:6–9; 8:12).

出埃及记 25:31 灯台。 在圣所南边、陈设饼桌子的对面，立着一个装饰华丽的灯台（即七枝灯台），其样式仿照开花的杏树。它为在圣所服事的祭司们提供光明。按照神的指示（27:20, 21; 30:7, 8; 利未记 24:1–4），要谨慎地用纯橄榄油来供应，使其不致熄灭。这灯台被视为预表主耶稣基督，祂是那来到世界的真光（约翰福音 1:6–9; 8:12）。

Matthew 24:2 not one stone shall be left here. These words were literally fulfilled in A.D. 70. Titus, the Roman general, built large wooden scaffolds around the walls of the temple buildings, piled them high with wood and other flammable items, and set them ablaze. The heat from the fires was so intense that the stones crumbled. The rubble was then sifted to retrieve the melted gold, and the remaining ruins were "thrown down" into the Kidron Valley.

马太福音 24:2 没有一块石头留在石头上。 这些话在公元70年得到了字面上的应验。罗马将军提多在圣殿建筑物的墙周围搭建了大型木制脚手架，堆满木材和其他易燃物，然后放火焚烧。火势产生的高温使石头都崩裂了。残骸被筛选以回收熔化的黄金，剩余的废墟被"抛下"到汲沦谷中。

Matthew 24:14 preached in all the world. Despite all the tribulations that would come—the deception of false teachers, the wars, persecutions, natural disasters, defections from Christ, and all the obstacles to the spread of the gospel—the message ultimately penetrates every part of the globe. God is never without a witness, and He will proclaim the gospel from heaven itself if necessary (see Rev. 14:6). and then the end will come. "The end" refers to the final, excruciating birth pangs. This is how Christ characterizes the time of Great Tribulation described in the verses that follow.

马太福音 24:14 传遍天下。 尽管将会有各样的患难——假教师的欺骗、战争、逼迫、自然灾害、背离基督的事，以及传播福音的所有障碍——但这信息最终将传遍全球各个角落。神从不会没有见证人，如果必要的话，祂会从天上亲自宣告福音（参见启示录 14:6）。然后末期才来到。 "末期"指的是最后剧烈的阵痛。这就是基督对接下来经文所描述的大灾难时期的形容。

DAY 7: Why all the specific details about the tabernacle, and what do they mean for us today?

第7天：为什么会有关于会幕的这么多具体细节，这对我们今天有什么意义？

Ever since God dictated the blueprints of the tabernacle to Moses, people have wondered about the significance of the exact details. Several terms are used to indicate times in the Bible when events, persons, or things represent larger ideas: typology and foreshadowing. For example, the sacrifice of the lambs in the Old Testament had not only a limited immediate significance in understanding the cost of forgiveness, but this practice also foreshadowed the eventual sacrifice of the Lamb of God, Jesus, on the cross.

自从神向摩西口述会幕的蓝图以来，人们一直在思考这些具体细节的意义。圣经中用几个术语来表示事件、人物或事物代表更大概念的时刻：预表学和预示。例如，旧约中献羔羊不仅在当时对理解赦罪的代价有一定的直接意义，而且这一做法还预示了神的羔羊耶稣最终在十字架上的牺牲。

Because at least some parts of the tabernacle hold special significance—the ark representing God's covenant with His people—students of Scripture have looked for other possible deeper meanings. Ingenuity in linking every item of furniture and every piece of building material to Christ may appear most intriguing; but if New Testament statements and allusions do not support such linkage and typology, students ought to proceed with caution. The beauty and efficiency of the tabernacle's design presents a tribute to God's creative character, but those who look for hidden meaning in every tent peg and covering stitch run the risk of missing the big picture in the details. The New Testament points repeatedly to the awesome fact of God's presence with people as represented in the Tabernacle. Other New Testament lessons (particularly the Book of Hebrews) help identify the intended symbols and deeper meanings.

因为会幕的某些部分具有特殊意义——约柜代表神与祂子民的约——圣经研究者一直在寻找其他可能的更深层含义。将每件家具和每块建筑材料都与基督联系起来的巧思可能看起来很有趣；但如果新约的陈述和暗示不支持这种联系和预表，学习者就应当谨慎行事。会幕设计的美丽和效率展现了对神创造性品格的颂扬，但那些试图在每个帐棚钉和每针缝线中寻找隐藏含义的人可能会因为过于关注细节而错失全局。新约反复指向会幕所代表的神与人同在这一令人敬畏的事实。其他新约的教导（尤其是《希伯来书》）帮助我们辨识会幕中所预表的象征和更深层的意义。

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