Jacob’s Prophesying with Blessing (2) 雅各用祝福说预言（二）(Day6)
Samuel Lin
Gen. 49:27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and in the evening dividing the spoil.
Deut. 33:12 Concerning Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell securely beside Him; Jehovah shall cover over him all the day, and He shall dwell between his shoulders.
In Hebrew the word translated “ravenous” [in Genesis 49:27] means “to tear into pieces.” For years I was troubled by the word wolf in this verse. Although a lion or a tiger seems positive, a wolf is not positive. However, Christ is not only the overcoming lion, but also the tearing wolf. Benjamin, a tearing wolf, is also a type of Christ. Therefore, the reference to a wolf here is positive, not negative. In the morning he will devour the prey, and in the evening he will divide the spoil, that is, prepare the spoil for the next morning’s meal. This means that Christ is not only the overcoming One, but also the tearing One, the One who eats His enemy. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 1339-1340)
Today’s Reading
[In Deuteronomy 33:12] the words beside Him indicate that Benjamin will be the Lord’s neighbor. He will dwell next door to the Lord. Because he will dwell next door to the Lord, he will dwell in safety....This verse also says that the Lord will cover, overshadow, Benjamin all day long and even dwell between his shoulders....Jerusalem was not located in the territory of Judah, but in the territory of Benjamin (Judg. 1:21). If you consult a map, you will see that the territory of Benjamin lies with two shoulders toward the south and that between these two shoulders of Benjamin was Jerusalem, where the temple, the Lord’s dwelling, was located.
Among the twelve sons of Jacob, the first was a sinner, and the last became the dwelling of God. In Genesis 3 we all were sinners, but at the end of the Bible, in Revelation 21 and 22, we all become Benjamin, the dwelling of God....With Joseph we see that Christ receives the all-inclusive blessing of the universe, and with Benjamin we see that God is dwelling among His chosen people. This is the New Jerusalem and the new heaven and new earth. The new heaven and new earth are the sphere in which every blessing is bestowed upon Christ. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 1340-1341)
Moses’ blessing in Deuteronomy 33:12 says that Benjamin will dwell securely beside Jehovah and that Jehovah will dwell between Benjamin’s shoulders....Thus, the blessing of Jacob’s twelve sons ends with God’s dwelling place, which ultimately consummates in the New Jerusalem as the mutual dwelling of God and His redeemed for eternity (Rev. 21—22).
Genesis 49:1-28 is an abstract of the entire Bible and a summary of the history of God’s people, as seen in the twelve sons of Jacob, the nation of Israel, and the church. It is also a portrait of the personal history of every believer. Jacob’s first four sons—Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah—were sinners, indicating that the history of God’s people begins with sinners. However, two of these sinners, Levi and Judah, were transformed to become priests and kings. Out of the kingship with Judah a kingly salvation was produced, which was preached as the gospel in the Gentile world by Zebulun and which issued in the church life with Issachar. But the apostasy came in through Dan, followed by the recovery with Gad, which issued in the sufficiency of the riches of Christ with Asher and in the resurrection with Naphtali. Finally, the history of God’s people concludes with Joseph and Benjamin, who typify Christ as the One who is altogether victorious and perfect, without defect. According to Jacob’s prophecy and Moses’ word, Joseph brought in God’s boundless, universal blessing (vv. 22-26; Deut. 33:13-16), and Benjamin, God’s eternal dwelling place (Deut. 33:12). Thus, the conclusion of Genesis 49 corresponds with the conclusion of the entire Bible—the universal blessing in the new heaven and the new earth, in which is God’s eternal dwelling, the New Jerusalem, as the issue and goal of God’s universal blessing (cf. Eph. 1:3; 2:22). (Gen. 49:27, footnote 2)
Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msgs. 106-108
晨兴喂养
创四九27 便雅悯是个撕掠的狼，早晨吃他所掠夺的，晚上分他所掳获的。
申三三12 论便雅悯说，耶和华所亲爱的，必在耶和华旁边安然居住；耶和华必终日遮蔽他，也住在他两肩之中。
在希伯来文中，〔创世记四十九章二十七节的〕撕掠的意思是撕成碎片。多年来这一节的狼字使我感到困扰。虽然狮子或老虎似乎是积极的，狼却不是积极的。但基督不仅是得胜的狮子，也是撕掠的狼。便雅悯这撕掠的狼，也是基督的预表。因此这里所指的狼是积极的，不是消极的。便雅悯早晨吃他所掠夺的，晚上分他所掳获的，就是准备掠物为次晨的食物。这意思是说，基督不仅是得胜者，也是撕掠者，是吞吃祂仇敌的一位（创世记生命读经，一五九八页）。
信息选读
申命记三十三章十二节〔的〕“在耶和华旁边”指明便雅悯要作耶和华的邻舍，他要住在耶和华隔壁。因着他要住在耶和华隔壁，他必安然居住。……这一节也说，耶和华要终日遮蔽、荫蔽便雅悯，甚至住在他两肩之中。……耶路撒冷不在犹大境内，乃在便雅悯境内（士一21）。你若查看地图，会看见便雅悯的境界有两肩朝向南方，在便雅悯这两肩之中有耶路撒冷，圣殿（就是耶和华的居所）就在那里。
在雅各十二个儿子中，第一个是罪人，最后一个成了神的居所。在创世记三章，我们都是罪人，但在圣经末了，在启示录二十一至二十二章，我们都成了便雅悯，神的居所。……在约瑟身上，我们看见基督领受了宇宙包罗万有的福；在便雅悯身上，我们看见神住在祂所拣选的子民中间。这就是新耶路撒冷和新天新地。新天新地乃是一切的福都归给基督的范围（创世记生命读经，一五九八至一五九九页）。
在申命记三十三章十二节摩西祝福说，便雅悯必在耶和华旁边安然居住，耶和华必住在他两肩之中。……因此，雅各十二个儿子的祝福结束于神的居所，终极完成于新耶路撒冷，作神和祂救赎之人相互的居所，直到永远（启二一~二二）。
创世记四十九章一至二十八节是整本圣经的摘要，也是神百姓历史的概要，见于雅各十二个儿子、以色列国和召会。这也是每位信徒个人历史的描绘。雅各的头四个儿子—流便、西缅、利未和犹大—是罪人，指明神百姓的历史开始于罪人。然而，这几个罪人中的两位—利未和犹大，变化成为祭司和君王。从犹大的君王职分产生了君尊的救恩，就是西布伦在外邦世界所传扬的福音，结果带进以萨迦所代表的召会生活。然而背道借着但进来，接着有迦得的恢复，结果带进亚设所代表之基督丰富的丰足，以及拿弗他利所代表的复活。最后，神百姓的历史结束于约瑟和便雅悯，他们预表基督是全然得胜且完全的一位，没有任何短缺。按照雅各的预言和摩西的话，约瑟带进神无限、宇宙的祝福（22~26，申三三13~16），便雅悯带进神永远的居所（12）。因此，创世记四十九章的结语符合整本圣经的结语—新天新地宇宙的福，其中有神永远的居所，新耶路撒冷，作神宇宙祝福的结果和目标（参弗一3，二22）（圣经恢复本，创四九27注2）。
参读：创世记生命读经，第一百零六至一百零八篇。
周 六
陆 关于三一神的居所是同着便雅悯的预言，要终极完成于新耶路撒冷，作神与祂所救赎之人相互的居所，直到永远；这是给神子民最大的祝福—创四九27，申三三12，启二一3、22：
一 便雅悯这只撕掠的狼，预表基督毁灭仇敌，将其撕成碎片—创四九27，弗四8，林后十5。
二 摩西祝福便雅悯说，他必在耶和华旁边安然居住，耶和华必住在他两肩之中；耶路撒冷和神的殿，神的居所，位于便雅悯境内—申三三12，士一21。
三 一切的福结果带进神的居所；这是神的美意，神的心愿—参来十一21，箴四18，诗九十1，约十五4，十四23，赛六六1~2。
柒 创世记四十九章一至二十八节是整本圣经的摘要，也是神百姓历史的概要，见于雅各十二个儿子、以色列国和召会；这也是每位信徒个人历史的描绘：
一 雅各的头四个儿子—流便、西缅、利未和犹大—是罪人，指明神百姓的历史开始于罪人；然而，这几个罪人中的两位—利未和犹大，变化成为祭司和君王。
二 从犹大的君王职分产生了君尊的救恩，就是西布伦在外邦世界所传扬的福音，结果带进以萨迦所代表的召会生活；然而背道借着但进来，接着有迦得的恢复，结果带进亚设所代表之基督丰富的丰足，以及拿弗他利所代表的复活。
三 最后，神百姓的历史结束于约瑟和便雅悯，他们预表基督是全然得胜且完全的一位，没有任何短缺；按照雅各的预言和摩西的话，约瑟带进神无限、宇宙的祝福（22~26，申三三13~16），便雅悯带进神永远的居所（12）。
四 因此，创世记四十九章的结语符合整本圣经的结语—新天新地宇宙的福，其中有神永远的居所，新耶路撒冷，作神宇宙祝福的结果和目标—参弗一3，二22。