Jacob’s Prophesying with Blessing (2) 雅各用祝福说预言（二）(Day3)
Samuel Lin
Gen. 49:20 Asher’s food will be rich, and he will yield royal dainties.
Deut. 33:24-25 And concerning Asher he said, Blessed be Asher above the sons. May he be the one favored of his brothers, and the one dipping his foot in oil. Your doorbolts shall be iron and copper; and as your days are, so shall your strength be.
When we have the victory of Christ and help our brothers gain their portion before we enjoy our own, we have rich food. This rich food even becomes royal dainties, the royal food [Gen. 49:20]. It is not food for the common people, but food for kings, for the royal family....We are not only a lion family but also a royal family. We are a kingly family, and our dining is royal. Whatever we feed on in these life-study messages is royal dainties. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 1309-1310)
Today’s Reading
After the recovery with Gad, we have the sufficiency of Asher. The account of Asher begins with the exceeding blessing and the surpassing grace....[In Deuteronomy 33:24] Asher received the exceeding blessing and the foremost grace. Many of us are able to understand this language. In Dan’s apostasy we lost all the blessing and the grace, but in Gad’s victory the blessing was recovered and the grace was returned. Now in Asher we are enjoying the exceeding blessing and the surpassing grace.
In Asher we also see the rich provision of life. Firstly, Asher has the rich provision for living and growing. Genesis 49:20 says, “Asher’s food will be rich, and he will yield royal dainties.” Deuteronomy 33:25 indicates that Asher also has the rich provision of life for fighting and building. The first part of this verse says, “Your doorbolts shall be iron and copper.” The rich food and royal dainties are for Asher’s living and growing, and the iron and copper are minerals for fighting and building. Asher certainly received the richest provision.
Asher also has the bountiful supply of the Spirit for his daily walk (Gal. 5:25). Deuteronomy 33:24 says, “The one dipping his foot in oil.” This certainly is figurative speech. The spiritual significance of dipping the foot in oil is being full of the Spirit. In typology oil refers to the Spirit of God. Asher does not have a mere trickle of oil but enough to dip his feet in. This means that in Asher we have the rich, bountiful supply of the Spirit (Phil. 1:19). Oh, we can walk in oil! A number of times in the Lord’s recovery I have had the sense that we are walking in oil. I worship, thank, and praise the Lord, saying, “Lord, this is too rich! The supply of the Spirit here is too rich! Our oil is so bountiful!” Do you have oil in which to dip your feet? We do. We have the rich food, the royal dainties, and the rich, bountiful oil in which to dip our feet.
Deuteronomy 33:25 says of Asher, “As your days are, so shall your strength be.” When we have the exceeding blessing and surpassing grace, the rich provision of life, and the bountiful supply of the Spirit, we have absolute rest with peace, strength, security, and sufficiency. This was the experience of the apostle Paul in Philippians 4:11-13. He was content in any situation. I can testify that this week I have had the deep sense that I am walking in oil and that I have satisfaction, peace, and rest. I have also been full of strength. Thus, I have security and sufficiency. The Lord is my Shepherd, and I have no want, shortage, or lack (Psa. 23:1). Instead of want, I am full of sufficiency. I have rich food, royal dainties, deep oil, and doorbolts of iron and copper. Everywhere there is provision. Hence, I am safe and secure, and I have rest and strength. Do you have the boldness to say that you have this security and sufficiency? Or would you say that this morning your wife gave you a difficult time and that you barely endured it? You need to be able to say, “This morning my wife gave me a difficult time. But praise the Lord that I walked in deep oil! Now I have rest, peace, security, strength, and sufficiency. My strength is as lasting as my days. As my days, so shall my rest, my security, and my sufficiency be.” This is the experience of Asher. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 1326-1327)
Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msg. 104
晨兴喂养
创四九20 亚设的食物丰美，他必出君王的美味。
申三三24~25 论亚设说，愿亚设蒙福胜过众子，得他弟兄们的喜悦，愿他的脚蘸在油中。你的门闩是铁的，是铜的；你的日子如何，你的力量也必如何。
当我们有基督的胜利，并且在我们享受自己的分以前，帮助弟兄们得着他们的分，我们就有丰美的食物。这丰美的食物甚至成了君王的美味，君王的食物〔创四九20〕。这不是为着平民的食物，乃是为着君王，为着王家的食物。……我们不仅是狮家，也是王家。我们是君王之家，我们的食物是君王的食物。我们在这些生命读经信息里所吃的，乃是君王的美味（创世记生命读经，一五六三页）。
信息选读
在迦得的恢复以后，有亚设的丰足。亚设的记载开始于优越的祝福和超绝的恩典。〔在〕申命记三十三章二十四节……，亚设得了优越的祝福和超绝的恩典。我们很多人都能懂得这些话。在但的背道中我们失去了一切的祝福和恩典。在迦得的得胜中，祝福恢复了，恩典重得了。现今在亚设身上，我们正享受优越的祝福和超绝的恩典。
在亚设身上我们也看到丰富生命的供应。首先，亚设有为着生活和长大的丰富供应。创世记四十九章二十节说，“亚设的食物丰美，他必出君王的美味。”申命记三十三章二十五节指明，为着争战和建造，亚设还有丰富生命的供应。这节上半说，“你的门闩是铁的，是铜的。”丰美的食物和君王的美味，是为着亚设的生活和长大，铁和铜是为着争战和建造的矿物。亚设确实领受了最丰富的供应。
亚设也有为着他日常行动那灵全备的供应（加五25）。申命记三十三章二十四节说，“愿他的脚蘸在油中。”这当然是寓意的话。脚蘸在油中，属灵的意义乃是充满那灵。在预表上，油是指神的灵。亚设不是只有一点点油，乃是足以把脚蘸在油中。这意思是亚设有那灵丰富、全备的供应（腓一19）。哦，我们能行在油中！在主的恢复里，很多次我有行在油中的感觉。我敬拜、感谢、赞美主说，“主，这太丰富了！这里灵的供应太丰富了。我们的油真是全备！”你们有没有可以把脚蘸在其中的油？我们有。我们有丰美的食物，君王的美味，和丰富、全备的油，可以把我们的脚蘸在其中。
申命记三十三章二十五节说到亚设：“你的日子如何，你的力量〔或，安息〕也必如何。”当我们有了优越的祝福和超绝的恩典，丰富生命的供应，以及那灵全备的供应，我们就有完全的安息，带着平安、力量、稳妥和丰足。这是使徒保罗在腓立比四章十一至十三节的经历。他在任何境遇中都能知足。我能作见证，这一周我有很深的感觉，我是行在油中，我有满足、平安和安息，我也满了力量。因此我有稳妥和丰足。耶和华是我的牧者，我没有缺乏、不足或短少（诗二三1），反而满了丰足。我有丰美的食物，君王的美味，深厚的油，以及铁和铜的门闩；到处都有供应。因此我是稳妥又安全，我有安息和力量。你有胆量说你有这种稳妥和丰足么？或者你会说，今天早晨你的妻子为难你，你勉强地忍受了？你必须能说，“今天早晨我的妻子为难我，但赞美主，我行在深厚的油中！现在我有安息、平安、稳妥、力量和丰足。我的力量要随着我一生之久。我的日子如何，我的力量、安息、稳妥、丰足也必如何。”这是亚设的经历（创世记生命读经，一五八二至一五八四页）。
参读：创世记生命读经，第一百零四篇。
周 三
叁 关于亚设丰足的预言，预表享受基督作生命丰富的供备，为着争战和建造—创四九20，申三三24~25：
一 创世记四十九章二十节雅各的预言，以及申命记三十三章二十四至二十五节摩西的祝福都表明，亚设的丰足随着迦得的恢复而来；亚设得着丰美食物同着丰富生命的供应之福。
二 正如亚设是“脚蘸在油中”的人，我们为着日常的生活行动，也能借着享受耶稣基督之灵全备的供应，“行在油中”—24节，腓一19，加三5，五25。
三 当我们天天享受主作我们生命丰富的供备（“你的日子如何，你的力量也必如何”—申三三25下），祂就成为我们得以丰足的秘诀，使我们在任何景况中都可以知足（腓四11~13，诗二三1）。
四 这样丰富供备的结果，乃是享受完全的安息，有平安、力量、稳妥和丰足。