Jacob’s Prophesying with Blessing (2) 雅各用祝福说预言（二）(Day5)

[Samuel Lin]

Morning Nourishment

Gen. 49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a fountain; his branches run over the wall.

25-26 ...From the All-sufficient One, who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. The blessings of your father surpass the blessings of my ancestors to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills...

Joseph as a fruitful bough typifies Christ as the branch (Isa. 11:1) for the branching out of God through His believers as His branches (John 15:1, 5). In Genesis 49:22 the fountain signifies God, the source of fruitfulness (Psa. 36:9; Jer. 2:13), and the branches’ running over the wall signifies that Christ’s believers as His branches spread Christ over every restriction, magnifying Him in all circumstances (Phil. 1:20; 4:22; Philem. 10). (Gen. 49:22, footnote 1)

The blessings bestowed on Joseph, as seen in Genesis 49:25-26 and Deuteronomy 33:13-16, encompass all time, from ancient times to eternity (Gen. 49:26; Deut. 33:15), and all space, from heaven to earth, including the deep under the earth (Gen. 49:25b; Deut. 33:13-14, 16a). Time plus space equals the universe. As the one universally blessed by his father, Joseph typifies Christ, the appointed Heir of all things (Heb. 1:2; Col. 1:16), and His believers, Christ’s partners who participate in His inheritance (1 Cor. 3:21-22; Rom. 8:17; Heb. 1:9; 3:14; 1:14 and footnote). The universal blessing on Joseph will consummate in the new heaven and new earth, in which everything will be a blessing to Christ and His believers (Rev. 21:1, 4-5; 22:3, 5). (Gen. 49:25, footnote 2)

Today’s Reading

When we combine the blessings mentioned in Genesis 49:25-26 with those in Deuteronomy 33:13-16, we see that the blessings bestowed upon Joseph were of ten aspects. First, he was blessed with the precious things of heaven (Deut. 33:13). Certainly some of the blessings of the precious things of heaven should include rain and snow. Second, he was blessed with the dew. Third, he was blessed with the blessing of the deep that lies beneath. This refers to the springs, fountains, and waters underneath the earth. Fourth, he was blessed by the precious fruits brought forth by the sun (Deut. 33:14). After that, as the fifth blessing, he had the blessing of the precious things put forth by the moon. We need both the sun, which typifies Christ, and the moon, which typifies the church. Some fruits are brought forth by Christ, and some precious things are put forth by the church....The sixth blessing Joseph received was the blessing of the best things of the ancient mountains, and the seventh was the precious things of the eternal hills (Deut. 33:15)....From ancient times to eternity, all of time is included, and from heaven to earth, including the deep under the earth, all of space is included. This indicates that all the good things in the universe have become blessings to Joseph. The eighth blessing includes the precious things of the earth and its fullness (Deut. 33:16). Certainly this must include minerals such as gold and silver. The ninth blessing is...the blessings of the womb...for begetting, and the blessings of the breasts...for nourishing [Gen. 49:25]. These refer to the producing of life. This is the only blessing that is of life. The tenth blessing is “the favor of Him who dwelt in the thornbush” (Deut. 33:16)....The One who dwelt in the bush (Exo. 3:4) will dwell in the temple, in the church, and then in the New Jerusalem. All the bushes will be transformed into precious stones. Formerly, God dwelt among the bushes, but eventually He will dwell among the precious stones in the New Jerusalem.

The Hebrew word rendered “separate” [in Genesis 49:26] is also the word for Nazarite....[Joseph] was the first Nazarite in the Bible, separate from his brothers, and Christ became the real Nazarite, separate from all the people...to live wholly for God. This separated One has received the blessing of the whole universe. The universal blessing is bestowed upon the crown of the head of such a Nazarite. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 1336-1338)

Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msgs. 104-105

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V.

The prophecy concerning the universal blessing of the Triune God being with Joseph was due to his being separate from his brothers in the principle of a Nazarite (Gen. 49:22-26; Num. 6:1-9):

A.

Joseph as a fruitful bough by a fountain with branches running over the wall typifies Christ as the branch (Isa. 11:1) for the branching out of God through His believers as His branches (John 15:1, 5), with God as the source of their fruitfulness, to spread Christ over every restriction and limitation, magnifying Him in all circumstances (Gen. 49:22; Phil. 1:20; Acts 4:31).

B.

As the one universally blessed by his father, Joseph typifies Christ, the appointed Heir of all things, and Christ’s believers, His partners, who participate in His inheritance and who are blessed by the Father with every spiritual blessing (1 Cor. 3:21-22; Rom. 8:17; Heb. 1:2, 9, 14; 3:14; Eph. 1:3):

1.

The blessings bestowed on Joseph encompass all time, from ancient times to eternity (Gen. 49:25-26; Deut. 33:13-16), and all space, from heaven to earth, including the deep under the earth (Gen. 49:25b; Deut. 33:13-14, 16a); time plus space equals the universe.

2.

The universal blessing on Joseph will consummate in the new heaven and new earth, in which everything will be new as a blessing to Christ and His believers (Rev. 21:1, 4-5; 22:3, 5):

a.

Only God is new; anything that is kept away from God is old, but anything that comes back to God is new (2 Cor. 5:17).

b.

To be renewed means to come back to God and have something of God put into us so that we are mingled with God and one with God; the secret of receiving God as our blessing of newness is to bring everything to God and let Him get into everything (4:16).

c.

The universal blessing on Joseph means that blessing is everywhere; our praises turn everything of the curse of the fall into a blessing (cf. Eph. 5:20).

C.

Joseph overcame in his sufferings because he was strengthened by God, the Mighty One of Jacob and the All-sufficient One, and because he saw that everything was arranged by God to be a blessing to him (Gen. 49:24-25; 45:5; 50:20; 1 Cor. 3:21-22; Rom. 8:28; Eph. 5:20; 1 Thes. 5:18).

D.

Joseph was blessed with “the favor of Him who dwelt in the thornbush” (Deut. 33:16a; Exo. 3:2-6, 14-15; Mark 12:26-27); the highest blessing is to enter into God’s dwelling place and stay in His presence (Psa. 27:4, 8; 84:10-12).

晨兴喂养

创四九22 约瑟是多结果子的树枝，是泉源旁多结果子的枝子；他的枝条探出墙外。

25~26 ……那全足者必将天上所有的福，地下深渊所藏的福，以及生产乳养的福，都赐给你。你父亲所祝的福，胜过我祖先所祝的福，直达到永世山岭的至极边界……。

约瑟是多结果子的树枝，预表基督是枝子（赛十一1），借着祂的信徒作祂的枝子（约十五1、5），将神伸展出去。创世记四十九章二十二节的泉源表征神这多结果子的源头（诗三六9，耶二13）；枝条探出墙外，表征基督的信徒作祂的枝子，将基督扩展出去，越过各种限制，在一切环境中显大基督（腓一20，四22，门10）（圣经恢复本，创四九22注1）。

在创世记四十九章二十五至二十六节和申命记三十三章十三至十六节所见赐给约瑟的祝福，涵盖所有的时间（从古时直到永远—创四九26，申三三15），和所有的空间（从天到地，包括地下的深渊—创四九25下，申三三13~14、16上）。时间加上空间等于宇宙。约瑟得着他父亲宇宙性的祝福，预表基督（被立作承受万有者—来一2，西一16）和祂的信徒（基督的同伙，有分于祂所承受的—林前三21~22，罗八17，来一9，三15，一14与注）。约瑟所得宇宙性的祝福，要终极完成于新天新地，其中的一切对基督和祂的信徒都是祝福（启二一1、4~5，二二3、5）（创世记四九25注2）。

信息选读

我们将创世记四十九章二十五至二十六节所提的祝福，和申命记三十三章十三至十六节的祝福合起来，就看见约瑟所得的祝福有十方面。第一是得天上的宝物之福（13）。当然，有些天上的宝物应该包括雨和雪。第二是得甘露之福。第三是得地下所藏的泉源之福，这是指地下的泉源和水。第四是得太阳所晒熟的美果之福（14）。接着，第五是得月亮所养成的宝物之福。我们需要预表基督的太阳，和预表召会的月亮。有的果子是由基督产生的，有的宝物是由召会养成的。……第六是得上古之山的至宝之福。第七是得永世之岭的宝物之福（15）。……从上古到永远，包括一切的时间；从天到地，以及地的深处，包括一切的空间。这指明宇宙中一切的美物都成了约瑟的福。第八项福包括地和其中所充满的宝物（16）。这必定包括金、银等矿物。第九项福见于创世记四十九章二十五节：“生产乳养的福。”这些是指生命的生产。这是唯一的生命之福。第十项福是“住在荆棘中者的喜悦”（申三三16）。以后……，住在荆棘中的那一位（出三4）要住在殿里，住在召会里，然后要住在新耶路撒冷里。一切的荆棘要变化成为宝石。先前神是住在荆棘中间，但至终祂要住在新耶路撒冷的宝石中间。

在希伯来文中，迥别和拿细耳人同字〔创四九26〕。……约瑟……是圣经中第一个拿细耳人，从他弟兄们中间分别出来。基督成了真拿细耳人，从所有人中分别出来……，完全为神活着。这分别出来的一位，已经领受全宇宙的福。宇宙的福临到这位拿细耳人的头顶上（创世记生命读经，一五九四至一五九六页）。

参读：创世记生命读经，第一百零四至一百零五篇。

周　五

伍　关于三一神宇宙性之祝福的预言临到约瑟，乃因他是在拿细耳人的原则里，与他的弟兄迥别—创四九22~26，民六1~9：

一　约瑟是泉旁多结果子的树枝，枝条探出墙外，预表基督是枝子（赛十一1），借着祂的信徒作祂的枝子（约十五1、5），将神伸展出去，以神为他们多结果子的源头，将基督扩展出去，越过各种约束和限制，在一切环境中显大基督（创四九22，腓一20，徒四31）。

二　约瑟得着他父亲宇宙性的祝福，预表基督（被立作承受万有者）和基督的信徒（祂的同伙，有分于祂所承受的，并得着父的各样属灵祝福）—林前三21~22，罗八17，来一2、9、14，三15，弗一3：

1　赐给约瑟的祝福，涵盖所有的时间—从古时直到永远（创四九25~26，申三三13~16），和所有的空间—从天到地，包括地下的深渊（创四九25下，申三三13~14、16上）；时间加上空间等于宇宙。

2　约瑟所得宇宙性的祝福，要终极完成于新天新地，其中的一切都是新的，对基督和祂的信徒都是祝福—启二一1、4~5，二二3、5：

ａ　唯有神是新的；任何事物远离了神就是旧的，但任何事物归向神就是新的—林后五17。

ｂ　更新的意思就是归向神，并且有属神的东西放进我们里面，使我们与神调和并与神是一；接受神作我们新的祝福之秘诀，乃是把每一事物带给神，并让神进入每一事物—四16。

ｃ　约瑟所得着宇宙性的祝福，意思是到处都是福；我们的赞美将一切堕落的咒诅都转为祝福—参弗五20。

三　约瑟胜过了他的苦难，因为他得着神，就是雅各的大能者和全足者的加力，并且因他看见，一切都是神所安排给他的祝福—创四九24~25，四五5，五十20，林前三21~22，罗八28，弗五20，帖前五18。

四　约瑟得着“住在荆棘中者的喜悦”（申三三16上，出三2~6、14~15，可十二26~27）；最高的福乃是进入神的居所，留在祂的面前（诗二七4、8，八四10~12）。

周　六