3104. “重半舍客勒” 表引入所需的量. 这从 “舍客勒”, “半舍客勒” 和 “重” 的含义清楚可知. “舍客勒” 表良善与真理的价值或估价; “半舍客勒” 表其确定的数量 (参看2959节). 很快我们就会看到, “重” 表与良善相关的某种事物的状态. 由此明显可知, “半舍客勒” 表示并包含 “金环” 所表示的良善的数量. 从上下文可推知, 这数量就是引入所需要的量.

“重” 是指与良善相关的某种事物的状态. 这从以下圣言经文明显看出来. 以西结书:

先知要按量吃食物: 每日二十舍客勒; 喝水也要按度: 要喝一欣六分之一; 看哪, 我必在耶路撒冷折断他们的粮杖, 他们吃饼要按量, 忧虑而吃; 喝水也要按度, 惊惶而喝, 使他们缺粮缺水. (以西结书 4:10-11, 16-17)

此处论述的是良善与真理的荒凉, 这荒凉由 “先知” 来代表. 良善荒凉的状态由他们 “按量吃食物和饼” 来表示; 真理荒凉的状态由他们 “按度喝水” 来表示. “饼” 表属天之物, 因而表良善 (参看 276, 680, 1165, 2177节); “水” 表属灵之物, 因而表真理 (参看739, 2702, 3058节). 由此明显可知, “量” (weight) 论及良善, “度” (measure) 论及真理.

又:

当有公道天平, 公道伊法, 公道罢特. (以西结书 45:10等)

这论及圣地, 圣地表主的天国, 这从先知此处提及的细节可以得知. 那里不会有天平, 伊法, 罢特, 只有这些量 (weight) 和度 (measure) 所表示的良善与真理. 以赛亚书:

谁曾用手心量诸水, 用手掌测苍天, 用升斗盛大地的尘土, 用秤称高山, 用天平平冈陵呢? (以赛亚书 40:12)

“用秤称高山, 用天平平冈陵” 表这一真理: 主是爱与仁的属天事物的源头, 唯独祂整理这些事物的状态. 这些称重所涉及的 “高山” 和 “冈陵” 表爱的属天之物 (参看795, 796, 1430, 2722节).

但以理书:

伯沙撒王宫墙上所写的文字是: 弥尼, 弥尼, 提客勒, 乌法珥新. 解释是这样: 弥尼, 就是神已经数算你的国国, 使它终止; 提客勒, 就是你被称在天平里, 被发现亏欠; 毗勒斯 (与 “乌法珥新” 同义), 就是你的国分裂, 归与玛代人和波斯人. (但以理书 5:25-28)

此处弥尼, 或 “已经数算” 论及真理; 而提客勒, 或 “称在天平里” 论及良善. 就内义而言, 所论述的是时代即将终结的时候.

The hair is the very outermost part of the body, and "hair" in the Bible represents the outermost expression of whatever the body represents. In most cases, the hair and beard are discussed in connection with prophets and other holy men. Since they represent the Lord as He is expressed through the Bible, their hair and beards represent the literal, external stories of the Bible -- which is why they were forbidden to shave or clip their hair. In other cases, the hair and beard can represent the external truths a person uses to live, the day-to-day ideas. Very often, the hair and beard are connected with power and strength in the Bible, Samson being the most obvious example. This is because the whole power of the Bible, in all its depth and meaning, is contained within those literal stories we read. If we disregard the stories, then we will cut ourselves off from the power of the Bible, the same way Samson lost his strength when Delilah cut his hair. This is also why calling someone "bald" was considered a great insult, why shaving the heads of captives was a way to humiliate them, and why people would shave their own heads as either a sign of mourning or as a sign of transition a new level of understanding -- removing the old external ideas so new ones can grow in their place. "Hair" can also be used in the negative, to represent the falsities that can guide someone in an evil life.