属天的奥秘 #6658
6658. “离开这地而上去” 表教会将由此得以建立. 这从 “上去” 和 “地” 的含义清楚可知: “上去” 是指被提升, 即被提升至教会更内在的事物 (参看3084, 4539, 4969, 5406, 5817, 6007节); “地”, 此处是指歌珊地, 是指教会, 如前所述 (6649节). “离开这地上去, 并进入迦南地” 所表示的被提升至教会更内在的事物, 是指教会将得以建立. 诚然, 当一个人出于情感行善时, 教会就已经在他里面建立了; 然而, 在他与邪恶和虚假争战, 从而经历试探之前, 它仍未完全建立起来. 只有经历了这一切之后, 他才成为一个真正的教会, 在这时被引入天堂; 把以色列人带到迦南地就代表这种引入.
1 Samuel 7:1-4
1
The men of Kiriath Jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Yahweh.
2
It happened, from the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
3
Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
4
Then the children of Israel did put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
