马太福音-Matthew 1章2节
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亚伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生犹大和他的弟兄们， Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers, |
Enlightenment:
What is Isaac? Isaac is the issue of the life and walk by faith. This is Christ. Isaac was a full type of Christ inheriting all the riches of the Father. We all must experience Christ in such a way; not by our doing, striving, or endeavoring, but simply by trusting in Him. Our trust in Him will issue in Isaac. Only Isaac is the real element of the generation of Christ. Not all the children of Abraham of the flesh are the children of God; only in Isaac will God have His children (Rom. 9:7-8). Therefore, God considered Isaac as Abraham’s only son (Gen. 21:10, 12; 22:2a, 12b, 16-18), the only one to inherit the promise concerning Christ (Gen. 26:3-4).
Although we are the race of Abraham today, are we walking in the way of Ishmael, or are we living in the way of Isaac? The way of Ishmael is to fulfill God’s purpose by our own energy and work. The way of Isaac is to put ourselves into God, trusting Him to do everything to fulfill His purpose for us. What a great difference between these two ways!
亮光
以撒是什么？以撒乃是因信生活行事的结果。这就是基督。以撒是基督承受父一切丰富的完满预表。我们都必须这样来经历基督，不是凭自己的作为、挣扎或努力，乃是单单信靠祂。我们信靠神，就产生以撒。只有以撒是基督家谱真正的元素。亚伯拉罕肉身的后裔不都是神的儿女，惟独从以撒生的才是神的儿女。（罗九7～8。）所以，神看以撒是亚伯拉罕惟一的儿子，（创二一10，12，二二2上，12下，16～18，）是承受关于基督之应许惟一的人。（创二六3～4。）
我们今天虽然是亚伯拉罕的族类，但我们是在以实玛利的路上行走，还是在以撒的路上生活？以实玛利的路就是凭我们自己的能力和工作，来达成神的目的。以撒的路乃是把我们自己放在神里面，信靠神为我们作一切，来达成祂的目的。这两条路有何等大的分别！
