创世记结晶读经(18): 六日谈神创造之第五日
创一 20~21『神说，水要多多滋生有生命的物；要有禽鸟飞在地面以上，天空之中。神就创造大鱼，和水中所滋生各样有生命的动物，各从其类；又创造各样飞鸟，各从其类；神看是好的。』
〔创世记一章二十节说到〕具有最低意识的动物生命，相当於信徒生命长大的第一步（参约壹二 13）。海里的动物生命，豫表基督生命的丰富，在於有能力在他的生活中胜过死（由盐水所表徵）。鱼能生活在盐水
中却不变咸，照样，基督和他那些有神圣生命的信徒，也能生活在属撒但的世界里，却不因世界的败坏而『变咸』（参约十四 30，十七 15~16）。海里的动物生命，也给我们看见基督生命的丰富，在於以他的丰富□养人（六 9 上，二一 9）（圣经恢复本，创一 20 注 1）。
禽鸟的生命比鱼的生命高。鱼能活在死水中，禽鸟则能超越死水。信徒藉著在神圣生命里长进，就能超越地的一切阻碍（参赛四十 31）。禽鸟的生命豫表基督生命的丰富，见於他是鹰，将神所救赎的人带到他的目的地（出十九 4，申三二 11~12，启十二 14），并见於他是斑鸠或鸽子，为神子民的罪献给神（利一 14，五 7）（创一 20 注 2）。
虽然每种形态的动物生命都有某种程度的意识，但有的生命较高等，有的较低等。〔创世记一章二十至二十二节〕首先提到的是鱼，这是意识最低的动物生命。…譬如有些金鱼在水中游动，我们一走近，它们就害怕的游开了。我们若撒些食物到水中，然后走开，那些鱼就都回来了。这生命高於树的生命，植物的生命（结四七 7、9）；虽然还不很高，但是比较高了。这是生命长大的头一步。
海里的鱼是生活在盐水中。通常盐水是不长东西的，盐水会杀死生命，几乎不让任何植物生长。然而，鱼能在盐水中生活。水会咸，但鱼绝不会咸，除非它死了。这是很有意义的事。
全人类，整个人类社会，正如一个大盐海，但我们基督徒还能很活。我们能活，并且活在这样的社会中，不被这社会感染。然而我们一旦死了，我们就变咸了。…生命能驱除死海里各种的盐。…在死亡的环
境中，这生命还能存活。这是好的，但还有更好的。
第五天，禽鸟，空中的飞鸟，在鱼之后造出来了（创一 20~23）。这是具有较低意识的较高生命。禽鸟的生命比鱼的生命高。鱼能活在死水中，而禽鸟能超越死水。你成了『鱼』之后，必须长大成『鸟』。当你的同学来对你说，『我们去看电影。』你能高飞，没有人能摸著你─你是超越的。你不只能驱除盐分，还能超越它。
在创世记一章所提的每个项目，都有经节指明那是豫表。比方主耶稣对彼得说，他要作得人的渔夫（太四 19）。按这话，主耶稣把所有的人都比作海里的鱼。又有以赛亚四十章三十一节说，那等候耶和华的必如鹰展翅上腾，这是更高的生命。许多人都能作见证说，他们常常能展翅上腾。我们能活在任何光景里。但只要再长大些，就不只能活在邪恶的环境中，还能超越那些环境。我们飞走，没有甚么能摸著我们。阿利路亚！…这是生命长大的第二步。这真是好，但还不彀（创世记生命读经，五二至五四页）。
参读：创世记生命读经，第六篇。
Gen. 1:20-21 "And God said, Let
the waters swarm with swarms of living animals, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of
heaven. And God created the great sea creatures and every living animal that
moves, with which the waters swarmed, according to their kind, and every winged
bird according to its kind; and God saw
that it was good."
[Genesis 1:20 speaks of] the animal life with the lowest consciousness,
corresponding to the first step in the believers' growth in life (cf. 1 John
2:13). The animal life in the sea typifies the riches of the life of Christ in
the power that overcomes death (signified by the salt water) in His living.
Just as fish can live in salt water without becoming salty, Christ and His
believers, who have the divine life, can live in the satanic world without
being “salted” by the world's corruption (cf. John 14:30; 17:15-16). The animal
life in the sea also shows the riches of Christ's life in feeding man with His
riches (John 6:9a; 21:9). (Gen. 1:20, footnote 1)
The bird life is higher than the fish life. Fish can live in the death
waters, but birds can transcend the death waters. By growing further in the
divine life, the believers are able to transcend all the frustrations of the
earth (cf. Isa. 40:31). The bird life typifies the riches of the life of Christ
as seen in His being the eagle for carrying God's redeemed to His destination
(Exo. 19:4; Deut. 32:11-12; Rev. 12:14) and in His being the turtledoves or
pigeons for offering to God for the sins of God's people (Lev. 1:14; 5:7).
(Gen. 1:20, footnote 2)
Although every form of animal life has some level of consciousness, some
lives are higher and others are lower. [In Genesis 1:20-22] first, the fish are
mentioned, the animal life with the lowest consciousness....Suppose there are
some goldfish swimming in the water and we come near them. They will be
frightened away. However, if we scatter some food into the water and keep away,
all the fish will return. This life is higher than the tree life, higher than
the plant life (Ezek. 47:7, 9). Although it is not very high, it is higher.
This is the first step of the growth of life.
The fish in the sea live in salt water. As a rule, salt water does not
grow anything; it kills, allowing nearly no plants to grow. Salt water kills
life. Fish, however, can live in salt water. The water may be salty, but the
fish will never be salty, unless they are dead. This is quite meaningful.
All of humanity, the entire human society, is like a great salt sea.
Yet, we Christians are so living. We can be alive and live in such a society
and not be salted by it. But once we are dead, we will become salty....Life
repels every kind of salt from the dead sea....In the midst of an environment
of death, this life can still survive. This is good; yet there is more.
After the fish, the birds, the fowl in the air, were created on the
fifth day (Gen. 1:20-23). This is the higher life with the lower consciousness.
The bird life is higher than the fish life. Fish can live in the death waters,
but birds can transcend them. After you become a fish, you must grow until you
are a bird. When your classmates come to you and say, “Let us go to the
movies,” you will soar. No one can touch you─you will be
transcendent. You will not only repel the salt, but you will transcend it.
Every item mentioned in the first chapter of Genesis has a Bible verse
signifying that it is a type. For instance, the Lord Jesus told Peter that he
would be a fisher of men (Matt. 4:19). By this word, the Lord Jesus likened all
people to fish in the sea. Also, we have Isaiah 40:31, which says that they who
wait on the Lord shall be as the eagles, soaring and transcending. This is a
higher life. Many can testify that often they were soaring. We can live in any
kind of situation, but with a little more growth we not only survive in evil
circumstances, we also transcend them. We fly away and nothing can touch us.
Hallelujah!...This is the second step of the growth of life. This is wonderful,
but there is still more. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 41-43)
Further Reading:
Life-study of Genesis, msg. 6
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创世记结晶读经(19): 六日谈神创造之第六日
