Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life On the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God
Message Four
Job and the Two Trees
THE EXTRACT OF THE OUTLINES
Scripture reading:
Gen. 2:9 And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, as well as the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
I. In the divine revelation there are two trees, two sources, two ways, two principles, and two ultimate consummations—Gen. 2:9, 17; Rev. 22:1-2, 14: (Monday)
A. The tree of life signifies The Triune God as life to man in man’s relationship with God; the tree of the knowledge of good and evil signifies Satan, the Devil, the evil one, as death to man in his fall before God—Gen. 2:9, 17.
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B. The first way is the way of life, the narrow way, for man to seek God, gain God, and enjoy God as his supply in God’s eternal life; the second way is the way of death and of good and evil, the broad way, for man to follow Satan and be his children—Matt. 7:13-14. (Tuesday)
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II. God’s purpose was not to have a Job on the line of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but to have a Job on the line of the tree of life—Job 1:1; 2:3; 42:1-6: (Wednesday)
A. The logic of Job and his friends followed the line of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; Job and his friends were in the realm of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and God wanted to save them out of that realm and put them into the realm of the tree of life—Job 2:11; 1:1; 2:3.
B. God’s purpose in dealing with Job was to turn him from the way of good and evil to the way of life so that he might gain God in the fullest way—Job 42:1-6.
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III. We need to have a vision of the tree of life, that is, a vision of God in Christ as our food—Gen. 2:9; Rev. 22:1-2, 14: (Thursday)
A. The tree of life signifies The Triune God in Christ dispensing Himself in the form of food as life into His chosen people; according to God’s purpose, the entire universe is centered on the tree of life, and nothing is more central and crucial to God or to man than the tree of life—Gen. 2:9; Rev. 22:14.
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B. The New Testament reveals that Christ is the fulfillment of the type of the tree of life; enjoying the tree of life will be the eternal portion of all those redeemed by God, and the fruit of the tree of life will be the food of God’s redeemed people for eternity; the fruit will always be fresh, being produced every month—John 1:4; 15:1, 5; Rev. 22:1-2, 14. (Friday)
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IV. When we were regenerated, Christ planted Himself as the tree of life into us—John 1:12-13; 3:3, 5-6; 15:1, 5: (Saturday)
A. In our practical life we may be on the line not of the tree of life but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; in our daily life we should not be in the realm of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but in the realm of the life-giving Spirit—Prov. 16:25; 1 Cor. 15:45b; Rom. 8:2.
B. God’s purpose is to tear us down and to rebuild us with Himself as our life and nature so that we may be a person who is fully one with Him—2 Cor. 1:9; 4:14.
OPENING WORD OF THE PROPHESYING MEETING
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
Word of Appetizer
Spiritual Burden
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
The Experience of Life
Practice and Application
PROPHESYING TOPICS—TWELVE TOPICS PER WEEK
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
