三、流出生命－亚当的肋骨被取出
基督被钉十字架的末了，犹太人不愿意被钉罪犯的身体留在十字架上过安息日，就求彼拉多叫人打断他们的腿（约十九31）。当兵丁来到耶稣那里，要打断祂的腿，发现祂已经死了，所以无须打断。这应验了经书所说的：“祂的骨头一根也不折断。”（约十九32-33，出十二46，民九12，诗三四20）。然而兵丁用枪扎祂的肋旁，随即有血和水流出来（约十九34）。
血是为着救赎（来九22，彼前一18-19）。水是表征甚么？在出埃及十七章六节，我们看到被击磐石（林前十4）的豫表。磐石被击打就裂开，流出活水。耶稣在十字架上也是被摩西的杖击打，那杖就是神的律法。祂裂开了。祂的肋旁被扎，水从那里流出来。这水是祂神圣生命的流，表征产生教会的生命。
四、复活－亚当醒了
当神在亚当沉睡中完成产生夏娃的工作后，亚当从沉睡中醒了过来。亚当的沉睡豫表基督的死，因此他的醒过来表征基督的复活。亚当醒了以后，连同那出自于他的夏娃，成了另一人。亚当如何从沉睡中醒来，娶夏娃作他的配偶，基督也从死人中复活，娶教会作祂的补满。
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The Process by Which God Accomplishes His Purpose (2) — Gen. 2:22-23
3. Life Flowing Out – Adam’s Rib Was Taken
At the end of Christ’s crucifixion, the Jews did not want the bodies of the criminals to remain on the cross during the Sabbath, so they asked Pilate to have their legs broken (John 19:31). When the soldiers came to Jesus to break His legs, they saw that He had already died, so there was no need to break His legs. This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “Not a bone of Him shall be broken” (John 19:32–33; Exo. 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psalm 34:20). However, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water (John 19:34).
The blood was for redemption (Heb. 9:22; 1 Peter 1:18–19). But what does the water signify? In Exodus 17:6, we see a type of the smitten rock (1 Cor. 10:4). When the rock was struck, it was split open and living water flowed out. Likewise, Jesus on the cross was also struck by Moses’ rod — the rod representing God’s law. He was split open. His side was pierced, and out of it flowed water. This water signifies the flow of His divine life — the life that produces the church.
4. Resurrection – Adam Awoke
After God finished the work of producing Eve while Adam was in deep sleep, Adam awoke. Adam’s sleep typifies the death of Christ, and his awakening signifies the resurrection of Christ. After Adam awoke, he, along with Eve who came out of him, became another person. Just as Adam awoke from sleep and took Eve as his wife, Christ also rose from the dead and took the church as His counterpart.