二节说，“其中五个是愚拙的，五个是精明的。”五由四加一所组成，表征人（四所象征的）加上神(一所象征的），以承担责任。五个愚拙的和五个精明的，并不指明信徒一半是愚拙的，一半是精明的，乃指明所有的信徒要负责被圣灵充满。旧约清楚的启示，五是负责的数字。例如，十诫就分为两组的五。五这数字也经常出现在帐幕及其器具上。五是许多量度的基本因素。
我们手上的五个指头指明，五这数字在圣经中是如何组成的。它由四加一所组成。我们已经指出，四这数字象征受造之物，一这数字象征造物者。受造之物加上造物者就有能力负责任。我们若只有四个指头，没有大拇指，我们就很难作甚么。这就是说，凭着我们，就是四这数字，我们不能负责任。但我们加上神，就能负责任。
二节说五个童女是愚拙的，五个是精明的。主耶稣先题到愚拙的，因为在负责任的事上，问题不在精明的，乃在愚拙的。五个童女是愚拙的，并不表示她们是假童女；她们在性质上，与五个精明的童女是一样的。
三节说出她们愚拙的原因：“愚拙的拿着她们的灯，却没有带着油。”油象征圣灵（赛六一1，来一9）。愚拙的所以愚拙，是因为她们只有油在灯里，却没有额外的油在器皿里。除了重生的灵之外，她们没有充满的灵，额外的圣灵。
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The Five Foolish Ones Not Taking Oil with Them
Chapter 25:2 says, “And five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.” Five is composed of four plus one, signifying that man (signified by four) with God (signified by one) added to him bears responsibility. The fact that five are foolish and five prudent does not indicate that half the believers are foolish and the other half are prudent. It indicates that all believers bear responsibility to be filled with the Spirit of God. The Old Testament reveals clearly that five is the number of responsibility. For example, the ten commandments were divided into two groups of five. Also, the number five appears frequently with respect to the tabernacle and its furniture. Five is the basic factor of many of its dimensions.
The five fingers on our hand indicate how the number five is composed in the Bible. It is composed of four plus one. As we have pointed out, the number four signifies the creature and the number one the Creator. The creature plus the Creator gives the ability to bear responsibility. If we had just four fingers without a thumb, it would be difficult for us to do anything. This means that by ourselves, as the number four, we cannot bear responsibility. But when God is added to us, we are able to bear responsibility.
Verse 2 says that five of the virgins were foolish and five were prudent. The Lord Jesus mentions the foolish first because in the bearing of responsibility the problem is not with the prudent ones, but with the foolish ones. Being foolish does not make these five virgins false. In nature they are the same as the five prudent ones.
Verse 3 tells us the reason they were foolish: “For the foolish, when they took their lamps, did not take oil with them.” Oil signifies the Spirit of God (Isa. 61:1; Heb. 1:9). The foolish ones were foolish because they had oil only in the lamp, but not the extra portion of oil in the vessel. In addition to the regenerating Spirit, they did not have the infilling Spirit, the extra portion of the Holy Spirit.