Complains, Grudges and Slanders Invite to Discipline and Judgement

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불평이나 원망이나 비방은 징계와 심판을 부릅니다

Complains, Grudges and Slanders Invite to Discipline and Judgement

성경말씀: 민수기 11~12장

Scripture Reading: Numbers 11~12

본문에서 “백성이 악한 말로 원망하매 여호와께서 들으시고 진노하사 여호와의 불을 붙여서 진영 끝을 사르게 하시니, 백성이 모세에게 부르짖었고 모세가 여호와께 기도하니 불이 꺼졌더라. 그 곳 이름을 다베라라 불렀으니 여호와의 불이 그들 중에 붙은 까닭이었듯(11:1-3)” 불평이나 원망이나 비방은 징계와 심판을 가져오고 부르짖는 기도는 은혜를 가져오는 하나님의 섭리를 경험했지만, “섞여 사는 인종들이 탐욕을 품으니 이스라엘 자손도 다시 울며 누가 우리에게 고기를 주어 먹게 하랴. 우리가 애굽에 있을 때에는 값없이 생선과 오이와 참외와 부추와 파와 마늘들을 먹었으나, 이제는 우리의 기력이 다하여 만나 외에는 아무 것도 없다 하니, 만나는 깟씨와 같고 진주와 같더라. 백성이 그것을 거두어 맷돌에 갈거나 절구에 찧거나 가마에 삶거나 과자를 만들었으니 기름 섞은 과자 맛 같았더라. 밤에 이슬이 진영에 내릴 때에 만나도 함께 내렸듯(11:4-9)” 불평이나 원망은 많은 사람을 죄악에 빠뜨립니다.

For complaining, grudging and slandering invite discipline and judgement of God, as “The people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of camp. When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the Lord and the fire died down. So that place was called Taberah, because fire from the Lord had burned among them. Quail from the Lord (11:1-3)” Because, complaining and resentment drags others into the same sin, so even if God responds and fulfills when you cry out with a complaining and resentful heart, He will surely judge you, as “The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, ‘If only we had meat to eat. We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost-also the cucumbers, Melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna. The manna was like coriander seed and looked like resin. The people went around gathering it, and then ground it in a hand-mill or crushed it in a mortar. They cooked it in a pot or made into cakes. And it tasted like something made with olive oil. When the dew settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down (11:4-9)”

그런 백성들의 어리석은 불평과 원망을 들은 모세가, “어찌하여 주께서 종을 괴롭게 하시나이까 어찌하여 내게 주의 목전에서 은혜를 입게 아니하시고 이 모든 백성을 내게 맡기사 짐을 지게 하시나이까. 이 백성을 내가 배거나 낳았나이까 어찌 내게 양육하는 아버지가 젖 먹는 아이를 품듯 그들을 품고 주께서 맹세하신 땅으로 가라 하시나이까. 이 백성에게 줄 고기를 내가 어디서 얻으리이까 그들이 울며 우리에게 고기를 먹게 하라 하오니, 책임이 심히 중하여 나 혼자는 감당할 수 없나이다. 내게 은혜를 베푸사 즉시 나를 죽여 고난을 당하지 않게 하옵소서(11:11-15)” 간구했는데, 여호와께서 “이스라엘 노인 중에 백성의 장로와 지도자가 될 자 칠십 명을 데리고 와 회막에서 너와 함께 서라. 내가 강림하여 너와 말하고 네게 임한 영을 그들에게도 임하게 하리니 그들이 너와 함께 백성의 짐을 담당하고 너 혼자 담당하지 아니하리라. 백성에게 몸을 거룩히 하여 내일 고기 먹기를 기다리라 너희가 울며 누가 우리에게 고기를 주어 먹게 하랴 애굽에 있을 때가 좋았다 하는 말이 여호와께 들렸으므로 고기를 주어 먹게 하실 것이라. 하루나 이틀이 아니라. 냄새도 싫어하기까지 한 달 동안 먹게 하리니 여호와를 멸시하고 울며 우리가 어찌하여 애굽에서 나왔던가 함이라 하라. 이 백성의 보행자가 육십만 명이온데 주의 말씀이 한 달 동안 고기를 주어 먹게 하겠다 하시오니, 양 떼와 소 떼를 잡은들 족하오며 바다의 모든 고기를 모은들 족하오리이까. 여호와께서 모세에게 여호와의 손이 짧으냐 네가 이제 내 말이 네게 응하는 여부를 보리라(11:16-23)” 하셨듯, 욕심에 이끌린 그릇된 간구도 응답하고 이루시는 사랑의 하나님이십니다.

Because, it is only God’s love to ease the burden of those who are faithful to God, as Moses prayed after hearing the complaints and grumbling of the people, and it is not God’s answer or fulfillment for sinners who complain and grumble, as “He asked the Lord, ‘Why have you brought this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land you promised on oath to their forefathers? Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep wailing to me, ‘Give us meat to eat. I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death right now-if I have found favor in your eyes-and do not let me face my own ruin. The Lord said to Moses: Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you. I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that you will not have to carry it alone. Tell the people: Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, when you will eat meat. The Lord heard you when you wailed, ‘If only we had meat to eat. We were better off in Egypt. Now the Lord will give you meat, and you will eat it. You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days, but for a whole month-until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it-because you have rejected the Lord, who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt? But Moses said, ‘Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and you say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month. Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them? The Lord answered Moses, ‘Is the Lord’s arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you (11:11-23)”

그래서 “모세가 여호와의 말씀을 백성에게 알리고 장로 70인을 장막에 둘러 세우니, 여호와께서 구름 가운데 강림하사 모세에게 임한 영을 70장로에게도 임하게 하시니 그들이 예언을 하다가 다시는 하지 아니하였더라. 엘닷과 메닷 두 사람이 진영에 머물고 장막에 나아가지 아니하였으나 영이 임하였으므로 진영에서 예언한지라. 한 소년이 달려와서 모세에게 엘닷과 메닷이 진중에서 예언하나이다 하매, 모세를 섬기는 눈의 아들 여호수아가 내 주 모세여 그들을 말리소서. 그에게 네가 나를 두고 시기하느냐 여호와께서 영을 모든 백성에게 주사 다 선지자가 되게 하시기를 원하였듯(11:24-29)” 장로 칠십인에게 성령의 능력을 체험하게 하셨습니다.

So, God told to bring 70eldersd, and He gave them the power of the Holy Spirit and had them share the burden of Moses, as “So, Moses went out and told the people what the Lord had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the Tent. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took of the Spirit that was on him and put the Spirit on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did not do so again. However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the Tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp. Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ aide since youth, spoke up and said, ‘Moses, my lord, stop them. But Moses replied, ‘Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit on them (11:24-29)”

그리고, “바람이 여호와에게서 나와 바다에서 메추라기를 몰아 진영 사방으로 하룻길 되는 지면 위 두 규빗쯤에 내리게 한지라. 백성이 종일 종야와 이튿날 종일토록 메추라기를 모으니 적게 모은 자도 열 호멜이라 진영 사면에 펴 두었더라(11:31-32)” 하였듯, 질리도록 고기를 먹게 하며 약속을 지키셨지만, “고기가 아직 이 사이에 있어 씹히기 전에 여호와께서 백성에게 진노하사 심히 큰 재앙으로 치셨으므로, 그 곳을 기브롯 핫다아와라 불렀으니 욕심을 낸 백성을 거기 장사함이었듯(11:33-34)” 그릇된 간구에 응답하시는 것은 복이 아니고 징계와 심판이므로, 욕심에 속아 그릇된 간구를 하지 말고 하나님의 뜻에 합당한 간구를 해야 됩니다.

So, God kept his promised word by feeding the people the meat they wanted until they were sick of it, as “Now a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail in from the sea. It brought them down all around the camp to about three feet above the ground, as far as a day’s walk in any direction. All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers. Then they spread them out all around the camp (11:31-32)” But, God punished and judged them for their sins, as “While the meat was still between their teeth and before it could be consumed, the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. Therefore, the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food (11:33-34)” Therefore, even if God answers a wrong prayer, it will not be a blessing, but rather a punishment and judgement. So, do not be deceived by own greed and make a wrong prayer, but make a prayer that is in accordance with God’s will.

또한 “모세가 구스 여자를 취하였으므로 미리암과 아론이 모세를 비방하니라. 그들이 여호와께서 모세와만 말씀하셨느냐 우리와도 말씀하지 아니하셨느냐 하매 여호와께서 들으셨듯(12:1-2)” 지도자를 돕도록 선택된 자가 성령의 은혜 때문에, 겸손하게 섬기던 믿음을 잃어버리고 비방하고 헐뜯는 죄에 빠지면, “여호와께서 갑자기 모세와 아론과 미리암에게 너희 세 사람은 회막으로 나아오라 하시니 나아가매, 여호와께서 구름 기둥 가운데로부터 강림하사 장막 문에 서시고 아론과 미리암을 부르시는지라 두 사람이 나아가매, 너희 중에 선지자가 있으면 나 여호와가 환상으로 알리기도 하고 꿈으로 말하기도 하거니와, 모세와는 그렇지 아니하니 그는 내 온 집에 충성함이라. 그와는 내가 대면하여 명백히 말하고 은밀한 말로 하지 아니하며 그는 여호와의 형상을 보거늘 너희가 어찌하여 내 종 모세 비방하기를 두려워하지 아니하느냐, 여호와께서 그들을 향하여 진노하시고 떠나시매, 구름이 장막 위에서 떠나갔고 미리암은 나병에 걸려 눈과 같더라 아론이 미리암을 본즉 나병에 걸렸듯(12:4-10)” 믿음이 병들고 영혼이 죽어도 깨닫지 못하고 성령의 은사를 빼앗기며 멸망으로 떨어지는 심판의 법칙 때문에, “타락한 자들은 다시 새롭게 하여 회개할 수 없나니 하나님의 아들을 다시 십자가에 못 박아 드러내 놓고 욕되게 함이라(히6:6)” 하셨습니다.

Also, if those who were chosen to help the disciples lose their faith in humility through the grace of the Holy Spirit and fall into the sin of slandering and defaming, as that Aaron and Miriam was, as “Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? They asked. Hasn’t he also spoken through us? And the Lord heard this (12:1-2)” Then, God leave him alone to without realizing his sins, even though his faith and souls are sick and dying but takes away the gift of the Holy Spirit and judges him, as “At once the Lord said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, ‘Come out to the Tent of Meeting, all three of you. So, the three of them came out. Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud; he stood at the entrance to the Tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them stepped forward, he said, ‘Listen to my words: When a prophet of the Lord is among you, I reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams. But this is not true of my words: When a prophet of the Lord is among you, I reveal myself to him in visons, I speak to him in dreams. But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? The anger of the Lord burned against them, and he left them. When the cloud lifted from above the Tent, there stood Miriam-leprous, like snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had leprosy (12:4-10)” That’s why, God warning it through the bible, as “If they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace (Hebrews6:6)”

미리암이 징계를 받아 문둥이가 되었을 때 함께 비방했던 “아론이 모세에게 슬프도다 내 주여 우리가 어리석은 일을 하여 죄를 지었으나 벌을 우리에게 돌리지 마소서. 그가 살이 반이나 썩어 모태로부터 죽어서 나온 자 같이 되지 않게 하소서(12:11-12)” 간청했고, 모세가 “하나님이여 원하건대 그를 고쳐 주옵소서(12:13)” 간구했을 때, 여호와께서 “그를 진영 밖에 가두고 이레 후에 들어오게 하라(12:14)” 하시며 용서하고 회복시켰는데, “너희가 사람의 잘못을 용서하면 너희 하늘 아버지께서도 너희 잘못을 용서하시려니와, 너희가 사람의 잘못을 용서하지 아니하면 너희 아버지께서도 너희 잘못을 용서하지 아니하시리라(마6:14-15)-너희가 땅에서 매면 하늘에서도 매일 것이요 땅에서 풀면 하늘에서도 풀리리라(마18:18)” 하셨듯, 예수 믿는 자에게 주시는 천국 열쇠의 법칙이므로, 비방하고 원망하다 징계와 심판을 받지 말고 용서하며 섬기는 사랑으로 대속과 구원 얻기를 예수 이름으로 간절히 축복하며 기도합니다. 아멘.

When Miriam, who had slandering and defaming the Moses, she was punished with leprosy, Aaron asked Moses for forgiveness her, as “Aaron said to Moses, ‘Please, my lord, do not hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed. Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away (12:11-12)” So, Moses cried out to the Lord for her, as “O God, please heal her (12:13)” At that time, Lord God forgave her sins and restored her position, as “Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back (12:14)” Because, if anyone, endure and forgive to other men’s sins, even when he is angry and wronged, for God forgives sins of them according to the law of Christ’s atonement and the law of the keys to heaven, as “For if forgive men their sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins (Matthew6:14-15) – Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Matthew18:18)” Be loved brothers and sisters, Therefore, you do not be grumbles, slanders, complaints or resentments, because, it is surely invite the punishment and judgement, but you will be forgiveness and serves with loves even though you filled unjust, regret and outrage, then you will surely be given your sins and saved to eternal life in the heaven of God forever and ever. I hopefully prayer and pleaded for you to my God, you should be like as good and worthy faith in Christ Jesus all. Amen.