끓는 솥
2026.6.2
(겔24:1-14)
1 In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3 Tell this rebellious house a parable and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Put on the cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it. 4 Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces--the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones; 5 take the pick of the flock. Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it. 6 "'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now encrusted, whose deposit will not go away! Empty it piece by piece without casting lots for them. 7 "'For the blood she shed is in her midst: She poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground, where the dust would cover it. 8 To stir up wrath and take revenge I put her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered. 9 "'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the wood high. 10 So heap on the wood and kindle the fire. Cook the meat well, mixing in the spices; and let the bones be charred. 11 Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows so its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away. 12 It has frustrated all efforts; its heavy deposit has not been removed, not even by fire. 13 "'Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided. 14 "'I the LORD have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"
BC 588.1.15
유다력 기준 , 시드기야 왕 9년 10월 10일
애굽을 의지하고 반바벨론 정책을 썼던 까닭
바벨론의 느브갓네살은 BC(605-597)에 이어
예루살렘을 포위(包圍) 봉쇄(封鎖) 로 말미암은 참으로 참담한 유다국의 종말을 맞게 한다
하나님은 오늘의 말씀을 통해서
끓는 솥에 비유하시면서
남유다 백성들의 정화(淨化)를 위한 정책을 사용하실 것이지만
결국에는 고쳐쓸 수 없을 정도로 패악이 뼈 속까지 스며있는지라
결국에는 예루살렘 함락과 더불어 방화(放火) 화재(火災)로 전소(全燒)되는 사건을 확인한다
오늘날의 상황도 그러한가?
시드기야의 때를 바라봄과 같은 시선으로 하나님 보고 계시는 것은 아닐까...???
나는 마치 예레미야가 된 것처럼 에스겔이 된 것처럼
그러한 심경이 되어 오늘을 또 시작하고 있다