회개회개(悔改回改)없는 북이스라엘에게 가해진 형벌
2022.11.6.
(왕하17:24-41)
24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took over Samaria and lived in its towns. 25 When they first lived there, they did not worship the LORD; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people. 26 It was reported to the king of Assyria: "The people you deported and resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know what the god of that country requires. He has sent lions among them, which are killing them off, because the people do not know what he requires." 27 Then the king of Assyria gave this order: "Have one of the priests you took captive from Samaria go back to live there and teach the people what the god of the land requires." 28 So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in Bethel and taught them how to worship the LORD. 29 Nevertheless, each national group made its own gods in the several towns where they settled, and set them up in the shrines the people of Samaria had made at the high places. 30 The men from Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the men from Cuthah made Nergal, and the men from Hamath made Ashima; 31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 32 They worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed all sorts of their own people to officiate for them as priests in the shrines at the high places. 33 They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been brought. 34 To this day they persist in their former practices. They neither worship the LORD nor adhere to the decrees and ordinances, the laws and commands that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he named Israel. 35 When the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites, he commanded them: "Do not worship any other gods or bow down to them, serve them or sacrifice to them. 36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt with mighty power and outstretched arm, is the one you must worship. To him you shall bow down and to him offer sacrifices. 37 You must always be careful to keep the decrees and ordinances, the laws and commands he wrote for you. Do not worship other gods. 38 Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods. 39 Rather, worship the LORD your God; it is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies." 40 They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices. 41 Even while these people were worshiping the LORD, they were serving their idols. To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
나라가 힘이 없으면... 이라는 말
북이스라엘을 보면서 나는 다른 생각을 갖게 된다
그런 말 대신
하나님의 은혜은총긍휼자비(恩惠恩寵矜恤慈悲)를 잃게되면...이 더욱 맞는 말
이유인 즉슨
북이스라엘의 멸망은
여로보암(BC931)~호세아(BC722) 그러니까 209년동안
누차 하나님은 북이스라엘의 우상숭배 하나님 배도를 경고하셨음이 근거 되었을 때..
하나님은 북이스라엘 사람들을
앗수르로 이동
앗수르 민족을 북이스라엘 사마리아와 이사하게 만들어
민족적 신앙적 혼합신앙(混合信仰) 혼혈(混血)이 되게 하는 섭리를 단행하심을 본다
앗수르에서 몰고 온 우상들을 보면
숙곳브놋(바벨론), 네르갈(굿), 아시마(하맛), 닙하스와 다르닥(아와) 아드람멜렉과 아남멜렉(스발와임) 이었음을
왕하17:18-31을 통해서 알 수 있다
작금의 대한민국은
이제 단일민족국가(單一民族國家)가 아니다
세게 열방의 민족들이 한국에 들어왔고
종교역시 그러하여 혼합주의(混合主義) 혼합신앙(混合信仰) 혼합민족(混合民族)이 되어가고 있는 실정임을 본다
이것은 과연
하나님의 징계일까?
날이 갈수록 내 등에
무거운 돌 들이 올려지는 듯한 느낌...???
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♬찬송가 516장-옳은길 따르라 의의 길을
(1)
옳은 길 따르라 의의 길을 세계 만민의 참된 길
이 길 따라서 살기를 온 세계에 전하세 만 백성이 나갈길
<후렴>
어둔 밤 지나고 동 튼다 환한 빛 보아라 저 빛
주 예수의 나라 이 땅에 곧 오겠네 오겠네
(2)
주 예수 따르라 승리의 주 세계 만민이 나아갈
길과 진리요 생명 네 창검을 부수고 다 따르라 화평 왕
(3)
놀라운 이 소식 알리어라 세계 만민을 구하려
내 주 예수를 보내신 참 사랑의 하나님 만 백성이 따를길
(4)
고난길 헤치고 찾아온 길 많은 백성을 구한 길
모두 나와서 믿으면 온 세상이 마침내 이 진리에 살겠네