착각오판(錯覺誤判)의 대참사(大慘事)
2023.5.13
(대상19:1-19)
1 In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son succeeded him as king. 2 David thought, "I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father. When David's men came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to express sympathy to him, 3 the Ammonite nobles said to Hanun, "Do you think David is honoring your father by sending men to you to express sympathy? Haven't his men come to you to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?" 4 So Hanun seized David's men, shaved them, cut off their garments in the middle at the buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When someone came and told David about the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for they were greatly humiliated. The king said, "Stay at Jericho till your beards have grown, and then come back." 6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench in David's nostrils, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah and Zobah. 7 They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and charioteers, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba, while the Ammonites were mustered from their towns and moved out for battle. 8 On hearing this, David sent Joab out with the entire army of fighting men. 9 The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country. 10 Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the Arameans. 11 He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai his brother, and they were deployed against the Ammonites. 12 Joab said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to rescue me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will rescue you. 13 Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The LORD will do what is good in his sight." 14 Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him. 15 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans were fleeing, they too fled before his brother Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem. 16 After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent messengers and had Arameans brought from beyond the River, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer's army leading them. 17 When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan; he advanced against them and formed his battle lines opposite them. David formed his lines to meet the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him. 18 But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army. 19 When the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were not willing to help the Ammonites anymore.
오늘은 암몬 왕(王) 하눈의 실정(失政)을 본다
선별(選別) 지혜로운 판단(判斷)이 필요했건만
어리석은 신하들을 둔 덕분에
은 1000달란트(※은화1달란트=3억원/∴3,000억)을 들여 아람군대 및 전투장비(戰鬪裝備) 지원을 받았고 연합군을 형성 대응했음에도 불구
전장에서 완전 참패(慘敗)를 당(當)함으로 형제국차원(兄弟國次元)→ 속국(屬國)으로 강등(降等)되는 현실을 맞이함을
하나님 오늘 내게 부여 주신다
다윗의 진심을 몰라주는 암몬
다윗의 파견한 조문을 위한 신하단들의 수염을 자르고
엉덩이가 드러나도록 옷에 구멍을 내고 돌려보낸...
숫자가 많고 군비가 넉넉하면 이길 수 있다는 생각...
그러나 그것은 착각(錯覺)
하나님께서 함께하시는 다윗과의 전쟁이 어떤 의미를 갖게 되는지를 저들은 전혀 몰랐던들 싶다
오늘의 본문을 통해서 보면
요압의 돋보인다
그가 군 통솔함에 있어
암몬+아람 연합군과 전투하기에 앞서
부하들에게 외친 소리를 보면
참으로 요압이라는 인물의 신앙 역시 대단했다는 생각을 갖게 된다
13절
“너는 힘을 내라
우리가 우리 백성과 우리 하나님의 성읍들을 위하여 힘을 내자
여호와께서
선히 여기시는 대로 행하시기를
원하노라”
하나님의 다윗에 대한 사랑
이스라엘 국가에 대한 하나님의 계획과 뜻
부하들의 한결같은 하나님 경외(敬畏)
주군(主君)에 대한 충성심(忠誠心)
인본적계산(人本的計算)이 아닌 주님의 이름과 신뢰(信賴)를 가진 출전(出戰)
그것이 바로 그들의 승리비결(勝利祕訣) 되도록 하시는 하나님을 본다
오늘
나도
그들의 대열에 속하고 싶다
현실이라는 장벽앞에서...
주께서 내게 천군천사를 보내사
돌파하고 많은 전획물을 얻고 싶다
다윗
다윗
다윗
다윗
다윗과 그의 군대처럼
다윗과 그의 군사들처럼...
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♬ 우리 승리하리
1. 우리 승리하리 우리 승리하리
우리 승리하리 그 날에
<후 렴>
오 참맘으로 나는 믿네
우리 승리하리라 주안에서
2. 두려움이 없네 두려움이 없네
두려움이 없네 그 날에
3. 손에 손을 잡고 손에 손을 잡고
마귀권세 모두 물리치리
4. 평화롭게 살리 평화롭게 살리
평화롭게 살리 그 날에