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justify;">히브리서<span> </span>저자는<span> </span>앞에서<span> </span>잠시<span> </span>미뤄왔던<span> </span>멜기세덱에<span> </span>대해서<span> </span>말합니다.<span> </span>멜기세덱은<span> </span>창세기<span> </span>14장<span> </span>18-20절에서<span> </span>등장하는<span> </span>인물로서<span> </span>왕이자<span> </span>제사장으로<span> </span>나옵니다.<span> </span>그는<span> </span>승리를<span> </span>하고<span> </span>돌아오는<span> </span>아브라함에게<span> </span>떡과<span> </span>포도주를<span> </span>가지고<span> </span>와서<span> </span>복을<span> </span>빈<span> </span>사람입니다(1).<span> </span>고대<span> </span>세계에서<span> </span>승전한<span> </span>군인에게<span> </span>떡과<span> </span>포도주를<span> </span>먹이고<span> </span>접대하는<span> </span>것은<span> </span>왕의<span> </span>임무였습니다.<span> </span>아브라함이<span> </span>유대인의<span> </span>조상이기에<span> </span>아브라함에게<span> </span>축복하고<span> </span>그에게서<span> </span>십일조를<span> </span>받은<span> </span>멜기세덱은<span> </span>분명히<span> </span>아브라함보다<span> </span>높고<span> </span>존귀한<span> </span>사람이었다고<span> </span>히브리서<span> </span>기자는<span> </span>밝힙니다.<span> </span>멜기세덱은<span> </span>‘살렘(평화)’이라는<span> </span>지역의<span> </span>왕으로<span> </span>의와<span> </span>평강의<span> </span>왕이었습니다.<span> </span>구약성경을<span> </span>보면<span> </span>멜기세덱은<span> </span>출생과 죽음이<span> </span>언급되지<span> </span>않기<span> </span>때문에<span> </span>흡사<span> </span>하나님의<span> </span>아들과<span> </span>같이<span> </span>여겨집니다.<span> </span>저자는<span> </span>멜기세덱을<span> </span>그림자로<span> </span>삼아<span> </span>예수님께서도<span> </span>처음도<span> </span>없고<span> </span>끝도<span> </span>없는<span> </span>영원한<span> </span>분임을 설명합니다.<span> </span>율법은<span> </span>레위인이<span> </span>아브라함의<span> </span>후손들,<span> </span>즉<span> </span>자신의<span> </span>형제들에게<span> </span>십일조를<span> </span>받으라고<span> </span>명합니다(5).<span> </span>레위보다<span> </span>더<span> </span>큰<span> </span>아브라함이<span> </span>십일조를<span> </span>바쳤던<span> </span>멜기세덱은<span> </span>율법을<span> </span>능가하는<span> </span>인물입니다.<span> </span>멜기세덱은<span> </span>아브라함에게<span> </span>복을<span> </span>빌었기<span> </span>때문에<span> </span>아브라함보다<span> </span>더<span> </span>큰<span> </span>인물임이<span> </span>틀림<span> </span>없습니다(6-7).<span> </span>또<span> </span>구약의<span> </span>레위인들과<span> </span>비교해<span> </span>보았을<span> </span>때,<span> </span>레위인들은<span> </span>장차<span> </span>죽을<span> </span>자로서<span> </span>십일조를<span> </span>받으나<span> </span>멜기세덱은<span> </span>산다고<span> </span>증거를<span> </span>얻은<span> </span>자(죽음이<span> </span>언급이<span> </span>안된<span> </span>자)로서<span> </span>십일조를<span> </span>받았습니다.<span> </span>그렇기 때문에<span> </span>레위의<span> </span>직분은<span> </span>일시적이지만,<span> </span>멜기세덱의<span> </span>직분은<span> </span>영원합니다.<span> </span>뿐만<span> </span>아니라<span> </span>레위도<span> </span>사실은<span> </span>아브라함의<span> </span>허리에<span> </span>있었기<span> </span>때문에<span> </span>멜기세덱에게<span> </span>십일조를 바친<span> </span>것입니다.<span> </span>따라서<span> </span>멜기세덱은<span> </span>아브라함은<span> </span>물론,<span> </span>아브라함의<span> </span>자손인<span> </span>레위인들보다<span> </span>더<span> </span>위대합니다(8-10).<span> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">만약<span> </span>레위<span> </span>계통의<span> </span>제사<span> </span>직분으로<span> </span>온전함을<span> </span>얻을<span> </span>수<span> </span>있었다면<span> </span>아론의<span> </span>계통을<span> </span>따르지<span> </span>않고<span> </span>멜기세덱의<span> </span>계열,<span> </span>곧<span> </span>영원한<span> </span>제사장(예수님)을<span> </span>세울<span> </span>이유가<span> </span>없었을<span> </span>것입니다.<span> </span>구약의<span> </span>제사는<span> </span>그<span> </span>자체로<span> </span>온전하지<span> </span>않습니다.<span> </span>왜냐하면<span> </span>그것은<span> </span>오실<span> </span>메시야의<span> </span>대속의<span> </span>사역을<span> </span>예표하는<span> </span>그림자이기<span> </span>때문입니다.<span> </span>구약의<span> </span>율법은<span> </span>그리스도의<span> </span>법으로<span> </span>성취됩니다.<span> </span>따라서<span> </span>히브리서<span> </span>수신자들은<span> </span>그림자로<span> </span>돌아가서는<span> </span>안됩니다.<span> </span>레위<span> </span>제도는<span> </span>불완전하기에<span> </span>변화가<span> </span>필요합니다.<span> </span>혈통적으로<span> </span>예수님은 레위<span> </span>혈통이<span> </span>아니기에<span> </span>율법으로<span> </span>따지면<span> </span>제사장직을<span> </span>수행할<span> </span>수<span> </span>없습니다.<span> </span>이것이<span> </span>유대인들의<span> </span>반론이었을<span> </span>것입니다.<span> </span>여기에<span> </span>히브리서<span> </span>기자는<span> </span>구약의<span> </span>멜기세덱을<span> </span>예로<span> </span>들면서<span> </span>멜기세덱과<span> </span>유사한<span> </span>제사장으로서<span> </span>예수님을<span> </span>제시하고<span> </span>있는<span> </span>것입니다.<span> </span>예수님은<span> </span>육체에<span> </span>속한<span> </span>율법,<span> </span>곧<span> </span>아론의<span> </span>혈통의<span> </span>법이<span> </span>아니라<span> </span>오직<span> </span>무궁한생명의<span> </span>능력을<span> </span>따라<span> </span>대제사장이<span> </span>되셨습니다(16).<span> </span>이어서<span> </span>히브리서<span> </span>기자는<span> </span>시편<span> </span>110편<span> </span>4절을<span> </span>인용하면서<span> </span>그것이<span> </span>예수님에게서<span> </span>성취되었음을<span> </span>말합니다.<span> </span>실체가<span> </span>왔기<span> </span>때문에<span> </span>그림자인<span> </span>계명은<span> </span>연약하고<span> </span>무익하여<span> </span>폐기되고<span> </span>더<span> </span>좋은<span> </span>소망,<span> </span>곧<span> </span>영원한<span> </span>대제사장이<span> </span>되신<span> </span>예수님<span> </span>안에서<span> </span>아버지<span> </span>하나님께<span> </span>가까이<span> </span>나아갈<span> </span>수<span> </span>있게<span> </span>되었다고<span> </span>합니다(17-19).<span> </span>예수님<span> </span>안에서<span> </span>하나님께<span> </span>직접<span> </span>나아갈<span> </span>수<span> </span>있다는<span> </span>것은<span> </span>신약<span> </span>백성의<span> </span>특권입니다.<span> </span>나아가<span> </span>예수님이<span> </span>제사장이<span> </span>되신<span> </span>것은<span> </span>맹세<span> </span>없이된<span> </span>레위인들<span> </span>보다<span> </span>더<span> </span>탁월한데,<span> </span>왜냐하면<span> </span>하나님께서<span> </span>예수님을<span> </span>영원한<span> </span>제사장으로<span> </span>세우시겠다고<span> </span>말씀하신<span> </span>맹세(약속)로<span> </span>세워지셨기<span> </span>때문입니다.<span> </span>그래서<span> </span>예수님은<span> </span>더<span> </span>좋은<span> </span>언약의<span> </span>보증이<span> </span>되셨습니다(20-22).<span> </span>또<span> </span>레위<span> </span>자손들이<span> </span>죽기<span> </span>때문에<span> </span>지속적으로<span> </span>그<span> </span>직분이<span> </span>전수되어야<span> </span>했지만,<span> </span>예수님은<span> </span>영원한<span> </span>제사장으로<span> </span>항상살아<span> </span>계셔서<span> </span>항상<span> </span>주님께로<span> </span>나아오는<span> </span>자를<span> </span>중보하심으로<span> </span>구원하실<span> </span>수<span> </span>있는<span> </span>것입니다(23-25).<span> </span>이런<span> </span>대제사장이<span> </span>우리에게<span> </span>필요합니다.<span> </span>그분은<span> </span>거룩하고<span> </span>악이 없고,<span> </span>더러움이<span> </span>없고<span> </span>순전하시기<span> </span>때문에<span> </span>진정으로<span> </span>거룩하고<span> </span>정결하신<span> </span>분이십니다.<span> </span>또<span> </span>모든<span> </span>피조물,<span> </span>천사보다<span> </span>높으시고,<span> </span>아브라함보다<span> </span>높으신<span> </span>분이십니다.<span> </span>이렇게<span> </span>흠이<span> </span>없는<span> </span>예수님께서<span> </span>죄인들을<span> </span>위해서<span> </span>자신을<span> </span>단번에<span> </span>희생<span> </span>제물로<span> </span>드려서<span> </span>우리를<span> </span>죄에서<span> </span>구원하십니다(26-28).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">신약의<span> </span>성도로서<span> </span>우리는<span> </span>구약의<span> </span>성도보다<span> </span>더<span> </span>탁월하고<span> </span>견고하고<span> </span>분명한<span> </span>구원과<span> </span>소망을<span> </span>가지고<span> </span>있습니다.<span> </span>예수님께서<span> </span>지금도<span> </span>우리를<span> </span>위해서<span> </span>중보하시고<span> </span>그분 안에서<span> </span>날마다<span> </span>주님<span> </span>앞에<span> </span>나아갈<span> </span>수<span> </span>있기<span> </span>때문입니다.<span> </span>우리는<span> </span>이런<span> </span>특권을<span> </span>날마다<span> </span>사용하고<span> </span>있는지<span> </span>돌아봅시다.<span> </span>날마다<span> </span>하나님<span> </span>앞에<span> </span>나아가<span> </span>회개하고<span> </span>감사하고<span> </span>교제하기<span> </span>바랍니다.<span> </span>구약의<span> </span>백성보다<span> </span>더<span> </span>나은<span> </span>믿음과<span> </span>소망과<span> </span>삶의<span> </span>열매를<span> </span>맺고<span> </span>살아가는<span> </span>저와<span> </span>여러분이<span> </span>되시기<span> </span>바랍니다.<span> </span>아멘.</p>
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