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God's Answer to Solomon. . 1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD , and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, 2 That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. 3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. 6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: 7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: 8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? 9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil. God had given a real answer to Solomon's prayer, and tokens of his acceptance of it, immediately, by the fire from heaven which consumed the sacrifices (as we find 2 Chronicles 7:1 ); but here we have a more express and distinct answer to it. Observe, I. In what way God gave him this answer. He appeared to him, as he had done at Gibeon, in the beginning of his reign, in a dream or vision, 1 Kings 9:2 ; 1 Kings 9:2 . The comparing of it with that intimates that it was the very night after he had finished the solemnities of his festival, for so that was, 2 Chronicles 1:6 ; 2 Chronicles 1:7 . And then 1 Kings 9:1 ; 1 Kings 9:1 , speaking of Solomon's finishing all his buildings, which was not till many years after the dedication of the temple, must be read thus, Solomon finished (as it is 2 Chronicles 7:11 ), and 1 Kings 9:2 ; 1 Kings 9:2 must be read, and the Lord had appeared. II. The purport of this answer. 1. He assures him of his special presence in the temple he had built, in answer to the prayer he had made ( 1 Kings 9:3 ; 1 Kings 9:3 ): I have hallowed this house. Solomon had dedicated it, but it was God's prerogative to hallow it--to sanctify or consecrate it. Men cannot make a place holy, yet what we, in sincerity, devote to God, we may hope he will graciously accept as his; and his eyes and his heart shall be upon it. Apply it to persons, the living temples. Those whom God hallows or sanctifies, whom he sets apart for himself, have his eye, his heart, his love and care, and this perpetually. 2. He shows him that he and his people were for the future upon their good behaviour. Let them not be secure now, as if they might live as they please now that they have the temple of the Lord among them, Jeremiah 7:4 . No, this house was designed to protect them in their allegiance to God, but not in their rebellion or disobedience. God deals plainly with us, sets before us good and evil, the blessing and the curse, and lets us know what we must trust to. God here tells Solomon, (1.) That the establishment of his kingdom depended upon the constancy of his obedience ( 1 Kings 9:4 ; 1 Kings 9:5 ): " If thou wilt walk before me as David did, who left thee a good example and encouragement enough to follow it (and advantage thou wilt be accountable for if thou do not improve it), if thou wilt walk as he did, in integrity of heart and uprightness " (for that is the main matter--no religion without sincerity), " then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, and not otherwise," for on that condition the promise was made, 1 Kings 132:12 . If we perform our part of the covenant, God will not fail to perform his; if we improve the grace God has given us, he will confirm us to the end. Let not the children of godly parents expect the entail of the blessing, unless they tread in the steps of those that have gone before them to heaven, and keep up the virtue and piety of their ancestors. (2.) That the ruin of his kingdom would be the certain consequence of his or his children's apostasy from God ( 1 Kings 9:6 ; 1 Kings 9:6 ): "But know thou, and let thy family and kingdom know it, and be admonished by it, that if you shall altogether turn from following me " (so it is thought it should be read), "if you forsake my service, desert my altar, and go and serve other gods" (for that was the covenant-breaking sin), "if you or your children break off from me, this house will not save you. But, [1.] Israel, though a holy nation, will be cut off ( 1 Kings 9:7 ; 1 Kings 9:7 ), by one judgment after another, till they become a proverb and a by-word, and the most despicable people under the sun, though now the most honourable." This supposes the destruction of the royal family, though it is not particularly threatened; the king is, of course, undone, if the kingdom be. [2.] "The temple, though a holy house, which God himself has hallowed for his name, shall be abandoned and laid desolate ( 1 Kings 9:8 ; 1 Kings 9:9 ): This house which is high. " They prided themselves in the stateliness and magnificence of the structure, but let them know that it is not so high as to be out of the reach of God's judgments, if they vilify it so as to exchange it for groves and idol-temples, and yet, at the same time, magnify it so as to think it will secure the favour of God to them though they ever so much corrupt themselves. This house which is high. Those that now pass by it are astonished at the bulk and beauty of it; the richness, contrivance, and workmanship, are admired by all spectators, and it is called a stupendous fabric; but, if you forsake God, its height will make its fall the more amazing, and those that pass by will be as much astonished at its ruins, while the guilty, self-convicted, self-condemned, Israelites, will be forced to acknowledge, with shame, that they themselves were the ruin of it; for when it shall be asked, Why hath the Lord done thus to his house? they cannot but answer, It was because they forsook the Lord their God. See Deuteronomy 29:24 ; Deuteronomy 29:25 . Their sin will be read in their punishment. They deserted the temple, and therefore God deserted it; they profaned it with their sins and laid it common, and therefore God profaned it with his judgments and laid it waste. God gave Solomon fair warning of this, now that he had newly built and dedicated it, that he and his people might not be high-minded, but fear. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-10-14" class="com-number"
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솔로몬은 이미 번제물을 태운 하늘의 불을 통해 실질적인 응답을 받았으나(역대하 7:1), 이 본문에서는 그 기도에 대한 더욱 명시적이고 분명한 답변을 보게 된다.
**I. 하나님께서 응답하신 방식.** 하나님께서는 솔로몬이 재임 초기에 기브온에서 나타나셨던 것처럼 이번에도 꿈이나 이상 중에 그에게 나타나셨다(2절). 이 두 번째 현현이 첫 번째와 비교된다는 사실은, 이것이 성전 봉헌 예식의 마지막 밤이었음을 암시한다. 역대하 1:6-7을 보면 첫 번째 현현도 그러한 때였기 때문이다. 그렇다면 1절에서 솔로몬의 건축 사업이 완성되었다고 말하는 것은 역대하 7:11의 표현과 같이 이해해야 하며, 2절은 "여호와께서 이미 나타나셨더라"고 읽어야 한다.
**II. 응답의 내용.**
1. 하나님께서는 솔로몬이 세운 성전 안에서 당신의 특별한 임재를 보증하셨다(3절). 솔로몬이 성전을 봉헌하였으나, 그것을 거룩하게 하시는 분은 하나님이시다. 사람은 한 장소를 거룩하게 만들 수 없지만, 우리가 진심으로 하나님께 헌정하는 것을 하나님께서는 은혜로이 받으신다. 당신의 눈과 마음이 영원히 그 곳에 머무를 것이라 하셨다. 이것을 사람에게 적용하면, 곧 살아 있는 성전인 우리에게 적용하면 이러하다. 하나님께서 거룩하게 하시고 당신을 위해 구별하신 자들에게는 그 분의 눈과 마음, 곧 사랑과 돌보심이 영원히 함께한다.
2. 하나님께서는 솔로몬과 그의 백성이 앞으로 선한 행실에 달려 있음을 분명히 밝히셨다. "여호와의 성전이 우리 가운데 있다"는 말로 안심해서는 안 된다(예레미야 7:4). 성전은 하나님께 대한 충성 속에서 그들을 지키기 위해 주어진 것이지, 그들이 반역하거나 불순종하더라도 그들을 보호하기 위한 것이 아니다.
(1) **나라의 견고함은 순종의 지속성에 달려 있다**(4-5절). "네가 다윗처럼 완전한 마음과 정직으로 내 앞에서 행하고 내가 명령한 모든 것을 행하면, 네 왕국의 왕위를 영원히 견고하게 하리라." 진실성 없는 신앙은 신앙이 아니다. 하나님께서 우리에게 은혜를 주셨을 때 우리가 그 은혜를 발전시킨다면, 하나님께서는 우리를 끝까지 견고하게 하신다. 경건한 부모의 자녀들도 조상들의 신앙의 걸음을 따르지 않는다면 그 복의 유산을 기대할 수 없다.
(2) **왕국의 멸망은 솔로몬 자신이나 그 자녀들의 배교에서 비롯될 것이다**(6-9절). "만약 너희가 나를 온전히 떠나, 나의 제단을 버리고 다른 신들을 섬긴다면—그것이 언약을 어기는 죄다—이 성전이 너희를 구원하지 못할 것이다."
[1] 이스라엘은 비록 거룩한 민족이라도 끊어질 것이다(7절). 하나님의 심판이 차례로 임하여 마침내 그들은 모든 민족 중에서 가장 비천한 자들이 되고 말 것이다. 왕족의 멸망도 그 안에 포함된다.
[2] 성전은 비록 하나님께서 당신의 이름을 위해 거룩하게 하신 집이라도 버림을 받아 황폐하게 될 것이다(8-9절). 백성들은 스스로 그들이 성전의 파멸을 자초했음을 인정할 수밖에 없을 것이다. "어찌하여 여호와께서 이 땅과 이 성전에 이렇게 행하셨는가?"라는 물음에 그들은 스스로 대답할 것이다. "그들이 그들의 하나님 여호와를 버렸기 때문이다"라고. 신명기 29:24-25을 보라. 그들의 죄는 그들의 형벌에 그대로 드러날 것이다. 그들이 성전을 버렸으므로 하나님께서도 성전을 버리실 것이다. 하나님께서는 성전이 막 완성되어 봉헌된 시점에 이 경고를 솔로몬에게 주셨으니, 그와 그의 백성이 교만하지 아니하고 두려워하게 하려 하심이다.
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F I R S T K I N G S CHAP. IX. In this chapter we have, I. The answer which God, in a vision, gave to Solomon's prayer, and the terms he settled with him, 1 Kings 9:1-9 . II. The interchanging of grateful kindnesses between Solomon and Hiram, 1 Kings 9:10-14 . III. His workmen and buildings, 1 Kings 9:15-24 . IV. His devotion, 1 Kings 9:25 . V. His trading navy, 1 Kings 9:26-28 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-1-9" class="com-number"
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열왕기상 9장에서 우리는 다음을 살펴본다. I. 하나님께서 솔로몬의 기도에 응답하시되, 이상 중에 조건을 제시하신 내용(1-9절). II. 솔로몬과 히람이 서로 감사의 호의를 나눈 내용(10-14절). III. 솔로몬의 역군과 건축 사업(15-24절). IV. 솔로몬의 경건한 헌신(25절). V. 솔로몬의 해상 무역(26-28절).
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Solomon and Hiram. . 10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD , and the king's house, 11 ( Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. 13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. What agreement was made between Solomon and Hiram, when the building-work was to be begun, we read before, 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 Here we have an account of their fair and friendly parting when the work was done. 1. Hiram made good his bargain to the utmost. He had furnished Solomon with materials for his buildings, according to all his desire ( 1 Kings 9:11 ; 1 Kings 9:11 ), and with gold, 1 Kings 9:15 ; 1 Kings 9:15 . So far was he from envying Solomon's growing greatness and reputation, and being jealous of him, that he helped to magnify him. Solomon's power, with Solomon's wisdom, needs not be dreaded by any of his neighbours. God honours him; therefore Hiram will. 2. Solomon, no doubt, made good his bargain, and gave Hiram food for his household, as was agreed, 1 Kings 5:9 ; 1 Kings 5:9 . But here we are told that, over and above that, he gave him twenty cities (small ones we may suppose, like those mentioned here, 1 Kings 9:19 ; 1 Kings 9:19 ) in the land of Galilee, 1 Kings 9:11 ; 1 Kings 9:11 . It should seem, these were not allotted to any of the tribes of Israel (for the border of Asher came up to them, Joshua 19:27 , which intimates that it did not include them), but continued in the hands of the natives till Solomon made himself master of them, and then made a present of them to Hiram. It becomes those that are great and good to be generous. Hiram came to see these cities, and did not like them ( 1 Kings 9:12 ; 1 Kings 9:12 ): They pleased him not. He called the country the land of Cabul, a Phoenician word (says Josephus) which signifies displeasing, 1 Kings 9:13 ; 1 Kings 9:13 . He therefore returned them to Solomon (as we find, 2 Chronicles 8:2 ), who repaired them, and then caused the children of Israel to inhabit them, which intimates that before they did not; but, when Solomon received back what he had given, no doubt he honourably gave Hiram an equivalent in something else. But what shall we think of this? Did Solomon act meanly in giving Hiram what was not worth his acceptance? Or was Hiram humoursome and hard to please? I am willing to believe it was neither the one nor the other. The country was truly valuable, and so were the cities in it, but not agreeable to Hiram's genius. The Tyrians were merchants, trading men, that lived in fine houses, and became rich by navigation, but knew not how to value a country that was fit for corn and pasture (that was business that lay out of their way); and therefore Hiram desired Solomon to take them again, he knew not what to do with them, and, if he would please to gratify him, let it be in his own element, by becoming his partner in trade, as we find he did, 1 Kings 9:27 ; 1 Kings 9:27 . Hiram, who was used to the clean streets of Tyre, could by no means agree with the miry lanes in the land of Cabul, whereas the best lands have commonly the worst roads through them. See how the providence of God suits both the accommodation of this earth to the various dispositions of men and the dispositions of men to the various accommodations of the earth, and all for the good of mankind in general. Some take delight in husbandry, and wonder what pleasure sailors can take on a rough sea; others take as much delight in navigation, and wonder what pleasure husbandmen can take in a dirty country, like the land of Cabul. It is so in many other instances, in which we may observe the wisdom of him whose all souls are and all lands. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-15-28" class="com-number"
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솔로몬과 히람이 공사를 시작할 때 어떤 협약을 맺었는지는 앞에서(열왕기상 5장) 기록되었다. 여기서는 공사가 끝난 후 그들이 공정하고 우호적으로 헤어진 이야기를 전한다.
1. **히람은 약속을 끝까지 지켰다.** 그는 솔로몬에게 건축 재료와 금을 그가 원하는 대로 공급하였다(11절). 히람은 솔로몬의 날로 커지는 위대함과 명성을 시기하거나 경계하지 않고 오히려 그것을 높이는 데 일조하였다. 솔로몬의 능력은 지혜와 결합되어 있었기에 이웃 나라들이 두려워할 필요가 없었다. 하나님께서 그를 높이시므로 히람도 그를 높인다.
2. **솔로몬도 자신의 약속을 지켰고**, 히람에게 그의 가족을 위한 식량을 공급하기로 한 약속 외에도(열왕기상 5:9), 갈릴리 땅에 있는 스무 성읍을 덤으로 주었다(11절). 이 성읍들은 이스라엘 지파에 배정되지 않은 것들로(아셀 경계가 그것들에까지 미쳤으나 포함하지는 않았다, 여호수아 19:27), 본래 가나안 사람들의 손에 있다가 솔로몬이 차지한 것들이었다. 위대하고 선한 자들은 관대해야 마땅하다.
히람이 이 성읍들을 보러 왔으나 마음에 들지 않았다(12절). 그는 그 땅을 '가불 땅'이라고 불렀는데, 요세푸스에 따르면 이는 페니키아 말로 '마음에 들지 않는'이라는 뜻이다(13절). 그리하여 히람은 그것들을 솔로몬에게 돌려주었고(역대하 8:2), 솔로몬은 그것들을 수리하여 이스라엘 자손들을 살게 하였다. 솔로몬이 자기가 준 것을 되돌려 받았으므로 히람에게 다른 것으로 대신 보상했음이 분명하다.
이것을 어떻게 보아야 하는가? 솔로몬이 받을 만하지 못한 것을 주었는가, 아니면 히람이 까다롭고 만족할 줄 몰랐는가? 어느 쪽도 아니라고 보는 것이 합당하다. 그 땅은 진실로 가치 있는 것이었으나, 히람의 취향에 맞지 않았다. 두로 사람들은 상인이었다. 그들은 화려한 집에 살며 항해로 부를 쌓는 사람들이었기에, 농사와 목축에 적합한 땅의 가치를 제대로 알 수 없었다. 히람은 차라리 자기 전문 분야인 무역에서 솔로몬과 동업하기를 원하였으니, 실제로 그렇게 되었다(27절). 두로의 깨끗한 거리에 익숙한 히람은 가불 땅의 진흙 길을 도저히 받아들일 수 없었다. 좋은 땅에는 대개 길이 나쁜 법이다. 하나님의 섭리가 이 땅의 다양한 것들을 사람들의 다양한 취향에 맞추고, 또 사람들의 취향을 이 땅의 다양한 환경에 맞추시어 인류 전체의 유익을 이루심을 여기서 볼 수 있다.
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Solomon's Buildings; Solomon's Greatness. . 15 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD , and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, 18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, 19 And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day. 22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23 These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. 24 But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo. 25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD , and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD . So he finished the house. 26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness. I. His buildings. He raised a great levy both of men and money, because he projected a great deal of building, which would both employ many hands and put him to a vast expense, 1 Kings 9:15 ; 1 Kings 9:15 . And he was a wise builder, who sat down first, and counted the cost, and would not begin to build till he found himself able to finish. Perhaps there was some complaint of the heaviness of the taxes, which the historian excuses from the greatness of his undertakings. He raised it, not for war (as other princes), which would spend the blood of his subjects, but for building, which would require only their labour and purses. Perhaps David observed Solomon's genius to lie towards building, and foresaw he would have his head and hands full of it, when he penned that song of degrees for Solomon, which begins, Except the Lord build the house, those labour in vain that build it ( Psalms 127:1 ), directing him to acknowledge God in all his ways, and, by prayer and faith in his providence, to take him along with him in all his designs of this kind. And Solomon verily began his work at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; and then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings. If we begin with God, he will go on with us. Let the first-fruits be his, and the after-fruits will the more comfortably be ours, Matthew 6:33 . Solomon built a church first and then he was enabled to build houses, and cities, and walls. Those consult not their own interest that defer to the last what they design for pious uses. The further order in Solomon's buildings is observable. God's house first for religion, then his own for his own convenience, then a house for his wife, to which she removed as soon as it was ready for her ( 1 Kings 9:24 ; 1 Kings 9:24 ), then Millo, the town-house or guild-hall, then the wall of Jerusalem, the royal city, then some cities of note and strength in the country, which were decayed and unfortified, Hazor, Megiddo, c. As he rebuilt these at his own charge, the inhabitants would be not only his subjects, but his tenants, which would increase the revenues of the crown for the benefit of his successors. Among the rest, he built Gezer, which Pharaoh took out of the hands of the Canaanites, and made a present of to his daughter, Solomon's wife, 1 Kings 9:16 ; 1 Kings 9:16 . See how God maketh the earth to help the woman. Solomon was not himself a warlike prince, but the king of Egypt, who was, took cities for him to build. Then he built cities for convenience, for store, for his chariots, and for his horsemen, 1 Kings 9:19 ; 1 Kings 9:19 . And, lastly, he built for pleasure in Lebanon, for his hunting perhaps, or other diversions there. Let piety begin, and profit proceed, and leave pleasure to the last. II. His workmen and servants. In doing such great works, he must needs employ abundance of workmen. The honour of great men is borrowed from their inferiors, who do that which they have the credit of. 1. Solomon employed those who remained of the conquered and devoted nations in all the slavish work, 1 Kings 9:20 ; 1 Kings 9:21 . We may suppose that they renounced their idolatry and submitted to Solomon's government, so that he could not, in honour, utterly destroy them, and they were so poor that he could not levy money on them; therefore he served himself of their labour. Herein he observed God's law ( Leviticus 25:44 , Thy bondmen shall be of the heathen ), and fulfilled Noah's curse upon Canaan, A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren, Genesis 9:25 . 2. He employed Israelites in the more creditable services ( 1 Kings 9:22 ; 1 Kings 9:23 ): Of them he made no bondmen, for they were God's freemen, but he made them soldiers and courtiers, and gave them offices, as he saw them qualified, among his chariots and horsemen, appointing some to support the service of the inferior labourers. Thus he preserved the dignity and liberty of Israel and honoured their relation to God as a kingdom of priests. III. His piety and devotion ( 1 Kings 9:25 ; 1 Kings 9:25 ): Three times in a year he offered burnt-offerings extraordinary (namely, at the three yearly feasts, the passover, pentecost, and feast of tabernacles) in honour of the divine institution, besides what he offered at other times, both statedly and upon special occasions. With his sacrifices he burnt incense, not himself (that was king Uzziah's crime), but the priest for him, at his charge, and for his particular use. It is said, He offered on the altar which he himself built. He took care to build it, and then, 1. He himself made use of it. Many will assist the devotions of others that neglect their own. Solomon did not think his building an altar would excuse him from sacrificing, but rather engage him the more to it. 2. He himself had the benefit and comfort of it. Whatever pains we take, for the support of religion, to the glory of God and the edification of others, we ourselves are likely to have the advantage of it. IV. His merchandise. He built a fleet of trading ships at Ezion-geber ( 1 Kings 9:26 ; 1 Kings 9:26 ), a port on the coast of the Red Sea, the furthest stage of the Israelites when they wandered in the wilderness, Numbers 33:35 . Probably that wilderness now began to be peopled by the Edomites, which it was not then. To them this port had belonged, but, David having subdued the Edomites, it now pertained to the crown of Judah. The fleet traded to Ophir in the East Indies, supposed to be that which is now called Ceylon. Gold was the commodity traded for, substantial wealth. It should seem, Solomon had before been Hiram's partner, or put a venture into his ships, which made him a rich return of 120 talents ( 1 Kings 9:14 ; 1 Kings 9:14 ), which encouraged him to build a fleet of his own. The success of others in any employment should quicken our industry; for in all labour there is profit. Solomon sent his own servants as factors, and merchants, and super-cargoes, but hired Tyrians for sailors, for they had knowledge of the sea, 1 Kings 9:27 ; 1 Kings 9:27 . Thus one nation needs another, Providence so ordering it that there may be mutual commerce and assistance; for not only as Christians, but as men, we are members one of another. The fleet brought home to Solomon 420 talents of gold, 1 Kings 9:28 ; 1 Kings 9:28 . Canaan, the holy land, the glory of all lands, had no gold in it, which teaches us that that part of the wealth of this world which is for hoarding and trading is not the best part of it, but that which is more immediately for the present support and comfort of life, our own and others'; such were the productions of Canaan. Solomon got much by his merchandise, but, it should seem, David got much more by his conquests. What were Solomon's 420 talents to David's 100,000 talents of gold? 1 Chronicles 22:14 ; 1 Chronicles 29:4 . Solomon got much by his merchandise, and yet has directed us to a better trade, within reach of the poorest, having assured us from his own experience of both that the merchandise of wisdom is better than the merchandise of silver and the gain thereof than fine gold, Proverbs 3:14 . return to ' Top of Page ' 1 Kings 1Ki 8 1 Kings 1Ki 1 Kings 1Ki 10 Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. Bibliographical Information Henry, Matthew. "Complete Commentary on 1 Kings 9". 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source-manifest/mhm— Matthew Henry Complete Commentary (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological
여기서는 솔로몬의 위대함에 대한 추가적인 기록을 볼 수 있다.
**I. 솔로몬의 건축 사업.** 그는 방대한 건축 계획을 세웠기 때문에 많은 인력과 자금이 필요하였다(15절). 그는 지혜로운 건축자로서 먼저 앉아 비용을 계산하고, 완공할 수 있음을 확인한 후에야 공사를 시작하였다. 무거운 세금에 대한 불평이 있었을 것이나, 역사가는 그것을 거대한 사업의 필연으로 변호한다. 그것은 신민의 피를 소비하는 전쟁이 아니라, 그들의 노동과 재물만을 필요로 하는 건축을 위한 것이었다.
다윗은 솔로몬의 건축에 대한 열정을 미리 알아보고, 솔로몬을 위해 지은 시에서 이렇게 노래하였다. "여호와께서 집을 세우지 아니하시면 세우는 자의 수고가 헛되다"(시편 127:1). 다윗은 솔로몬이 모든 계획에서 하나님을 인정하고, 기도와 하나님의 섭리에 대한 믿음으로 그 분을 모시고 나아가도록 이끌었다.
솔로몬은 참으로 올바른 순서로 일을 시작하였다. 그는 먼저 하나님의 집을 건축하여 완성한 뒤에 자신의 집을 짓기 시작하였다. 그러자 하나님께서 그에게 복을 주시고 그의 다른 모든 건축이 번성하였다. 하나님으로 시작하면 그 분께서 우리와 함께 계속 나아가신다. 먼저 열매를 그 분께 드리면 그 후의 열매는 더욱 복이 된다(마태복음 6:33). 솔로몬은 먼저 교회를 세운 뒤에 집들과 성읍들과 성벽들을 건축할 수 있었다. 경건한 목적을 위한 일을 마지막으로 미루는 것은 자신의 이익을 해치는 일이다.
솔로몬의 건축 순서를 눈여겨볼 만하다. 첫째로 하나님의 집(종교를 위한 것), 그 다음 자신의 집(자신의 편의를 위한 것), 그 다음 아내의 집—준비되자마자 바로 옮겨 들어가게 한(24절)—, 그 다음 밀로(시청 혹은 길드홀), 그 다음 왕도 예루살렘의 성벽, 그리고 하솔·므깃도 등 황폐하고 방비가 없는 여러 성읍들. 이들 성읍들을 직접 재건하였으므로 주민들은 단순한 신민에 그치지 않고 소작인이 되어 왕실 수입을 증가시키고 후대 왕들에게 유익을 남겼다.
그 중에는 이집트 왕이 가나안 사람들에게서 빼앗아 사위 솔로몬의 아내에게 선물로 준 게셀도 있었다(16절). 하나님께서 어떻게 땅이 여자를 돕게 하시는지 보라. 솔로몬 자신은 전쟁을 즐기는 왕이 아니었으나, 전쟁을 즐기는 이집트 왕이 그를 위해 성읍을 빼앗아 주었다. 그 외에도 창고를 위한 성읍들, 병거를 위한 성읍들, 마병을 위한 성읍들을 건축하였다(19절). 마지막으로 레바논에는 사냥이나 휴양을 위한 별장을 지었을 것이다. 경건이 먼저 시작하고, 유익이 다음에 이어지며, 쾌락은 마지막에 두라.
**II. 솔로몬의 역군과 신하들.** 이처럼 방대한 사업을 벌이다 보니 많은 일꾼이 필요하였다.
1. **솔로몬은 정복되어 저주받은 민족들 가운데 남아 있는 자들로 힘든 노역을 충당하였다**(20-21절). 그들은 우상숭배를 버리고 솔로몬의 통치에 복종한 것이 분명하므로, 솔로몬은 명예상 그들을 완전히 멸할 수 없었다. 그들은 너무 가난하여 금전으로 세금을 걷을 수도 없었기에, 솔로몬은 그들의 노동력으로 이득을 취하였다. 이로써 그는 하나님의 율법(레위기 25:44)을 준수하고 가나안에 대한 노아의 저주(창세기 9:25)를 성취하였다.
2. **이스라엘 사람들은 더 명예로운 직무에 임명하였다**(22-23절). 그들에게는 노역을 시키지 않았으니, 그들은 하나님의 자유민이었다. 대신 군인과 신하와 방백과 장관으로 삼아 병거와 마병 대열에 배치하였다. 이로써 솔로몬은 이스라엘의 품위와 자유를 지키고, 제사장 나라로서 하나님 앞에 선 그들의 지위를 높였다.
**III. 솔로몬의 경건과 헌신**(25절). 솔로몬은 해마다 세 차례 번제와 화목제를 드렸는데, 유월절·오순절·초막절의 세 절기마다 정해진 것 외에 특별 번제를 드린 것이다. 향도 피웠는데, 왕이 직접 피운 것이 아니라(그것은 웃시야 왕의 죄였다) 제사장이 그를 위해 그의 비용으로 피웠다. "그가 직접 세운 제단에서 드렸다"고 기록되어 있다. 그는 제단 세우는 것으로 제사 드릴 의무를 면제받았다고 여기지 않고, 오히려 더 헌신해야 할 이유로 삼았다. 우리가 하나님의 영광과 다른 이들의 덕을 위해 신앙 생활을 위해 수고하면, 우리 자신도 그 유익을 누리게 된다.
**IV. 솔로몬의 무역.** 솔로몬은 에시온게벨에 함대를 건조하였다(26절). 에시온게벨은 홍해 연안의 항구로, 이스라엘이 광야를 떠돌던 시절 마지막 진영 터였다(민수기 33:35). 당시에는 인적이 드물던 그 광야가 이제는 에돔 사람들에 의해 사람이 살기 시작하였을 것이다. 다윗이 에돔을 정복함으로써 이 항구는 유다 왕국에 귀속되었다.
함대는 동인도(현재의 스리랑카로 추정)에 있는 오빌로 무역을 하였으며, 금이 주요 교역 품목이었다. 솔로몬은 이전에 히람의 배에 투자하여 금 120달란트의 풍성한 이익을 거두었고(14절), 이에 힘입어 자신의 함대를 건조하게 된 것으로 보인다. 다른 이들의 성공을 보면 우리도 더욱 힘써야 한다. 모든 수고에는 이익이 있기 때문이다.
솔로몬은 자신의 신하들을 화주와 무역상으로 보냈으나, 선원은 바다를 잘 아는 두로 사람들을 고용하였다(27절). 이처럼 한 나라는 다른 나라를 필요로 하는데, 섭리가 그렇게 이끄시어 서로 통상하고 협력하게 하신 것이다. 우리는 그리스도인으로서뿐 아니라 인간으로서도 서로 지체이다.
함대는 솔로몬에게 금 420달란트를 가져다 바쳤다(28절). 가나안—모든 땅의 영광이라 불리는 거룩한 땅—에는 금이 나지 않았는데, 이는 세상의 부 가운데 쌓아 두고 거래하는 부분이 최선이 아니요, 우리 자신과 다른 이들의 현재의 삶을 지탱하고 위로하는 데 직접 쓰이는 것이 더 낫다는 가르침이다. 가나안의 산물들이 바로 그런 것이었다.
솔로몬은 무역으로 큰 이익을 얻었으나, 다윗은 정복으로 훨씬 더 많은 것을 얻었다. 솔로몬의 금 420달란트가 다윗의 금 10만 달란트에 비할 수 있겠는가?(역대상 22:14; 29:4) 솔로몬은 무역으로 큰 이익을 얻었으면서도, 자신의 경험에서 우러나온 더 나은 거래를 우리에게 가르친다. "지혜를 얻는 것은 은을 얻는 것보다 낫고 그 이익은 정금보다 나으니라"(잠언 3:14).
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