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Maintenance of the Levites. . 1 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. 2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 3 And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 4 The firstfruits also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD , him and his sons for ever. 6 And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; 7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD . 8 They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. Magistracy and ministry are two divine institutions of admirable use for the support and advancement of the kingdom of God among men. Laws concerning the former we had in the close of the foregoing chapter, directions are in this given concerning the latter. Land-marks are here set between the estates of the priests and those of the people. I. Care is taken that the priests entangle not themselves with the affairs of this life, nor enrich themselves with the wealth of this world; they have better things to mind. They shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel, that is, no share either in the spoils taken in war or in the land that was to be divided by lot, Deuteronomy 18:1 ; Deuteronomy 18:1 . Their warfare and husbandry are both spiritual, and enough to fill their hands both with work and profit and to content them. The Lord is their inheritance, Deuteronomy 18:2 ; Deuteronomy 18:2 . Note, Those that have God for their inheritance, according to the new covenant, should not be greedy of great things in the world, neither gripe what they have nor grasp at more, but look upon all present things with the indifference which becomes those that believe God to be all-sufficient. II. Care is likewise taken that they want not any of the comforts and conveniences of this life. Though God, who is a Spirit, is their inheritance, it does not therefore follow that they must live upon the air; no, 1. The people must provide for them. They must have their due from the people, Deuteronomy 18:3 ; Deuteronomy 18:3 . Their maintenance must not depend upon the generosity of the people, but they must be by law entitled to it. He that is taught in the word ought in justice to communicate to him that teaches him; and he that has the benefit of solemn religious assemblies ought to contribute to the comfortable support of those that preside in such assemblies. (1.) The priests who in their courses served at the altar had their share of the sacrifices, namely, the peace-offerings, that were brought while they were in waiting: besides the breast and shoulder, which were appointed them before ( Leviticus 7:32-34 ), the cheeks and maw are here ordered to be given them; so far was the law from diminishing what was already granted that it gave them an augmentation (2.) The first-fruits which arose within such a precinct were brought in, as it should seem, to the priests that resided among them, for their maintenance in the country; the first of their corn and wine for food, and the first of their fleece for clothing ( Deuteronomy 18:4 ; Deuteronomy 18:4 ); for the priests who were employed to teach others ought themselves to learn, having food and raiment, to be therewith content. The first-fruits were devoted to God, and he constituted the priests his receivers; and if God reckons what is, in general, given to the poor, lent to him, to be repaid with interest, much more what is, in particular, given to the poor, lent to him, to be repaid with interest, much more what is, in particular, given to poor ministers. There is a good reason given for this constant charge upon their estates ( Deuteronomy 18:5 ; Deuteronomy 18:5 ), because the Levites were chosen of God, and his choice must be owned and countenanced, and those honoured by us whom he honours; and because they stood to minister, and ought to be recompensed for their attendance and labour, especially since it was in the name of the Lord, by his warrant, in his service, and for his praise, and this charge entailed upon their seed for ever; those who were thus engaged and thus employed ought to have all due encouragement given them, as some of the most needful useful members of their commonwealth. 2. The priests must not themselves stand in one another's light. If a priest that by the law was obliged to serve at the altar only in his turn, and was paid for that, should, out of his great affection to the sanctuary, devote himself to a constant attendance there, and quit the ease and pleasure of the city in which he had his lot for the satisfaction of serving the altar, the priests whose turn it was to attend must admit him both to join in the work and to share in the wages, and not grudge him either the honour of the one or the profit of the other, though it might seem to break in upon them, Deuteronomy 18:6-8 ; Deuteronomy 18:6-8 . Note, A hearty pious zeal to serve God and his church, though it may a little encroach upon a settled order, and there may be somewhat in it that looks irregular, yet ought to be gratified and not discouraged. He that appears to have a hearty affection to the sanctuary, and loves dearly to be employed in the service of it, in God's name let him minister; he shall be as welcome to God as the Levites whose course it was to minister, and should be so to them. The settling of the courses was intended rather to secure those to the work that were not willing to do so much than to exclude any that were willing to do more. And he that thus serves as a volunteer shall have as good pay as the pressed men, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony. The church of Rome obliges those who leave their estates to go into a monastery to bring the produce of their estates with them into the common stock of the monastery, for gain is their godliness; but here it is ordered that the pious devotee should reserve to himself the produce of his patrimony, for religion and the ministry were never appointed of God, however they have been abused by men, to serve a secular interest. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-9-14" class="com-number"
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**레위인의 생계**
통치와 사역, 이 두 신적 제도는 사람들 사이에서 하나님 나라를 지지하고 증진하는 데 놀랍도록 유익하게 쓰인다. 앞 장 말미에는 통치에 관한 법이 있었고, 이 장에서는 사역에 관한 지침이 주어진다. 여기서는 제사장들의 몫과 백성의 몫 사이에 경계가 세워진다.
I. 제사장들이 이 세상의 일에 얽매이거나 세상 재물로 치부하지 않도록 배려가 이루어진다. 그들에게는 더 중요한 것들을 돌보아야 할 의무가 있기 때문이다. 그들은 이스라엘과 함께 아무 분깃이나 기업을 가지지 않는다. 곧 전쟁에서 얻은 전리품이나 제비뽑기로 분배될 땅에서도 아무 몫을 가지지 않는다(신 18:1). 그들의 전쟁과 농사는 모두 영적인 것이어서, 그 손에 일과 이익을 가득 채우고도 남음이 있으며, 그것으로 만족하기에 충분하다. 여호와께서 그들의 기업이시다(신 18:2). 새 언약에 따라 하나님을 기업으로 삼은 자들은 세상에서 큰 것을 탐내지 않아야 한다. 가진 것을 움켜쥐거나 더 많은 것을 움켜잡으려 하지 않고, 하나님이 전능하심을 믿는 사람답게 모든 현세적인 것들을 덤덤하게 바라보아야 한다.
II. 그들이 이 세상의 안락과 편의에서 궁핍하지 않도록 배려가 이루어진다. 영이신 하나님이 그들의 기업이라 하여 그들이 공기를 먹고 살아야 한다는 뜻은 아니다. 다음과 같은 방편이 마련된다.
1. 백성이 그들을 부양해야 한다. 백성에게는 마땅히 주어야 할 것이 있다(신 18:3). 그들의 생계는 백성의 자선에 의존하는 것이 아니라 법으로 보장된다. 말씀을 받는 사람은 가르치는 사람에게 마땅히 공급해야 하고, 거룩한 공적 모임의 유익을 누리는 사람은 그 모임을 주관하는 사람의 편안한 생활을 위해 기여해야 한다.
(1) 자기 순번에 제단에서 섬기는 제사장들은 화목제물 중 자기 몫을 받는다. 이전에 레위기 7:32-34에서 이미 허락된 가슴살과 우편 어깨 외에, 여기서는 두 뺨과 위도 그들에게 드리도록 명해진다. 율법은 이미 허락된 것을 줄이기는커녕 오히려 더 보탠다.
(2) 어떤 지역 안에서 발생한 첫 열매는, 그 지역에 사는 제사장들에게 그들의 생계를 위해 바쳐지는 것으로 보인다. 양식을 위한 곡식과 포도주, 의복을 위한 양 털의 첫 것을 드린다(신 18:4). 가르치는 일에 힘써야 할 제사장들도 배워야 할 것이 있으니, 먹을 것과 입을 것이 있으면 족한 줄을 아는 것이다. 첫 열매는 하나님께 드려진 것인데, 하나님은 제사장들을 그 수령인으로 정하셨다. 하나님이 가난한 자들에게 주는 것을 그분께 꾸어 드리는 것이라 하시는데, 하물며 가난한 사역자들에게 주는 것이야 더 말할 나위가 없다. 이 지속적인 부담에 대해 타당한 이유가 주어진다(신 18:5). 레위인들은 하나님이 택하신 자들이므로 하나님의 선택이 우리에 의해 인정되고 존중받아야 한다. 그들은 서서 섬기므로 그 수고에 대해 보상받아야 마땅한데, 특히 그 섬김이 여호와의 이름으로, 곧 그분의 권위로, 그분의 일에서, 그분의 찬송을 위해 행해지기 때문이다.
2. 제사장들은 서로 막아서지 않아야 한다. 순번에 따라 제단에서 섬기도록 정해진 제사장이 규정된 것 외에는 지급받지 않는다고 하더라도, 만약 성소를 지극히 사랑하여 자기 지방의 성읍이 주는 안락과 즐거움을 버리고 제단을 섬기는 만족을 위해 헌신한다면, 그때 섬기는 순번인 제사장들은 그 사람이 일에 동참하고 임금도 함께 나누는 것을 허락해야 하며, 그것이 자기들 몫을 약간 빼앗는 것처럼 보인다 해도 인색하게 굴어서는 안 된다(신 18:6-8). 하나님과 교회를 섬기는 일에 대한 진심 어린 경건한 열심은, 설령 정해진 질서를 약간 넘어서는 면이 있고 약간 불규칙하게 보이는 부분이 있다 하더라도, 허용되어야 하고 억눌러서는 안 된다. 성소를 진심으로 사랑하고 거기서 섬기는 것을 사랑한다고 분명히 나타나는 사람은 하나님의 이름으로 섬기게 하라. 그는 하나님께 정해진 순번을 따라 섬기는 레위인과 다름없이 환영받을 것이다. 순번을 정한 것은 기꺼이 하려 하지 않는 사람들에게 일을 확보하기 위한 것이지, 더 많이 하려는 사람들을 배제하기 위한 것이 아니다. 이렇게 자원하여 섬기는 사람은 강제로 온 사람과 동일한 보수를 받되, 아버지에게서 물려받은 재산의 판매 수입은 따로 간직할 수 있다. 로마 교회는 수도원에 들어가기 위해 재산을 버리는 사람에게 그 재산의 수입을 수도원 공동 기금에 납부하도록 강제하는데, 이는 경건함이 곧 이익이기 때문이다. 그러나 여기서는 경건한 헌신자가 그 재산의 수입을 스스로 보유하도록 명한다. 종교와 사역은 세속적 이익을 위한 것이 아니기 때문이다.
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D E U T E R O N O M Y CHAP. XVIII. In this chapter, I. The rights and revenues of the church are settled, and rules given concerning the Levites' ministration and maintenance, Deuteronomy 18:1-8 . II. The caution against the idolatrous abominable customs of the heathen is repeated, Deuteronomy 18:9-14 . III. A promise is given them of the spirit of prophecy to continue among them, and to centre at last in Christ the great prophet, Deuteronomy 18:15-18 . IV. Wrath threatened against those that despise prophecy ( Deuteronomy 18:19 ) or counterfeit it ( Deuteronomy 18:20 ), and a rule given for the trial of it, Deuteronomy 18:21 ; Deuteronomy 18:22 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-1-8" class="com-number"
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신명기 18장에서 다루는 내용은 다음과 같다. I. 교회의 권리와 수입이 확정되고, 레위인의 사역과 생계에 관한 규정이 주어진다(신 18:1-8). II. 이방 민족의 우상 숭배적이고 가증스러운 관습을 경계하는 경고가 반복된다(신 18:9-14). III. 선지자의 영이 이스라엘 가운데 계속 머물다가 마침내 위대한 선지자이신 그리스도 안에서 완성될 것이라는 약속이 주어진다(신 18:15-18). IV. 예언을 멸시하는 자들에 대한 진노의 경고(신 18:19)와 예언을 거짓으로 꾸미는 자들에 대한 경고(신 18:20), 그리고 참 예언을 구별하는 기준이 제시된다(신 18:21-22).
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Idolatrous Customs of the Canaanites. . 9 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD : and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. 14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. One would not think there had been so much need as it seems there was to arm the people of Israel against the infection of the idolatrous customs of the Canaanites. Was it possible that a people so blessed with divine institutions should ever admit the brutish and barbarous inventions of men and devils? Were they in any danger of making those their tutors and directors in religion whom God had made their captives and tributaries? It seems they were in danger, and therefore, after many similar cautions, they are here charged not to do after the abominations of those nations, Deuteronomy 18:9 ; Deuteronomy 18:9 . I. Some particulars are specified; as, 1. The consecrating of their children to Moloch, an idol that represented the sun, by making them to pass through the fire, and sometimes consuming them as sacrifices in the fire, Deuteronomy 18:10 ; Deuteronomy 18:10 . See the law against this before, Leviticus 18:21 . 2. Using arts of divination, to get the unnecessary knowledge of things to come, enchantments, witchcrafts, charms, c., by which the power and knowledge peculiar to God were attributed to the devil, to the great reproach both of God's counsels and of his providence, Deuteronomy 18:10 ; Deuteronomy 18:11 . One would wonder that such arts and works of darkness, so senseless and absurd, so impious and profane, could be found in a country where divine revelation shone so clearly; yet we find remains of them even where Christ's holy religion is known and professed; such are the powers and policies of the rulers of the darkness of this world. But let those give heed to fortune-tellers, or go to wizards for the discovery of things secret, that use spells for the cure of diseases, are in any league or acquaintance with familiar spirits, or form a confederacy with those that are--let them know that they can have no fellowship with God while thus they have fellowship with devils. It is amazing to think that there should by any pretenders of this kind in such a land and day of light as we live in. II. Some reasons are given against their conformity to the customs of the Gentiles. 1. Because it would make them abominable to God. The things themselves being hateful to him, those that do them are an abomination; and miserable is that creature that has become odious to its Creator, Deuteronomy 18:12 ; Deuteronomy 18:12 . See the malignity and mischievousness of sin; that must needs be an evil thing indeed which provokes the God of mercy to detest the work of his own hands. 2. Because these abominable practices had been the ruin of the Canaanites, of which ruin they were not only the witnesses but the instruments. It would be the most inexcusable folly, as well as the most unpardonable impiety, for them to practise themselves those very things for which they had been employed so severely to chastise others. Did the land spue out the abominations of the Canaanites, and shall Israel lick up the vomit? 3. Because they were better taught, Deuteronomy 18:13 ; Deuteronomy 18:14 . It is an argument like that of the apostle against Christians walking as the Gentiles walked ( Ephesians 4:17 ; Ephesians 4:18 ; Ephesians 4:20 ): You have not so learned Christ. "It is true these nations, whom God gave up to their own hearts' lusts, and suffered to walk in their own ways ( Acts 14:16 ), did thus corrupt themselves; but thou art not thus abandoned by the grace of God: the Lord thy God had not suffered thee to do so; thou art instructed in divine things, and hast fair warning given thee of the evil of those practices; and therefore, whatever others do, it is expected that thou shouldest be perfect with the Lord thy God, " that is, "that thou shouldest give divine honours to him, to him only, and to no other, and not mix any of the superstitious customs of the heathen with his institutions." One of the Chaldee paraphrasts here takes notice of God's furnishing them with the oracle of urim and thummim, as a preservative from all unlawful arts of divination. Those were fools indeed who would go to consult the father of lies when they had such a ready way of consulting the God of truth. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-15-22" class="com-number"
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**가나안 족속의 우상 숭배 관습**
이스라엘 백성이 가나안 족속의 우상 숭배 관습에 물드는 것을 막기 위해 이토록 강하게 무장시킬 필요가 있었다는 사실이 놀랍게 느껴질 것이다. 신적 제도의 은혜를 이토록 풍성히 받은 백성이 사람과 귀신이 발명한 야만스럽고 잔인한 것들을 받아들일 수 있단 말인가? 그들이 하나님의 포로와 조공자로 삼은 바로 그 민족들에게 종교의 가르침을 구하는 위험에 처할 수 있단 말인가? 그런 위험이 실제로 있었으므로, 여러 비슷한 경고 후에 여기서 다시, 그 민족들의 가증한 일들을 따르지 말라는 명령이 주어진다(신 18:9).
I. 구체적인 항목들이 열거된다.
1. 몰록이라는 우상 — 태양을 표상하는 — 에게 자녀를 바치는 일, 곧 자녀들을 불 가운데로 지나가게 하거나 때로는 불 가운데서 제물로 태우는 것이다(신 18:10). 이에 관한 율법은 레위기 18:21에서 이미 보았다.
2. 점술을 사용하는 것, 곧 부적, 마법, 주문 등을 통해 미래에 관한 불필요한 지식을 얻으려 하는 것이다(신 18:10-11). 이런 행위들은 하나님께만 속한 권능과 지식을 마귀에게 돌리는 것으로, 하나님의 경륜과 섭리 모두에 대한 큰 모욕이다. 신적 계시가 이토록 밝게 빛나는 곳에서 이런 어둠의 예술과 행위들이 발견된다는 것이 놀랍다. 그럼에도 이 어둠 세상의 통치자들의 권세와 책략으로 인해 그리스도의 거룩한 종교가 알려지고 고백되는 곳에서조차 그 잔재들이 남아 있다. 점쟁이의 말에 귀를 기울이거나, 숨겨진 것을 알기 위해 박수무당에게 가거나, 병 치료를 위해 주문을 사용하거나, 귀신과 친근하거나, 그런 자들과 동맹을 맺는 자들은 알아야 한다. 그들이 귀신들과 교제하는 동안에는 하나님과 교제할 수 없다. 우리가 사는 이토록 밝은 빛의 시대에 이런 종류의 사기꾼이 존재한다는 것은 놀라운 일이다.
II. 이방 관습에 따르지 말아야 할 이유들이 주어진다.
1. 그것이 그들을 하나님 앞에 가증하게 만들기 때문이다. 그 행위들 자체가 그분에게 미움받는 것이므로, 그것을 행하는 자들은 가증스럽다(신 18:12). 죄의 악성과 해악을 보라. 긍휼의 하나님이 자신이 손수 만든 것을 혐오하게 만드는 것은 참으로 악한 것임에 틀림없다.
2. 이 가증한 관습들이 가나안 족속의 멸망을 가져왔기 때문이다. 그 멸망의 목격자일 뿐 아니라 도구이기도 한 이스라엘이, 자기들이 그토록 가혹하게 징벌하는 데 쓰인 바로 그 행위들을 스스로 행하는 것은 가장 용납하기 어려운 어리석음이요 가장 용서받기 어려운 불경건함이 될 것이다. 땅이 가나안 족속의 가증한 행위들을 토해냈는데, 이스라엘이 그 구토물을 핥겠는가?
3. 그들은 더 나은 가르침을 받았기 때문이다(신 18:13-14). 이것은 사도가 이방인처럼 행하는 그리스도인들을 책망하는 것과 같은 논지다(엡 4:17-18, 20). "너희는 그리스도를 그같이 배우지 아니하였느니라." "이 민족들은 하나님이 그들을 자기 마음의 욕심대로 내버려 두사 자기들의 길을 가게 하셨으므로(행 14:16) 이처럼 스스로를 더럽혔다. 그러나 너는 하나님의 은혜에 의해 그같이 버려진 것이 아니다. 네 하나님 여호와께서 너에게 그렇게 허락하지 않으셨다. 너는 신적인 일들에 대해 교훈을 받았고, 이런 행위들의 악에 대해 충분한 경고를 받았다. 그러므로 다른 사람들이 무엇을 하든, 너는 네 하나님 여호와 앞에 완전해야 한다." 즉, "신적 경배를 그분께, 오직 그분께만 드리고 다른 어떤 것에도 드리지 말며, 이방인들의 미신적 관습을 그분의 제도와 섞지 말라"는 것이다. 칼데아 역본 중 하나는 여기서 하나님이 그들에게 우림과 둠밈의 신탁을 마련해 주신 것을 주목하는데, 이것은 모든 불법적인 점술로부터 그들을 보호하는 수단이었다. 거짓말의 아비를 찾아가려 하는 자들은 참으로 어리석은 자들이니, 그들에게는 진리의 하나님께 물을 수 있는 손쉬운 방법이 있기 때문이다.
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The Great Prophet; False Prophets. . 15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. 20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD , if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. Here is, I. The promise of the great prophet, with a command to receive him, and hearken to him. Now, 1. Some think it is the promise of a succession of prophets, that should for many ages be kept up in Israel. Besides the priests and Levites, their ordinary ministers, whose office it was to teach Jacob God's law, they should have prophets, extraordinary ministers, to reprove them for their faults, remind them of their duty, and foretel things to come, judgments for warning and deliverances for their comfort. Having these prophets, (1.) They need not use divinations, nor consult with familiar spirits, for they might enquire of God's prophets even concerning their private affairs, as Saul did when he was in quest of his father's asses, 1 Samuel 9:6 . (2.) They could not miss the way of their duty through ignorance or mistake, nor differ in their opinions about it, having prophets among them, whom, in every difficult doubtful case, they might advise with and appeal to. These prophets were like unto Moses in some respects, though far inferior to him, Deuteronomy 34:10 . 2. Whether a succession of prophets be included in this promise or not, we are sure that it is primarily intended as a promise of Christ, and it is the clearest promise of him that is in all the law of Moses. It is expressly applied to our Lord Jesus as the Messiah promised ( Acts 3:22 ; Acts 7:37 ), and the people had an eye to this promise when they said concerning him, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world ( John 6:14 ); and it was his Spirit that spoke in all the other prophets, 1 Peter 1:11 . Observe, (1.) What it is that is here promised concerning Christ. What God promised Moses at Mount Sinai (which he relates, Deuteronomy 18:18 ; Deuteronomy 18:18 ), he promised the people ( Deuteronomy 18:15 ; Deuteronomy 18:15 ) in God's name. [1.] That there should come a prophet, great above all the prophets, by whom God would make known himself and his will to the children of men more fully and clearly than ever he had done before. He is the light of the world, as prophecy was of the Jewish church, John 8:12 . He is the Word, by whom God speaks to us, John 1:1 ; Hebrews 1:2 . [2.] That God would raise him up from the midst of them. In his birth he should be one of that nation, should live among them and be sent to them. In his resurrection he should be raised up at Jerusalem, and thence his doctrine should go forth to all the world: thus God, having raised up his Son Christ Jesus, sent him to bless us. [3.] That he should be like unto Moses, only as much above him as the other prophets came short of him. Moses was such a prophet as was a law-giver to Israel and their deliverer out of Egypt, and so was Christ: he not only teaches, but rules and saves. Moses was the founder of a new dispensation by signs and wonders and mighty deeds, and so was Christ, by which he proved himself a teacher come from God. Was Moses faithful? So was Christ; Moses as a servant, but Christ as a Son. [4.] That God would put his words in his mouth, Deuteronomy 18:18 ; Deuteronomy 18:18 . What messages God had to send to the children of men he would send them by him, and give him full instructions what to say and do as a prophet. Hence our Saviour says, My doctrine is not mine originally, but his that sent me, John 7:16 . So that this great promise is performed; this Prophet has come, even Jesus; it is he that should come, and we are to look for no other. (2.) The agreeableness of this designed dispensation to the people's avowed choice and desire at Mount Sinai, Deuteronomy 18:16 ; Deuteronomy 18:17 . There God had spoken to them in thunder and lightning, out of the midst of the fire and thick darkness. Every word made their ears tingle and their hearts tremble, so that the whole congregation was ready to die with fear. In this fright, they begged hard that God would not speak to them in this manner any more (they could not bear it, it would overwhelm and distract them), but that he would speak to them by men like themselves, by Moses now, and afterwards by other prophets like unto him. "Well," says God, "it shall be so; they shall be spoken to by men, whose terrors shall not make them afraid; " and, to crown the favour beyond what they were able to ask or think, in the fulness of time the Word itself was made flesh, and they saw his glory as of the only-begotten of the Father, not, as at Mount Sinai, full of majesty and terror, but full of grace and truth, John 1:14 . Thus, in answer to the request of those who were struck with amazement by the law, God promised the incarnation of his Son, though we may suppose it far from the thoughts of those that made that request. (3.) A charge and command given to all people to hear and believe, hear and obey, this great prophet here promised: Unto him you shall hearken ( Deuteronomy 18:15 ; Deuteronomy 18:15 ); and whoever will not hearken to him shall be surely and severely reckoned with for his contempt ( Deuteronomy 18:19 ; Deuteronomy 18:19 ): I will require it of him. God himself applied this to our Lord Jesus in the voice that came out of the excellent glory, Matthew 17:5 , Hear you him, that is, this is he concerning whom it was said by Moses of old, Unto him you shall hearken; and Moses and Elias then stood by and assented to it. The sentence here passed on those that hearken not to this prophet is repeated and ratified in the New Testament. He that believeth not the Son, the wrath of God abideth on him, John 3:36 . And how shall we escape if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven? Hebrews 12:25 . The Chaldee paraphrase here reads it, My Word shall require it of him, which can be no other than a divine person, Christ the eternal Word, to whom the Father has committed all judgement, and by whom he will at the last day judge the world. Whoever turns a deaf ear to Jesus Christ shall find that it is at his peril; the same that is the prophet is to be his judge, John 12:48 . II. Here is a caution against false prophets, 1. By way of threatening against the pretenders themselves, Deuteronomy 18:20 ; Deuteronomy 18:20 . Whoever sets up for a prophet, and produces either a commission from the true God, shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of high treason against the crown and dignity of the King of kings, and that traitor shall be put to death ( Deuteronomy 18:20 ; Deuteronomy 18:20 ), namely, by the judgment of the great sanhedrim, which, in process of time, sat at Jerusalem; and therefore our Saviour says that a prophet could not perish but at Jerusalem, and lays the blood of the prophets at Jerusalem's door ( Luke 13:33 ; Luke 13:34 ), whom therefore God himself would punish; yet there false prophets were supported. 2. By way of direction to the people, that they might not be imposed upon by pretenders, of which there were many, as appears, Jeremiah 23:25 ; Ezekiel 13:6 ; 1 Kings 22:6 . It is a very proper question which they are supposed to ask, Deuteronomy 18:21 ; Deuteronomy 18:21 . Since it is so great a duty to hearken to the true prophets, and yet there is so much danger of being misled by false prophets, how shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken? By what marks may we discover a cheat? Note, It highly concerns us to have a right touchstone wherewith to try the word we hear, that we may know what that word is which the Lord has not spoken. Whatever is directly repugnant to sense, to the light and law of nature, and to the plain meaning of the written word, we may be sure is not that which the Lord has spoken; nor that which gives countenance and encouragement to sin, or has a manifest tendency to the destruction of piety or charity: far be it from God that he should contradict himself. The rule here given in answer to this enquiry was adapted chiefly to that state, Deuteronomy 18:22 ; Deuteronomy 18:22 . If there was any cause to suspect the sincerity of a prophet, let them observe that if he gave them any sign, or foretold something to come, and the event was not according to his prediction, they might be sure he was not sent of God. This does not refer so much to the foretelling of mercies and judgments (though as to these, and the difference between the predictions of mercies and judgments, there is a rule of discerning between truth and falsehood laid down by the prophet, Jeremiah 28:8 ; Jeremiah 28:9 ), but rather to the giving of signs on purpose to confirm their mission. Though the sign did come to pass, yet this would not serve to prove their mission if they called them to serve other gods; this point had been already settled, Deuteronomy 13:1-3 . But, if the sign did not come to pass, this would serve to disprove their mission. "When Moses cast his rod upon the ground (it is bishop Patrick's explanation of this), and said it would become a serpent, if it had not accordingly been turned into a serpent, Moses had been a false prophet: if, when Elijah called for fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice, none had come, he had been no better than the prophets of Baal." Samuel's mission was proved by this, that God let none of his words fall to the ground, 1 Samuel 3:19 ; 1 Samuel 3:20 . And by the miracles Christ wrought, especially by that great sign he gave of his resurrection the third day, which came to pass as he foretold, it appeared that he was a teacher come from God. Lastly, They are directed not to be afraid of a false prophet; that is, not to be afraid of the judgments such a one might denounce to amuse people and strike terror upon them; nor to be afraid of executing the law upon him when, upon a strict and impartial scrutiny, it appeared that he was a false prophet. This command not to fear a false prophet implies that a true prophet, who proved his commission by clear and undeniable proofs, was to be feared, and it was at their peril if they offered him any violence or put any slight upon him. return to ' Top of Page ' Deuteronomy Deu 17 Deuteronomy Deu Deuteronomy Deu 19 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 Deuteronomy 18". 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Pericope (part_of)
- part_of
pericope/per-deu-18-004 - part_of
pericope/per-deu-18-005
절 (explains)
bible-text/deu-18-15, bible-text/deu-18-16, bible-text/deu-18-17, bible-text/deu-18-18, bible-text/deu-18-19, bible-text/deu-18-20, bible-text/deu-18-21, bible-text/deu-18-22
Source
source-manifest/mhm— Matthew Henry Complete Commentary (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological
**위대한 선지자; 거짓 선지자들**
여기에는 다음의 내용이 있다.
I. 위대한 선지자에 대한 약속과 그를 받아들이고 그의 말을 들어야 한다는 명령이다.
1. 어떤 이들은 이것이 이스라엘 가운데 오랫동안 세워질 선지자들의 계승에 관한 약속이라고 생각한다. 율법을 가르치는 것이 직무인 보통 사역자들인 제사장과 레위인 외에, 그들을 꾸짖고 의무를 상기시키며 미래의 일들을 예언하는 특별 사역자들인 선지자들을 갖게 될 것이다. 이 선지자들을 가지고 있는 한, (1) 그들은 점술이나 귀신과의 교제를 사용할 필요가 없다. 사울이 아버지의 나귀를 찾을 때처럼(삼상 9:6) 개인적인 일에 관해서도 하나님의 선지자들에게 물을 수 있기 때문이다. (2) 그들은 무지나 착각으로 의무의 길을 놓칠 수 없으며, 선지자들이 그들 가운데 있어서 어렵고 의심스러운 경우마다 조언을 구하고 의지할 수 있기 때문이다. 이 선지자들은 어떤 점에서 모세와 같았으나, 그보다는 훨씬 낮았다(신 34:10).
2. 선지자들의 계승이 이 약속에 포함되는지 아닌지를 떠나, 우리는 이것이 일차적으로 그리스도에 관한 약속이며 모세 율법 전체 가운데 그에 관한 가장 분명한 약속임을 확신한다. 이것은 메시아로 오신 주 예수님께 명시적으로 적용된다(행 3:22; 7:37). 백성은 그에 관한 이 약속을 염두에 두고 말했다. "이는 참으로 세상에 오실 그 선지자라"(요 6:14). 그리고 다른 모든 선지자들 안에서도 그의 영이 말씀하셨다(벧전 1:11).
(1) 여기서 그리스도에 관하여 약속된 것을 보자. 하나님이 시내산에서 모세에게 약속하신 것을(신 18:18) 모세는 하나님의 이름으로 백성에게 전했다(신 18:15).
[1] 한 선지자가 오실 것이다. 모든 선지자들보다 위대하시며, 그를 통해 하나님이 전에 없이 더욱 충만하고 분명하게 자신과 자신의 뜻을 인류에게 알리실 것이다. 그는 세상의 빛이시다(요 8:12). 그는 하나님이 우리에게 말씀하시는 말씀(로고스)이시다(요 1:1; 히 1:2).
[2] 하나님이 그를 그들 가운데서 일으키실 것이다. 태어나심에서 그는 그 민족의 한 사람으로, 그들 가운데 사시고 그들에게 보내심을 받으실 것이다. 부활하심에서 그는 예루살렘에서 일으킴을 받으시고, 거기서부터 그의 교훈이 온 세상으로 나아갈 것이다. 이렇게 하나님은 자기 아들 그리스도 예수를 일으키사 우리를 복되게 하려고 보내셨다.
[3] 그는 모세와 같으실 것이다. 다만 다른 선지자들이 그보다 훨씬 낮은 것처럼, 그는 모세보다 훨씬 높으시다. 모세는 이스라엘의 입법자요 이집트에서 그들을 구원한 자로 그런 선지자였고, 그리스도도 그러하시다. 그는 가르칠 뿐 아니라 다스리시고 구원하신다. 모세는 표적과 기사와 능력 있는 행위로 새로운 시대를 여는 창시자였고, 그리스도도 그러하셨다. 그로써 그분은 하나님께로부터 온 교사임을 증명하셨다. 모세는 충성스러웠는가? 그리스도도 그러하시다. 모세는 종으로, 그리스도는 아들로.
[4] 하나님이 그의 입에 말씀을 두실 것이다(신 18:18). 하나님이 인류에게 보내실 모든 메시지를 그를 통해 보내시고, 선지자로서 무엇을 말하고 행할지에 대해 충분한 지시를 그에게 주신다. 이로써 우리 구주께서도 말씀하셨다. "내 교훈은 내 것이 아니요 나를 보내신 이의 것이니라"(요 7:16). 그러므로 이 위대한 약속은 성취되었다. 이 선지자가 오셨으니, 바로 예수시다. 그는 오실 그이시며 우리가 다른 이를 기다릴 것이 없다.
(2) 이렇게 계획된 방식이 시내산에서 백성이 명백히 선택하고 원했던 것과 부합함을 보라(신 18:16-17). 거기서 하나님은 우레와 번개 가운데, 불과 짙은 어둠 가운데서 그들에게 말씀하셨다. 모든 말씀이 그들의 귀를 쟁쟁하게 하고 마음을 두려움으로 떨게 하여, 온 회중이 두려움에 죽을 것 같았다. 이 두려움 속에서 그들은 하나님이 이런 방식으로 다시는 자기들에게 말씀하지 말아 달라고(그것을 감당할 수 없었으니, 그것이 그들을 압도하고 혼란스럽게 할 것이었으므로) 간절히 청했다. 그 대신 지금의 모세처럼, 후에는 그와 같은 다른 선지자들을 통해 그들에게 말씀해 달라고 했다. "좋다," 하나님이 말씀하셨다. "그리하리라. 그들에게 그들의 두려움을 일으키지 않을 사람들을 통해 말씀하리라." 그리고 그들이 구하거나 생각할 수 있는 것을 훨씬 초월하는 은혜를 더하시어, 때가 차매 말씀 자체가 육신이 되사 그들 가운데 거하셨다. 그들은 그의 영광을 보니 아버지의 독생자의 영광이라, 시내산에서처럼 위엄과 두려움으로 충만한 것이 아니라 은혜와 진리가 충만하셨다(요 1:14). 이렇게 율법으로 두려움에 떤 사람들의 요청에 대한 응답으로 하나님이 아들의 성육신을 약속하셨으니, 그것이 그 요청을 한 사람들의 생각에서는 상상조차 할 수 없는 것이었겠지만.
(3) 이 위대한 선지자를 듣고 믿고 순종해야 한다는 명령이 모든 사람에게 주어진다. "너희는 그의 말을 들을지니라"(신 18:15). 그의 말을 듣지 않는 자는 누구든지 그 멸시로 인해 반드시 엄중히 심문을 받을 것이다(신 18:19). "내가 그것을 그에게 물으리라." 이것을 우리 주 예수님께 적용하신 것이 바로 지극히 영광스러운 곳에서 나온 음성이었다(마 17:5). "그의 말을 들으라"는 것이다. 이 선지자의 말을 듣지 않는 자들에게 선고된 형벌은 신약에서 반복되고 확증된다. "아들을 믿지 아니하는 자는 하나님의 진노가 그 위에 머물러 있느니라"(요 3:36). "하늘로부터 말씀하시는 이를 거역하면 어찌 피하리요"(히 12:25). 칼데아 역본은 여기서 "내 말씀이 그것을 그에게 물으리라"고 읽는데, 이 말씀은 아버지가 모든 심판을 맡기신 신적 인격체이신 그리스도, 마지막 날에 세상을 심판하실 영원한 말씀 외에 다른 분일 수 없다. 예수 그리스도에게 귀를 막는 자는 자기 위험을 각오해야 한다. 선지자가 되시는 바로 그분이 그의 심판자도 되실 것이다(요 12:48).
II. 거짓 선지자들에 대한 경고다.
1. 그 자칭 선지자들 자체에 대한 위협으로(신 18:20). 참 하나님에게서 받지 않은 위임장을 내세우든지 다른 신들의 이름으로 말하든지, 감히 선지자로 자처하는 자는 누구든지 왕들의 왕의 존엄에 대한 반역죄로 판정되어 그 반역자는 죽임을 당한다(신 18:20). 이것은 때가 되면 예루살렘에 앉게 될 큰 산헤드린의 재판으로 집행된다. 그러므로 우리 구주께서는 선지자가 예루살렘 밖에서 죽을 수 없다고 하시고, 선지자들의 피를 예루살렘의 책임으로 돌리신다(눅 13:33-34). 그런데도 거기서 거짓 선지자들이 옹호를 받았다.
2. 백성에게 거짓 선지자들에게 속지 않도록 주는 지침으로(신 18:21-22). 이와 같은 것들이 많이 있었는데, 예레미야 23:25, 에스겔 13:6, 열왕기상 22:6에서 볼 수 있다. 그들이 물을 것으로 가정된 것은 매우 적절한 질문이다(신 18:21). 참 선지자들의 말을 듣는 것이 그토록 큰 의무인데 거짓 선지자들에게 미혹될 위험도 그토록 크니, 여호와께서 말씀하지 않으신 것을 어떻게 알 수 있겠는가? 어떤 표시로 거짓을 분별할 수 있겠는가?
상식과 자연의 빛과 법, 그리고 기록된 말씀의 명백한 의미에 직접 어긋나는 것은 여호와께서 말씀하신 것이 아님을 우리는 확신할 수 있다. 죄를 용인하고 조장하거나, 경건이나 사랑을 분명히 무너뜨리는 경향이 있는 것도 마찬가지다. 하나님이 자신과 모순되실 리는 없기 때문이다.
이 질문에 대한 답으로 여기서 주어진 기준은 주로 그 시대에 맞게 적용된 것이다(신 18:22). 선지자의 진실성에 의심이 생기는 경우, 그가 어떤 표적을 보이거나 미래의 일을 예언한다면, 그 사건이 예언대로 되지 않으면 그는 하나님이 보내신 자가 아님이 분명하다. 이것은 자비와 심판의 예언에 주로 관련된 것이 아니라(이에 관해서는 예언과 진위를 구별하는 기준이 예레미야 28:8-9에 제시되어 있다), 자기 사명을 확증하기 위해 일부러 표적을 주는 것에 관한 것이다. 표적이 이루어졌다 해도, 만약 그것이 다른 신들을 섬기도록 부른다면 사명의 증거가 되지 않는다. 이 점은 이미 신명기 13:1-3에서 정해졌다. 그러나 표적이 이루어지지 않으면 사명이 부정된다. "모세가 지팡이를 땅에 던지면서 뱀이 될 것이라고 했을 때, 그것이 실제로 뱀이 되지 않았다면 모세는 거짓 선지자였을 것이다. 엘리야가 제물을 태울 하늘의 불을 불렀을 때, 아무것도 오지 않았다면 그는 바알의 선지자들과 다를 바 없었을 것이다"(패트릭 주교의 설명). 사무엘의 사명은 하나님이 그의 말씀 하나도 땅에 떨어지지 않게 하셨다는 것으로 증명되었다(삼상 3:19-20). 그리스도가 행하신 기적들로, 특히 예언하신 대로 사흘째에 부활하신 크신 표적으로 그분이 하나님께로부터 온 교사임이 증명되었다.
마지막으로, 백성은 거짓 선지자를 두려워하지 말라는 명령을 받는다. 곧, 그러한 사람이 사람들을 놀라게 하고 두려움을 일으키기 위해 선포할지도 모를 심판들을 두려워하지 말라. 그리고 엄밀하고 공정한 조사 후에 그가 거짓 선지자임이 드러났을 때 율법을 그에게 집행하기를 두려워하지 말라. 거짓 선지자를 두려워하지 말라는 이 명령은, 명확하고 부인할 수 없는 증거로 자기 사명을 증명한 참 선지자는 두려워해야 하며, 그를 해치거나 그에게 어떤 경멸을 보이면 위험에 처한다는 것을 함축한다.
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