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Directions Concerning War; Persons Excused from War. . 1 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; 4 For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. 5 And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. 6 And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. 7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her. 8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart. 9 And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people. Israel was at this time to be considered rather as a camp than as a kingdom, entering upon an enemy's country, and not yet settled in a country of their own; and, besides the war they were now entering upon in order to their settlement, even after their settlement they could neither protect nor enlarge their coast without hearing the alarms of war. It was therefore needful that they should have directions given them in their military affairs; and in these verses they are directed in managing, marshalling, and drawing up their own forces. And it is observable that the discipline of war here prescribed is so far from having any thing in it harsh or severe, as is usual in martial law, that the intent of the whole is, on the contrary, to encourage the soldiers, and to make their service easy to them. I. Those that were disposed to fight must be encouraged and animated against their fears. 1. Moses here gives a general encouragement, which the leaders and commanders in the war must take to themselves: " Be not afraid of them, Deuteronomy 20:1 ; Deuteronomy 20:1 . Though the enemy have ever so much the advantage by their numbers (being more than thou), and by their cavalry (their armies being much made up of horses and chariots, which thou art not allowed to multiply), yet decline not coming to a battle with them, dread not the issue, nor doubt of success." Two things they must encourage themselves with in their wars, provided they kept close to their God and their religion, otherwise they forfeited these encouragements:-- (1.) The presence of God with them: " The Lord thy God is with thee, and therefore thou art not in danger, nor needest thou be afraid." See Isaiah 41:10 . (2.) The experience they and their fathers had had of God's power and goodness in bringing them out of the land of Egypt, in defiance of Pharaoh and all his hosts, which was not only in general a proof of the divine omnipotence, but to them in particular a pledge of what God would do further for them. He that saved them from those greater enemies would not suffer them to be run down by those that were every way less considerable, and thus to have all he had done for them undone again. 2. This encouragement must be particularly addressed to the common soldiers by a priest appointed, and, the Jews say, anointed, for that purpose, whom they call the anointed of the war, a very proper title for our anointed Redeemer, the captain of our salvation: This priest, in God's name, was to animate the people; and who so fit to do that as he whose office it was as priest to pray for them? For the best encouragements arise from the precious promises made to the prayer of faith. This priest must, (1.) Charge them not to be afraid ( Deuteronomy 20:3 ; Deuteronomy 20:3 ), for nothing weakens the hands so much as that which makes the heart tremble, Deuteronomy 20:3 ; Deuteronomy 20:3 . There is need of precept upon precept to this purport, as there is here: Let not your hearts be tender (so the word is), to receive all the impressions of fear, but let a believing confidence in the power and promise of God harden them. Fear not, and do not make haste (so the word is), for he that believeth doth not make more haste than good speed. "Do not make haste either rashly to anticipate your advantages or basely to fly off upon every disadvantage." (2.) He must assure them of the presence of God with them, to own and plead their righteous cause, and not only to save them from their enemies, but to give them victory over them, Deuteronomy 20:4 ; Deuteronomy 20:4 . Note, Those have no reason to fear that have God with them. The giving of this encouragement by a priest, one of the Lord's ministers, intimates, [1.] That it is very fit that armies should have chaplains, not only to pray for them, but to preach to them, both to reprove that which would hinder their success and to raise their hopes of it. [2.] That it is the work of Christ's ministers to encourage his good soldiers in their spiritual conflict with the world and the flesh, and to assure them of a conquest, yea, more than a conquest, through Christ that loved us. II. Those that were indisposed to fight must be discharged, whether the indisposition did arise, 1. From the circumstances of a man's outward condition; as, (1.) If he had lately built or purchased a new house, and had not taken possession of it, had not dedicated it ( Deuteronomy 20:5 ; Deuteronomy 20:5 ), that is, made a solemn festival for the entertainment of his friends, that came to him to welcome him to his house; let him go home and take the comfort of that which God had blessed him with, till, by enjoying it for some time, he become less fond of it, and consequently less disturbed in the war by the thoughts of it, and more willing to lie and leave it. For this is the nature of all our worldly enjoyments, that they please us best at first; after a while we see the vanity of them. Some think that this dedication of their houses was a religious act, and that they took possession of them with prayers and praises, with a solemn devoting of themselves and all their enjoyments to the service and honour of God. David penned the Psalms 30:1-12 on such an occasion, as appears by the title. Note, He that has a house of his own should dedicate it to God by setting up and keeping up the fear and worship of God in it, that he may have a church in his house; and nothing should be suffered to divert a man from this. Or, (2.) If a man had been at a great expense to plant a vineyard, and longed to eat of the fruit of it, which for the first three years he was forbidden to do by the law ( Leviticus 19:23-25 , c.), let him go home, if he has a mind, and gratify his own humour with the fruits of it, Deuteronomy 20:6 ; Deuteronomy 20:6 . See how indulgent God is to his people in innocent things, and how far from being a hard Master. Since we naturally covet to eat the labour of our hands, rather than an Israelite should be crossed therein, his service in war shall be dispensed with., Or, (3.) If a man had made up his mind to be married, and the marriage were not solemnized, he was at liberty to return ( Deuteronomy 20:7 ; Deuteronomy 20:7 ), as also to tarry at home for one year after marriage ( Deuteronomy 24:5 ; Deuteronomy 24:5 ), for the terrors of war would be disagreeable to a man who had just welcomed the soft scene of domestic attachment. And God would not be served in his wars by pressed men, that were forced into the army against their will, but they must all be perfectly volunteers. Psalms 110:3 , Thy people shall be willing. In running the Christian race, and fighting the good fight of faith, we must lay aside every weight, and all that which would clog and divert our minds and make us unwilling. The Jewish writers agree that this liberty to return was allowed only in those wars which they made voluntarily (as bishop Patrick expresses it), not those which were made by the divine command against Amalek and the Canaanites, in which every man was bound to fight. 2. If a man's indisposition to fight arose from the weakness and timidity of his own spirit, he had leave to return from the war, Deuteronomy 20:8 ; Deuteronomy 20:8 . This proclamation Gideon made to his army, and it detached above two-thirds of them, Judges 7:3 . Some make the fearfulness and faintheartedness here supposed to arise from the terrors of an evil conscience, which would make a man afraid to look death and danger in the face. It was then thought that men of loose and profligate lives would not be good soldiers, but must needs be both cowards in an army and curses to it, the shame and trouble of the camp; and therefore those who were conscious to themselves of notorious guilt were shaken off. But it seems rather to be meant of a natural fearfulness. It was partly in kindness to them that they had their discharge (for, though shamed, they were eased); but much more in kindness to the rest of the army, who were hereby freed from the incumbrance of such as were useless and unserviceable, while the danger of infection from their cowardice and flight was prevented. This is the reason here given: Lest his brethren's heart fail as well as his heart. Fear is catching, and in an army is of most pernicious consequence. We must take heed that we fear not the fear of those that are afraid, Isaiah 8:12 . III. It is here ordered that, when all the cowards were dismissed, then captains should be nominated ( Deuteronomy 20:9 ; Deuteronomy 20:9 ), for it was in a special manner necessary that the leaders and commanders should be men of courage. That reform therefore must be made when the army was first mustered and marshalled. 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군인 격려 및 면제에 관한 지침. 이스라엘은 이 시기에 왕국이라기보다는 진영으로서, 적국에 진입하는 중이었고 아직 자국 영토에 정착하지 못한 상태였다. 정착을 위해 진행 중인 전쟁 외에도, 정착 이후에도 영토를 지키고 넓히려면 전쟁의 소식을 늘 들어야 했다. 따라서 군사 업무에 관한 지침이 필요했으며, 이 절들에서는 자국 군대를 지휘하고 편성하고 배치하는 방법을 지시한다. 주목할 점은, 여기서 규정된 전쟁 규율이 일반적인 군법에서 볼 수 있는 가혹하거나 엄격한 내용과는 전혀 다르다는 것이다. 오히려 그 의도는 군인들을 격려하고 복무를 기쁘게 하는 데 있다.

I. 싸울 마음이 있는 자들은 두려움을 이기도록 격려받고 용기를 받아야 한다.

1. 모세는 지휘관들이 취해야 할 일반적인 격려를 제시한다. "그들을 두려워하지 말라(신 20:1). 적이 수적으로 아무리 우세하고(너보다 많다 해도), 전차 부대가 아무리 강해도(너는 말을 많이 모으는 것이 허락되지 않는다), 그들과 싸우기를 피하지 말고, 결과를 두려워하거나 승리를 의심하지 말라." 하나님과 그분의 종교에 충성하는 한, 전쟁에서 스스로를 격려할 두 가지가 있다.

(1.) 하나님의 동행: "네 하나님 여호와께서 너와 함께 계시므로, 너는 위험하지 않으며 두려워할 필요가 없다." 이사야 41:10을 보라.

(2.) 이집트 땅에서 구원하신 하나님의 능력과 선하심에 대한 그들과 조상들의 경험. 이것은 단지 신적 전능하심의 일반적 증거일 뿐 아니라, 특별히 그들에게는 하나님께서 앞으로도 행하실 것에 대한 보증이었다. 더 강한 적들에게서 구원하신 분이, 훨씬 덜 강한 자들에게 그들이 패배하도록 내버려 두셔서 자신이 행하신 모든 일을 원상태로 돌리지는 않으실 것이다.

2. 이 격려는 특별히 임명된 제사장을 통해 평민 군인들에게 직접 전해야 했다. 유대 전통에 따르면, 이 제사장은 이를 위해 기름 부음을 받았으며, "전쟁의 기름 부음 받은 자"라 불렸는데, 이는 우리의 기름 부음 받은 구속자, 곧 우리 구원의 주장이신 분에게 매우 적절한 칭호다. 이 제사장은 하나님의 이름으로 백성을 격려해야 했다. 그의 직무가 그들을 위해 기도하는 것이었던 만큼, 이보다 더 적합한 사람은 없었다. 최고의 격려는 믿음의 기도에 주어진 소중한 약속에서 비롯되기 때문이다.

이 제사장은 (1.) 두려워하지 말라고 명령해야 했다(신 20:3). 마음을 연약하게 하는 것만큼 손을 약하게 하는 것은 없기 때문이다. "마음을 부드럽게 하지 말라"(이것이 원어의 의미다)—두려움의 모든 인상을 받아들이도록 연약하게 두지 말고, 하나님의 능력과 약속에 대한 믿음 어린 신뢰가 마음을 굳게 하게 하라. "두려워하지 말고 서두르지 말라"(이것도 원어의 의미다). 믿는 자는 좋은 결과보다 빨리 서두르지 않는다. "잇점을 무모하게 앞질러 취하려 서두르지도 말고, 불리한 상황이 닥친다고 비겁하게 도망하지도 말라."

(2.) 그는 하나님이 그들과 함께하신다는 것, 의로운 대의를 인정하고 옹호하실 것이며, 적들에게서 구원하실 뿐 아니라 승리를 주실 것을 확언해야 했다(신 20:4). 하나님이 함께 계시는 자들은 두려워할 이유가 없다. 제사장, 곧 주님의 사역자가 이 격려를 전한다는 것은 두 가지를 시사한다. [1.] 군대에 군목이 있는 것이 매우 적합하다—기도뿐 아니라 설교를 위해서도. 성공을 방해할 것을 책망하고 성공의 소망을 북돋우기 위해서. [2.] 그리스도의 사역자들은 세상과 육신과의 영적 싸움에서 선한 군인들을 격려하고, 우리를 사랑하신 그리스도를 통해 승리, 아니 넘치는 승리를 얻는다고 확신시키는 것이 사역자의 일이다.

II. 싸울 마음이 없는 자들은 제대시켜야 한다. 그 이유가 다음과 같을 때다.

1. 외적 상황 때문인 경우. (1.) 새 집을 짓거나 구입했지만 아직 입주하지 않았고, 봉헌하지 않은 자가 있으면(신 20:5)—즉, 집들어가기 축하로 친구들을 환대하는 성대한 잔치를 아직 치르지 않은 자—집에 돌아가 하나님이 주신 복을 누리게 하라. 세상 재물은 처음에 가장 기쁨이 크며, 시간이 지나면 그 허무함을 보게 되고, 덜 집착하게 되어 전쟁 중에도 집 걱정을 덜 하게 되고, 내려놓는 마음도 커진다. 어떤 이들은 집 봉헌이 종교적 행위였다고 보며, 하나님께 자신과 모든 소유를 드리는 엄숙한 헌신으로 입주했다고 생각한다. 다윗은 제목에서 볼 수 있듯이 그런 경우에 시편 30편을 지었다.

(2.) 포도원을 심는 데 큰 비용을 들였으나 아직 그 열매를 먹지 못한 자—율법에 따라 처음 3년간은 금지되었으므로(레 19:23-25)—원하면 집에 돌아가 열매를 즐기게 하라(신 20:6). 하나님이 순수한 일에 얼마나 관대하신지, 얼마나 가혹한 주인이 아니신지 보라. 우리는 자연스럽게 수고의 결실을 먹기를 바라므로, 이스라엘 사람이 이 점에서 불편함을 겪지 않도록 전쟁 의무를 면제해 주신다.

(3.) 약혼했지만 아직 결혼식을 올리지 않은 자는 귀가할 수 있었으며(신 20:7), 결혼 후 1년은 집에 머무를 수 있었다(신 24:5). 전쟁의 공포는 막 가정의 평화로운 삶을 맞이한 사람에게는 어울리지 않기 때문이다. 하나님은 강제로 군대에 끌려온 자들이 섬기기를 원하지 않으시고, 모두 완전한 자원자여야 한다. 시편 110:3, "주의 백성이 자원할 것입니다." 그리스도인의 경주와 믿음의 선한 싸움에서는 마음을 짓누르고 빼앗는 모든 무거운 짐을 내려놓아야 한다. 유대 학자들은 이 귀가 허락이 아말렉과 가나안 사람들을 대적하는 하나님의 명령에 따른 전쟁이 아니라, 자원으로 벌이는 전쟁에서만 허용된다고 한다. 전자의 전쟁에서는 모든 사람이 싸워야 할 의무가 있었다.

2. 본인의 나약함과 두려움 때문인 경우에는 전쟁에서 귀가할 수 있었다(신 20:8). 기드온이 군대에 이 선포를 했을 때 군사의 3분의 2 이상이 빠져나갔다(삿 7:3). 어떤 이들은 여기서 말하는 두려움과 소심함이 양심의 가책에서 비롯된다고 본다—죄책감이 죽음과 위험을 직면하지 못하게 하는 두려움을 만든다는 것이다. 당시에는 방탕하고 타락한 삶을 사는 자들이 좋은 군인이 되지 못하며, 군대에서 겁쟁이로 짐이 되고 저주가 된다고 여겼다. 그러므로 심각한 죄를 의식하는 자들은 제외되었다. 그러나 이것은 타고난 두려움을 가리키는 것으로 보인다. 이들을 제대시키는 것은 그들 자신에 대한 친절이기도 하고—수치스럽지만 짐을 면하게 하니—더 나아가 군대 전체에 대한 친절이었다. 쓸모없고 무능한 자들의 짐을 없애고, 그들의 비겁함과 도주로 인한 감염의 위험도 방지한다. 여기 그 이유가 명시되어 있다: "그의 형제들의 마음이 자신의 마음과 같이 녹을까 두렵다." 두려움은 전염되며, 군대에서 이는 가장 치명적인 결과를 낳는다. "두려워하는 자들의 두려움을 두려워하지 말아야 한다(이사야 8:12)."

III. 겁쟁이들을 모두 내보낸 뒤에 지휘관들을 임명하도록 명령된다(신 20:9). 특히 지도자와 지휘관들이 용감한 사람들이어야 했기 때문이다. 따라서 군대가 처음 소집되고 편성될 때 그 개혁이 이루어져야 했다. 그리스도의 군사들은 용기가 필요하다—특히 사령관들이—사람답게 행동하고 선한 군사처럼 고난을 견뎌야 한다.

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D E U T E R O N O M Y CHAP. XX. This chapter settles the militia, and establishes the laws and ordinances of war, I. Relating to the soldiers. 1. Those must be encouraged that were drawn up to battle, Deuteronomy 20:1-4 . 2. Those must be dismissed and sent back again whose private affairs called for their attendance at home ( Deuteronomy 20:5-7 ), or whose weakness and timidity unfitted them for service in the field, Deuteronomy 20:8 ; Deuteronomy 20:9 . II. Relating to the enemies they made war with. 1. The treaties they must make with the cities that were far off, Deuteronomy 20:10-15 . 2. The destruction they must make of the people into whose land they were going, Deuteronomy 20:16-18 . 3. The care they must take, in besieging cities, not to destroy the fruit-trees, Deuteronomy 20:19 ; Deuteronomy 20:20 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-1-9" class="com-number"

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신명기 20장은 군사 조직과 전쟁의 법도를 규정한다. I. 군인들에 관한 규정: 1. 전투에 나서는 자들을 격려해야 한다(신 20:1-4). 2. 집안일로 귀가가 필요한 자들(신 20:5-7)과 나약함과 두려움으로 야전 복무에 부적합한 자들은 귀가를 허락해야 한다(신 20:8-9). II. 전쟁을 벌이는 대적에 관한 규정: 1. 멀리 떨어진 성읍들과 맺어야 할 협약(신 20:10-15). 2. 이스라엘이 들어가게 될 땅의 백성들에 대한 진멸 명령(신 20:16-18). 3. 성읍을 포위할 때 과실나무를 베지 않도록 취해야 할 주의(신 20:19-20).

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Proclamations of War; Directions Concerning War. . 10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 13 And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: 14 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. 15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16 But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: 17 But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: 18 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God. 19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life ) to employ them in the siege: 20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. They are here directed what method to take in dealing with the cities (these only are mentioned, Deuteronomy 20:10 ; Deuteronomy 20:10 , but doubtless the armies in the field, and the nations they had occasion to deal with, are likewise intended) upon which they made war. They must not make a descent upon any of their neighbours till they had first given them fair notice, by a public manifesto, or remonstrance, stating the ground of their quarrel with them. In dealing with the worst of enemies, the laws of justice and honour must be observed; and, as the sword must never be taken in hand without cause, so not without cause shown. War is an appeal, in which the merits of the cause must be set forth. I. Even to the proclamation of war must be subjoined a tender of peace, if they would accept of it upon reasonable terms. That is (say the Jewish writers), "upon condition that they renounce idolatry, worship the God of Israel, as proselytes of the gate that were not circumcised, pay to their new masters a yearly tribute, and submit to their government:" on these terms the process of war should be stayed, and their conquerors, upon this submission, were to be their protectors, Deuteronomy 20:10 ; Deuteronomy 20:11 . Some think that even the seven nations of Canaan were to have this offer of peace made to them; and the offer was no jest or mockery, though it was of the Lord to harden their hearts that they should not accept it, Joshua 11:20 . Others think that they are excluded ( Deuteronomy 20:16 ; Deuteronomy 20:16 ) not only from the benefit of that law ( Deuteronomy 20:13 ; Deuteronomy 20:13 ) which confines military execution to the males only, but from the benefit of this also, which allows not to make war till peace was refused. And I see not how they could proclaim peace to those who by the law were to be utterly rooted out, and to whom they were to show no mercy, Deuteronomy 7:2 ; Deuteronomy 7:2 . But for any other nation which they made war upon, for the enlarging of their coast, the avenging of any wrong done, or the recovery of any right denied, they must first proclaim peace to the. Let this show, 1. God's grace in dealing with sinners: though he might most justly and easily destroy them, yet, having no pleasure in their ruin, he proclaims peace, and beseeches them to be reconciled; so that those who lie most obnoxious to his justice, and ready to fall as sacrifices to it, if they make him an answer of peace, and open to him, upon condition that they will be tributaries and servants to him, shall not only be saved from ruin, but incorporated with his Israel, as fellow-citizens with the saints. 2. Let it show us our duty in dealing with our brethren: if any quarrel happen, let us not only be ready to hearken to the proposals of peace, but forward to make such proposals. We should never make use of the law till we have first tried to accommodate matters in variance amicably, and without expense and vexation. We must be for peace, whoever are for war. II. If the offers of peace were not accepted, then they must proceed to push on the war. And let those to whom God offers peace know that if they reject the offer, and take not the benefit of it within the time limited, judgment will rejoice against mercy in the execution as much as now mercy rejoices against judgment in the reprieve. In this case, 1. There is a promise implied that they should be victorious. It is taken for granted that the Lord their God would deliver it into their hands, Deuteronomy 20:13 ; Deuteronomy 20:13 . Note, Those enterprises which we undertake by a divine warrant, and prosecute by divine direction, we may expect to succeed in. If we take God's method, we shall have his blessing. 2. They are ordered, in honour to the public justice, to put all the soldiers to the sword, for them I understand by every male ( Deuteronomy 20:13 ; Deuteronomy 20:13 ), all that bore arms (as all then did that were able); but the spoil they are allowed to take to themselves ( Deuteronomy 20:14 ; Deuteronomy 20:14 ), in which were reckoned the women and children. Note, A justifiable property is acquired in that which is won in lawful war. God himself owns the title: The Lord thy God gives it thee; and therefore he must be owned in it, Psalms 44:3 . III. The nations of Canaan are excepted from the merciful provisions made by this law. Remnants might be left of the cities that were very far off ( Deuteronomy 20:15 ; Deuteronomy 20:15 ), because by them they were not in so much danger of being infected with idolatry, nor was their country so directly and immediately intended in the promise; but of the cities which were given to Israel for an inheritance no remnants must be left of their inhabitants ( Deuteronomy 20:16 ; Deuteronomy 20:16 ), for it put a slight upon the promise to admit Canaanites to share with them in the peculiar land of promise; and for another reason they must be utterly destroyed ( Deuteronomy 20:17 ; Deuteronomy 20:17 ), because, since it could not be expected that they should be cured of their idolatry, if they were left with that plague-sore upon them they would be in danger of infecting God's Israel, who were too apt to take the infection: They will teach you to do after their abominations ( Deuteronomy 20:18 ; Deuteronomy 20:18 ), to introduce their customs into the worship of the God of Israel, and by degrees to forsake him and to worship false gods; for those that dare violate the second commandment will not long keep to the first. Strange worships open the door to strange deities. IV. Care is here taken that in the besieging of cities there should not be any destruction made of fruit-trees, Deuteronomy 20:19-20 ; Deuteronomy 20:19-20 . In those times, when besiegers forced their way, not as now with bombs and cannon-ball, but with battering rams, they had occasion for much timber in carrying on their sieges: now because, in the heat of war, men are not apt to consider, as they ought, the public good, it is expressly provided that fruit-trees should not be used as timber-trees. That reason, for the tree of the field is man's (the word life we supply), all the ancient versions, the Septuagint, Targums, c., read, For is the tree of the field a man? Or the tree of the field is not a man, that it should come against thee in the siege, or retire from thee into the bulwark. "Do not brutishly vent thy rage against the trees that can do thee no harm." But our translation seems most agreeable to the intent of the law, and it teaches us, 1. That God is a better friend to man than man is to himself and God's law, which we are apt to complain of as a heavy yoke, consults our interest and comfort, while our own appetites and passions, of which we are so indulgent, are really enemies to our welfare. The intent of many of the divine precepts is to restrain us from destroying that which is our life and food. 2. That armies and their commanders are not allowed to make what desolation they please in the countries that are the seat of war. Military rage must always be checked and ruled with reason. War, though carried on with ever so much caution, is destructive enough, and should not be made more so than is absolutely necessary. Generous spirits will show themselves tender, not only of men's lives, but of their livelihoods; for, though the life is more than meat, yet it will soon be nothing without meat. 3. The Jews understand this as a prohibition of all wilful waste upon any account whatsoever. No fruit-tree is to be destroyed unless it be barren, and cumber the ground. "Nay," they maintain, "whoso wilfully breaks vessels, tears clothes, stops wells, pulls down buildings, or destroys meat, transgresses this law: Thou shalt not destroy. " Christ took care that the broken meat should be gathered up, that nothing might be lost. Every creature of God is good, and, as nothing is to be refused, so nothing is to be abused. We may live to want what we carelessly waste. return to ' Top of Page ' Deuteronomy Deu 19 Deuteronomy Deu Deuteronomy Deu 21 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 20". 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전쟁 선포 및 전쟁에 관한 지침. 이스라엘이 전쟁을 벌이는 성읍들(신 20:10에 언급되었지만, 분명히 야전 군대와 상대해야 하는 민족들도 포함된다)을 어떻게 대할지에 관한 지침이 여기 있다. 인접한 이웃 나라를 공격하기 전에, 먼저 공개 선언이나 항의서로 분쟁의 근거를 명시하여 공정한 통보를 해야 했다. 최악의 적을 상대할 때도 정의와 명예의 법칙을 지켜야 한다. 칼은 명분 없이는, 또 명분을 밝히지 않고는 절대 사용해서는 안 된다. 전쟁은 하나의 호소이며, 그 원인의 타당성을 밝혀야 한다.

I. 전쟁 선포에도 화해 제안이 뒤따라야 한다—적이 합당한 조건으로 수락하면. 유대 학자들에 따르면, 조건은 이러하다: "우상 숭배를 포기하고, 할례받지 않은 문의 개종자로서 이스라엘의 하나님을 예배하며, 새 주인에게 연례 공납을 바치고, 그들의 통치에 복종할 것." 이 조건으로 전쟁의 진행이 멈추고, 항복하면 정복자들이 보호자가 된다(신 20:10-11). 어떤 이들은 가나안 일곱 민족에게도 이 화평 제안이 전해져야 한다고 생각하며, 그 제안이 가식이나 조롱이 아니었다고 본다. 비록 여호수아 11:20에서 그들이 수락하지 못하도록 주님이 마음을 완고하게 하신 것이지만. 또 어떤 이들은 신 20:16에서 그들이 제외된 것이, 군사적 처형을 남자에게만 한정하는 법(신 20:13)의 혜택뿐 아니라 평화를 거부하기 전까지 전쟁을 시작하지 않아야 한다는 법의 혜택에서도 제외된다고 본다. 율법에 따라 완전히 뿌리 뽑혀야 하고 아무 자비도 베풀지 말아야 하는 자들에게(신 7:2) 어떻게 평화를 선포할 수 있었을지 이해하기 어렵다. 그러나 다른 민족들과의 전쟁, 즉 영토를 넓히거나 잘못을 갚거나 권리를 회복하기 위한 전쟁에서는 먼저 평화를 선포해야 했다.

이것이 보여주는 것은 첫째, 죄인들을 대하는 하나님의 은혜다. 하나님은 가장 정당하게, 가장 쉽게 그들을 멸하실 수 있으시지만, 그들의 멸망을 기뻐하지 않으시므로 화평을 선포하시고 화해하기를 간청하신다. 그러므로 의의 심판 아래 있어 희생제물로 내려앉을 준비가 된 자들도, 화평의 응답을 하고 그분께 문을 열어—그분의 이스라엘의 공납자와 종이 되는 조건으로—멸망에서 구원받을 뿐 아니라 성도들과 함께 시민으로 편입된다.

둘째, 형제들을 대하는 우리의 의무를 보여준다. 다툼이 생기면 화평 제안을 들을 준비만 해야 하는 것이 아니라, 그런 제안을 먼저 해야 한다. 비용과 고통 없이 우호적으로 해결하려 먼저 시도하지 않고는 법에 호소해서는 안 된다. 전쟁을 원하는 자가 누구든, 우리는 화평을 추구해야 한다.

II. 화평 제안이 받아들여지지 않으면 전쟁을 계속 밀고 나가야 한다. 하나님이 화평을 제안하시는데 이를 거부하는 자들은, 정해진 기간 안에 혜택을 취하지 않으면 유예 중에 자비가 심판에 맞서 기뻐한 것만큼이나, 집행 중에 심판이 자비에 맞서 기뻐할 것임을 알아야 한다. 이 경우:

1. 승리할 것이라는 약속이 함축되어 있다. 여호와 그들의 하나님이 성읍을 그들의 손에 넘겨주실 것이 당연한 것으로 여겨진다(신 20:13). 하나님의 허락으로 시작하고 하나님의 지시를 따라 수행하는 사업은 성공을 기대할 수 있다. 하나님의 방법을 취하면 하나님의 축복을 받는다.

2. 공의를 존중하여 모든 군인들을 칼로 처단하도록 명령된다(신 20:13의 "모든 남자"는 무장한 자들, 즉 당시 능력 있는 모든 자를 의미한다). 그러나 여자들과 아이들을 포함한 전리품은 자신들이 취할 수 있었다(신 20:14). 정당한 전쟁에서 얻은 것에는 정당한 소유권이 생긴다. 하나님 친히 그 권리를 인정하신다: "네 하나님 여호와께서 네게 주신 것"—그러므로 그 안에서 하나님을 인정해야 한다(시 44:3).

III. 가나안 민족들은 이 법의 자비로운 조항에서 제외된다. 멀리 떨어진 성읍들에서는 잔존자를 남겨둘 수 있었지만(신 20:15)—우상 숭배의 전염 위험이 적고, 그 땅이 약속에 직접적으로 의도된 것이 아니므로—이스라엘에게 기업으로 주어진 성읍들의 주민 중에는 잔존자를 남겨두면 안 되었다(신 20:16). 가나안 사람들이 약속의 땅에서 함께 사는 것을 허용하는 것은 약속을 경시하는 것이며, 완전히 멸해야 하는 또 다른 이유가 있었다(신 20:17). 그들이 우상 숭배에서 치유될 것이 기대될 수 없으므로, 그 재앙의 상처를 안은 채 남겨두면 하나님의 이스라엘을 전염시킬 위험이 있었다—이스라엘은 너무 쉽게 그 전염에 걸렸다. "그들이 자신들의 신들에게 행한 모든 가증한 것들을 본받도록 너희를 가르칠 것이다(신 20:18)"—이스라엘의 하나님을 예배하는 데 그들의 관습을 들여오고, 점차 그분을 떠나 우상을 섬기게 할 것이다. 제2계명을 감히 어기는 자들은 제1계명도 오래 지키지 못한다. 낯선 예배는 낯선 신들로 가는 문을 열어준다.

IV. 성읍 포위 시 과실나무를 파괴하지 않도록 주의가 여기 규정된다(신 20:19-20). 당시 포위군들은 오늘날과 같은 폭탄이나 포탄이 아니라 공성 망치로 길을 뚫었으므로, 포위 작전을 수행하는 데 많은 목재가 필요했다. 전쟁의 열기 속에서 사람들은 공공의 이익을 마땅히 고려하지 않는 경향이 있으므로, 과실나무를 목재로 사용해서는 안 된다고 명시적으로 규정되었다.

"들의 나무는 사람의 것"이라는 이유(원문에서 "생명"은 우리가 보충한 것)에 대해 모든 고대 번역본들—70인역, 탈굼 등—은 이렇게 읽는다: "들의 나무가 사람이냐? 아니면 들의 나무가 사람이 아니어서 포위 중에 너를 대적하거나 토루 안으로 너를 피해 들어갈 수 없지 않느냐." "너를 해칠 수 없는 나무에게 야만적으로 분노를 쏟아내지 말라." 그러나 우리의 번역이 법의 의도에 가장 부합하는 것으로 보이며, 이것이 가르치는 것은 다음과 같다.

1. 하나님은 사람이 자기 자신에게 하는 것보다 사람에게 더 좋은 친구이시다. 우리가 무거운 멍에라고 불평하는 하나님의 법은 우리의 이익과 편안함을 배려하는 반면, 우리가 그토록 탐닉하는 욕망과 정욕은 실상 우리의 복지를 해치는 적이다. 많은 하나님의 계명의 의도는 우리의 생명과 양식이 되는 것을 파괴하지 못하도록 막는 것이다.

2. 군대와 지휘관들은 전쟁터가 된 나라에서 원하는 대로 파괴를 일삼을 수 없다. 군사적 분노는 항상 이성으로 억제되고 통제되어야 한다. 전쟁은 아무리 신중하게 수행해도 충분히 파괴적이며, 절대적으로 필요한 것 이상으로 더 파괴적이 되어서는 안 된다. 관대한 영혼은 사람들의 생명뿐 아니라 생계에 대해서도 배려를 보인다. 생명이 양식보다 귀하지만, 양식 없이 생명도 곧 없어지기 때문이다.

3. 유대인들은 이것을 어떤 이유에서든 고의적인 낭비를 금지하는 것으로 이해한다. 과실나무는 열매가 없어 땅만 차지하지 않는 한 베어서는 안 된다. "아니, 고의로 그릇을 깨거나, 옷을 찢거나, 우물을 막거나, 건물을 허물거나, 음식을 파괴하는 자는 이 법을 어기는 것이다: '너는 파괴하지 말라.'" 그리스도는 남은 음식을 거두어들여 아무것도 낭비되지 않도록 하셨다. 하나님의 모든 피조물은 선하며, 거부해서는 안 되는 것처럼 남용해서도 안 된다. 우리가 무심코 낭비한 것이 나중에 필요해질 수 있다.

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