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주석[매튜 헨리] — 출애굽기 8장 · 개구리와 파리 재앙

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The Plagues of Egypt. . 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD , Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: 4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants. 5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. 6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. 8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD , that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD . 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. 12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. 13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. 14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. Pharaoh is here first threatened and then plagued with frogs, as afterwards, in this chapter, with lice and flies, little despicable inconsiderable animals, and yet by their vast numbers rendered sore plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued them with lions, or bears, or wolves, or with vultures or other birds of prey; but he chose to do it by these contemptible instruments. 1. That he might magnify his own power. He is Lord of the hosts of the whole creation, has them all at his beck, and makes what use he pleases of them. Some have thought that the power of God is shown as much in the making of an ant as in the making of an elephant; so is his providence in serving his own purposes by the least creatures as effectually as by the strongest, that the excellency of the power, in judgment as well as mercy, may be of God, and not of the creature. See what reason we have to stand in awe of this God, who, when he pleases, can arm the smallest parts of the creation against us. If God be our enemy, all the creatures are at war with us. 2. That he might humble Pharaoh's pride, and chastise his insolence. What a mortification must it needs be to this haughty monarch to see himself brought to his knees, and forced to submit, by such despicable means! Every child is, ordinarily, able to deal with those invaders, and can triumph over them; yet now so numerous were their troops, and so vigorous their assaults, that Pharaoh, with all his chariots and horsemen, could make no head against them. Thus he poureth contempt upon princes that offer contempt to him and his sovereignty, and makes those who will not own him above them to know that, when he pleases, he can make the meanest creature to insult them and trample upon them. As to the plague of frogs we may observe, I. How it was threatened. Moses, no doubt, attended the divine Majesty daily for fresh instructions, and (perhaps while the river was yet blood) he is here directed to give notice to Pharaoh of another judgment coming upon him, in case he continue obstinate: If thou refuse to let them go, it is at thy peril, Exodus 8:1 ; Exodus 8:2 . Note, God does not punish men for sin unless they persist in it. If he turn not, he will whet his sword ( Psalms 7:12 ), which implies favour if he turn. So here, If thou refuse, I will smite thy borders, intimating that if Pharaoh complied the controversy should immediately be dropped. The plague threatened, in case of refusal, was formidably extensive. Frogs were to make such an inroad upon them as should make them uneasy in their houses, in their beds, and at their tables; they should not be able to eat, nor drink, nor sleep in quietness, but, wherever they were, should be infested by them, Exodus 8:3 ; Exodus 8:4 . Note, 1. God's curse upon a man will pursue him wherever he goes, and lie heavily upon him whatever he does. See Deuteronomy 28:16 , c. 2. There is no avoiding divine judgments when they invade with commission. II. How it was inflicted. Pharaoh not regarding the alarm, nor being at all inclined to yield to the summons, Aaron is ordered to draw out the forces, and with his outstretched arm and rod to give the signal of battle. Dictum factum--No sooner said then done the host is mustered, and, under the direction and command of an invisible power, shoals of frogs invade the land, and the Egyptians, with all their art and all their might, cannot check their progress, nor so much as give them a diversion. Compare this with that prophecy of an army of locusts and caterpillars, Joel 2:2 , c. and see Isaiah 34:16 ; Isaiah 34:17 . Frogs came up, at the divine call, and covered the land. Note, God has many ways of disquieting those that live at ease. III. How the magicians were permitted to imitate it, Exodus 8:7 ; Exodus 8:7 . They also brought up frogs, but could not remove those that God sent. The unclean spirits which came out of the mouth of the dragon are said to be like frogs, which go forth to the kings of the earth, to deceive them ( Revelation 16:13 ), which probably alludes to these frogs, for it follows the account of the turning of the waters into blood. The dragon, like the magicians, intended by them to deceive, but God intended by them to destroy those that would be deceived. IV. How Pharaoh relented under this plague: it was the first time he did so, Exodus 8:8 ; Exodus 8:8 . He begs of Moses to intercede for the removal of the frogs, and promises fair that he will let the people go. He that a little while ago had spoken with the utmost disdain both of God and Moses is now glad to be beholden to the mercy of God and the prayers of Moses. Note, Those that bid defiance to God and prayer in a day of extremity will, first or last, be made to see their need of both, and will cry, Lord, Lord, Matthew 7:22 . Those that have bantered prayer have been brought to beg it, as the rich man that had scorned Lazarus courted him for a drop of water. V. How Moses fixes the time with Pharaoh, and then prevails with God by prayer for the removal of the frogs. Moses, to show that his performances had no dependence upon the conjunctions or oppositions of the planets, or the luckiness of any one hour more than another, bids Pharaoh name his time. Nellum occurrit tempus regi--No time fixed on by the king shall be objected to, Exodus 8:9 ; Exodus 8:9 . Have thou this honour over me, tell me against when I shall entreat for thee. This was designed for Pharaoh's conviction, that, if his eyes were not opened by the plague, they might by the removal of it. So various are the methods God takes to bring men to repentance. Pharaoh sets the time for to-morrow, Exodus 8:10 ; Exodus 8:10 . And why not immediately? Was he so fond of his guests that he would have them stay another night with him? No, but probably he hoped that they would go away of themselves, and then he should get clear of the plague without being obliged either to God or Moses. However, Moses joins issue with him upon it: " Be it according to thy word, it shall be done just when thou wouldst have it done, that thou mayest know that, whatever the magicians pretend to, there is none like unto the Lord our God. None has such a command as he has over all the creatures, nor is any one so ready to forgive those that humble themselves before him." Note, The great design both of judgments and mercies is to convince us that there is none like the Lord our God, none so wise, so mighty, so good, no enemy so formidable, no friend so desirable, so valuable. Moses, hereupon, applies to God, prays earnestly to him, to remand the frogs, Exodus 8:12 ; Exodus 8:12 . Note, We must pray for our enemies and persecutors, even the worst as Christ did. In answer to the prayer of Moses, the frogs that came up one day perished the next, or the next but one. They all died ( Exodus 8:13 ; Exodus 8:13 ), and, that it might appear that they were real frogs, their dead bodies were left to be raked together in heaps, so that the smell of them became offensive, Exodus 8:14 ; Exodus 8:14 . Note, The great Sovereign of the world makes what use he pleases of the lives and deaths of his creatures; and he that gives a being, to serve one purpose, may, without wrong to his justice, call for it again immediately, to serve another purpose. VI. What was the issue of this plague ( Exodus 8:15 ; Exodus 8:15 ): When Pharaoh saw there was a respite, without considering either what he had lately felt or what he had reason to fear, he hardened his heart. Note, 1. Till the heart is renewed by the grace of God, the impressions made by the force of affliction do not abide; the convictions wear off, and the promises that were extorted are forgotten. Till the disposition of the air is changed, what thaws in the sun will freeze again in the shade. 2. God's patience is shamefully abused by impenitent sinners. The respite he gives them, to lead them to repentance, they are hardened by; and while he graciously allows them a truce, in order to the making of their peace, they take that opportunity to rally again the baffled forces of an obstinate infidelity. See Ecclesiastes 8:11 ; Psalms 78:34 , &c. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-16-19" class="com-number"

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여호와께서는 먼저 개구리 재앙을 예고하신 뒤 집행하셨다. 이후 이 장에서는 이 재앙과 함께 작은 동물들로 인한 재앙인 이와 파리 재앙을 다룬다. 하찮고 보잘것없어 보이는 동물들이지만, 엄청난 수로 인해 이집트 사람들에게 극심한 재앙이 되었다. 하나님은 사자나 곰이나 늑대, 혹은 맹금류로 재앙을 내리실 수도 있었지만, 이 보잘것없는 생물들을 도구로 삼으셨다.

그 이유는 두 가지다. 1. 하나님 자신의 능력을 드러내시기 위해서다. 그분은 온 피조 세계의 군대를 주관하는 주이시며, 모든 것을 뜻대로 쓰신다. 어떤 이들은 개미를 만드시는 하나님의 능력이 코끼리를 만드시는 능력과 다르지 않다고 생각한다. 마찬가지로 가장 미약한 피조물을 통해서도 가장 강한 것을 통해서만큼 그분의 목적을 이루심으로써, 심판에서나 은혜에서나 그 능력의 탁월함이 피조물에서가 아닌 하나님께로부터 나오게 하신다. 이 하나님을 경외해야 할 이유가 얼마나 큰가! 그분이 원하실 때는 가장 미약한 피조물조차 우리를 대적하도록 무장시키실 수 있다. 하나님이 우리의 원수이시면 모든 피조물이 우리와 전쟁을 벌인다. 2. 바로의 교만을 꺾고 그의 오만을 응징하기 위해서다. 이 교만한 군주가 그토록 하찮은 수단에 무릎을 꿇고 굴복할 수밖에 없었을 때 그 굴욕이 얼마나 컸겠는가! 보통 어린아이라도 능히 다룰 수 있는 이 침략자들을 이제는 바로가 모든 전차와 기병으로도 막아낼 수 없었다. 이렇게 하나님을 멸시하며 그분의 주권에 맞서는 자들을 그분은 천하게 여기시고, 그분 위에 서려 하지 않는 자들에게는 가장 미약한 피조물조차 그들을 능멸하고 짓밟게 하신다.

개구리 재앙에 대해 다음 사항들을 살펴볼 수 있다.

**I. 재앙의 예고 방식.** 모세는 날마다 새 지시를 받으러 하나님의 존전에 나아갔고(아마 나일 강이 아직 피가 되어 있는 동안에), 완악한 바로에게 임할 새 심판을 예고하도록 지시받는다. "이스라엘을 보내기를 거부하면 재앙이 따른다. 네가 거부하면 네 재앙이 되리라"(1-2절). 하나님은 사람이 죄 가운데 계속 머물지 않는 한 벌하지 않으신다. "그가 돌이키지 않으면 자기 칼을 갈리니"(시편 7:12). 이는 돌이키면 은혜가 있음을 암시한다. 여기서도 마찬가지다. "네가 거부하면 내가 칠 것이요"—이는 바로가 순응하면 그 다툼이 즉시 끝날 것임을 뜻한다. 예고된 재앙은 가공할 규모였다. 개구리들이 몰려와 집 안에서도, 침실에서도, 침대 위에서도, 부엌에서도 편히 있을 수 없게 하겠다고 했다. 어디에 있든지 개구리들의 공격을 받게 될 것이었다(3-4절). 이렇게 하나님의 저주는 도망치는 자를 쫓아가며 무슨 일을 하든 그를 무겁게 짓누른다(신명기 28:16 참조).

**II. 재앙의 집행 방식.** 바로가 경고에도 아랑곳하지 않고 조금도 굴복하려 하지 않자, 아론은 팔을 뻗어 싸움의 신호를 울리라는 명령을 받는다. 말이 떨어지자마자 실행된다. 군대가 집결하고, 보이지 않는 능력의 지휘와 명령 아래 개구리 떼가 그 땅을 점령한다. 이집트 사람들은 모든 기술과 힘을 다해도 그 진격을 막거나 방향을 돌릴 수 없다. 메뚜기와 쐐기벌레 군대에 대한 예언(요엘 2:2 이하)과 이사야 34:16-17을 참조하라. 개구리들이 하나님의 부르심에 올라와 그 땅을 뒤덮었다. 하나님은 안락하게 사는 자들을 불편하게 하실 방법을 많이 가지고 계신다.

**III. 술사들이 이를 모방하도록 허용된 일(7절).** 그들도 개구리들을 불러올렸지만, 하나님이 보내신 개구리들은 제거하지 못했다. 용의 입에서 나온 더러운 영들이 개구리 같다고 한 것(요한계시록 16:13)은 아마 이 개구리들을 염두에 둔 표현으로, 물이 피가 된 기사 다음에 나온다. 술사들은 그것으로 속이려 했지만, 하나님은 그것을 통해 속임을 당하고자 하는 자들을 멸하시려는 뜻을 가지고 계셨다.

**IV. 이 재앙 아래 바로가 회유된 일(8절).** 이번이 처음이었다. 바로는 모세에게 개구리를 거두어 달라고 중보해 줄 것을 청하며, 이스라엘을 보내어 여호와께 제사를 드리게 하겠다고 약속했다. 하나님과 모세를 최대한 경멸하며 말하던 자가 이제는 하나님의 자비와 모세의 기도에 은혜를 구하게 된 것이다. 극도의 고통 속에서는 하나님을 배척하고 기도를 조롱하던 자들도 결국은 그 필요를 느끼게 된다. "주여, 주여"라고 부르게 된다(마태복음 7:22). 기도를 비웃던 자들이 마침내 기도를 구하게 되었는데, 라자로를 무시하던 부자가 물 한 방울을 청한 것과 같다.

**V. 모세가 바로와 시간을 정하고 기도로 하나님께 나아가 개구리를 거두어 달라고 한 일.** 모세는 자신의 능력이 행성의 운행이나 어느 시간의 운수에 달려 있지 않음을 보이기 위해 바로에게 시간을 정하게 한다(9절). "당신이 나보다 이 영광을 가지십시오. 내가 언제 당신을 위해 기도할지 당신이 말하십시오." 이는 재앙으로도 눈이 열리지 않는 사람이 재앙의 제거를 통해 깨달음을 얻게 하기 위함이었다. 이렇게 하나님은 사람을 회개로 이끌기 위해 다양한 방법을 쓰신다. 바로는 내일로 정했다(10절). 왜 당장이 아닌가? 그 손님들을 하룻밤 더 붙들어두고 싶었단 말인가? 아니다. 아마도 개구리들이 저절로 가리라 기대했을 것이다. 그러면 하나님이나 모세에게 은혜를 입지 않아도 될 테니까. 모세는 그 조건을 수락한다. "당신의 말대로 되게 하겠습니다. 술사들이 뭐라 주장하든 우리 하나님 여호와 같은 분이 없다는 것을 당신이 알게 하려는 것입니다. 모든 피조물을 이처럼 주관하는 분도, 자신 앞에 스스로를 낮추는 자를 이토록 기꺼이 용서하는 분도 없습니다." 이렇게 심판과 자비의 위대한 목적은 우리 하나님 여호와 같은 분이 없다는 것을 깨닫게 하는 것이다. 그분처럼 지혜롭고 능력 있고 선하신 분도, 그분처럼 두려운 원수도, 그분처럼 소중하고 가치 있는 벗도 없다. 모세는 이에 하나님께 나아가 개구리들을 물리쳐 달라고 간절히 기도한다(12절). 원수와 핍박하는 자를 위해서도, 심지어 가장 나쁜 원수를 위해서도 그리스도께서 하신 것처럼 기도해야 한다. 모세의 기도에 응답하여 하루 만에 올라온 개구리들이 그다음 날 혹은 그다음날에 모두 죽었다. 실제 개구리임을 보이기 위해 그 사체를 모아 무더기로 쌓았고, 그 악취가 심했다(13-14절). 이처럼 세계의 대주권자는 자신의 피조물들의 생사를 뜻대로 쓰신다. 한 목적을 위해 존재를 주신 분이 다른 목적을 위해 즉시 그것을 거두어도 그분의 공의에 어긋남이 없다.

**VI. 이 재앙의 결말(15절).** 바로는 숨통이 트인 것을 보자, 방금 느낀 것도 앞으로 두려워해야 할 것도 헤아리지 않고 마음을 완악하게 했다. 1. 하나님의 은혜로 마음이 새로워지지 않은 한, 고통이 강제로 남긴 인상은 지속되지 않는다. 확신이 사라지고, 강요로 뽑아낸 약속은 잊힌다. 공기의 온도가 바뀌지 않으면 햇볕에 녹은 것이 그늘에서 다시 언다. 2. 회개하지 않는 죄인들은 하나님의 오래 참으심을 수치스럽게 남용한다. 회개로 이끌기 위해 주시는 유예 기간을 그들은 더 완악해지는 데 쓴다. 하나님이 평화를 도모하기 위해 은혜로이 정전을 허락하시면, 그들은 그 기회를 이용해 완강한 불신앙의 패주한 군대를 재집결시킨다(전도서 8:11; 시편 78:34 이하 참조).

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E X O D U S CHAP. VIII. Three more of the plagues of Egypt are related in this chapter, I. That of the frogs, which is, 1. Threatened, Exodus 8:1-4 . 2. Inflicted, Exodus 8:5 ; Exodus 8:6 . 3. Mimicked by the magicians, Exodus 8:7 . 4. Removed, at the humble request of Pharaoh ( Exodus 8:8-14 ), who yet hardens his heart, and, notwithstanding his promise while the plague was upon him ( Exodus 8:8 ), refuses to let Israel go, Exodus 8:15 . II. The plague of lice ( Exodus 8:16 ; Exodus 8:17 ), by which, 1. The magicians were baffled ( Exodus 8:18 ; Exodus 8:19 ), and yet, 2. Pharaoh was hardened, Exodus 8:19 . III. That of flies. 1. Pharaoh is warned of it before ( Exodus 8:20 ; Exodus 8:21 ), and told that the land of Goshen should be exempt from this plague, Exodus 8:22 ; Exodus 8:23 . 2. The plague is brought, Exodus 8:24 . 3. Pharaoh treats with Moses about the release of Israel, and humbles himself, Exodus 8:25-29 . 4. The plague is thereupon removed ( Exodus 8:31 ), and Pharaoh's heart hardened, Exodus 8:32 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-1-15" class="com-number"

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출애굽기 8장은 이집트에 내린 재앙들 가운데 세 가지를 기록한다. I. 개구리 재앙. 1. 예고(1-4절). 2. 집행(5-6절). 3. 술사들의 모방(7절). 4. 바로의 간청으로 재앙이 거두어짐(8-14절). 그러나 바로는 마음을 완악하게 하여, 재앙이 임할 때 한 약속(8절)에도 불구하고 이스라엘을 보내지 않는다(15절). II. 이 재앙(16-17절)에서 1. 술사들이 굴복한다(18-19절). 그러나 2. 바로는 더욱 완악해진다(19절). III. 파리 재앙. 1. 미리 경고하되(20-21절), 고센 땅은 이 재앙에서 제외될 것이라 알린다(22-23절). 2. 재앙이 임한다(24절). 3. 바로가 모세와 이스라엘 석방을 놓고 협상하며 스스로를 낮춘다(25-29절). 4. 재앙이 거두어지지만(31절) 바로의 마음은 완악해진다(32절).

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16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. Here is a short account of the plague of lice. It does not appear that any warning was given of it before. Pharaoh's abuse of the respite granted to him might have been a sufficient warning to him to expect another plague: for if the removal of an affliction harden us, and so we lose the benefit of it, we may conclude it goes away with a purpose to return or to make room for a worse. Observe, I. How this plague of lice was inflicted on the Egyptians, Exodus 8:16 ; Exodus 8:17 . The frogs were produced out of the waters, but these live out of the dust of the earth; for out of any part of the creation God can fetch a scourge, with which to correct those that rebel against him. He has many arrows in his quiver. Even the dust of the earth obeys him. " Fear not then, thou worm Jacob, for God can use thee as a threshing instrument, if he please," Isaiah 41:14 ; Isaiah 41:15 . These lice, no doubt, were extremely vexatious, as well as scandalous, to the Egyptians. Though they had respite, they had respite but awhile, Revelation 11:14 . The second woe was past, but behold the third woe came very quickly. II. How the magicians were baffled by it, Exodus 8:18 ; Exodus 8:18 . They attempted to imitate it, but they could not. When they failed in this, it should seem they attempted to remove it; for it follows, So there were lice upon man and beast, in spite of them. This forced them to confess themselves overpowered: This is the finger of God ( Exodus 8:19 ; Exodus 8:19 ); that is, "This check and restraint put upon us must needs be from a divine power." Note, 1. God has the devil in a chain, and limits him both as a deceiver and as a destroyer; hitherto he shall come, but no further. The devil's agents when God permitted them, could do great things; but when he laid an embargo upon them, though but with his finger, they could do nothing. The magicians' inability, in this less instance, showed whence they had their ability in the former instances which seemed greater, and that they had no power against Moses but what was given them from above. 2. Sooner or later God will extort, even from his enemies, an acknowledgment of his own sovereignty and over-ruling power. It is certain they must all (as we say) knock under at last, as Julian the apostate did, when his dying lips confessed, Thou hast overcome me, O thou Galilean! God will not only be too hard for all opposers, but will force them to own it. III. How Pharaoh, notwithstanding this, was made more and more obstinate ( Exodus 8:19 ; Exodus 8:19 ); even those that had deceived him now said enough to undeceive him, and yet he grew more and more obstinate. Even the miracles and the judgments were to him a savour of death unto death. Note, Those that are not made better by God's word and providences are commonly made worse by them. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-20-32" class="com-number"

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다음은 이 재앙에 대한 간략한 기록이다. 이 재앙이 내리기 전에 어떤 경고가 있었는지 나타나지 않는다. 바로가 유예를 받고도 그것을 남용한 것이 또 다른 재앙의 예고로 충분했을 것이다. 고통이 완화될 때 우리가 완악해지고 그로부터 유익을 얻지 못한다면, 그 고통은 돌아오거나 더 심한 것에 자리를 내주기 위해 떠났다고 볼 수 있다.

**I. 이 재앙이 이집트 사람들에게 임한 방식(16-17절).** 개구리는 물에서 나왔지만, 이는 땅의 티끌에서 나왔다. 피조 세계의 어느 부분에서도 하나님은 자신을 거역하는 자들을 응징할 채찍을 가져오실 수 있다. 그분의 화살통에는 화살이 많다. 심지어 땅의 티끌도 그분께 순종한다. "벌레 같은 야곱아, 두려워하지 말라. 하나님이 원하시면 너를 타작 기계로 삼으실 수 있다"(이사야 41:14-15). 이 이는 이집트 사람들에게 극심한 괴로움일 뿐 아니라 큰 수치이기도 했다. 유예가 있었지만 잠시뿐이었다(요한계시록 11:14). 둘째 화가 지났으나 보라, 셋째 화가 속히 이르렀다.

**II. 이 재앙에서 술사들이 굴복된 일(18절).** 그들은 이를 모방하려 했지만 할 수 없었다. 이것이 실패하자 그것을 제거하려 한 것으로 보인다. "그래도 사람과 짐승에게 이가 있었다"는 말이 이를 암시한다. 이에 그들은 제압당했음을 인정할 수밖에 없었다. "이는 하나님의 손가락입니다"(19절). 즉 "우리를 제지하고 제한하는 이 힘은 분명 신적 능력에서 비롯된 것입니다." 1. 하나님은 마귀를 사슬로 묶어 두셨고, 그 범위를 속이는 자로서도 멸하는 자로서도 제한하신다. 여기까지는 되나 더는 되지 않는다. 하나님이 허용하셨을 때 마귀의 도구들은 대단한 일을 할 수 있었다. 그러나 하나님이 손가락 하나로 금지하시자 아무것도 할 수 없었다. 이 작은 경우에서의 무능함은 그보다 더 커 보이는 이전의 경우들에서의 능력도 어디서 왔는지를 보여 준다. 그들이 모세를 대적하는 힘은 위에서 주어진 것 외에는 없었다. 2. 하나님은 조만간 그분의 원수들로부터도 그분 자신의 주권과 지배권에 대한 시인을 받아내신다. 배교자 율리아누스가 죽음에 이르러 "갈릴리 사람이여, 당신이 나를 이겼습니다"라고 고백한 것처럼, 그들은 결국 굴복해야 한다. 하나님은 모든 대적자를 반드시 이기실 뿐 아니라, 그들이 그것을 인정하도록 하신다.

**III. 그럼에도 바로가 더욱 완악해진 일(19절).** 그를 속이던 자들까지도 이제 그의 눈을 뜨게 하기에 충분한 말을 했다. 그러나 바로는 더욱 더 완악해졌다. 이적들과 심판들이 그에게는 사망에 이르는 사망의 냄새가 되었다. 하나님의 말씀과 섭리로 더 나아지지 않는 자들은 보통 그것으로 더 나빠진다.

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20 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD , Let my people go, that they may serve me. 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth. 23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. 24 And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. 25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land. 26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? 27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us. 28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me. 29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD . 30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD . 31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one. 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go. Here is the story of the plague of flies, in which we are told, I. How it was threatened, like that of frogs, before it was inflicted. Moses is directed ( Exodus 8:20 ; Exodus 8:20 ) to rise early in the morning, to meet Pharaoh when he came forth to the water, and there to repeat his demands. Note, 1. Those that would bring great things to pass for God and their generation must rise early, and redeem time in the morning. Pharaoh was early up at his superstitious devotions to the river; and shall we be for more sleep and more slumber when any service is to be done which would pass well in our account in the great day? 2. Those that would approve themselves God's faithful servants must not be afraid of the face of man. Moses must stand before Pharaoh, proud as he was, and tell him that which was in the highest degree humbling, must challenge him (if he refused to release his captives) to engage with any army of flies, which would obey God's orders of Pharaoh would not. See a similar threatening, Isaiah 7:18 , The Lord will hiss (or whistle) for the fly and the bee, to come and serve his purposes. II. How the Egyptians and the Hebrews were to be remarkably distinguished in this plague, Exodus 8:22 ; Exodus 8:23 . It is probable that this distinction had not been so manifest and observable in any of the foregoing plagues as it was to be in this. Thus, as the plague of lice was made more convincing than any before it, by its running the magicians aground, so was this, by the distinction made between the Egyptians and the Hebrews. Pharaoh must be made to know that God is the Lord in the midst of the earth; and by this it will be known beyond dispute. 1. Swarms of flies, which seem to us to fly at random, shall be manifestly under the conduct of an intelligent mind, while they are above the direction of any man. "Hither they shall go," says Moses, "and thither they shall not come;" and the performance is punctually according to this appointment, and both, compared, amount to a demonstration that he that said it and he that did it was the same, even a Being of infinite power and wisdom. 2. The servants and worshippers of the great Jehovah shall be preserved from sharing in the common calamities of the place they live in, so that the plague which annoys all their neighbours shall not approach them; and this shall be an incontestable proof that God is the Lord in the midst of the earth. Put both these together, and it appears that the eyes of the Lord run to and fro through the earth, and through the air too, to direct that which to us seems most casual, to serve some great designed end, that he may show himself strong on the behalf of those whose hearts are upright with him, 2 Chronicles 16:9 . Observe how it is repeated: I will put a division between my people and thy people Exodus 8:23 ; Exodus 8:23 . Note, The Lord knows those that are his, and will make it appear, perhaps in this world, certainly in the other, that he has set them apart for himself. A day will come when you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked ( Malachi 3:18 ), the sheep and the goats ( Matthew 25:32 ; Ezekiel 34:17 ), though now intermixed. III. How it was inflicted, the day after it was threatened: There came a grievous swarm of flies ( Exodus 8:24 ; Exodus 8:24 ), flies of divers sorts, and such as devoured them, Psalms 78:45 . The prince of the power of the air has gloried in being Beelzebub--the god of flies; but here it is proved that even in that he is a pretender and a usurper, for even with swarms of flies God fights against his kingdom and prevails. IV. How Pharaoh, upon this attack, sounded a parley, and entered into a treaty with Moses and Aaron about a surrender of his captives: but observe with what reluctance he yields. 1. He is content they should sacrifice to their God, provided they would do it in the land of Egypt, Exodus 8:25 ; Exodus 8:25 . Note, God can extort a toleration of his worship, even from those that are really enemies to it. Pharaoh, under the smart of the rod, is content they should do sacrifice, and will allow liberty of conscience to God's Israel, even in his own land. But Moses will not accept his concession; he cannot do it, Exodus 8:26 ; Exodus 8:26 . It would be an abomination to God should they offer the Egyptian sacrifices, and an abomination to the Egyptians should they offer to God their own sacrifices, as they ought; so that they could not sacrifice in the land without incurring the displeasure either of their God or of their task-masters; therefore he insists: We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, Exodus 8:27 ; Exodus 8:27 . Note, Those that would offer an acceptable sacrifice to God must, (1.) Separate themselves from the wicked and profane; for we cannot have fellowship both with the Father of lights and with the works of darkness, both with Christ and with Belial, 2 Corinthians 6:14 ; Psalms 26:4 ; Psalms 26:6 . (2.) They must retire from the distractions of the world, and get as far as may be from the noise of it. Israel cannot keep the feast of the Lord either among the brick-kilns or among the flesh-pots of Egypt; no, We will go into the wilderness, Hosea 2:14 ; Song of Solomon 7:11 . (3.) They must observe the divine appointment: "We will sacrifice as God shall command us, and not otherwise." Though they were in the utmost degree of slavery to Pharaoh, yet in the worship of God, they must observe his commands and not Pharaoh's. 2. When this proposal is rejected, he consents for them to go into the wilderness, provided they do not go very far away, not so far but that he might fetch them back again, Exodus 8:28 ; Exodus 8:28 . It is probable he had heard of their design upon Canaan, and suspected that if once they left Egypt they would never come back again; and therefore, when he is forced to consent that they shall go (the swarms of flies buzzing the necessity in his ears), yet he is not willing that they should go out of his reach. Thus some sinners who, in a pang of conviction, part with their sins, yet are loth they should go very far away; for, when the fright is over, they will return to them again. We observe here a struggle between Pharaoh's convictions and his corruptions; his convictions said, "Let them go;" his corruptions said, "Yet not very far away:" but he sided with his corruptions against his convictions, and this was his ruin. This proposal Moses so far accepted as that he promised the removal of this plague upon it, Exodus 8:29 ; Exodus 8:29 . See here, (1.) How ready God is to accept sinners' submissions. Pharaoh does but say, Entreat for me (though it is with regret that he humbles so far), and Moses promises immediately, I will entreat the Lord for thee, that Pharaoh might see what the design of the plague was, not to bring him to ruin, but to bring him to repentance. With what pleasure did God say ( 1 Kings 21:29 ), Seest thou how Ahab humbles himself? (2.) What need we have to be admonished that we be sincere in our submission: But let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more. Those that deal deceitfully are justly suspected, and must be cautioned not to return again to folly, after God has once more spoken peace. Be not deceived, God is not mocked; if we think to put a cheat upon God by a counterfeit repentance, and a fraudulent surrender of ourselves to him, we shall prove, in the end, to have put a fatal cheat upon our own souls. Lastly, The issue of all was that God graciously removed the plague ( Exodus 8:30 ; Exodus 8:31 ), but Pharaoh perfidiously returned to his hardness, and would not let the people go, Exodus 8:32 ; Exodus 8:32 . His pride would not let him part with such a flower of his crown as his dominion over Israel was, nor his covetousness with such a branch of his revenue as their labours were. Note, Reigning lusts break through the strongest bounds, and make men impudently presumptuous and scandalously perfidious. 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여기서는 파리 재앙의 이야기를 담고 있다.

**I. 개구리 재앙처럼, 집행 전에 먼저 예고된 방식.** 모세는 아침 일찍 일어나 바로가 강가로 나올 때 그 앞에 서서 요구를 반복하라는 지시를 받는다(20절). 1. 하나님과 자신의 세대를 위해 큰 일을 이루려는 자는 일찍 일어나 아침 시간을 아껴야 한다. 바로는 강에 대한 미신적 제의를 위해 일찍 나왔다. 그렇다면 우리는 큰 날의 결산에서 잘 평가받을 섬김이 있을 때 더 자고 더 졸 수 있겠는가? 2. 하나님의 신실한 종으로 인정받고자 하는 자는 사람의 낯을 두려워하지 않아야 한다. 모세는 교만한 바로 앞에 서서 그가 가장 듣기 싫어할 말, 즉 자신이 포로들을 보내지 않으면 파리 군대가 하나님의 명령에는 순종하지만 바로의 명령에는 복종하지 않아 그와 맞서 싸우리라는 도전을 해야 했다. 이사야 7:18 참조. "여호와께서 이집트 강 어귀의 파리와 앗시리아 땅의 벌을 부르실 것이라."

**II. 이 재앙에서 이집트 사람들과 히브리 사람들이 현저하게 구분된 일(22-23절).** 아마도 이 구분은 이전의 어떤 재앙에서보다 이 재앙에서 더 분명하고 두드러지게 나타났을 것이다. 이 재앙이 이의 재앙보다 더 확실한 증거가 된 것처럼, 이는 술사들을 막다른 곳으로 몰아붙임으로써, 이 재앙은 이집트 사람들과 히브리 사람들 사이의 구분을 통해 더욱 확실한 증거가 되었다. 바로는 하나님이 이 세상 한가운데서 주이심을 알아야 했다. 이를 통해 논란의 여지 없이 알게 될 것이다. 1. 무작위로 나는 것처럼 보이는 파리 떼가 지적인 마음의 지도 아래에 있음이 분명히 드러났다. "여기까지만, 저기는 가지 않는다"고 모세가 말했고, 그 실행은 이 명령과 정확히 일치했다. 말한 자와 행한 자가 동일한 분, 곧 무한한 능력과 지혜를 가지신 분임을 증명했다. 2. 위대한 여호와의 종들과 경배자들은 그들이 사는 곳에서 일반적으로 닥치는 재앙에 함께 당하지 않도록 보호받는다. 이웃 모두를 괴롭히는 재앙이 그들에게는 미치지 않는다. 이것이 하나님이 이 세상 한가운데서 주이심에 대한 논란의 여지 없는 증거가 된다. 이 두 가지를 합치면, 여호와의 눈은 온 땅을 이리저리 살피시고, 가장 우연처럼 보이는 것도 어떤 위대한 계획된 목적을 위해 인도하신다. 마음이 그분께 온전한 자들을 위해 자신의 강함을 드러내심으로써(역대하 16:9), "내 백성과 네 백성 사이에 구분을 두겠다"는 말이 반복된다(23절). 여호와는 자기 것인 자들을 아시며, 이 세상에서도, 분명히 저세상에서도 그들을 자신을 위해 따로 두셨음을 나타내실 것이다. 지금은 뒤섞여 있지만, 의인과 악인을 분별하며 돌아오는 날이 있을 것이다(말라기 3:18), 양과 염소가 구분될 것이다(마태복음 25:32; 에스겔 34:17).

**III. 예고한 다음 날 재앙이 임한 방식.** 심한 파리 떼가 몰려왔다(24절). 각종 파리들이, 그들을 삼킬 파리들이(시편 78:45). 공중 권세 잡은 자는 바알세불, 곧 파리들의 신임을 자랑해 왔다. 그러나 이 재앙에서 바로 그 파리 떼로 하나님이 그의 왕국을 치고 이기심이 증명된다.

**IV. 이 공격에서 바로가 停戰을 요청하고 모세와 아론과 이스라엘 포로 석방을 놓고 협상에 들어간 일.** 그러나 그가 얼마나 마지못해 양보하는지를 보라. 1. 그는 이집트 땅 안에서 하나님께 제사 드리는 것은 허용하려 했다(25절). 하나님은 그분을 진정으로 반대하는 자들로부터도 그분의 예배에 대한 관용을 강제로 받아낼 수 있다. 재앙의 매 아래 있는 바로는 그들이 제사를 드려도 좋다며 자기 땅에서 양심의 자유를 허용하려 한다. 그러나 모세는 이 양보를 받아들이지 않는다(26절). 이집트의 제물을 드리면 하나님께 가증한 것이 되고, 마땅히 하나님께 드려야 할 제물을 드리면 이집트 사람들에게 가증한 것이 된다. 그러므로 이집트 땅 안에서는 하나님을 기쁘시게 하는 제사도, 이집트 사람들을 만족시키는 제사도 드릴 수 없다. 그래서 그는 주장한다. "우리가 사흘 길을 가서 광야로 들어가겠습니다"(27절). 하나님께 합당한 제사를 드리고자 하는 자들은, (1) 악인들과 불경건한 자들로부터 자신을 분리해야 한다. 빛의 아버지와 어두움의 일들, 그리스도와 벨리알과 동시에 교제할 수 없다(고린도후서 6:14; 시편 26:4, 6). (2) 세상의 소란에서 물러나 그 소음에서 최대한 멀리 떨어져야 한다. 이스라엘은 이집트의 벽돌 가마 곁에서도, 고기 가마 곁에서도 주의 절기를 지킬 수 없다. "우리가 광야로 들어가겠습니다"(호세아 2:14; 아가 7:11). (3) 신적 임명을 지켜야 한다. "하나님이 우리에게 명하신 대로 제사를 드리겠습니다." 바로에게는 극도로 예속되어 있을지라도, 하나님 예배에서는 바로의 명령이 아닌 하나님의 명령을 따라야 한다. 2. 이 제안이 거부되자 바로는 광야로 나가는 것을 허락하되 "너무 멀리는 가지 말라"고 했다(28절). 아마 바로는 가나안을 향한 그들의 계획을 들었을 것이고, 일단 이집트를 떠나면 돌아오지 않을 것을 염려했을 것이다. 파리 떼가 윙윙거리며 그 필요성을 귓가에 외치는 상황에서도, 그는 그들이 자신의 손이 닿지 않는 곳으로 가는 것을 원하지 않았다. 이렇게 어떤 죄인들은 일시적인 확신의 발작 속에서 죄를 버리지만, 그것이 너무 멀리 가기를 바라지 않는다. 두려움이 가시면 다시 돌아올 테니까. 여기서 바로의 확신과 그의 부패 사이의 싸움을 볼 수 있다. 확신은 "보내라"고 하고, 부패는 "너무 멀리는 가지 말라"고 한다. 그는 확신이 아닌 부패의 편에 섰고, 이것이 그의 파멸이었다. 모세는 이 제안을 어느 정도 수락하여, 이 조건이라면 재앙을 거두어 달라고 기도하겠다고 약속했다(29절). (1) 하나님이 얼마나 기꺼이 죄인들의 항복을 받아들이시는지 보라. 바로는 마지못해 "나를 위해 기도해 달라"고 말했을 뿐인데, 모세는 즉시 "내가 여호와께 기도하겠습니다"라고 약속한다. 재앙의 목적이 그를 멸하는 것이 아니라 회개로 이끄는 것이었음을 바로 스스로 보게 하기 위해서다. 하나님이 얼마나 기쁘게 말씀하셨는가. "아합이 내 앞에서 스스로 겸비하는 것을 보느냐"(열왕기상 21:29). (2) 우리의 항복이 진실하도록 경계를 받을 필요가 있음을 보라. "바로는 더 이상 속이지 마십시오." 속이는 자들은 정당하게 의심받으며, 다시 어리석음으로 돌아가지 말라는 권고를 받아야 한다. 하나님을 속일 수 있다고 생각하지 말라. 하나님은 조롱받지 않으신다. 가짜 회개로, 자신을 하나님께 드리는 속임수로 하나님을 속이려 한다면, 그것은 결국 자신의 영혼을 치명적으로 속이는 것이 될 것이다.

끝으로, 결말은 하나님이 은혜로이 재앙을 거두셨고(30-31절), 바로는 배신적으로 다시 완악해져서 이스라엘을 보내려 하지 않았다(32절). 그의 교만은 이스라엘에 대한 지배권이라는 왕권의 꽃을 빼앗기는 것을 허락하지 않았고, 그의 탐욕은 그들의 노동으로 얻는 세입을 잃는 것을 허락하지 않았다. 지배하는 정욕은 가장 강한 경계도 돌파하여 사람을 뻔뻔스럽게 하고 수치스럽게 배신하게 만든다. 그러므로 죄가 다스리지 못하도록 하라. 다스리게 두면 가장 극심한 어리석음으로 배신하고 몰아갈 것이다.

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