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주석[매튜 헨리] — 느헤미야 7장 · 귀환자 명단 재기록

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The Completion of the Wall. . 1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. 4 Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. God saith concerning his church ( Isaiah 62:6 ), I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem! This is Nehemiah's care here; for dead walls, without living watchmen, are but a poor defence to a city. I. He appointed the porters, singers, and Levites, in their places to their work. This is meant of their work in general, which was to attend the temple service; it had been neglected in some degree, but now was revived. God's worship is the defence of a place, and his ministers, when they mind their duty, are watchmen on the walls. Or, in particular, he ordered them to be ready against the wall was to be dedicated, that they might perform that service in an orderly and solemn manner; and the dedication of it was its strength. That is likely to be beneficial to us which is devoted to God. II. He appointed two governors or consuls, to whom he committed the care of the city, and gave them in charge to provide for the public peace and safety. Hanani, his brother, who came to him with the tidings of the desolations of Jerusalem, was one, a man of approved integrity and affection to his country; the other was Hananiah, who had been ruler of the palace: for he that has approved himself faithful in less shall be entrusted with more. Of this Hananiah it is said that he was a faithful man and one that feared God above many, Nehemiah 7:2 ; Nehemiah 7:2 . Note, 1. Among those who fear God truly there are some who fear him greatly, and excel others in the expressions and instances of that fear; and they are worthy a double portion of that honour which is due to those that fear the Lord, Psalms 15:4 . There were many in Jerusalem that feared God, but this good man was more eminent for religion and serious godliness than any. 2. Those that fear God must evidence it by their being faithful to all men and universally conscientious. 3. God's Jerusalem is then likely to flourish when those rule in it, and have charge of it, who excel in virtue, and are eminent both for godliness and honesty. It is supposed, by some, that Nehemiah was now about to return to the Persian court to have his commission renewed, and that he left these two worthy men in charge with the affairs of the city in his absence. Good governors, when and where they cannot act themselves, must be very careful whom they depute. III. He gave orders about the shutting of the gates and the guarding of the walls, Nehemiah 7:3 ; Nehemiah 7:4 . See here, 1. What the present state of Jerusalem was. The city, in compass, was large and great. The walls enclosed the same ground as formerly; but much of it lay waste, for the houses were not built, few at least in comparison with what had been; so that Nehemiah walled the city in faith, and with an eye to that promise of the replenishing of it which God had lately made by the prophet, Zechariah 8:3-8 , c. Though the people were now few, he believed they would be multiplied, and therefore built the walls so as to make room for them had he not depended upon this he might have thought walls without a city as great a reproach as a city without walls. 2. What was the care of Nehemiah for it. He ordered the rulers of the city themselves, (1.) To stand by, and see the city-gates shut up and barred every night; for in vain had they a wall if they were careless of their gates. (2.) To take care that they should not be opened in the morning till they could see that all was clear and quiet. (3.) To set sentinels upon the walls, or elsewhere, at convenient distances, who should, in case of the approach of the enemy, give timely notice to the city of the danger; and, as it came to their turn to watch, they must post themselves over against their own houses, because of them, it might be presumed, they would be in a particular manner careful. The public safety depends upon every one's particular care to guard himself and his own family against sin, that common enemy. It is every one's interest to watch, but many understand not their own interest; it is therefore incumbent upon magistrates to appoint watches. And as this people had lately found God with them in their building (else they would have built in vain), so now that the wall was built, no doubt, they were made sensible that except the Lord kept the city the watchman waked but in vain, Psalms 127:1 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-5-73" class="com-number"

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성벽 완공 이후 도성 수비 조치.

> 성벽이 완성되고 내가 성문을 세운 후에, 문지기와 노래하는 자들과 레위 사람들이 임명되었다. 그리고 나는 내 형제 하나니와 성의 관리자 하나냐에게 예루살렘을 맡겼는데, 이는 그가 성실한 사람이요 많은 사람들보다 하나님을 경외하는 자였기 때문이다. 나는 그들에게 말하였다. "해가 뜨겁게 내리쬐기 전에는 예루살렘 성문을 열지 말고, 문을 지키는 동안 문을 닫고 빗장을 지르라. 또 예루살렘 주민 중에서 보초를 세우되, 각자 자기 당번에 맞게, 각자 자기 집 앞에서 지키게 하라." 성읍은 넓고 크기는 하였으나 그 안에 백성이 적었고, 집들도 지어지지 않은 상태였다.

하나님은 자기 교회에 대해 이렇게 말씀하신다. "예루살렘아, 내가 네 성벽 위에 파수꾼들을 세웠다"(사 62:6). 이것이 여기서 느헤미야의 관심사이다. 왜냐하면 살아있는 파수꾼 없이 죽은 성벽만 있어서는 도시를 지키기에 보잘것없기 때문이다.

**I. 그는 문지기와 노래하는 자들과 레위 사람들을 각자의 자리와 직무에 임명하였다.** 이것은 성전 봉사에 힘쓰는 그들의 일반적인 임무를 가리키는 것으로, 어느 정도 소홀히 되었다가 이제 다시 회복된 것이다. 하나님을 예배하는 것은 한 장소를 지키는 방어책이며, 그 사역자들이 자신의 본분을 다할 때 그들은 성벽 위의 파수꾼이 된다. 혹은, 특히 성벽 봉헌식을 앞두고 그들이 준비를 갖추도록 명하여, 질서 있고 엄숙하게 그 의식을 거행할 수 있게 한 것이다. 봉헌은 곧 성벽의 힘이다. 하나님께 헌납된 것이 우리에게 유익이 될 가능성이 높다.

**II. 그는 두 명의 총독 또는 집정관을 임명하여 도성의 통치를 맡기고, 공공의 평화와 안전을 돌보도록 위임하였다.** 예루살렘의 황폐한 소식을 가지고 느헤미야에게 찾아왔던 그의 형제 하나니가 한 명인데, 그는 나라에 대한 검증된 성실함과 애정을 지닌 사람이었다. 다른 한 명은 궁의 관리자였던 하나냐로, 작은 일에 성실함을 입증한 자는 더 큰 일을 맡게 된다. 이 하나냐에 대해 성경은 그가 성실한 사람이요 많은 사람들보다 하나님을 경외하는 자였다고 기록한다(느 7:2). 주목할 점이 있다.

1. 진실로 하나님을 경외하는 사람들 중에도 더욱 크게 경외하는 자들이 있으며, 그 경외의 표현과 실천에서 다른 이들을 능가하는 자들이 있다. 그들은 주를 경외하는 자에게 돌려야 할 존경을 배로 받을 만하다(시 15:4). 예루살렘에는 하나님을 경외하는 사람들이 많았으나, 이 선한 사람은 종교와 진지한 경건함에서 누구보다 탁월하였다.

2. 하나님을 경외하는 자들은 모든 사람에게 성실하고 모든 면에서 양심적으로 행동함으로써 그것을 증명해야 한다.

3. 덕을 탁월히 갖추고 경건함과 정직함 모두에서 뛰어난 자들이 다스리고 책임을 맡을 때, 하나님의 예루살렘은 번성하게 된다.

일부 학자들은 느헤미야가 당시 임무 갱신을 위해 페르시아 궁정으로 돌아가려 하였으며, 그 부재 중에 도성의 일을 이 두 훌륭한 사람에게 위임하고 떠났다고 추정한다. 선한 통치자는 자신이 직접 행동할 수 없을 때 누구를 대리자로 세울지 매우 신중해야 한다.

**III. 그는 성문을 닫는 것과 성벽을 경비하는 것에 관한 명령을 내렸다(느 7:3-4).** 여기서 살펴볼 것이 있다.

1. **당시 예루살렘의 상태가 어떠했는가.** 도성은 면적상 넓고 컸다. 성벽은 이전과 동일한 지역을 둘러싸고 있었으나, 집들이 지어지지 않았기에 대부분이 황무지 상태였다. 그리하여 느헤미야는 믿음으로, 또한 하나님께서 스가랴 선지자를 통해 최근 허락하신 인구 충만의 약속을 바라보며 성벽을 쌓았다(슥 8:3-8). 비록 당시에 백성이 적었지만, 그는 그들이 늘어날 것을 믿었고, 그래서 그들을 위한 공간을 마련하도록 성벽을 건축하였다. 이러한 확신 없이는 성읍 없는 성벽이 성벽 없는 성읍만큼 부끄러운 일이 될 수 있다고 여겼을 것이다.

2. **느헤미야의 구체적인 조치.** 그는 도성의 지도자들에게 직접 명하였다. (1) 매일 밤 성문이 닫히고 빗장이 걸리는지 옆에 서서 지켜볼 것. 성문에 부주의하면 성벽이 있어도 소용없기 때문이다. (2) 아침에 모든 것이 평온하고 안전한 것을 확인하기 전에는 성문을 열지 말 것. (3) 성벽 위나 요충지에 적당한 간격으로 보초를 세워, 적이 접근할 경우 도성에 위험을 시의적절하게 알릴 수 있게 할 것. 각자 자기 집 앞에서 차례대로 보초를 서게 한 것은, 자기 집 앞에서는 특별히 더 주의를 기울일 것으로 기대할 수 있기 때문이다. 공공의 안전은 모든 사람이 죄라는 공통의 적으로부터 자신과 가족을 지키는 각자의 주의에 달려 있다. 파수꾼을 세우는 것은 모든 사람의 이익이지만, 많은 사람이 자신의 이익을 깨닫지 못한다. 그러므로 관리들이 보초를 임명하는 것은 마땅한 일이다. 그리고 이 백성이 성벽을 쌓을 때 하나님께서 함께하셨음을 경험하였듯이(그렇지 않았다면 헛되이 쌓은 것이 되었을 것이다), 성벽이 완성된 지금도 틀림없이 이것을 절감하였을 것이다. "여호와께서 성을 지키지 아니하시면 파수꾼이 깨어 있어도 헛되도다"(시 127:1).

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N E H E M I A H CHAP. VII. The success of one good design for God and our generation should encourage us to proceed and form some other; Nehemiah did so, having fortified Jerusalem with gates and walls, his next care is, I. To see the city well kept, Nehemiah 7:1-4 . II. To see it well peopled, in order to which he here reviews and calls over the register of the children of the captivity, the families that returned at first, and records it, Nehemiah 7:5-73 . It is the same, in effect, with that which we had, Ezra 2:1-62 What use he made of it we shall find afterwards, when he brought one of ten to live in Jerusalem, Nehemiah 11:1 ; Nehemiah 11:1 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-1-4" class="com-number"

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느헤미야 7장. 하나님을 위한 한 선한 계획의 성공은 우리로 하여금 계속 나아가 또 다른 계획을 세우도록 격려한다. 느헤미야도 그러하였다. 성문과 성벽으로 예루살렘을 견고히 한 후, 그의 다음 관심사는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 도성이 잘 지켜지도록 하는 것(느 7:1-4). 둘째, 도성에 인구가 충분히 채워지도록 하는 것. 이를 위해 그는 처음 귀환한 포로 자녀들의 가족 명단이 담긴 족보 등록부를 검토하고 그것을 기록하였다(느 7:5-73). 이는 에스라 2:1-62의 내용과 실질적으로 동일하다. 이 등록부를 어떻게 활용하였는지는 나중에, 곧 열 명 중 하나를 예루살렘에 거주하게 하는 대목에서 살펴볼 수 있다(느 11:1).

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The Register of the Captives. . 5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; 7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this; 8 The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. 9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. 11 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. 14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. 16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. 17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. 19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. 20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. 21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. 23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve. 25 The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. 26 The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight. 27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight. 28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two. 29 The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. 30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one. 31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty and two. 32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three. 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. 39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 40 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 41 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four. 44 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight. 45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred thirty and eight. 46 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, 52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, 53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah, 56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon. 60 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 61 And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not show their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. 62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. 63 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 64 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 65 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. 66 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 67 Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women. 68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five: 69 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. 70 And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. 71 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. 72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. 73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. We have here another good project of Nehemiah's; for wise and zealous men will be always contriving something or other for the glory of God and the edification of his church. He knew very well that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the number and valour of the inhabitants than upon the height or strength of its walls; and therefore, observing that the people were few that dwelt in it, he thought fit to take an account of the people, that he might find what families had formerly had their settlement in Jerusalem, but were now removed into the country, that he might bring them back, and what families could in any other way be influenced by their religion, or by their business, to come and rebuild the houses in Jerusalem and dwell in them. So little reason have we to wish that we may be placed alone in the earth, or in Jerusalem itself, that much of our safety and comfort depends upon our neighbours and friends; the more the stronger, the more the merrier. It is the wisdom of the governors of a nation to keep the balance even between the city and country, that the metropolis be not so extravagantly large as to drain and impoverish the country, nor yet so weak as not to be able to protect it. Now observe, I. Whence this good design of Nehemiah's came. He owns, My God put it into my heart, Nehemiah 7:5 ; Nehemiah 7:5 . Note, Whatever good motion is in our minds, either prudent or pious, we must acknowledge it to come from God. It was he that put it into our hearts; for every good gift and every good work are from above. He gives knowledge; he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence must be ascribed to the direction of divine Providence; he that teaches the husbandman his discretion ( Isaiah 28:26 ) teaches the statesman his. II. What method he took in prosecution of it. 1. He called the rulers together, and the people, that he might have an account of the present state of their families--their number and strength, and where they were settled. It is probable that when he summoned them to come together he ordered them to bring such an account along with them out of their several districts. And I doubt they were not so many but that it might be soon done. 2. He reviewed the old register of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and compared the present accounts with that; and here we have the repetition of that out of Ezra 2. The title is the same here ( Nehemiah 7:6 ; Nehemiah 7:7 ) as there ( Nehemiah 7:1 ; Nehemiah 7:2 ): These are the children of the province, c. Two things are here repeated and recorded a second time from thence--the names and numbers of their several families, and their oblations to the service of the temple. The repetition of these accounts may intimate to us the delight which the great God is pleased to take in the persons, families, and services of his spiritual Israel, and the particular notice he takes of them. He knows those that are his, knows them all, knows them by name, has his eye on the register of those children of the captivity, and does all according to the ancient counsel of his will concerning them. (1.) Here is an account of the heads of the several families that first came up, Nehemiah 7:6-69 ; Nehemiah 7:6-69 . As to this, [1.] Though it seem of little use to us now, yet then it was of great use, to compare what they had been with what they now were. We may suppose they were much increased by this time; but it would do well for them to remember their small beginnings, that they might acknowledge God in multiplying their families and building them up. By this means likewise their genealogies would be preserved, and the distinction of their families kept up, till the Messiah should come, and then an end be put to all their genealogies, which were preserved for his sake, but afterwards were endless. But, [2.] There are many differences in the numbers between this catalogue and that in Ezra. Most of them indeed are exactly the same, and some others within a very few under or over (one or two perhaps); and therefore I cannot think, as some do, that that was the number of these families at their first coming and this as they were now, which was at least forty years after (some make it much more); for we cannot suppose so many families to be not at all, or but little, altered in their numbers in all that time; therefore what differences there are we may suppose to arise either from the mistakes of transcribers, which easily happen in numbers, or from the diversity of the copies from which they were taken. Or perhaps one was the account of them when they set out from Babylon with Zerubbabel, the other when they came to Jerusalem. The sum totals are all just the same there and here, except of the singing-men and singing-women, which there are 200, here 245. These were not of such importance as that they should keep any strict account of them. (2.) Here is an account of the offerings which were given towards the work of God, Nehemiah 7:70-72 ; Nehemiah 7:70-72 , c. This differs much from that in Ezra 2:68 ; Ezra 2:69 , and it may be questioned whether it refers to the same contribution; here the tirshatha, or chief governor, who there was not mentioned, begins the offering; and the single sum mentioned there exceeds all those here put together; yet it is probable that it was the same, but that followed one copy of the lists, this another; for the Nehemiah 7:73 ; Ezra 2:70 ; Ezra 3:1 is the same here that it was Nehemiah 7:73 ; Ezra 2:70 ; Ezra 3:1 . Blessed be God that our faith and hope are not built upon the niceties of names and numbers, genealogy and chronology, but on the great things of the law and gospel. Whatever is given to the work of God, he is not unrighteous to forget it; nor shall even a cup of cold water, wherewith he is honoured, go without its reward. return to ' Top of Page ' Nehemiah Neh 6 Nehemiah Neh Nehemiah Neh 8 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 Nehemiah 7". 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포로 귀환자 명단 검토.

> 하나님께서 내 마음에 귀족들과 지도자들과 백성을 모아 족보에 따라 등록하려는 생각을 주셨다. 그리고 나는 처음 올라온 자들의 족보 등록부를 발견하고, 그 안에 다음과 같이 기록된 것을 찾았다. 이들은 바벨론 왕 느부갓네살이 포로로 잡아간 사람들 중에서 돌아온 지방 사람들로, 각자 자기 성으로 예루살렘과 유다로 돌아온 자들이다. 스룹바벨, 예수아, 느헤미야, 아사랴, 라아먀, 나하마니, 모르드개, 빌산, 미스베렛, 비그왜, 느훔, 바아나와 함께 온 자들이다…[73절까지 가문별 귀환자 명단 및 7월에 이스라엘 자손이 각 성읍에 거주함].

여기에는 느헤미야의 또 다른 선한 계획이 나온다. 지혜롭고 열심 있는 사람들은 항상 하나님의 영광과 교회의 덕을 세우기 위한 무언가를 도모하기 때문이다. 그는 도성의 안전이 하나님 아래에서 성벽의 높이나 견고함보다 주민의 수와 용기에 더 달려 있다는 것을 잘 알고 있었다. 그래서 도성에 사는 사람이 적다는 것을 관찰하고, 백성의 수를 파악하여 예루살렘에 원래 정착하였다가 지금은 시골로 나간 가문들을 찾아 다시 데려오는 것이 적절하다고 판단하였다. 또한 종교나 사업상의 이유로 예루살렘으로 와서 집을 짓고 거주할 수 있는 가문들을 파악하고자 하였다. 우리가 홀로 이 땅이나 예루살렘에 있기를 원할 이유가 없다. 우리의 안전과 위안의 많은 부분이 이웃과 친구들에게 달려 있기 때문이다. 많을수록 강해지고, 많을수록 즐거워진다. 나라의 지도자들이 수도가 지나치게 커서 지방을 고갈시키고 빈곤하게 만들지 않도록, 그렇다고 지방을 보호하기에 너무 약하지도 않도록 도시와 지방 사이의 균형을 유지하는 것은 지혜로운 일이다.

**I. 이 선한 계획이 어디서 비롯되었는가.** 느헤미야는 "내 하나님이 내 마음에 넣어 주셨다"고 고백한다(느 7:5). 주목할 것이 있다. 우리 마음 속에 있는 어떤 선한 생각이든, 그것이 지혜로운 것이든 경건한 것이든, 그것이 하나님께로부터 왔음을 인정해야 한다. 그것을 우리 마음에 넣어 주신 분은 하나님이시다. 모든 선한 선물과 모든 선한 일은 위에서 온다. 하나님은 지식을 주시고 은혜를 주신다. 모든 것이 그분에게서 비롯되었으므로 모든 것이 그분께로 돌아가야 한다. 인간의 지혜로 행하는 것도 신적 섭리의 인도하심에 돌려야 한다. 농부에게 지혜를 가르치시는 분(사 28:26)이 정치가에게도 그의 지혜를 가르치신다.

**II. 그가 이를 추진한 방법.**

1. 그는 지도자들과 백성을 소집하여 그들의 가문 현황—인원과 능력, 정착 지역—을 파악하였다. 아마도 그는 소집 명령과 함께 각자 자기 지역에서 그러한 명단을 작성해 가져오도록 지시하였을 것이다. 그들의 수가 많지 않아 빠르게 파악할 수 있었을 것이다.

2. 처음 귀환한 자들의 족보 등록부를 검토하여 현재의 명단과 비교하였다. 여기에 에스라 2장의 내용이 반복된다. 제목은 거기서와 동일하다(느 7:6-7; 에 7:1-2). "이들은 포로에서 돌아온 지방 사람들이다." 두 가지가 여기서 다시 기록된다. 가문별 이름과 수, 그리고 성전 봉사를 위한 헌금이다. 이 기록들의 반복은 위대하신 하나님께서 자신의 영적 이스라엘의 사람들과 가문들과 봉사들을 기뻐하시며, 그들을 특별히 주목하신다는 것을 시사한다. 그분은 자기 백성이 누구인지 아신다. 그들 모두를 아시고, 이름으로 아신다. 포로 자녀들의 등록부를 눈여겨보시며, 그들에 관한 고대의 뜻과 경륜에 따라 모든 것을 행하신다.

(1) 처음 올라온 여러 가문의 족장들에 대한 명단(느 7:6-69). 이에 대해 다음을 살펴보자.

[1] 지금 우리에게는 별 쓸모가 없어 보일지라도, 당시에는 그것이 매우 유용하여 그들이 어떠하였는가를 현재와 비교할 수 있었다. 이때쯤에는 인원이 훨씬 늘어났을 것이다. 그러나 그들이 보잘것없는 시작을 기억하고, 하나님께서 그들의 가문을 번성케 하시고 세우신 것을 인정하는 것이 마땅하였다. 또한 이를 통해 족보가 보존되고 가문의 구별이 유지되어, 메시아가 오실 때까지 이어질 수 있었다. 족보는 그분을 위해 보존되었지만, 그분이 오신 후에는 무한한 족보들이 끝나게 되었다.

[2] 그러나 이 명단과 에스라서의 명단 사이에는 수에서 많은 차이가 있다. 대부분은 정확히 일치하고, 일부는 하나 혹은 둘 정도의 차이가 있다. 그러므로 일부가 주장하듯 에스라서의 것이 처음 귀환 당시의 수이고 이것이 적어도 40년 후의 수라고 생각하기 어렵다. 40년이 넘는 세월 동안 그 많은 가문들이 조금도 변하지 않았다고 볼 수 없기 때문이다. 차이는 필사자의 오류(숫자에서 쉽게 발생하는)나 사용된 사본의 다양성에서 비롯된 것으로 볼 수 있다. 혹은 하나는 바벨론을 떠날 때의 수이고, 다른 하나는 예루살렘에 도착했을 때의 수일 수도 있다. 합계는 거의 동일한데, 노래하는 남자와 여자의 숫자만 에스라서는 200명, 여기서는 245명으로 다르다. 이들은 그다지 엄밀하게 계수되지 않아도 되는 사람들이었다.

(2) 하나님의 일을 위해 드린 헌금 명단(느 7:70-72). 이것은 에스라 2:68-69의 것과 많이 다르다. 이것이 동일한 헌금인지 의문이다. 여기서는 에스라서에서 언급되지 않았던 총독이 헌금을 시작하며, 에스라서에서 언급된 단일 액수가 여기의 모든 것을 합한 것보다 많다. 그러나 아마도 같은 헌금일 것이며, 다만 서로 다른 사본에 근거한 것으로 보인다. 느 7:73과 에스라 2:70-3:1의 결론은 동일하기 때문이다. 우리의 믿음과 소망이 이름과 수, 족보와 연대기의 세부 사항이 아니라 율법과 복음의 위대한 것들 위에 세워져 있음을 하나님께 감사드린다. 하나님의 일을 위해 무엇을 드리든 하나님은 그것을 잊지 않으시는 불의한 분이 아니시며(히 6:10), 그분이 영광을 받으신 차가운 물 한 잔도 상이 없이 지나가지 않을 것이다.

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