God the Potter(Jeremiah 18:1-12) 토기장이하나님(예레미야18:1-12)

God the Potter(Jeremiah 18:1-12)

토기장이하나님(예레미야18:1-12)

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. 4 And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel as it seemed good the potter to do. 5 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as his potter has done? Declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. 7 If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, 8 and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do it. 9 And if at any time I declare concerning a nation a kingdom that I will build and plant it, 10 and if does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it. 11 Now, therefore, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: ‘Thus says the Lord, Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Return, every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your deeds’. 12 “But they say, ‘That is in vain! We will follow our own plans, and will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’

1 이것은주님께서예레미야에게하신말씀이다. 2 “너는어서토기장이의집으로내려가거라. 거기에서내가너에게나의말을선포하겠다.” 3 그래서내가토기장이의집으로내려갔더니, 토기장이가마침물레를돌리며일을하고있었다. 4 그런데그토기장이는진흙으로그릇을빚다가잘되지않으면, 그흙으로다른그릇을빚었다. 5 그때에주님께서나에게이렇게말씀하셨다. 6 “이스라엘백성아, 내가이토기장이와같이너희를다룰수가없겠느냐? 나주의말이다. 이스라엘백성아, 진흙이토기장이의손안에있듯이, 너희도내손안에있다. 7 내가어떤민족이나나라의뿌리를뽑아내거나, 그들을부수거나멸망시키겠다고말을하였더라도, 8 그민족이내가경고한죄악에서돌이키기만하면나는그들에게내리려고생각한재앙을거둔다. 9 그러나내가어떤민족이나나라를세우고심겠다고말을하였더라도, 10 그백성이나의말을순종하지않고, 내가보기에악을하기만하면, 나는그들에게내리기로약속한복을거둔다. ‘ 11 그러므로너는이제유다사람과예루살렘주민에게전하여라. ‘나주가말한다. 내가너희에게내릴재앙을마련하고있으며, 너희를칠행동과행실을고쳐라.’ 12 네가이렇게말하면, 그들은이르기를‘그럴필요없다. 우리는우리생각대로살아가겠다. 우리는각자자신의악한마음에서나오는고집대로행동하겠다’ 할것이다.”

Main Idea

After seeing a potter work on a vessel of clay until it became what he desired, Jeremiah proclaimed God’s absolute sovereignty over all events in the history of the world.

예언자는토기장이가자기가원하는것이나올때까지진흙으로토기를빚는모습을본후세상역사를향한하나님의절대주권을선포합니다.

Thinking, and Understanding

While Jeremiah was watching a potter’s work, God’s word came to him, declaring that God would deal with Israel in the same way the potter made and broke down vessels of clay, even altering the shape of the vessel. This meant that although God was currently inflicting disasters on the people of Judah because of their sins, if they repented and returned to him, God would withdraw those those disasters. However, the people of Judah would reject this opportunity of redemption given to them by God, claiming, “There is no need.” Jeremiah would see the people of Judah continuing to act as they desired(vv. 1-12).

예레미야가토기장이의작업현장을지켜봅니다. 그때하나님의말씀이임합니다. 토기장이가진흙을가지고만들기도하고부수기도하며, 모양을바꾸기도하는것처럼, 하나님도그렇게이스라엘을다룰수있다고하십니다. 지금은하나님께서유다백성의죄때문에재앙을빚고계시지만, 그들이회개하고돌아오면재앙을거두실수도있다는의미입니다. 하지만유다백성들은“그럴필요없다”며하나님이주시는기회를거부할것입니다. 예레미야는유다백성들이여전히마음내키는대로멋대로행동하는것을보게될것입니다(1-12절).

Who is God?

V . 6 Just as clay can only become a vessel at the hands of a potter, God created us from dust and can create us anew in the image of the Lord. Acknowledging that we are nothing more than dust, and entrusting ourselves into the hands of the creator, is faith that leads to life. 

진흙이스스로그릇을창조할수없고토기장이만할수있듯이, 하나님만이흙으로우리를창조하셨고또주의형상으로새롭게창조하실수있습니다. 내가진흙에불과한것을인정하고그창조의손길에나를맡기는것이생명얻는믿음입니다. 

What lesson is God teaching us?

Vv. 1-4 In watching the potter dexterously spin his wheel until he was pleased with the vessel, Jeremiah will have seen the process of God’s creation of Judah. Jeremiah would also have believed that just as the potter did not throw away the unruly clay simply because the vessel was not to his liking, God would also not throw away the people of Judah, but restore them. 

토기장이가맘에드는그릇이나올때까지능숙하게작업에임하는모습을보면서예레미야는하나님의유다창조과정을보았을것입니다. 또한토기장이가원하는그릇이나오지않았다고점토를버리지않듯이, 주님께서도유다를버리지않고그들을새롭게하실것을믿었을것입니다.