Ezekiel 36:1-15
“And you, ison of man, prophesy to jthe mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord. 2 Thus says the Lord God: Because kthe enemy said of you, l‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient mheights have become our possession,’ 3 therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Precisely because nthey made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and oyou became the talk and evil gossip of the people, 4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to pthe mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, qthe desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become ra prey and derision to the rest of the nations all around, 5 therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely I have spoken in smy hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and tagainst all Edom, who ugave my land to themselves as a possession vwith wholehearted joy and wutter contempt, that they might make its pasturelands a prey. 6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to jthe mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord God: xBehold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered ythe reproach of the nations. 7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: zI swear that the nations that are all around you yshall themselves suffer reproach.
8 “But you, O mountains of Israel, ashall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for bthey will soon come home. 9 For cbehold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and dyou shall be tilled and sown. 10 And eI will multiply people on you, the whole house of Israel, all of it. fThe cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt. 11 And I will multiply on you gman and beast, and hthey shall multiply and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as in iyour former times, and jwill do more good to you than ever before. kThen you will know that I am the Lord. 12 I will let people walk on you, even my people Israel. lAnd they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no longer mbereave them of children. 13 Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you, n‘You devour people, and you bereave your nation of children,’ 14 therefore you shall no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, declares the Lord God. 15 And I will not let you hear anymore ythe reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord God.”
Thinking and understanding
Words of blessing were proclaimed to the mountains of Israel. God would repay the other nations that pillaged and brought shame on the land of Israel by putting them to shame. God said that he would make the Israelites who had been taken as captives return and make the lands that were barren bear fruit. The land of Israel inhabited by the new Israel, which had been newly blessed by God, would prosper afresh.
이스라엘 산에 대한 축복의 말씀이 선포됩니다. 하나님은 이스라엘 땅을 노략하고, 그 성읍에 부끄러움을 안긴 다른 민족들이 수치를 당하도록 되갚아주실 것입니다. 하나님은 포로로 끌려간 이스라엘 백성들이 다시 돌아오고, 황폐해진 땅도 다시 풍성한 열매를 맺게 할 거라고 말씀하십니다. 하나님의 은혜를 새롭게 입은 새로운 이스라엘 백성이 살게 되는 이스라엘 땅은 이제 새롭게 번성할 것입니다.
Who is God?
vv.1-7 God decides judgement. The rise and fall of a person or nation depends not on geographical environments or political situations but on God. Is the land we are living in barren? Or is it fertile? Are we living obeying the word under God's governance?
하나님은 심판을 주관하시는 분입니다. 한 개인이나 민족의 흥망성쇠는 지리적인 환경이나 정치적인 상황이 아니라 하나님께 달려 있습니다. 내가 속한 땅은 황폐합니까? 비옥합니까? 나는 하나님의 다스림을 받으며 말씀에 순종하며 살고 있습니까?
What lesson is God teaching us?
vv. 8-12 God restored the status of Israel('my people') and prepared an inheritance('my land') for them to receive upon their return. Our situations and circumstances are not important. When God is on our side, everything will be restored to be safer, more peaceful and more abundant than before. Let's pray that this land, which is enduring a 'time of pain', may repent so that it can enter the 'time of restoration.'
이스라엘의 지위를 회복하시고, 돌아올 그들을 위해 기업을 예비하십니다. 우리의 상황이나 형편은 중요치 않습니다. 하나님이 우리 편을 드시면 모든 것이 회복됩니다. 이전보다 더 안전하고더 평화롭고, 더 풍요로울 것입니다. '아픔의 시기'를 지나고 있는 이땅도 통렬히 회개하여 '회복의 시기'가 오도록 기도합시다.
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