God's elaborate plan 하나님의 치밀한 계획

 Ezekiel 38`:1-23

 

Prophecy Against Gog

38 The word of the Lord came to me: ² “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech^[a] and Tubal, and prophesy against him ³ and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech^[b] and Tubal. ⁴ And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. ⁵ Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; ⁶ Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you.

⁷ “Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them. ⁸ After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. ⁹ You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.
¹⁰ “Thus says the Lord God: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme ¹¹ and say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’ ¹² to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth. ¹³ Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders^[c] will say to you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?’
¹⁴ “Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord God: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it? ¹⁵ You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army. ¹⁶ You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.
¹⁷ “Thus says the Lord God: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? ¹⁸ But on that day, the day that Gog shall come against the land of Israel, declares the Lord God, my wrath will be roused in my anger. ¹⁹ For in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare, On that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. ²⁰ The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the people who are on the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence. And the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground. ²¹ I will summon a sword against Gog^[d] on all my mountains, declares the Lord God. Every man's sword will be against his brother. ²² With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. ²³ So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.


Thinking and Understading

God calls King Gog in the land of Magog to form a large coalition army made up of seven powerful nations. This coalition is fierce, savage and armed with powerful weapons(vv.2-6), and the peaceful Israelites will be attacked by this wicked power(vv.8-13). However, God's army is no more than a tool to be used by God (v.4). Though they march proudly towards Israel, it is all be a part of God's plan(vv.15-17). God will reveal his majesty of God's plan(vv.15-17). God will reveal his majesty by completely destroying God's army and protecting his restored people (vv. 18-23).

하나님은 마곡의 땅의 왕 곡을 불러 일곱 세력이 연합한 거대한 연합군을 형성하게 하십니다. 이들은 매우 흉포하고 잔인하며 강력한 무기를 가진 자들입니다(2-6). 평화로운 이스라엘 백성은, 그 악한 세력의 공격을 받습니다(8-13). 하지만 곡의 군대는 하나님의 도구에 불과합니다(4). 그는 의기 양양하게 이스라엘을 향해 진격하겠지만, 이 모든 것은 하나님의 계획 아래 있습니다(15-17). 하나님은 곡을 완전히 멸하시고 회복된 백성을 보호하심으로 자신의 위엄을 드러내실 것입니다(18-23). 


Who is God?

vv. 1-6 God's plan was elaborate. Gog of Magog probably thought that he had prepared for war and charging toward Israel in his own strength, but ultimately he would be guided by God. Do we believe that whatever situations we fall into, they are all governed and judged by God?

하나님의계획은 치밀합니다. 막곡의 곡은 자신의 힘으로 전쟁 준비를 마치고, 진격한 줄 알았겠지만, 결국 하나님이 끌어내실 것이었습니다. 어떤 상황에 처하든지 모든 일들을 하나님이 주관하시며 심판하신다는 사실을 믿습니까?


What lesson is God teaching us?

vv. 17-23 The person carrying our judgement (Gog) will become the target of judgement. God's wrath and judgement, which had been directed towards 'his people', will now fall upon 'his enemies'. Let's not forget that the God we believe in and rely on is far greater than the world that threatens us.

심판하던 (곡)자가 심판받는 자가 될 것입니다. 그의 백성에게 임했던 분노와 심판이 이제 그의 대적에게 임할 것입니다. 우리가 믿고 의지하는 하나님이 우리를 위협하는 세상보다 더크신 분임을 잊지 맙시다.