Hear God's word and act 말씀을 들으면 행하라

Ezekiel 33:21-33

²¹ In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has been struck down.” ²² Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the fugitive came; and he had opened my mouth by the time the man came to me in the morning, so my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.

²³ The word of the Lord came to me: ²⁴ “Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.’ ²⁵ Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: You eat flesh with the blood and lift up your eyes to your idols and shed blood; shall you then possess the land? ²⁶ You rely on the sword, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife; shall you then possess the land? ²⁷ Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely those who are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in strongholds and in caves shall die by pestilence. ²⁸ And I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and her proud might shall come to an end, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through. ²⁹ Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations that they have committed.


³⁰ “As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, ‘Come, and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’ ³¹ And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain. ³² And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays^[b] well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it. ³³ When this comes—and come it will!—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”


Thinking and Understanding

Ezekiel received the news of the fall of Jerusalem. As he did so, God, as he had promised(24:26-27), opened Ezekiel's mouth. As his prophecy came true, the people began to hear Ezekiel's words but they merely listened and did not act in accordance with them. The people, who ultimately responded to God's righteous proclamation with disobedience, will be judgement will they realize that God was their Lord and Ezekiel is a true prophet. 

예루살렘이 함락되었다는 소식을 듣습니다. 그러자 24:26-27에서 약속하신 대로 하나님이 에스겔의 입을 열어 주십니다. 이렇게 예언이 실현되자, 백성들이 에스겔이 전하는 말에 귀를 기울이지만, 말씀을 듣기만 할뿐 말씀대로 행하지 않았습니다. 결국 하나님의 공평하신 선포 앞에서 불순종으로 반응하는 백성들은 반드시 심판을 받게 될 것입니다. 그리고 심판을 받은 후에야 하나님이 그들의 주되심과 에스겔이 예언자였음을 알게 될 것입니다.


Who is God?

vv.23-29 God judged the people according to their deeds. The Israelites, who were serving idols and comitting all kinds of sin under the mistaken belief that they remained under the Abrahamic covenant simply because they were still in the Promised Land, would be destroyed. Are we living every moment obeying God's word rather than assuming we are secure and safe because we attend church?

하나님은 행위대로 힘판하시는 분입니다. 우상을 섬기고, 죄를 일삼으면서도 약속의 당에 남겨져 있다는 사시만으로 아브라함의 언약 안에 있다고 착각한 이스라엘 사람들은 모두 멸망할 것입니다. 나는 교회에 나가는 것에 안연해 하지 않고 매순간 하나님의 말씀대로 순종하며 살고 있습니까?


What lesson is God teaching us?

vv. 30-33 We must respond sincerely to God's word. People cheer and shed tears at concerts. Who is the object of our cheers and tears during worship? The captives in Babylon did not hear the word they needed to hear (God's word) but only what they wanted to hear (the prosper of gain). What is our attitude and response towards worship and meditation on the word like? 

말씀에 진실되게 반응해야 합니다. 콘서트에도 환호와 눈물은 있습니다. 우리 예배 속의 환호와 눈물은 누구를 향한 것입니까? 바벨론 포로민들은 들어야 할 말씀(하나님의 뜻)은 듣지 않고, 듣고 싶은 것(자기의 이욕)만 들으려 했습니다. 예배와 말씀 묵상에 임하는 나의 제세와 반응은 어떠합니까?