The return of God's glory 돌아온 하나님의 영광

Ezekiel 43:1-27


Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing east. ² And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory. ³ And the vision I saw was just like the vision that I had seen when he^[a] came to destroy the city, and just like the vision that I had seen by the Chebar canal. And I fell on my face. ⁴ As the glory of the Lord entered the temple by the gate facing east, ⁵ the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
⁶ While the man was standing beside me, I heard one speaking to me out of the temple, ⁷ and he said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies^[b] of their kings at their high places,^{[c] 8} by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them. They have defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger. ⁹ Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
¹⁰ “As for you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and they shall measure the plan. ¹¹ And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out. ¹² This is the law of the temple: the whole territory on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

The Altar

¹³ “These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth):^[d] its base shall be one cubit high^[e] and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span^[f] around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar: ¹⁴ from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; ¹⁵ and the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth projecting upward, four horns. ¹⁶ The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad. ¹⁷ The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit all around. The steps of the altar shall face east.”
¹⁸ And he said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the ordinances for the altar: On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and for throwing blood against it, ¹⁹ you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, declares the Lord God, a bull from the herd for a sin offering. ²⁰ And you shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the ledge and upon the rim all around. Thus you shall purify the altar and make atonement for it. ²¹ You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area. ²² And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be purified, as it was purified with the bull. ²³ When you have finished purifying it, you shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish. ²⁴ You shall present them before the Lord, and the priests shall sprinkle salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord. ²⁵ For seven days you shall provide daily a male goat for a sin offering; also, a bull from the herd and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be provided. ²⁶ Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, and so consecrate it.^{[g] 27} And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, and I will accept you, declares the Lord God.”

Thinking and understanding

 God's  glory fills the new temple that has been revealed by God(vv.1-5). God, who has returned to his temple, says that the temple will be his dwelling place and that the Israelites would never again defile God's name. Then he promises that he would dwell among his people forever, as long as they do not commit spiritual adultery. Through this vision of the temple, the people will realize their sins and feel ashamed . God reveals the laws and regulations of the temple that must be kept by the people(vv.6-27).

 하나님이 새로 보여주신 성전에는 하나님의 영광이 가득합니다(1-5). 성전에 다시 돌아온 하나님은 성전이 하나님이 거하시는 거룩한 곳이 될 것이며, 이스라엘 백성들이 다시는 성전에서 하나님이 이름을 더럽히지 않을 거라고 하십니다. 그리고 백성들이 영적으로 간음하지 않는 한 그들과 영원히 함께 살거라고 약속하십니다. 이 성전의 환상을 통해서 백성들은 스스로 자신의 죄를 깨닫고 부끄러워할 것입니다. 하나님은 성전의 법과 규례를 알려주어 백성들이 따르게 하십니다(6-27).

 

Who is God?

 vv1-5 God's glory, which had departed from the temple, returns. This glory dwells among us today through Jesus Christ (John1:14). We are people that have experienced a more astonishing event of faith than anything experienced by Ezekiel. 

떠났던 하나님의 영광이 돌아옵니다. 그리고 그 영광은 예수 그리스도를 통해 지금 우리와 함께 합니다(요1:14). 우리는 에스겔이 경험했던 것보다 훨씬 더 놀라운 믿음의 경험을 한 자들입니다. 

 

What lesson is God teaching us? 

 v. 9  God cannot dwell in any place that has been defiled by sin. We cannot enjoy God's holy presence while keeping close to sin. What aspect of ourselves must we repent of and correct as we think about Jesus, who is glorius?

 죄로 더럽혀진 곳에는 하나님이 거하실 수 없습니다. 죄를 가까이 하면서 하나님의 거룩한 임재를 누릴 순 없습니다. 영광스러운 예수님을 생각했을 때, 회개하고 고쳐야 할 나의 모습은 무엇입니까?