The true shepherd 진정한 목자

 <sup>Ezekiel 34:17-31


17</sup> “As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats. ¹⁸ Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of clear water, that you must muddy the rest of the water with your feet? ¹⁹ And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet?


²⁰ “Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. ²¹ Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad, ²² I will rescue^[b] my flock; they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. ²³ And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. ²⁴ And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. I am the Lord; I have spoken.

The Lord's Covenant of Peace

²⁵ “I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. ²⁶ And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing. ²⁷ And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. ²⁸ They shall no more be a prey to the nations, nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. ²⁹ And I will provide for them renowned plantations so that they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer suffer the reproach of the nations. ³⁰ And they shall know that I am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. ³¹ And you are my sheep, human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”



Thinking and Understanding

God said that he would judge the exploitation and oppression occurring among his people. The 'fat sheep' represented those who enjoyed privileges and benefits. God said and that he would set up over them 'one shepherd, my servant David' and make a 'covenant of peace' with the people. Through the 'new King David', God would restore the kingdom he promised to David's descendants and once again pour upon his people the blessings of the covenant. Only then would the people acknowledge God as the true shepherd. 

백성들 사이에서 벌어지는 착취와 억압을 심판하겠다고 말씀하십니다. '살진 양들'은 백성들 사이에서 특권과 이익을 누리는 자들을 말합니다. 이에 하나님은 '목자, 내 종 다윗'을 세우고 백성들과 '평화의 언약'을 맺겟다고 하십니다. 하나님은 이 '새로운 다윗왕'을 통해 다윗의 후손에게 약속하셨던 나라를 회복시키시고, 언약의 축복들을 다시 부어주실 것입니다. 그때서야 비로서 백성들은 참 목자이신 하나님을 인정할 것입니다.


Who is God?

vv, 23-24 God said that he would set up a true shepherd, to take the place of the wicked leaders, and save his people. God would establish true peace on this land by raising up Jesus Christ, the new King, from the line of David's descendants. He would give his people victory so that they would never again be abused by the world. 

약한 지도자들 대신에 참 목자를 세워서 자신의 백성을 구원할 것이라고 말씀하십니다. 하나님은 다윗 왕의 후손에게서 새 다윗 왕이신 예수 그리스도를 일으켜 진정한 평화를 이 땅 위에 이루실 것입니다. 다시는 그의 백성들이 세상으로부터 침략을 당하지 않도록 영원한 승리를 주실 것입니다.


What lesson is God teaching us?

vv. 30-31 God dwelt with the people of Israel and made himself known to them. Despite the foolishness and sins of the Israelites, who were his chosen people, God desired to forgive and restore them to make known his goodness and power to all the nations of the world. Are the salvation, successes and blessings we have received from God making God's nature known to others?


이스라엘 백성들과함께 거하시며 그들이하나님을 알도록 하십니다. 하나님은 자신이 택한 이스라엘 백성의 어리석음과 죄악에도 불구하고 그들을 용서하시고, 회복하셔서 세상의 모든 나라에 하나님의 선하심과 능력을 알리기를 원하십니다. 하나님이 내게 베푸신 구원과 성공과 축복을 통해 하나님의 성품이 알려지고 있습니까?