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20241009 [새벽묵상] 가장 큰 죄악은 하나님께 돌아오지 않는 것입니다 | The Greatest Sin: Refusing to Return to God (호/Hos 7:1~16)



7:1 내가 이스라엘을 치료하려 할 때에 에브라임의 죄와 사마리아의 악이 드러나도다 그들은 거짓을 행하여 안으로 들어가 도둑질하고 밖으로 떼 지어 노략질하며

7:2 내가 모든 악을 기억하였음을 그들이 마음에 생각하지 아니하거니와 이제 그들의 행위가 그들을 에워싸고 내 얼굴 앞에 있도다

1 whenever I would heal Israel,

the sins of Ephraim are exposed

    and the crimes of Samaria revealed.

They practice deceit,

    thieves break into houses,

    bandits rob in the streets;

2 but they do not realize

    that I remember all their evil deeds.

Their sins engulf them;

    they are always before me.


7:3 그들이 그 악으로 왕을, 그 거짓말로 지도자들을 기쁘게 하도다

7:4 그들은 다 간음하는 자라 과자 만드는 자에 의해 달궈진 화덕과 같도다 그가 반죽을 뭉침으로 발효되기까지만 불 일으키기를 그칠 뿐이니라

7:5 우리 왕의 날에 지도자들은 술의 뜨거움으로 병이 나며 왕은 오만한 자들과 더불어 악수하는도다

7:6 그들이 가까이 올 때에 그들의 마음은 간교하여 화덕 같으니 그들의 분노는 밤새도록 자고 아침에 피우는 불꽃 같도다

7:7 그들이 다 화덕 같이 뜨거워져서 그 재판장들을 삼키며 그들의 왕들을 다 엎드러지게 하며 그들 중에는 내게 부르짖는 자가 하나도 없도다

3 “They delight the king with their wickedness,

    the princes with their lies.

4 They are all adulterers,

    burning like an oven

whose fire the baker need not stir

    from the kneading of the dough till it rises.

5 On the day of the festival of our king

    the princes become inflamed with wine,

    and he joins hands with the mockers.

6 Their hearts are like an oven;

    they approach him with intrigue.

Their passion smolders all night;

    in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

7 All of them are hot as an oven;

    they devour their rulers.

All their kings fall,

    and none of them calls on me.


7:8 에브라임이 여러 민족 가운데에 홉합되니 그는 곧 뒤집지 않은 전병이로다

7:9 이방인들이 그의 힘을 삼켰으나 알지 못하고 백발이 무성할지라도 알지 못하는도다

7:10 이스라엘의 교만은 그 얼굴에 드러났나니 그들이 이 모든 일을 당하여도 그들의 하나님 여호와께로 돌아오지 아니하며 구하지 아니하도다

8 “Ephraim mixes with the nations;

    Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.

9 Foreigners sap his strength,

    but he does not realize it.

His hair is sprinkled with gray,

    but he does not notice.

10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against him,

    but despite all this

he does not return to the Lord his God

    or search for him.


7:11 에브라임은 어리석은 비둘기 같이 지혜가 없어서 애굽을 향하여 부르짖으며 앗수르로 가는도다

7:12 그들이 갈 때에 내가 나의 그물을 그 위에 쳐서 공중의 새처럼 떨어뜨리고 전에 그 회중에 들려 준 대로 그들을 징계하리라

7:13 화 있을진저 그들이 나를 떠나 그릇 갔음이니라 패망할진저 그들이 내게 범죄하였음이니라 내가 그들을 건져 주려 하나 그들이 나를 거슬러 거짓을 말하고

7:14 성심으로 나를 부르지 아니하였으며 오직 침상에서 슬피 부르짖으며 곡식과 새 포도주로 말미암아 모이며 나를 거역하는도다

7:15 내가 그들 팔을 연습시켜 힘 있게 하였으나 그들은 내게 대하여 악을 꾀하는도다

7:16 그들은 돌아오나 높으신 자에게로 돌아오지 아니하니 속이는 활과 같으며 그들의 지도자들은 그 혀의 거친 말로 말미암아 칼에 엎드러지리니 이것이 애굽 땅에서 조롱거리가 되리라

11 “Ephraim is like a dove,

    easily deceived and senseless—

now calling to Egypt,

    now turning to Assyria.

12 When they go, I will throw my net over them;

    I will pull them down like the birds in the sky.

When I hear them flocking together,

    I will catch them.

13 Woe to them,

    because they have strayed from me!

Destruction to them,

    because they have rebelled against me!

I long to redeem them

    but they speak about me falsely.

14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts

    but wail on their beds.

They slash themselves, appealing to their gods

    for grain and new wine,

    but they turn away from me.

15 I trained them and strengthened their arms,

    but they plot evil against me.

16 They do not turn to the Most High;

    they are like a faulty bow.

Their leaders will fall by the sword

    because of their insolent words.

For this they will be ridiculed

    in the land of Egypt.


 

                  여러분 먼저 오늘의 본문 호세아서 7:1-16 말씀은 그 히브리어 원문이 해석하기가 무척 난해한 본문입니다. 그래서 각 성경마다 번역이 조금씩 다를 수 있는 점 인지하시면 좋을 것 같습니다. 여러분 어제 저희는 하나님께서 저희를 어떻게 사랑하시는지 함께 나누었습니다. 우리를 신실하게 사랑하시는 하나님이시기에 우리 또한 하나님을 힘써 알아야 한다고 말씀했었죠. 오늘 말씀의 시작도 마찬가지입니다. 1절에 보니 하나님께서 말씀하십니다. “내가 이스라엘을 치료하려 할 때에” 하나님의 신실하심을 따라 다시 회복을 하려하시는 것입니다. 그러나 마치 의사가 치료하기 위해 수술대 위에 누워있는 환자의 배를 가르면 그 환부가 분명하게 드러나듯이 하나님께서 치료하려 하실 때에 이스라엘의 모든 죄악들도 하나님 눈 앞에 적나라하게 드러나는 것입니다. “에브라임의 죄와 사마리아의 악이 드러나도다” 여러분 우리가 하나님 앞에서 죄를 숨길 수 있습니까? 아니요, 숨길 수 없지요. 오늘은 본문을 통해 드러난 이스라엘의 죄악들을 통해 우리의 모습을 함께 보기 원합니다. 하나님 앞에서 우리의 모든 죄악 또한 드러나기 때문입니다.

 

Brothers and sisters, today's passage from Hosea 7:1-16 is known for its challenging Hebrew text, which can lead to slight variations in translation across different Bible versions. Keep this in mind as we delve into God's word today.

 

Yesterday, we discussed how God loves us. Because God loves us faithfully, we too should strive to know Him. Today's message begins similarly. In verse 1, God says, "Whenever I would heal Israel." This shows God's faithfulness in seeking to restore His people. However, just as a surgeon opening a patient reveals the extent of the illness, when God seeks to heal, all of Israel's sins are exposed before His eyes. "The sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed." Can we hide our sins from God? No, we cannot. Today, through this passage, we'll examine Israel's exposed sins and reflect on our own condition, for all our iniquities are likewise laid bare before God.



                  여러분 제가 어렸을 때 오락실을 참 좋아했습니다. 저희 집 안방에는 돼지 저금통이 있었는데 어머님께서는 그당시 없는 살림에 목돈을 모으신다고 잔돈이 생길 때마다 돼지 저금통에 500원짜리만 모아 놓으셨지요. 그런데 저는 어머니가 집을 비우시면 그 돼지 저금통에서 500원짜리를 빼내어서 오락실을 가곤 했습니다. 혹시나 걸릴까봐 가슴이 어찌나 두근 거리던지요. 그러나 그 동전 하나를 들고 오락실로 향하는 제 발걸음은 그렇게 즐거울 수가 없었습니다.

 

When I was young, I loved going to the arcade. In my mom’s bedroom, my mother had a piggy bank where she saved 500-won coins, trying to accumulate a lump sum despite our tight finances. Whenever she was out, I would sneak coins from the piggy bank to go to the arcade. My heart would race, fearing I'd be caught. Yet, my steps toward the arcade with that single coin were filled with excitement.



                  여러분 죄는 보통 크게 시작하지 않습니다. 때로는 우리가 미처 인식하지도 못할 만큼 작은 일로 시작되지요. 그리고 보통 그런 죄악들은 우리에게 기쁨을 줍니다. 영어로는 Guilty pleasure라고도 하죠. 말 그대로 “하지 말아야 할 일들을 함으로써 오는 쾌락” 아니겠습니까? 그러나 죄는 마치 작은 불씨와 같아서 자신도 모르는 사이에 점점 더 크게 타들어 갑니다. 이사야 9:18에 “대저 악행은 불 타오르는 것 같으니 곧 찔레와 가시를 삼키며 빽빽한 수풀을 살라 연기가 위로 올라가게 함과 같은 것이라”라는 말씀처럼 오늘 본문도 3절 부터 7절까지 불길과 같은 죄의 진행을 보여줍니다. 3절 “그 악으로 왕을, 그 거짓말로 지도자들을 기쁘게 하도다” 처음 시작은 마음을 기쁘게 하는 악입니다. 4절을 보니 그들의 죄악은 달궈진 화덕과 같다는데 “반죽을 뭉침으로 발효되기까지만 불 일으키기를 그칠 뿐”이라고 합니다. 여러분 이스트가 발효하는 최적의 온도가 얼마인지 아십니까? 30~38도입니다. 사람 체온이 36.5도이니 이 불길은 우리 체온과 비슷한 은근한 불을 말하는 것입니다. 5절에보니 “지도자들은 술의 뜨거움으로 병이나며” 온도가 조금 더 올라갔습니다. “왕은 오만한 자들과 더불어 악수하는도다” 지도자들이 악인들과 협력하기 시작합니다. 죄의 불길이 조금씩 더 커집니다.

 

Sin rarely starts big. It often begins with something so small we barely notice it. These sins usually bring us joy – what we might call a "guilty pleasure" in English. But sin is like a small spark that grows into a larger fire without us realizing it. Isaiah 9:18 says, "Surely wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns, it sets the forest thickets ablaze, so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke." (NIV)

 

Today's passage, from verses 3 to 7, shows how sin progresses like a fire. Verse 3 states, "They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies." (NIV) It starts with evil that pleases the heart. Verse 4 describes their sin as a heated oven, saying, "They are all adulterers, burning like an oven whose fire the baker need not stir from the kneading of the dough till it rises." (NIV)

 

Do you know the optimal temperature for yeast to ferment? It's between 86-100°F. Given that our body temperature is about 98.6°F, this fire represents a subtle warmth similar to our body heat. In verse 5, we see, "On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine." (NIV) The temperature has risen slightly. "He joins hands with mockers." (NIV) The leaders start collaborating with evildoers. The fire of sin grows gradually.



6절에 보니 “간교하여 화덕같으니 그들의 분노는 밤새도록 자고” 여기서 자고라는 말은 마치 숯불처럼 불꽃없이 벌겋게 달아오른다는 말입니다. 밤새도록 숯불이 때를 기다리며 그 온도를 키우고 있습니다. 아침이 되니 뭐라고 하십니까? “아침에 피우는 불꽃 같도다” 이 불꽃은 어떤 불꽃입니까? 마치 다니엘과 그 친구들을 집어넣을 때에 집어 넣던 사람이 불에 타 죽었던 그 화덕과 같이 7절에 보니 “그들이 다 화덕같이 뜨거워져서 그 재판장들을 삼키며 그들의 왕들을 다 엎드러지게 하며”라고 합니다. 마치 우리가 알아차리지도 못할만큼 작은 불씨 하나가 큰 산불로 번지듯이 죄는 이렇게 우리를 집어 삼키는 것입니다. 실제로 호세아가 활동하던 이스라엘 말기에는 이스라엘 왕 6명중 4명이 암살을 당할 만큼 죄악이 만연한 시대였습니다. 그러나 이런 불길과 같은 죄악보다 더 큰 죄악이 있으니 그것은 무엇입니까? “그들 중에는 내게 부르짖는 자가 하나도 없도다.” 아무도 하나님께 부르짖지 않았습니다. 그것이 죽임당하던 지도자 들이던, 자신의 왕을 암살하는 악인들이든 아무도 하나님을 찾지 않았습니다.

 

Verse 6 says, "Their hearts are like an oven; they approach him with intrigue. Their passion smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire." (NIV) Here, "smolders" refers to the red-hot state of charcoal, glowing without flames. The charcoal fire waits all night, building its temperature. What happens in the morning? "It blazes like a flaming fire." (NIV) This fire is like the furnace that killed those who threw Daniel and his friends into it. Verse 7 continues, "All of them are hot as an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall." (NIV)

 

Just as a small spark can grow into a massive forest fire without us noticing, sin consumes us in this way. In fact, during Hosea's time in the late period of Israel, four out of six kings were assassinated, showing how prevalent sin had become. However, there's an even greater sin than this fire-like iniquity. What is it? "None of them calls on me." (NIV) No one cried out to God. Neither the dying leaders nor the wicked assassins sought God.



이것은 오늘 말씀에 반복되는 테마입니다. 11절입니다. “에브라임은 어리석은 비둘기 같이 지혜가 없어서 애굽을 향하여 부르짖으며 앗수르로 가는도다.” 이스라엘은 하나님을 찾지 않았습니다. 하나님이 아닌 세상 권력에 도움을 구합니다. 여러분 하나님을 찾지않고 세상의 도움을 구하다보면 필연적으로 세상의 요구를 들어줄 수 밖에 없게 됩니다. 그러면 세상과 섞이게 되지요. 이스라엘도 마찬가지였습니다. 8절에 보니 “에브라임이 여러 민족가운데에 혼합되니 그는 곧 뒤집지 않은 전병이로다” 하나님을 섬기며 세상 권력을 같이 섬겼던 이스라엘은 뒤죽박죽이 되어 먹을 수 없는 반쪽만 구워진 전병과 같다고 하십니다. (계 3:16) 심지어 9절에 보니 그들은 “이방인들이 그의 힘을 삼켰으나 알지 못하고 백발이 무성할지라도 알지 못하는도다”라고 하십니다. 이미 하나님을 믿는 믿음의 힘은 온데간데 없고 세상에 다 먹혀가는데도 알지 못하는 것입니다. 나는 내가 늙었는지 내 머리가 희어졌는지도 모르는데 다른 사람은 보면 내가 백발인지 대번에 알지요. 하지만 만약 안다고 하더라도 더 큰 문제는 10절에 있습니다. "이들의 교만은 얼굴에 드러났나니 이 모든 일을 당하여도 그들의 하나님께 돌아오지 아니하며 구하지 아니하는도다.” 이들은 교만하여 하나님께 돌아오지도 아니하고 구하지도 않는다고 하십니다. 이것이 더 큰 죄악인 것입니다.

 

This is a recurring theme in today's passage. Verse 11 says, "Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless— now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria." (NIV) Israel didn't seek God. Instead, they sought help from worldly powers. When we seek help from the world instead of God, we inevitably have to meet the world's demands. This leads to compromise. The same was true for Israel. Verse 8 states, "Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over." (NIV) Israel, trying to serve both God and worldly powers, became like a half-baked cake, unfit to eat.

 

Even worse, verse 9 says, "Foreigners sap his strength, but he does not realize it. His hair is sprinkled with gray, but he does not notice." (NIV) They've already lost the strength of their faith in God and are being consumed by the world without realizing it. It's like not noticing your own gray hair while others can see it clearly. But even if they did notice, there's a bigger problem in verse 10: "Israel's arrogance testifies against him, but despite all this he does not return to the Lord his God or search for him." (NIV) In their pride, they neither return to God nor seek Him. This is the greater sin.



그래서 13절에 무어라 하십니까? “화있을진저 그들이 나를 떠나 그릇 갔음이니라” 그들이 하나님을 떠났기때문에 화가 있을 것이라고 하십니다. 하나님께서 그들을 건져주려 하셨으나 그들은 14절에 “성심으로 나를 부르지 아니하였으며” 하나님을 부르지 않았습니다. 그러면 누구에게 부르짖습니까? “곡식과 새 포도주로 말미암아 모이며” NIV를 보니 “스스로를 칼로 벤다”고 하십니다. 이것은 무엇입니까? 열왕기상 18:28에 보니 엘리야와 맞서던 바알과 아세라 선지자들이 “그 규례를 따라 피가 흐르기까지 칼과 창으로 그 몸을 상하게 하더라”라고 합니다. 우상들에게 부르짖는 것입니다. 15절에 하나님은 이들을 “힘있게 하셨지만” (11:3) 16절에 보니 이들은 지극히 “높으신 자에게로 돌아오지 아니하니 속이는 활과 같으며”라고 하십니다. 하나님께 돌아오지 않는 것이 마치 속이는 활과 같다고 하십니다. 속이는 활. 엉터리 활입니다. 이 활로 과녁에 맞출 수 있습니까? 없습니다. 여러분 구약에서 말하는 죄. 그 원래의 뜻이 무엇인지 아십니까? 바로 과녁에서 빗나가다 입니다. 엉터리 활로 과녁을 쏘면 어떻게 됩니까? 그 활을 쏘는 것마다 과녁을 빗나가기 마련입니다. 그렇다면 그 활은 무엇이겠습니까? 죄악을 낳는 죄악입니다. 모든 죄악의 근원입니다. 그 속이는 활이 무엇과 같다고 하셨습니까? 바로 하나님께로 돌아오지 않는 것. 그것이 하나님 앞에 가장 큰 죄악인 것입니다.

 

That's why verse 13 declares, "Woe to them, because they have strayed from me!" (NIV) Woe comes because they have left God. God tried to redeem them, but as verse 14 says, "They do not cry out to me from their hearts." (NIV) They didn't call on God. So who did they cry out to? "They gather together for grain and new wine." (NIV) The NIV also mentions that "they slash themselves," which recalls 1 Kings 18:28: "They shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed." (NIV) They were crying out to idols.

 

In verse 15, God says He strengthened them, but verse 16 shows, "They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow." (NIV) Not returning to God is like a deceptive bow. Can you hit a target with a faulty bow? No. Do you know what "sin" originally meant in the Old Testament? It meant missing the mark. If you shoot with a faulty bow, you'll miss the target every time. What does this bow represent? It's sin that begets more sin. It's the root of all sin. What is this deceptive bow likened to? It's not returning to God. That's the greatest sin in God's eyes.



여러분 앞에서 제가 여러분께 질문하였습니다. 우리가 하나님 앞에 죄를 숨길 수 있습니까? 아니요. 2절에 보니 “모든 악을 기억”하시며 우리의 죄악이 하나님 얼굴 앞에 있다고 하십니다. 그런데도 하나님께서는 우리를 치료하려 하십니다.(v.1) 우리가 다른 이에게 가지 않도록 붙잡으신다 하십니다.(v.12 NIV) 우리를 건져주려 하십니다.(v.13) 우리를 힘있게 하려 하십니다.(v.15, 11:3) 그런데 왜 하나님께 돌아가려하지 않으십니까? 우리는 하나님 앞에 이미 숨길 수 있는 것이 없습니다.

 

여러분 제 어머니께서 제가 돼지 저금통에서 동전 빼갔던 것, 모르셨겠습니까? 어머니께서는 이미 다 알고 계셨습니다. 저만 모르고 있었습니다. 어머니께서 나중에 제게 말씀해주셨을 때 제가 너무나 부끄러워 어머님께 죄송하다고 빌었습니다. 여러분 하나님께서도 마찬가지십니다. 우리만 모르고 있는 것입니다. 하나님께서는 이미 여러분의 모든 것을 다 알고 계시는 것입니다. 우리의 모든 죄악이 하나님 얼굴 앞에 있습니다. 모두 알고 계시는데도, 그럼에도 불구하고 우리를 사랑하시는 것입니다. 이렇게 하나님께서 우리를 사랑하시는 것입니다. 하나님께 돌아가지 않는 것이 더 큰 죄악입니다. 지금이라도 늦지 않았습니다. 하나님께 마음을 다해 부르짖으십시오. 하나님께 돌아가십시오. 하나님 여러분을 기다리십니다.

 

I asked you earlier: can we hide our sins from God? No. Verse 2 says He remembers all their evil deeds, and our sins are right before His face. Yet, God still wants to heal us (v.1). He tries to gather us so we won't turn to others (v.12 NIV). He wants to redeem us (v.13). He wants to strengthen us (v.15, 11:3). So why do we refuse to return to Him? We have nothing to hide from God.

 

Do you think my mother didn't know I was taking coins from the piggy bank? She knew all along. I was the only one who didn't know. When she finally told me, I felt so ashamed and apologized sincerely. It's the same with God. We're the only ones who don't realize it. God already knows everything about you. All our sins are before His face. Despite knowing everything, He still loves us. This is how God loves us. Not returning to God is the greater sin. It's not too late. Cry out to God with all your heart. Return to Him. God is waiting for you.


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