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거룩하신 하나님이 이스라엘의 진영 가운에 거하시기 때문에, 진영 전체에서 부정함을 제거해야 합니다. 부정한 자는 진영에서 내보내고, 이웃에게 지은 죄는 속죄해야 합니다.

[ 민수기 5:1 - 5:10 ] (찬송8장)

1여호와께서 모세에게 말씀하여 이르시되 2이스라엘 자손에게 명령하여 모든 나병 환자와 유출증이 있는 자와 주검으로 부정하게 된 자를 다 진영 밖으로 내보내되 3남녀를 막론하고 다 진영 밖으로 내보내어 그들이 진영을 더럽히게 하지 말라 내가 그 진영 가운데에 거하느니라 하시매 4이스라엘 자손이 그같이 행하여 그들을 진영 밖으로 내보냈으니 곧 여호와께서 모세에게 이르신 대로 이스라엘 자손이 행하였더라

 5여호와께서 모세에게 말씀하여 이르시되 6이스라엘 자손에게 이르라 남자나 여자나 사람들이 범하는 죄를 범하여 여호와께 거역함으로 죄를 지으면 7그 지은 죄를 자복하고 그 죄 값을 온전히 갚되 오분의 일을 더하여 그가 죄를 지었던 그 사람에게 돌려줄 것이요 8만일 죄 값을 받을 만한 친척이 없으면 그 죄 값을 여호와께 드려 제사장에게로 돌릴 것이니 이는 그를 위하여 속죄할 속죄의 숫양과 함께 돌릴 것이니라 9이스라엘 자손이 거제로 제사장에게 가져오는 모든 성물은 그의 것이 될 것이라 10각 사람이 구별한 물건은 그의 것이 되나니 누구든지 제사장에게 주는 것은 그의 것이 되느니라

 도움말

6절) “남자나 여자를 가릴 것 없이, 남에게 어떤 잘못이든지 저질러서 그 일로 주를 배신하였을 때에…”(새번역).

[ Numbers 5:1 - 5:10 ]

1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,2 “Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead.3 You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell.”4 And the people of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the LORD said to Moses, so the people of Israel did.5 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,6 “Speak to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the LORD, and that person realizes his guilt,7 he shall confess his sin that he has committed. And he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it and giving it to him to whom he did the wrong.8 But if the man has no next of kin to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for wrong shall go to the LORD for the priest, in addition to the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for him.9 And every contribution, all the holy donations of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his.10 Each one shall keep his holy donations: whatever anyone gives to the priest shall be his.” 

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

The camp of Israel was God’s dwelling place. So, God commanded the Israelites to temporarily distance themselves from those who suffered from a contagious skin disease or had come in contact with the dead and could therefore defile the community. Meanwhile, anyone who made a profit by deceiving others needed to first confess their sins when they realised their wrongdoings and desired to make restitution for their wrongs. Then they needed to pay restitution by adding a fifth to the profit they had made. In the absence of their victim, the restitution could be made to the next of kin. If there was no next of kin, they needed to give a donation to the priest and offer a ram of atonement (vv. 1-10).

Who is God?

Vv. 2-4 God is holy, God’s people are holy, and God’s dwelling place is holy. Holiness means cleanliness, pureness, wholeness and mightiness. Is the community that you are a part of holy enough for God to dwell in? God desires perfect holiness and complete salvation for us. 

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 7- 8 Repentance needed to be followed by confession and restitution. The guilty needed to confess their sins to God, seek forgiveness from the person they had harmed, and make restitution. Let’s not hope in cheap forgiveness that is lacking in justice.

Prayer

Lord, turn the community that I am a part of into a community of purity that is pleasing to you.