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이스라엘은 블레셋과의 전투에서 패하고, 엘리의 두 아들은 죽고, 언약궤는 빼앗기고 맙니다. 언약궤를 우상화한 이스라엘의 불신앙이 가져온 결과였습니다.

[ 사무엘상 4:1 - 4:11 ] (찬송342장)

사무엘의 선지자 사역 

1사무엘의 말이 온 이스라엘에 전파되니라

 블레셋과의  1차 전쟁과 결과 

이스라엘은 나가서 블레셋 사람들과 싸우려고 에벤에셀 곁에 진 치고 블레셋 사람들은 아벡에 진 쳤더니 2블레셋 사람들이 이스라엘에 대하여 전열을 벌이니라 그 둘이 싸우다가 이스라엘이 블레셋 사람들 앞에서 패하여 그들에게 전쟁에서 죽임을 당한 군사가 사천 명 가량이라

 2차 전쟁을 위한 준비-언약궤를 챙김 

 3백성이 진영으로 돌아오매 이스라엘 장로들이 이르되 여호와께서 어찌하여 우리에게 오늘 블레셋 사람들 앞에 패하게 하셨는고 여호와의 언약궤를 실로에서 우리에게로 가져다가 우리 중에 있게 하여 그것으로 우리를 우리 원수들의 손에서 구원하게 하자 하니 4이에 백성이 실로에 사람을 보내어 그룹 사이에 계신 만군의 여호와의 언약궤를 거기서 가져왔고 엘리의 두 아들 홉니와 비느하스는 하나님의 언약궤와 함께 거기에 있었더라 5여호와의 언약궤가 진영에 들어올 때에 온 이스라엘이 큰 소리로 외치매 땅이 울린지라

 블레셋의 전쟁 준비-놀람과 독려 

 6블레셋 사람이 그 외치는 소리를 듣고 이르되 히브리 진영에서 큰 소리로 외침은 어찌 됨이냐 하다가 여호와의 궤가 진영에 들어온 줄을 깨달은지라 7블레셋 사람이 두려워하여 이르되 신이 진영에 이르렀도다 하고 또 이르되 우리에게 화로다 전날에는 이런 일이 없었도다 8우리에게 화로다 누가 우리를 이 능한 신들의 손에서 건지리요 그들은 광야에서 여러 가지 재앙으로 애굽인을 친 신들이니라 9너희 블레셋 사람들아 강하게 되며 대장부가 되라 너희가 히브리 사람의 종이 되기를 그들이 너희의 종이 되었던 것 같이 되지 말고 대장부 같이 되어 싸우라 하고

 2차 전쟁-패배와 죽음 

 10블레셋 사람들이 쳤더니 이스라엘이 패하여 각기 장막으로 도망하였고 살륙이 심히 커서 이스라엘 보병의 엎드러진 자가 삼만 명이었으며 11하나님의 궤는 빼앗겼고 엘리의 두 아들 홉니와 비느하스는 죽임을 당하였더라

[ 1 Samuel 4:1 - 4:11 ]

1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.3 And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD here from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.”4 So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.5 As soon as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” And when they learned that the ark of the LORD had come to the camp,7 the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “A god has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.9 Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; be men and fight.”10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.11 And the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died. 

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

After suffering a great defeat in a battle against the Philistines, the elders of Israel resolved to bring the ark over from Shiloh. This was because they believed that the ark’s absence was the reason for their defeat (Num. 14:44). They did not inquire after the will of God who had allowed them to be defeated. As soon as the ark came into the camp, the Israelites exulted and the Philistines felt afraid. However, the Israelites were defeated and the ark was taken from them. Eli’s two sons also died, just as God had prophesied (vv. 1-11).

Who is God?

Vv. 10-11 God’s attack was not directed towards the Philistines but towards Israel. The Israelites, who feared God even less than the Philistines (v. 7) were God’s true enemies. Rather than trying to use God for our own needs, let’s first inquire after God’s will and pray so that we may obey it.

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 3- 4 We mustn’t use God’s Word as a tool or instrument. Treating God like a magical device rather than the subject of servitude and personal fellowship is idol worship. Are you not using the Word to your advantage while lacking the heart to accept and obey it?

Prayer

Lord, help me to abandon a formalistic, superstitious kind of faith and form a proper, personal relationship with you.