20250212 [새벽묵상] 하나님의 영광에 참여하는 자가 되라 | Be the Participants in God's Glory (요/Jhn 12:1~11)

12:1 유월절 엿새 전에 예수께서 베다니에 이르시니 이 곳은 예수께서 죽은 자 가운데서 살리신 나사로가 있는 곳이라

12:2 거기서 예수를 위하여 잔치할새 마르다는 일을 하고 나사로는 예수와 함께 앉은 자 중에 있더라

12:3 마리아는 지극히 비싼 향유 곧 순전한 나드 한 근을 가져다가 예수의 발에 붓고 자기 머리털로 그의 발을 씻으니 향유 냄새가 집에 가득하더라

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

12:4 제자 중 하나로서 예수를 잡아 줄 가룟 유다가 말하되

12:5 이 향유를 어찌하여 삼백 데나리온에 팔아 가난한 자들에게 주지 아니하였느냐 하니

12:6 이렇게 말함은 가난한 자들을 생각함이 아니요 그는 도둑이라 돈 궤를 맡고 거기 넣는 것을 훔쳐감이러라

4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

12:7 예수께서 이르시되 그를 가만 두어 나의 장례할 날을 위하여 그것을 간직하게 하라

12:8 가난한 자들은 항상 너희와 함께 있거니와 나는 항상 있지 아니하리라 하시니라

7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

12:9 유대인의 큰 무리가 예수께서 여기 계신 줄을 알고 오니 이는 예수만 보기 위함이 아니요 죽은 자 가운데서 살리신 나사로도 보려 함이러라

12:10 대제사장들이 나사로까지 죽이려고 모의하니

12:11 나사로 때문에 많은 유대인이 가서 예수를 믿음이러라

9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.

                예수님께서 나사로를 살리시자 대제사장들과 바리새인들이 그 때부터 예수님을 죽이려고 모의하지요. 그래서 어제 말씀 54절을 보면 예수님께서 유대인을 피하여 에브라임이라는 동네에 가서 거기 머무르시는 모습을 볼 수 있습니다. 이제 유월절이 가까워오고 있습니다. 많은 사람이 유월절 전에 자신을 정결하게 하기 위해 예루살렘으로 올라가는 때가 되었습니다. 이에 종교 지도자들은 성전에 서서 예수님이 올라오시기만을 기다리고 있습니다. 긴장감이 고조되고 있습니다. 과연 예수님은 예루살렘으로 오실 것인가? 그리고 오늘 말씀입니다. 유월절 엿새 전에 예수님께서 베다니에 이르십니다. 이 베다니는 예루살렘에서 동쪽으로 고작 3km정도 밖에 떨어져 있지않은 곳이었습니다. 원문을 보면 유월절 엿새 전에, 그러므로, 예수께서 베다니에 이르셨다라고 합니다. 그러므로, 즉, 예수님께서 의도적으로 자신이 죽을 것을 아시면서도 그 십자가의 자리로 나아가시는 것을 알 수 있지요. 예수님의 십자가는 예수님의 죽음을 의미하기도 하지만 예수님의 부활, 곧 예수님의 궁극적인 영광을 나타내기도 합니다. 예수님께서 베다니로 가셨을 때 오늘 말씀 1절이 그곳이 “예수께서 죽은 자 가운데서 살리신 나사로가 있는 곳” 이라는 말씀을 하는 것도 결코 우연이 아닐 것입니다. 우리는 월요일 묵상을 통하여 나사로의 부활이 하나님의 영광을 드러내는 것임을 이야기했었지요. 이제 예수님은 나사로의 부활을 통해 드러내신 영광보다 더 큰 궁극적인 하나님의 영광을 십자가를 통해 드러내시고자 합니다. 그 고귀한 목적을 위해 예수님께서 향하신 베다니에서 우리는 두 사람을 보게 됩니다. 한 명은 예수님의 발에 향유를 붓고 머리털로 씻은 마리아, 다른 한 명은 그런 마리아를 비판하는 가룟 유다입니다. 오늘은 이 두 사람의 모습을 통하여 하나님의 영광에 참여하는 자가 되라 라는 제목으로 함께 말씀 나누기 원합니다.

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the chief priests and Pharisees began plotting to kill Jesus from that time on. As we saw in verse 54 yesterday, Jesus had to withdraw to a town called Ephraim, where He stayed to avoid the Jews. Now, the Passover was approaching. Many people were going up to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover. The religious leaders stood in the temple, waiting for Jesus to arrive. The tension was building. Would Jesus come to Jerusalem?

And now we come to today's passage. Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany. Bethany was only about 2 miles east of Jerusalem. In the original text, it says, "Six days before the Passover, therefore, Jesus came to Bethany." The word "therefore" shows us that Jesus intentionally moved toward the cross, knowing He would die. While the cross of Jesus signifies His death, it also represents His resurrection – His ultimate glory. It's no coincidence that verse 1 specifically mentions that Bethany was "where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead." Through Monday's meditation, we discussed how Lazarus's resurrection revealed God's glory. Now, Jesus is about to reveal an even greater, ultimate glory of God through the cross than what was shown through Lazarus's resurrection. At Bethany, where Jesus headed for this noble purpose, we encounter two people: Mary, who poured perfume on Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair, and Judas Iscariot, who criticized her actions. Today, we'll share the Word under the title "Becoming Participants in God's Glory" through these two individuals.

                 먼저 마리아의 모습을 함께 보기 원합니다. 2절을 보니 예수님께서 죽은 자 가운데서 살리신 나사로가 있는 베다니에 오시자 그곳에서 예수님을 위하여 잔치가 벌어집니다. 월요일에 함께 나누었듯이 나사로와 마르다, 그리고 마리아는 예수님께서 행하신 일곱가지의 표적 중 가장 영광스러운 마지막 표적의 당사자였습니다. 모든 인간이 해결할 수 없는 죽음의 문제를 예수님께서 나사로를 다시 살리심으로 하나님의 영광을 드러내신 것입니다. 나사로는 그 자체로 살아있는 표적이 되었죠. 이 표적을 통하여 많은 이들이 예수님을 믿게 되었습니다. 표적의 당사자였던 마르다와 마리아, 나사로 또한 이 경험을 통하여 하나님의 영광이 어떤 것인지 맛보아 알았을 것입니다. 부활의 기쁨을 직접 경험한 이들은 예수님과 함께 잔치를 하며 그 기쁨을 함께 나눕니다. 마치 천국에서 부활한 우리가 예수님과 함께 잔치를 벌이듯이 말입니다. 그러나 이 땅에서의 이 잔치는 천국 잔치의 그림자이지요. 마치 나사로를 살리신 것이 예수님께서 어떻게 부활하실지를 보여주는 그림자이듯이 말입니다. 마리아는 경험을 통하여 이것을 깨달았는지도 모릅니다. 그래서 모두가 이렇게 잔치를 하고 있을 때 마리아는 에수님께서 더욱 더 큰 하나님의 영광을 자신의 죽음으로 드러내실 것을 알아차렸던 것 같습니다. 그리고 마리아는 그 영광에 다시 한번 동참하기로 결정합니다. 그래서 그녀는 오늘 말씀 3절에 보니 “지극히 비싼 향유 곧 순전한 나드 한 근을 가져다가 예수의 발에 붓고 자기 머리털로 그의 발을 닦으니 향유 냄새가 집에 가득하더라” 라고 합니다.

Let's first look at Mary. Verse 2 tells us that when Jesus arrived in Bethany, where Lazarus whom He had raised from the dead lived, a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. As we shared on Monday, Lazarus, Martha, and Mary were the subjects of the most glorious final sign among Jesus' seven signs. Jesus revealed God's glory by raising Lazarus, solving the problem of death that no human could resolve. Lazarus himself became a living sign. Through this sign, many came to believe in Jesus. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, who experienced this sign firsthand, must have tasted what God's glory truly meant. Those who directly experienced the joy of resurrection share that joy in a feast with Jesus, just as we will feast with Jesus in heaven after our resurrection. However, this earthly feast is merely a shadow of the heavenly banquet, just as Lazarus's resurrection was a shadow of how Jesus would resurrect. Perhaps Mary understood this through her experience. So while everyone was feasting, Mary seemed to recognize that Jesus would reveal an even greater glory of God through His death. And Mary decided to participate in that glory once again. That's why verse 3 tells us, "Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume."

오늘 말씀은 굳이 “지극히 비싼 향유”라는 말로 마리아의 희생이 어떤 가치를 가지고 있는지 우리에게 알려줍니다. 마리아가 예수님께 바친 이 지극히 비싼 희생은 곧 예수님께서 우리를 위해 하실 희생이 얼마나 지극히 비싼 것인지를 보여주는 것이기도 합니다. 마리아가 그 향유를 발에 붓고 머리털로 그 발을 닦지 않습니까? 바로 뒤에 있는 13장에서는 예수님께서 제자들의 발을 씻기시고 수건으로 그들의 발을 닦는 장면이 나옵니다. 그리고 너희도 이와 같이 하라고 말씀하시지요. 그리고 마리아가 이렇게 한 것을 7절에서 예수님께서는 “나의 장례할 날을 위하여”라고 말씀하십니다. 7절은 해석하기가 어려워서 번역들마다 조금씩 다르게 해석합니다. 그러나 공통적으로 들어가는 말은 바로 예수님의 “장례를 위함”입니다. 바로 예수님께서 보이실 십자가의 죽음을 마리아는 자신이 가지고 있는 가장 가치있는 것으로 섬겼던 것입니다. 이로 인하여 마리아는 예수님께서 자신의 죽음으로 드러내실 궁극적인 하나님의 영광에 참여하는 사람이 되었습니다. 그래서 이례적으로 다른 공관복음에는 없는 “향유 냄새가 집에 가득하더라” 라고 적고 있는 것입니다. 이는 마르다가 죽은지 나흘이 되었으매 벌써 냄새가 나나이다라고 했던 죽음의 냄새가 죽음을 이기시는 예수님의 영광의 향기로 변했음을 말하는 것입니다. 마리아는 이렇게 하나님의 영광에 참여하는 사람이 되었습니다.

Today's passage specifically mentions "expensive perfume" to show us the value of Mary's sacrifice. This extremely costly sacrifice that Mary offered to Jesus also shows how incredibly precious Jesus' sacrifice for us would be. Notice how Mary pours the perfume on His feet and wipes them with her hair? In the following chapter 13, we see Jesus washing the disciples' feet and drying them with a towel, telling them to do likewise. And in verse 7, Jesus says Mary did this "in preparation for my burial." Verse 7 is interpreted slightly differently in various translations, but they all commonly include the reference to Jesus' "burial." Mary served Jesus' upcoming death on the cross with the most valuable thing she possessed. Through this, Mary became a participant in the ultimate glory of God that Jesus would reveal through His death. That's why, uniquely, John's Gospel includes the detail that "the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume." This contrasts with Martha's earlier statement about Lazarus that "by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days." The smell of death has been transformed into the fragrance of Jesus' glory, which overcomes death. This is how Mary became a participant in God's glory.

                다음으로 볼 사람은 가룟 유다입니다. 4절을 보니 가룟 유다를 표현하는 첫 문장이 “제자 중 하나”입니다. 예수님이 선택하신 12제자 중 하나입니다. 예수님과 함께 3년의 공생애를 하며 예수님이 하신 모든 가르침과 모든 표적과 기적을 직접 경험한 사람입니다. 또 그는 6절에 보니 돈궤를 맡았다라고 합니다. 우리 교회에서도 회계는 아무에게나 맡기지 않지요. 가룟 유다는 12제자 중에 믿을 만한 사람 또는 학식있는 사람이었을 것입니다. 그러나 그는 예수님이 누구신지 가장 가까운 곳에서 보고 듣고 경험하였음에도 불구하고 하나님의 영광스러운 일에 참여하지 않습니다. 오히려 그는 그의 사사로운 욕심에 하나님의 영광스러운 일에 참여하는 마리아를 거세게 질책합니다. 그가 말합니다. 5절입니다. “이 향유를 어찌하여 삼백 데나리온에 팔아 가난한 자들에게 주지 아니하였느냐 하니” 마치 이 말만 들으면 그는 가난한 자들을 아낄 줄 아는 선한 사람처럼 보이지만 그것은 자신의 의도를 가리기위한 교묘한 거짓말이지요. 그는 이러한 거짓말로 예수님을 공경한 마리아에게 상처를 주고 오히려 자신이 진짜 하나님의 영광을 위하여 일하는 사람인 것처럼 스스로를 포장합니다. 그러나 사도요한은 6절에서 그의 진짜 모습을 완전히 까발립니다. “이렇게 말함은 가난한 자들을 생각함이 아니요 그는 도둑이라 돈궤를 맡고 거기 넣는 것을 훔쳐감이러라” 한 순간에 예수님의 열두 제자에서 보잘 것 없는 도둑이 되어버렸습니다. 그는 하나님의 영광에 참여할 수 있는 가장 가까운 자리에 있었음에도 불구하고 하나님의 영광이 아닌 이기적인 욕심을 추구하였던 것입니다. 그리고 그의 말로가 어떠하였는지는 우리 모두 잘 알고 있습니다.

Next, let's look at Judas Iscariot. In verse 4, the first description of Judas Iscariot is "one of his disciples." He was one of the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus. He spent three years of public ministry with Jesus, directly experiencing all of Jesus' teachings, signs, and miracles. Verse 6 also tells us he was in charge of the money bag. Just as in our church today, we don't entrust the accounting to just anyone. Among the twelve disciples, Judas Iscariot must have been considered trustworthy or well-educated. However, despite seeing, hearing, and experiencing who Jesus was from the closest position, he did not participate in God's glorious work. Instead, driven by his selfish desires, he harshly criticized Mary, who was participating in God's glorious work. He says in verse 5, "Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year's wages." While these words alone might make him appear compassionate toward the poor, it was a clever lie to hide his true intentions. With this lie, he hurt Mary, who was honoring Jesus, while presenting himself as someone who truly worked for God's glory. However, John completely exposes his true nature in verse 6: "He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it." In an instant, he was transformed from one of Jesus' twelve disciples to a mere thief. Despite being in the closest position to participate in God's glory, he pursued his selfish desires instead of God's glory. And we all know how his story ended.

                말씀을 맺습니다. 나사로는 그 자체로 살아있는 하나님의 영광이었습니다. 오늘 말씀 시작과 끝이 모두 나사로에 대한 언급으로 가득차 있습니다. 큰 무리의 사람들이 예수님만이 아니라 나사로를 보기 위해서 나아옵니다. 나사로 때문에 많은 유대인이 예수님을 믿어서 대제사장들이 나사로도 죽이려고 모의를 합니다. 이 하나님의 영광을 직접 경험한 마리아는 예수님께서 어떠한 죽음으로 더 큰 하나님의 영광을 드러내실지 알았던 것 같습니다. 그리고 자신의 모든 것으로 그 영광에 참여합니다. 가룟 유다는 하나님의 영광에 참여할 수 있는 가장 가까운 자리에 있었음에도 자신의 이기적인 욕심을 추구하여 그 영광을 저버립니다. 여러분은 여러분의 삶에서 어떤 하나님의 영광을 경험하셨습니까? 그 영광을 경험하심으로 여러분은 어떤 선택을 하시겠습니까? 부디 하나님의 영광에 참여하시는 여러분 되시기를 기도합니다.

Let me conclude. Lazarus himself was a living testimony to God's glory. Today's passage begins and ends with references to Lazarus. Large crowds came not only to see Jesus but also to see Lazarus. Because of Lazarus, many Jews believed in Jesus, leading the chief priests to plot to kill Lazarus too. Mary, who directly experienced this glory of God, seemed to understand what kind of death Jesus would face to reveal an even greater glory of God. And she participated in that glory with everything she had. Judas Iscariot, despite being in the closest position to participate in God's glory, rejected that glory by pursuing his selfish desires. What glory of God have you experienced in your life? What choices will you make based on experiencing that glory? I pray that you will become participants in God's glory.