20251203 [새벽묵상] 영원하신 너의 왕, 여호와를 기억하라 | Remember the Lord: Your Eternal King (수/Josh 12:1~24)

12:1 이스라엘 자손이 요단 저편 해 돋는 쪽 곧 아르논 골짜기에서 헤르몬 산까지의 동쪽 온 아라바를 차지하고 그 땅에서 쳐죽인 왕들은 이러하니라

List of Defeated Kings

1 These are the kings of the land whom the Israelites had defeated and whose territory they took over east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern side of the Arabah:

12:2 시혼은 헤스본에 거주하던 아모리 족속의 왕이라 그가 다스리던 땅은 아르논 골짜기 가에 있는 아로엘에서부터 골짜기 가운데 성읍과 길르앗 절반 곧 암몬 자손의 경계 얍복 강까지이며

12:3 또 동방 아라바 긴네롯 바다까지이며 또 동방 아라바의 바다 곧 염해의 벧여시못으로 통한 길까지와 남쪽으로 비스가 산기슭까지이며

2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.

He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead. 3 He also ruled over the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Galilee to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), to Beth Jeshimoth, and then southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

12:4 옥은 르바의 남은 족속으로서 아스다롯과 에드레이에 거주하던 바산의 왕이라

4 And the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

12:5 그가 다스리던 땅은 헤르몬 산과 살르가와 온 바산과 및 그술 사람과 마아가 사람의 경계까지의 길르앗 절반이니 헤스본 왕 시혼의 경계에 접한 곳이라

5 He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, all of Bashan to the border of the people of Geshur and Maakah, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

12:6 여호와의 종 모세와 이스라엘 자손이 그들을 치고 여호와의 종 모세가 그 땅을 르우벤 사람과 갓 사람과 므낫세 반 지파에게 기업으로 주었더라

6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites conquered them. And Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be their possession.

12:7 여호수아와 이스라엘 자손이 요단 이편 곧 서쪽 레바논 골짜기의 바알갓에서부터 세일로 올라가는 곳 할락 산까지 쳐서 멸한 그 땅의 왕들은 이러하니라 (그 땅을 여호수아가 이스라엘의 지파들에게 구분에 따라 소유로 주었으니

12:8 곧 산지와 평지와 아라바와 경사지와 광야와 네겝 곧 헷 족속과 아모리 족속과 가나안 족속과 브리스 족속과 히위 족속과 여부스 족속의 땅이라)

7 Here is a list of the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions. 8 The lands included the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev. These were the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These were the kings:

12:9 하나는 여리고 왕이요 하나는 벧엘 곁의 아이 왕이요

12:10 하나는 예루살렘 왕이요 하나는 헤브론 왕이요 하나는 야르문 왕이요

12:11 하나는 라기스 왕이요

12:12 하나는 에글론 왕이요 하나는 게셀 왕이요

12:13 하나는 드빌 왕이요 하나는 게델 왕이요

12:14 하나는 호르마 왕이죠 하나는 아랏 왕이요

12:15 하나는 립나 왕이요 하나는 아둘람 왕이요

12:16 하나는 막게다 왕이요 하나는 벧엘 왕이요

12:17 하나는 답부아 왕이요 하나는 헤벨 왕이요

12:18 하나는 아벡 왕이요 하나는 릿사론 왕이요

12:19 하나는 마돈 왕이요 하나는 하솔 왕이요

12:20 하나는 시므론 므론 왕이요 하나는 악삽 왕이요

12:21 하나는 다아낙 왕이요 하나는 므깃도 왕이요

12:22 하나는 게데스 왕이요 하나는 갈멜의 욕느암 왕이요

12:23 하나는 돌의 높은 곳의 돌 왕이요 하나는 길갈의 고임 왕이요

12:24 하나는 디르사 왕이라 모두 서른한 왕이었더라

9 the king of Jericho one

the king of Ai (near Bethel) one

10 the king of Jerusalem one

the king of Hebron one

11 the king of Jarmuth one

the king of Lachish one

12 the king of Eglon one

the king of Gezer one

13 the king of Debir one

the king of Geder one

14 the king of Hormah one

the king of Arad one

15 the king of Libnah one

the king of Adullam one

16 the king of Makkedah one

the king of Bethel one

17 the king of Tappuah one

the king of Hepher one

18 the king of Aphek one

the king of Lasharon one

19 the king of Madon one

the king of Hazor one

20 the king of Shimron Meron one

the king of Akshaph one

21 the king of Taanach one

the king of Megiddo one

22 the king of Kedesh one

the king of Jokneam in Carmel one

23 the king of Dor (in Naphoth Dor) one

the king of Goyim in Gilgal one

24 the king of Tirzah one

thirty-one kings in all.

                  메멘토라고 하는 영화가 있습니다. “인터스텔라” “인셉션” “배트맨 다크나이트 3부작” 등의 영화로 유명한 크리스토퍼 놀란 감독의 초창기 작품 중에 하나이지요. 영화의 줄거리는 이렇습니다. 주인공인 레너드는 사고로 인해 뇌가 손상되어 사고 전의 기억은 있지만 사고 후에는 10분마다 기억을 잃게 되는 단기 기억상실증에 걸렸습니다. 그는 아내를 살해한 살인범을 쫓고 있는데요. 문제는 아내가 죽은 사실도 제대로 기억을 못한다는 사실입니다. 그래서 그는 아내의 죽음과 같은 모든 중요한 정보를 메모를 하거나 즉석 사진으로 찍어 보존하고 심지어는 자신의 몸에 문신으로 새기기까지 합니다. 영화는 이렇게 어떻게든 기억하고자 하는 주인공의 시점으로 이야기를 풀어나갑니다. 자, 어제 우리는 11장의 말씀을 통해 하나님께서 명령하셨던 가나안 정복 전쟁이 모두 종결되었음을 보았습니다. 그렇다면 이제 전쟁이 끝났으니 다음 단계에 대해 이야기 할 차례입니다. 그런데 오늘 말씀은 정복이 완료되었음에도 불구하고 한 장 전체를 통째로 할애하여 이들이 진멸한 왕들이 누구인가 그 목록들을 적고 있습니다. 대체 왜일까요? 그것은 바로 메멘토의 주인공 레너드처럼 이들이 반드시 기억해야 할 것이 있기 때문입니다. 그것이 무엇인가? 오늘은 ‘영원하신 너의 왕, 여호와를 기억하라’ 라는 제목으로 말씀을 나누기 원합니다.

[Introduction]

There is a movie called Memento, one of the early works by director Christopher Nolan, famous for films like Interstellar, Inception, and the Dark Knight trilogy.

The plot follows the protagonist, Leonard, who suffers from short-term memory loss due to an accident. He retains memories from before the incident but loses all new memories every ten minutes. He is hunting his wife's killer, but the problem is he can barely remember that his wife is dead. To combat this, he meticulously records all crucial information—notes, instant photos, and even tattoos—on his body. The film unfolds through the perspective of this protagonist, desperately trying to remember.

Yesterday, in Chapter 11, we saw the conclusion of the Canaan conquest war commanded by God. Now that the war is over, it should be time to move to the next stage: the division of the land.

However, today’s chapter devotes an entire passage to listing the kings Israel utterly destroyed. Why? It is because, like Leonard in Memento, there is something they must never forget.

What is it? Today, I want to share a message titled: Remember the Lord: Your Eternal King.

                  우리가 본문을 통해 기억해야 할 첫번째는 하나님의 영원하신 동일하심입니다. 오늘 본문은 앞에서 이야기 하였듯이 이스라엘이 진멸한 왕들의 목록을 나열하고 있습니다. 그런데 그 목록은 여호수아가 정복한 왕들 뿐만 아니라 모세가 정복한 왕들도 다루고 있지요. 1절의 말씀과 7절의 말씀은 정확하게 대구를 이루고 있습니다. 1절을 읽어보겠습니다. “이스라엘 자손이 요단 저편 해 돋는 쪽 곧 아르논 골짜기에서 헤르몬 산까지의 동쪽 온 아라바를 차지하고 그 땅에서 쳐죽인 왕들은 이러하니라” 자 그러면 7절도 함께 읽어볼까요? 괄호 전까지 읽겠습니다. “여호수아와 이스라엘 자손이 요단 이편 곧 서쪽 레바논 골짜기의 바알갓에서부터 세일로 올라가는 곳 할락 산까지 쳐서 멸한 그 땅의 왕들은 이러하니라” 공통점이 보이시나요? “그 땅에서 쳐죽인 왕들은 이러하니라” “쳐서 멸한 그 땅의 왕들은 이러하니라” 원문으로 보면 1절과 7절은 동일한 문장으로 시작을 하는 것을 볼 수 있습니다. 자 분명 우리는 여호수아와 이스라엘이 어떻게 가나안 땅을 정복해 나가는지에 대해서 말씀을 나누고 있었습니다. 그런데 왜 오늘 말씀은 갑자기 모세가 정복한 왕들의 목록을 나열하고 있는 걸까요? 그리고 왜 또 그 목록들은 여호수아의 목록과 정확하게 평행을 이루고 있는 것일까요? 그것은 바로 모세와 여호수아가 연속선상 위에 놓여있다는 것을 보여주는 것입니다. 무슨 말입니까? 모세와 함께 하셨던 하나님께서 여호수아에게도 동일하게 함께 하셨다는 것이지요. 이는 비록 이스라엘의 리더쉽은 시대를 지나며 바뀌었을지 모르지만 바뀌지 않으시는 하나님께서 이들의 왕으로서 변함없이 이들을 이끄셨음을 나타내고 있는 것입니다. 우리가 기억해야 할 것도 바로 이것입니다. 성경은 우리에게 마치 과거에 있었던 일들만을 서술하는 것 같습니다. 그러나 어제나 오늘이나 영원히 동일하신 하나님께서 우리의 왕으로서 우리를 변함없이 이끌고 계심을 기억해야 합니다. 그렇다면 그 왕은 어떤 왕이십니까?

[Point 1: Remember the Eternal Consistency of God]

The first thing we must remember through this text is the eternal consistency of God.

As mentioned, this chapter lists the kings Israel destroyed. But this list includes not only the kings conquered by Joshua but also the kings conquered by Moses. Verse 1 and Verse 7 are precisely parallel to each other.

Let’s read verse 1:

"These are the kings of the land whom the Israelites had defeated and whose territory they took, east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern Arabah."

Now let’s read verse 7 (before the parentheses):

"These are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir."

Do you see the commonality? The original Hebrew structure for the beginning of verse 1 and verse 7 is identical. We have been discussing how Joshua and Israel conquered the land of Canaan. So why does the text suddenly list the kings conquered by Moses, and why does that list perfectly parallel Joshua's list?

It is to show that Moses and Joshua exist on a continuum. What does this mean? It means the God who was with Moses was identically and consistently with Joshua.

This demonstrates that while Israel's human leadership changed over time, the unchanging God continued to lead them as their King. This is what we must remember: The Bible may seem like it only describes events of the past, but we must remember that the Lord, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, continues to lead us as our King without change.

If He is our King, what kind of King is He?

                  우리가 기억해야할 두번째는 바로 우리의 왕이신 하나님께서 모든 왕 중에 왕이시라는 것입니다. 여호수아서의 주제는 땅을 정복하는 이야기입니다. 땅을 차지하고 분배하는 것이 그 주된 내용이지요. 그런데 오늘 말씀은 물론 땅에 대한 이야기도 하고 있지만 그 촛점은 분명하게 이들이 쳐서 멸한 가나안의 왕들에 대해 적고 있습니다. 본문 말씀 24절은 그들이 “모두 서른한 왕이었더라”라고 전하고 있지요. 왜입니까? 바로 하나님께서 이 서른 한 명의 가나안 왕들 모두가 당해낼 수 없는 진정한 왕이시라는 것을 드러내기 위함입니다. 그렇다면 이들은 어떤 왕들이었습니까? 특별히 2절의 아모리 족속의 왕, 시혼과 4절의 바산의 왕, 옥은 이 모든 왕들 중에 가장 강력한 왕들이었습니다. 이들은 너무나 강력하여 이들의 멸망은 가나안 모든 백성을 두려움에 떨게 만들었지요. 창녀 라합이 정탐꾼들에게 이스라엘이 그들을 전멸시킨 일을 들고 마음이 녹았다고 하지 않았습니까? 강대하였던 기브온 주민들이 먼저 조약을 맺자고 찾아왔던 이유가 무엇이었습니까? 바로 아모리 왕 시혼과 바산 왕 옥에게 행하신 모든 일을 들었기에 찾아왔다고 하였습니다. 이들이 진멸당하였다는 사실만으로도 마음이 물처럼 녹을 만큼 강력한 왕들이었지만 그들은 모두 하나님께 대적 할 수 없었습니다. 마찬가지입니다. 세상의 그 어떠한 권세도, 세상의 그 어떠한 왕이라 할지라도 하나님께 감히 대적 할 수 없습니다. 그들은 하나님이 하시는 일을 막을 수 없습니다. 그런데 더 놀라운 사실은 그 왕중의 왕이신 하나님께서 우리와 함께 일하신다는 것입니다. 원래 고대 근동에서는 왕이 전쟁에서 승리하면 자신이 무찔렀던 적들의 이름들을 열거하며 기념하는 것이 일반적이었다고 합니다. 그래서 보통은 왕의 치적을 자랑할 때에 1인칭으로 서술해서 왕의 업적을 더 드러내는 식의 표현을 사용했다고 하지요. 예를 들면 “나 누구 누구가 무엇 무엇을 했다” 는 식이지요. 그러나 오늘의 말씀은 하나님 당신께서 이 일을 행하셨다고 표현하는 것이 아니라 6절에서는 “여호와의 종 모세와 이스라엘 자손이,” 또 7절에서는 “여호수아와 이스라엘 자손이” 함께 싸워 이겼다고 표현하고 있습니다. 하나님께서는 당신의 업적을 더 드러내시는 것이 아니라 당신의 백성과 함께 일하심을 드러내시기를 선택하셨습니다. 이 세상의 모든 권세가 당해낼 수 없는 만왕의 왕. 그 하나님께서 당신의 백성인 우리와 함께 일하시는 분임을 우리는 기억해야 하는 것입니다.

[Point 2: Remember that Our King is the King of Kings]

The second thing we must remember is that our King is the King of Kings, far superior to all earthly rulers.

The core theme of the Book of Joshua is the conquest and distribution of the land. While today's passage certainly talks about the land, its focus is clearly on the Canaanite kings Israel conquered and destroyed. Verse 24 states that they destroyed "thirty-one kings in all."

Why list them all? It is to reveal that God is the true King whom all these thirty-one Canaanite kings could not withstand.

Who were these kings? Specifically, Sihon, king of the Amorites (v. 2), and Og, king of Bashan (v. 4), were the most powerful among them. They were so mighty that their destruction struck fear into all the people of Canaan. Rahab told the spies that their hearts melted when they heard how Israel had destroyed them! Why did the powerful Gibeonites seek a covenant? Because they had heard all that God had done to Sihon and Og.

These were kings whose mere destruction was enough to make hearts melt like water, yet they were utterly powerless to stand against God.

Similarly, no power on earth, no king, no authority, can dare oppose God. They cannot stop what God has purposed to do.

But here is the even more amazing fact: this King of Kings chooses to work with us.

In the Ancient Near East, it was customary for a king who won a war to list the names of the enemies he defeated to memorialize his own achievements. They would use a first-person narrative, such as "I, so-and-so, did this and that," to highlight the king's solitary greatness.

However, today's passage does not focus on God acting alone. Verse 6 says, "Moses the servant of the Lord and the Israelites conquered them," and verse 7 says, "Joshua and the Israelites conquered them." God chose to highlight the fact that He worked alongside His people, rather than only magnifying His own solo achievement.

We must remember that the King of Kings—whom all the powers of this world cannot withstand—is the God who chooses to work with us, His people.

                  말씀을 맺습니다. 우리는 우리의 영원하신 왕 여호와를 기억해야 합니다. 영원하신 하나님은 모세의 시대나 여호수아의 시대와 변함없이 지금도 동일하게 우리의 삶에 역사하십니다. 이 세상의 그 어떠한 권세나 권능도 하나님을 대적 할 수 없는데 그 왕 중의 왕이신 하나님께서 우리와 함께 일하십니다. 우리는 마치 단기 기억 상실증에 걸린 사람들처럼 하나님이 누구신지를 자꾸 잊어버리는 것 같습니다. 그러나 기억하십시오. 영원하신 여러분의 왕, 왕 중의 왕, 여호와를 기억하십시오.  

[Conclusion]

We must remember the Lord, our Eternal King.

The Eternal God is the same in the time of Moses, in the time of Joshua, and in our lives today. No power or authority in this world can challenge God, yet this King of Kings chooses to work with us.

Sometimes, we are like Leonard, the protagonist with short-term memory loss, constantly forgetting who God is and what He has done.

But remember: Remember the Lord, your Eternal King, the King of Kings, who works with you. He is with you today.