20260819 [새벽묵상] 자기 백성에게 돌아오시는 지극히 거룩하신 하나님의 영광을 보라 Behold the Glory of the Most Holy God Who Returns to His People (겔/Ezk 43:1~12)

43:1 그 후에 그가 나를 데리고 문에 이르니 곧 동쪽을 향한 문이라

43:2 이스라엘 하나님의 영광이 동쪽에서부터 오는데 하나님의 음성이 많은 물소리 같고 땅은 그 영광으로 말미암아 빛나니

43:3 그 모양이 내가 본 환상 곧 전에 성읍을 멸하러 올 때에 보던 환상 같고 그발 강 가에서 보던 환상과도 같기로 내가 곧 얼굴을 땅에 대고 엎드렸더니

43:4 여호와의 영광이 동문을 통하여 성전으로 들어가고

43:5 영이 나를 들어 데리고 안뜰에 들어가시기로 내가 보니 여호와의 영광이 성전에 가득하더라

1 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east, 2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory. 3 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. 4 The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east. 5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

43:6 성전에서 내게 하는 말을 내가 듣고 있을 때에 어떤 사람이 내 곁에 서 있더라

43:7 그가 내게 이르시되 인자야 이는 내 보좌의 처소, 내 발을 두는 처소, 내가 이스라엘 족속 가운데에 영원히 있을 곳이라 이스라엘 족속 곧 그들과 그들의 왕들이 음행하며 그 죽은 왕들의 시체로 다시는 내 거룩한 이름을 더럽히지 아니하리라

43:8 그들이 그 문지방을 내 문지방 곁에 두며 그 문설주를 내 문설주 곁에 두어서 그들과 나 사이에 겨우 한 담이 막히게 하였고 또 그 행하는 가증한 일로 내 거룩한 이름을 더럽혔으므로 내가 노하여 멸망시켰거니와

43:9 이제는 그들이 그 음란과 그 왕들의 시체를 내게서 멀리 제거하여 버려야 할 것이라 그리하면 내가 그들 가운데에 영원히 살리라

6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple. 7 He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[b] for their kings at their death. 8 When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I destroyed them in my anger. 9 Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will live among them forever.

43:10 인자야 너는 이 성전을 이스라엘 족속에게 보여서 그들이 자기의 죄악을 부끄러워하고 그 형상을 측량하게 하라

43:11 만일 그들이 자기들이 행한 모든 일을 부끄러워하거든 너는 이 성전의 제도와 구조와 그 출입하는 곳과 그 모든 형상을 보이며 또 그 모든 규례와 그 모든 법도와 그 모든 율례를 알게 하고 그 목전에 그것을 써서 그들로 그 모든 법도와 그 모든 규례를 지켜 행하게 하라

10 “Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their sins. Let them consider its perfection, 11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.

43:12 성전의 법은 이러하니라 산 꼭대기 지점의 주위는 지극히 거룩하리라 성전의 법은 이러하니라

12 “This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area on top of the mountain will be most holy. Such is the law of the temple.

            어제 우리는 자신의 백성들 가운데 거하시기 위하여 거룩한 것과 속된 것을 구별하셨던 하나님을 보았습니다. 그리고 오늘 말씀은 바로 그 하나님께서 당신의 백성에게 돌아오시는 장면을 보여줍니다. 하나님께서는 당신께서 성전을 떠나셨던 그 모습 그대로 다시 이 새로운 성전으로 돌아오십니다. 그리고 이제는 영원히 그들 가운데 사시겠다고 말씀하십니다. 그러나 조건이 있습니다. 그들이 지극히 거룩하신 하나님의 성전을 보고 자신들이 행한 모든 일을 부끄러워 할 때에, 이제는 예전의 일들을 버리고 하나님의 법도와 규레를 지켜 행할 때에 그 말씀은 이루어질 것입니다. 오늘은 “자기 백성에게 돌아오시는 지극히 거룩하신 하나님의 영광을 보라” 라는 제목으로 말씀을 나누기 원합니다.

Introduction

Yesterday, we saw how God distinguished between the holy and the common so that He might dwell in the midst of His people. Today’s passage reveals the breathtaking moment when that very God returns to His people.

God returns to this new temple in the exact same manner as He had previously departed. And now, He promises that He will live among them forever. However, there is a condition—a covenant requirement attached to this promise: this declaration will be fulfilled when they look upon the most holy temple of God, feel deep shame for all their past sins, cast away their former practices, and faithfully keep God’s laws and statutes.

Today, I would like to share a message titled: “Behold the Glory of the Most Holy God Who Returns to His People.”

                  먼저 자기 백성에게 돌아오시는 하나님에 대해서 보겠습니다. 1절의 말씀을 보니 성전을 보여준 그 사람이 이제 에스겔을 동문으로 데리고 갑니다. 동문은 예루살렘을 떠나시는 하나님의 영광이 마지막으로 머물렀던 장소였습니다. 그런데 바로 그 동문으로 하나님의 영광이 다시 임하시는 것이지요. 건물이란 완공되는 것이 중요한 것이 아니지요. 건물의 주인이 입주해야 비로소 그 건물이 완성되는 것이 아니겠습니까? 마찬가지로 성전의 완전한 회복은 바로 성전의 주인되신 하나님께서 그 성전으로 돌아오셔서 거주하심으로 완성되는 것입니다. 바로 그 모습을 2절은 보여주고 있습니다. 함께 읽어보겠습니다. “이스라엘 하나님의 영광이 동쪽에서부터 오는데 하나님의 음성이 많은 물 소리 같고 땅은 그 영광으로 말미암아 빛나니” 하나님의 영광이 청각적으로는 많은 물 소리로, 또 시각적으로는 빛날 수가 없는 땅이 하나님의 영광으로 말미암아 빛난다고 표현하고 있습니다. 이 실로 장엄한 광경을 3절을 보니 자기가 이미 봤었던 환상, 즉 성읍을 멸하러 오실 때의 환상과, 그발강 가에서 보던 환상과 동일한 모습이었다고 표현하고 있습니다. 즉 성전을 떠나실 때의 하나님과 포로지에 찾아오셨던 하나님, 바로 그 동일한 하나님께서 지금 돌아오고 계시다는 것입니다. 4절, 동문을 통하여 성전으로 들어가시고,  5절, 성령께서 에스겔을 안뜰 위 공중으로 들어올리셔서 그 성전에 가득한 여호와의 영광을 보게 하십니다. 마치 카메라 워크가 압도적으로 밀려오는 영광을 찍다가 그 시점이 아래로 바뀌면서 그 성전이 가득차는 것을 역동적으로 담아내듯이 말입니다. 실로 놀라운 모습이 아닐 수 없지요. 마치 모세의 장막에 여호와의 영광이 가득하였던 것처럼, 마치 솔로몬의 성전이 여호와의 영광으로 가득찼던 것처럼 그때와 동일한 하나님의 영광이 바로 이곳 새 성전에 가득하였다는 것입니다. 그것을 최고의 명당에서 아이맥스로 실시간으로 보고 있는 것입니다. 얼마나 대단한 광경입니까? 예루살렘 성전을 떠나실 때에는 몇번이고 멈추셔서 뒤돌아보셨던 하나님의 영광입니다. 그러나 새 성전의 거룩함을 구별하시자마자 마치 기다리셨다는 듯이 당신의 백성들 가운데로 한달음에 달려오십니다. 7절에서 이렇게 말씀하십니다. “인자야 이는 내 보좌의 처소, 내 발을 두는 처소, 내가 이스라엘 족속 가운데에 영원히 있을 곳이라.” 9절에서도 말씀하십니다. “그리하면 내가 그들가운데에 영원히 살리라” 하나님의 의도는 분명하십니다. 당신의 백성 가운데에 영원히 사시겠다는 것입니다. 지극히 거룩하시고 어제나 오늘이나 동일하신 천지를 창조하신 여호와께서 당신의 백성 가운데로 다시 돌아오시고 그들 가운데에 영원히 거하시겠다는 것입니다. 이 얼마나 놀라운 말씀입니까?

1. The God Who Returns to His People (vv. 1–9)

First, let us look at the God who returns to His people.

In verse 1, the heavenly guide leads Ezekiel to the gate facing east. The east gate was the very last location where the glory of God had paused as He departed from Jerusalem. Yet now, through that exact same east gate, the glory of God makes its triumphant return!

A building’s completion is not merely about finishing the physical structure; a building is truly completed only when its owner moves in. Likewise, the complete restoration of the temple is finalized when God—the true Owner of the temple—returns and takes up residence within it once again.

Verse 2 paints a vivid picture of this moment:

“And I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.”

Audibly, God’s glory resounds like the majestic roar of cascading waters. Visually, even the earth—which has no light of its own—glows brightly, reflecting His divine radiance.

In verse 3, Ezekiel notes that this awe-inspiring vision was identical to the visions he had seen before: both when God came to destroy the city and when he saw Him by the Kebar River. The God who departed from the temple and visited His exiles in Babylon is the very same God who is now returning.

In verse 4, the glory of the LORD enters the temple through the east gate. In verse 5, the Spirit lifts Ezekiel up into the inner court, allowing him to behold the temple filled with the glory of the LORD.

It is as if a dynamic camera angle captures the overwhelming arrival of God's glory from above and then shifts perspective to reveal the entire sanctuary brimming with His presence. Just as the glory of the LORD filled Moses’ Tabernacle and Solomon’s Temple, the same radiant glory now completely fills this new temple. Ezekiel receives a front-row, IMAX-like view of this magnificent sight in real time!

When God’s glory departed from the former temple in Jerusalem, He paused multiple times, looking back with lingering grief. Yet the moment the holiness of the new temple is set apart, He rushes back to His people as if He had been eagerly anticipating this moment.

In verse 7, God declares:

“Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever.”

And again in verse 9:

“Then I will live among them forever.”

God’s intention is unmistakable: He desires to dwell among His people forever. The most holy LORD—the Creator of heaven and earth, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever—returns to His people to abide with them eternally. What a staggering promise!

                  자, 그런데 여기에 조건이 있습니다. 이것은 약속이기도 합니다. 7-9절, 그들과 그들의 왕들은 가증한 일로 하나님의 거룩한 이름을 더럽혔습니다. 그래서 하나님께서 그들을 멸망시키셨습니다. 그런 일은 이제 일어나서는 안됩니다. 그렇다면 어떻게 해야합니까? 성전 구역 안에 이방의 우상을 들여오거나 죽은 왕들의 무덤을 세워 거룩함을 더럽혀서는 안됩니다. 자신들의 처소의 문지방을 성전 옆에 붙여 지어서 마치 성전 구역을 자신의 소유물처럼 여기거나 자신을 하나님과 동등한 위치에 두려고 해서는 안됩니다. 이는 모두 하나님의 성전의 지극히 거룩하심을 더럽히는 일입니다. 그 일들을 버릴 때에 하나님께서는 약속하십니다. “그리하면 내가 그들 가운데에 영원히 살리라” 하나님께서는 10절에서 에스겔에게 명령하십니다. 이 성전을 이스라엘 족속에게 보여라. 그래서 그들이 자기의 죄악을 부끄러워하고 또 그들이 그 형상을 측량하게 하여라. 11절이 그 말씀을 풀어 설명하고 계십니다. “만일 그들이 자기들이 행한 모든 일을 부끄러워하거든” 전제조건입니다. 이 성전을 이스라엘 족속에게 보일 때, 만약 그들이 그 성전을 보고 자신들의 죄악을 부끄러워 한다면. 이게 대체 무슨 말입니까? 성전을 보고 대체 왜 죄악을 부끄러워하게 된다는 것입니까? 그것은 이 성전이 지극히 거룩하기 때문입니다. 12절은 성전이 있는 이 산꼭대기 주변의 지역이 지극히 거룩하다고 말합니다. 그리고 두번이나 반복해서 이것이 바로 성전의 법이라고 말씀하시지요. 지극히 거룩한 성전을 볼 때에 우리는 우리의 죄악을 깨닫게 되어 부끄러워하게된다는 것입니다. 지극히 거룩한 하나님의 영광 앞에서 에스겔이 보여주었던 모습이 무엇입니까? 3절, “내가 곧 얼굴을 땅에 대고 엎드렸더니” 그렇게 우리가 하나님의 거룩하심 앞에 우리의 부끄러움을 깨닫게 될 때에 하나님께서는 10절, 그 성전을 측량하게 하라고 말씀하십니다. 무슨 말입니까? 11절, “그 모든 규례와 그 모든 법도와 그 모든 율례를 알게 하고 그 목전에 그것을 써서 그들로 그 모든 법도와 그 모든 규례를 지켜 행하게 하라” 즉, 거룩함을 유지할 질서를 배우게 하셔서 그 백성들로 다시금 재기하게 하시는 것입니다.

2. The Condition: Feeling Shame for Sin and Keeping Holy Order (vv. 10–12)

However, there is a condition attached to this promise.

In verses 7 through 9, God points out that Israel and their kings had previously defiled His holy name through abominable practices, which led to their destruction. Such desecration must never happen again.

How must they live now? They must no longer bring pagan idols into the temple grounds or defile the sanctuary by erecting monuments to dead kings beside it. They must no longer build their own thresholds right next to God's threshold, treating the sacred temple grounds as their personal property or placing themselves on equal footing with God. All of these practices defile the supreme holiness of God's sanctuary.

God promises that when they put away these detestable practices: "Then I will live among them forever."

In verse 10, God commands Ezekiel: "Describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their sins. Let them consider its plan."

Verse 11 elaborates on this essential prerequisite: "And if they are ashamed of all they have done..."

Why would seeing the vision of the temple cause them to feel ashamed of their sins? Because this temple is most holy.

Verse 12 emphasizes that the entire area surrounding the top of the mountain is "most holy," repeating twice: "This is the law of the temple." When we come face to face with the supreme holiness of God’s house, our own sinfulness is exposed, filling us with godly shame.

Recall Ezekiel's own response when confronted with the radiant glory of God in verse 3: "I fell face down."

Once we recognize our shame in the light of God's holiness, God instructs Ezekiel to have them study and measure the plans of the temple. Verse 11 explains what this means:

“Make known to them its design, its structure, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.”

In other words, God teaches His people the divine order required to maintain holiness, enabling them to be restored and to stand firmly once again.

                  말씀을 맺습니다. 우리는 오늘 말씀을 통해 먼저 자기 백성에게 돌아오시는 하나님의 모습을 보았습니다. 그 영광이 실로 놀라워 빛을 낼 수 없는 땅이 마치 창세기의 그것처럼 하나님의 영광의 빛을 비추었습니다. 시내산에서 임하셨던, 모세의 장막에서 임하셨던, 또 솔로몬 성전에서 임하셨던 그 동일한 하나님의 영광이 당신의 백성을 다시 찾아오셨습니다. 그리고 이제 그들과 영원히 함께 하시겠다고 하십니다. 그때에 하나님께서 요구하시는 것은 무엇입니까? 그 백성들이 지극히 거룩하신 하나님의 영광을 보고 자기의 죄악을 부끄러워하는 것. 그 모든 법도와 율례를 지켜 행하며 이제 더이상 그 성전에 우상을 두거나 자신을 높이지 않는 것. 그리하면, 하나님께서 약속하십니다. 내가 그들 가운데에 영원히 살리라. 하나님께서는 지금도 우리 가운데에 영원히 살기 원하십니다. 그 거룩하심 앞에서 우리의 부끄러움을 깨닫게 해달라고 함께 기도하시겠습니다. 

Conclusion

Through today's passage, we behold the awe-inspiring return of God to His people. His glory is so brilliant that the earth—incapable of producing light on its own—shines brightly under the radiance of His presence, echoing the light of Creation.

The very same God who descended on Mount Sinai, filled Moses’ Tabernacle, and dwelt in Solomon’s Temple has returned to visit His people once more. And now, He promises to abide with them forever.

What does God require of us in return?

• That His people look upon the supreme holiness of His glory and recognize their sins with deep humility and shame.

• That we keep His statutes and laws, no longer harboring idols in our hearts or exalting ourselves above God.

When we do this, God promises: “I will live among them forever.”

Even today, God deeply desires to dwell among us eternally. Let us pray together, asking Him to reveal our hidden sinfulness in the light of His holiness, that we may be cleansed and restored to walk closely with Him. Amen.