20261002 | 새벽묵상 | 하나님의 말씀에 대한 올바른 반응 The Right Response to the Word of God | 대상/1Chron 17:16~27

17:16 다윗 왕이 여호와 앞에 들어가 앉아서 이르되 여호와 하나님이여 나는 누구이오며 내 집은 무엇이기에 나에게 이에 이르게 하셨나이까

17:17 하나님이여 주께서 이것을 오히려 작게 여기시고 또 종의 집에 대하여 먼 장래까지 말씀하셨사오니 여호와 하나님이여 나를 존귀한 자들 같이 여기셨나이다

17:18 주께서 주의 종에게 베푸신 영예에 대하여 이 다윗이 다시 주께 무슨 말을 하오리이까 주께서는 주의 종을 아시나이다

17:19 여호와여 주께서 주의 종을 위하여 주의 뜻대로 이 모든 큰 일을 행하사 이 모든 큰 일을 알게 하셨나이다

17:20 여호와여 우리 귀로 들은 대로는 주와 같은 이가 없고 주 외에는 하나님이 없나이다

17:21 땅의 어느 한 나라가 주의 백성 이스라엘과 같으리이까 하나님이 자기 백성을 구속하시려고 나가사 크고 두려운 일로 말미암아 이름을 얻으시고 애굽에서 구속하신 자기 백성 앞에서 모든 민족을 쫓아내셨사오며

17:22 주께서 주의 백성 이스라엘을 영원히 주의 백성으로 삼으셨사오니 여호와여 주께서 그들의 하나님이 되셨나이다

17:23 여호와여 이제 주의 종과 그의 집에 대하여 말씀하신 것을 영원히 견고하게 하시며 말씀하신 대로 행하사

17:24 견고하게 하시고 사람에게 영원히 주의 이름을 높여 이르기를 만군의 여호와는 이스라엘의 하나님 곧 이스라엘에게 하나님이시라 하게 하시며 주의 종 다윗의 왕조가 주 앞에서 견고히 서게 하옵소서

17:25 나의 하나님이여 주께서 종을 위하여 왕조를 세우실 것을 이미 듣게 하셨으므로 주의 종이 주 앞에서 이 기도로 간구할 마음이 생겼나이다

17:26 여호와여 오직 주는 하나님이시라 주께서 이 좋은 것으로 주의 종에게 허락하시고

17:27 이제 주께서 종의 왕조에 복을 주사 주 앞에 영원히 두시기를 기뻐하시나이다 여호와여 주께서 복을 주셨사오니 이 복을 영원히 누리리이다 하니라

David’s Prayer

16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 17 And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.

18 “What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant, 19 Lord. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises.

20 “There is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. 21 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? 22 You made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.

23 “And now, Lord, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised, 24 so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!’ And the house of your servant David will be established before you.

25 “You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you. 26 You, Lord, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant. 27 Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Lord, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”

            오늘의 본문은 선지자 나단을 통해 선포된 하나님의 말씀을 다윗이 듣고 하나님께 기도로 응답하는 장면을 다루고 있습니다. 이 다윗의 기도가 역대기에서 최초로 등장하는 왕의 기도입니다. 이 기도를 통해 귀환 공동체는 그들의 눈으로는 볼 수 없는 진정한 다윗 왕국의 의미와 하나님의 약속에 대한 올바른 반응이 무엇인지 볼 수 있었을 것입니다. 다윗은 이 기도 가운데서 자신과 자신의 집이 하나님의 약속을 받을 자격이 없음을 반복해서 고백합니다. 하나님의 언약이 인간의 자격이 아니라 하나님의 은혜에 근거한다는 것을 보여주고 있는 것이지요. 그리고 그는 끊임없이 자신을 ‘주의 종’이라 부릅니다. 그리고 이스라엘은 ‘주의 백성’이라고 부릅니다. 다윗은 자신의 왕으로서의 주권을 완전히 내려놓고 오직 하나님만이 주권자이시며 이스라엘의 왕이심을 인정하는 것입니다. 이것이 바로 귀환 공동체가 알아야 할 다윗 왕국의 진짜 모습이었습니다. 재미있는 것은 그는 지금 왕이신 하나님의 약속을 받고 그것이 이루어지고 있다고 믿을 뿐만아니라 그 약속의 말씀을 붙들고 그것이 이루어질 것을 위해서 기도합니다. 이것은 유다 왕국이 무너져 혼란스러웠을 귀환 공동체가 하나님의 약속을 붙들고 기도하게 하는 힘이 되었을 것입니다. 오늘은 “하나님의 말씀에 대한 올바른 반응”이라는 제목으로 말씀을 나누기 원합니다.

Introduction

Today’s passage describes David responding in prayer after hearing the word of God proclaimed through the prophet Nathan. This prayer of David is the very first prayer of a king recorded in the book of Chronicles.

Through this prayer, the post-exilic returnee community was able to see the true meaning of the Davidic kingdom—which could not be seen with physical eyes—and the proper response to God’s promises.

In this prayer, David repeatedly confesses his unworthiness to receive God’s promise. He demonstrates that God’s covenant is based not on human merit, but entirely on God’s grace. Throughout the prayer, he continually refers to himself as “Your servant” and calls Israel “Your people.” David completely lays down his sovereignty as king, acknowledging that God alone is the Sovereign and true King of Israel. This was the real picture of the Davidic kingdom that the returnee community needed to understand.

Interestingly, David not only believes that the King’s promise is being fulfilled, but he also holds fast to that word of promise and prays for its fulfillment. This must have given immense strength to the returnee community—who were confused and discouraged after the fall of the Kingdom of Judah—encouraging them to hold fast to God’s promises and pray.

Today, I would like to share a message titled: “The Right Response to the Word of God.”

                  먼저 다윗을 통해 우리가 볼 수 있는 하나님의 말씀에 대한 올바른 반응은 바로 철저한 겸손입니다. 16절에 다윗은 나단의 입을 통해 전해진 하나님의 다윗 언약을 듣고 언약궤 앞에 나아가 앉아서 기도합니다. 그는 왕이었지만 하나님 앞에서 그는 한 사람의 예배자였습니다. 하나님의 존전에서 다윗은 자신을 낮추며 묻습니다. “내가 누구이기에 그 미천했던 양치기 소년을 이 높은 왕좌에까지 앉히셨습니까?” 이 말씀들 가운데서 다윗은 계속해서 자신을 ‘주의 종’이라고 부릅니다. 18절에는 ‘주의 종’인 “이 다윗이 다시 주께 무슨 말을 하겠습니까?”라며 자신을 3인칭으로 지칭하는 극존대를 하고 있습니다. 자신은 하나님의 은혜를 받을 자격이 전혀 없는 사람이었는데 자신을 왕으로 세워주셨을 뿐만아니라 거기에 더해서 이런 축복까지 약속하시니 그 은혜를 무어라 설명할 수 없다는 것입니다. 19절에서 그는 말합니다. 모든 것은 주님이 하셨습니다. “여호와여 주께서, 주의 뜻대로, 이 모든 큰일을 행하사” 여기서도 자신은 여호와의 은혜를 입은 ‘주의 종’입니다. 자, 그런데 그 마지막에 그가 이렇게 고백합니다. “이 모든 큰일을 알게 하셨나이다.” 하나님의 말씀이 이를 알게 하셨다는 것입니다. 하나님의 계획은 감추어져 있었고 인간은 그것을 스스로 알아낼 수 없었습니다. 그런데 하나님의 말씀이 당신의 계획을 드러내셨다는 것입니다.

1. Thorough Humility Before the Word (vv. 16–19)

First, the right response to the Word of God that we see through David is thorough humility.

In verse 16, after hearing the Davidic Covenant delivered through Nathan, David goes in, sits before the Ark of the LORD, and prays. Though he was king, before God he was simply a worshipper. In God's presence, David humbles himself and asks:

“Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?”

How could a humble shepherd boy be brought to sit on such a high throne?

Throughout these words, David repeatedly calls himself “Your servant.” In verse 18, referring to himself in the humble third person, he asks: “What more can David say to you for honoring your servant?” He confesses that he was entirely unworthy of receiving God’s grace; yet God not only raised him up as king, but went even further to promise such overwhelming blessings that he is left speechless before such grace.

In verse 19 he declares:

“O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.”

Here again, he is simply “Your servant” who has received the LORD's favor. And notice how verse 19 concludes: “...in making known all these great things.”

It was the Word of God that made these things known! God’s plan was hidden, and no human being could uncover it on their own. But God’s Word broke through to reveal His sovereign plan.

                  바로 여기에 우리의 올바른 반응 두번째 포인트가 있습니다. 바로 하나님의 말씀이 하나님이 누구신가를 드러내신다는 것입니다. 그렇기에 우리는 말씀을 통해 하나님이 어떤분이신지를 깨달아야 합니다. 20절이 이를 전하고 있습니다. 함께 읽겠습니다. “여호와여 우리 귀로 들은 대로는 주와 같은 이가 없고 주 외에는 하나님이 없나이다.” 고백하지 않습니까? “우리 귀로 들은 대로는,” 즉, 말씀을 통해서 하나님이야말로 유일하고 참된 신이심을 깨닫는다는 것입니다. 그리고 우리의 입으로 하나님이 누구신지 고백할 수 있게 된다는 것입니다. 본문 21-22절에 다윗이 깨달은 하나님은 어떤 분이십니까? 바로 자기 백성을 구원하시는 왕이십니다. 여기서 이스라엘은 다윗의 백성이 아니라 철저히 하나님의 백성으로 표현됩니다. 하나님은 그들을 위하여 출진하시고 친히 그들의 싸움을 싸워주시고 그들을 구속하십니다. 그리고 영원히 그들을 당신의 백성으로 삼아주시고 주께서는 그들의 하나님이 되어주셨습니다. 이것이 왕이신 하나님의 다스리심이십니다. 하나님의 말씀을 들을 때에 우리는 하나님이 누구신지 깨닫게 되는 것입니다.

2. Realizing Who God Is Through His Word (vv. 20–22)

This brings us to the second point of a right response: God’s Word reveals who God is. Therefore, we must come to understand who God is through His Word.

Verse 20 proclaims this truth. Let us read verse 20 together:

“There is none like you, O LORD, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.”

Do you see David’s confession? “According to all that we have heard with our ears”—meaning that it is through the Word that we come to realize Yahweh alone is the one true God! And it empowers us to confess with our own lips who God truly is.

In verses 21–22, who is the God whom David came to realize? He is the King who redeems His own people. Here, Israel is described not as David's people, but explicitly as God’s people. God Himself goes forth on their behalf, fights their battles, and redeems them. He establishes them as His people forever, and He Himself becomes their God.

This is the reign of God as King. When we hear the Word of God, we come to realize who God truly is.

                  우리가 그 하나님의 말씀과 하나님의 왕되심을 깨달을 때에 우리는 그것을 붙들고 기도할 수 있습니다. 23절에서 다윗이 하는 것이 바로 그것입니다. “여호와여 이제… 말씀하신 대로 행하사” 무슨 말입니까? 하나님의 말씀이 우리의 기도가 된다는 것입니다. 앞에서 이야기했던 약속의 말씀, 또 하나님의 왕되심이 우리의 기도의 근거가 된다는 것입니다. 바로 그렇기에 우리는 말씀을 들어야 기도할 수 있습니다. 25절입니다. 다윗이 이렇게 고백합니다. 함께 읽겠습니다. “나의 하나님이여 주께서 종을 위하여 왕조를 세우실 것을 이미 듣게 하셨으므로 주의 종이 주 앞에서 이 기도로 간구할 마음이 생겼나이다.” 하나님께서 말씀을 듣게 하셨습니다. 원문에서는 ‘귀를 열어주셨다’는 표현입니다. 기도가 가능해진 출발점이 인간의 결심이 아니라 하나님의 열어 주심에 있다는 것입니다. 기도는 하나님이 우리의 귀를 열어 당신의 말씀을 듣게 하실 때에 비로소 시작된다는 것입니다. 그렇기에 우리는 더욱 말씀 앞에 나아가야 합니다. 말씀을 듣고자 해야 합니다. 하나님께서 우리의 귀를 열어주시기를 그래서 그 말씀을 깨닫고 하나님이 누구신지를 알아야 하는 것입니다.

3. Praying by Holding Fast to the Word (vv. 23–27)

When we realize the Word of God and His kingship, we can hold fast to it in prayer. That is precisely what David does in verse 23:

“And now, O LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken.”

What does this mean? It means God's Word becomes the foundation of our prayers. The promised Word and the kingship of God become the very basis upon which we pray.

This is why we must hear the Word in order to pray. Look at verse 25. Let us read David’s confession together:

“For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.”

God made him hear the Word. In the original Hebrew text, the phrase translated as “you have revealed to your servant” literally means “You have opened the ear of Your servant.”

The starting point that enables prayer is not human willpower or determination, but God opening our ears! Prayer truly begins when God opens our ears to hear His Word.

Therefore, we must draw even closer to the Word. We must seek to hear it, asking God to open our ears so that we may understand His Word and know who He truly is.

                  말씀을 맺습니다. 오늘 우리는 다윗의 기도를 통해 하나님의 말씀에 대해 우리가 어떻게 반응해야 하는지에 대해서 이야기했습니다. 다윗은 하나님의 말씀 앞에 자신을 철저히 낮추고 왕되신 하나님께 모든 주권을 내어 드렸습니다. 그렇기에 그는 감사할 수 있었고 자신에게 임한 하나님의 은혜가 얼마나 큰 것인지 깨달을 수 있었습니다. 또 그는 말씀을 통하여 하나님이 누구신지 깨달았습니다. 그리고 그는 이제 그 말씀을 들음으로 하나님께 기도할 수 있는 힘과 마음을 얻어 담대히 약속의 성취를 위해 기도할 수 있었습니다. 여러분은 하나님의 말씀에 어떻게 반응하십니까? 오늘 이 다윗의 모습을 기억하셔서 말씀을 들으실 때에 겸손한 감사와 신뢰를 기도를 돌려드리는 여러분 되시기를 주님의 이름으로 축원합니다.

Conclusion

Today we have looked at David’s prayer to learn how we ought to respond to the Word of God.

Before God’s Word, David thoroughly humbled himself and surrendered all sovereignty to God as King. Because of this, he was able to be genuinely thankful and realize how immense God's grace toward him truly was. He also realized who God is through His Word. And by hearing that Word, he received the strength and heart to pray, boldly asking for the fulfillment of God’s promises.

How do you respond to the Word of God? May you remember David's example today, so that whenever you hear the Word, you may offer back prayers of humble thanksgiving and unwavering trust. I pray this in the name of the Lord. Amen.