1 Kings 21
Ahab's rejection from purchasing the vineyard from Naboth
1 Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth.”
왕은 모든 것을 가진 자입니다. 그런데 자기에게 있는 것을 보지 않고 남의 것을 탐내는 아합을 봅니다. 인간의 욕심은 한도 끝도 없습니다. 먼저 내가 가진 것에 감사하는 자세를 가져야 합니다. Kings possess everything, yet we see Ahab coveting what belongs to others without appreciating what he already has. Human desires know no bounds. We should first cultivate a mindset of gratitude for what we already possess.
3 But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my ancestors.”
4 So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my ancestors.” He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat.
나봇은 포도원을 팔거나 바꾸지 않습니다. 그 이유는 포도원은 조상의 유산이기에 하나님께서 금하시기 때문이라고 말합니다. 하나님의 말씀 곧 토지법을 목숨과 바꾸면서 지키려고 했던 아합의 믿음을 본받기 원합니다. Naboth refuses to sell or exchange the vineyard because it is his ancestral inheritance, and he states that God forbids him from doing so. I want to emulate Naboth's faith, who was willing to uphold God's word, specifically the laws regarding land inheritance, even at the cost of his life.
Jezebel's intervention
5 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so sullen? Why won’t you eat?”
6 He answered her, “Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, ‘Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
7 Jezebel his wife said, “Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, placed his seal on them, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city with him.
9 In those letters she wrote:
“Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.
10 But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
이세벨은 토지법에 대해서는 알지도 못했고, 아합의 이름으로 편지를 쓰고 왕의 도장을 찍습니다. 자기의 본분을 잊고 자기가 왕인 줄 압니다. 불량배까지 동원해서 나봇이 하지도 않은 하나님과 왕을 저주했다고 누명을 씌웁니다. 그리고 살인을 교사합니다. 하나님의 말씀을 알지 못하면 죄가 죄인 줄도 모릅니다. 죄를 한두개 지은 것이 아니라 죄에 대해 무뎌집니다. Jezebel, ignorant of the laws of the land, writes letters in Ahab's name and affixes the king's seal. She forgets her role and assumes she is the king. She even goes so far as to falsely accuse Naboth of cursing God and the king, mobilizing scoundrels and ultimately instructing murder. Without knowledge of God's word, one may not even recognize sin as sin. Sin becomes desensitized not by committing one or two sins but by remaining ignorant of sin altogether.
Naboth's death
11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them.
12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people.
13 Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
14 Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite that he refused to sell you. He is no longer alive, but dead.”
16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.
이세벨의 계략에 휘말린 사람들은 결국 죄없는 나봇을 돌로 쳐서 죽입니다. 그 소식을 들은 아합왕은 아무 생각도 없이 나봇의 땅을 차지하며 그저 자기가 원했던 욕망을 채웁니다. Those ensnared by Jezebel's scheme ultimately stone innocent Naboth to death. Upon hearing the news, King Ahab, without a second thought, seizes Naboth's land and simply fulfills his own desires.
Elijah's appearance
17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:
18 “Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it.
19 Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’ Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
20 Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!”
“I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.
21 He says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.
22 I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have aroused my anger and have caused Israel to sin.’
23 “And also concerning Jezebel the Lord says: ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of[b] Jezreel.’
24 “Dogs will eat those belonging to Ahab who die in the city, and the birds will feed on those who die in the country.”
25 (There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his wife.
26 He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amorites the Lord drove out before Israel.)
하나님은 아합왕을 바로 죽이실 수도 있는 분이지만 이사야를 통해 경고의 말씀을 주십니다. 공의로우신 하나님께서는 죄에 대한 벌을 주셔야 하지만 동시에 사랑의 하나님이시기에 안타까운 마음으로 경고를 하고 계십니다. God, who could have immediately executed judgment on King Ahab, instead sends words of warning through Isaiah. As a just God, He must administer punishment for sin, but being a God of love, He issues warnings with a sorrowful heart.
Ahab's repentance
27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.
28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:
29 “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day, but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son.”
Jesus (overcame) Satan.
(Colossians 2:15) He made a public spectacle of the rulers and authorities, defeating them by the cross."
He defeated Satan, the tempter, deceiver, and murderer, on the cross!
amen!
Jesus (cast out) Satan.
Jesus did not simply defeat Satan, but drove him out with the power of Christ.
(Revelation 12:10) And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now has come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accuseth them day and night before our God;
When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, he cried out:
“Go away, Satan!” “Away from me, Satan!”
Then Satan left Jesus!
(Matthew 4:10-11) Then Jesus said, “Go away, Satan…” Then the devil left Jesus and angels came and ministered to him.
Jesus (annihilated) Satan.
Jesus did not just overcome and drive out Satan, he completely destroyed him.
The reason Jesus, the Son of God, came to this world was to destroy the work of Satan.
(1 John 3:7-8) … The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
By dying on the cross, Jesus completely destroyed the one who had the power of death, that is, Satan!
(Hebrews 2:14) … (Jesus) through death destroyed the one who had the power of death, that is, the devil.
Conclusion/
Do not sell ourselves to doing evil! Don’t be tempted by Satan! Have complete faith in Jesus, who gave himself completely on the cross (herem) to destroy (herem) our sins! When that happens, we will experience the victory of overcoming, casting out, and annihilating Satan!
1)예수님께서는 사탄을 ( 이기 ) 셨습니다.
(골 2:15) 통치자들과 권세들을 무력화하여 드러내어 구경거리로 삼으시고 십자가로 그들을 이기셨느니라"
유혹하는 자, 속이는 자, 살인하는 자 사탄을 십자가에서 이기셨습니다!
아멘!
2)예수님은 사탄을 ( 쫓아 ) 내셨습니다.
예수님은 사탄을 그냥 이기신 것이 아니라 그리스도의 권세로 쫓아냈습니다.
(계 12:10) 내가 또 들으니 하늘에 큰 음성이 있어 이르되 이제 우리 하나님의 구원과 능력과 나라와 또 그의 그리스도의 권세가 나타났으니 우리 형제들을 참소하던 자 곧 우리 하나님 앞에서 밤낮 참소하던 자가 쫓겨났고
광야에서 시험을 받으실 때 예수님께서는 이렇게 외치셨습니다.
“사탄아 물러가라!” “Away from me, Satan!”
그러자 사탄이 예수를 떠나갔습니다!
(마 4:10-11) 이에 예수께서 말씀하시되 사탄아 물러가라 … 이에 마귀는 예수를 떠나고 천사들이 나아와서 수종드니라
3)예수님은 사탄을 ( 진멸 ) 하셨습니다.
예수님은 사탄을 이기고, 쫓아내는 정도가 아니라, 아예 진멸하셨습니다.
하나님의 아들 예숚서 이세상에 오신 것은 사탄의 일을 진멸하려 하심이었습니다.
(요일 3:7-8) … 하나님의 아들이 나타나신 것은 마귀의 일을 멸하려 하심이라
예수님께서는 십자가에서 죽으심으로 죽음의 세력을 잡은 자 곧 사탄을 진멸하셨습니다!
(히 2:14) … (예수는) 죽음을 통하여 죽음의 세력을 잡은 자 곧 마귀를 멸하시니라
5.결론/ 악을 행하는 일에 우리 자신을 팔지 마십시오! 사탄의 충동에 당하지 마십시오! 우리의 죄를 진멸하시기(헤렘) 위해, 자신의 몸을 온전히 십자가에 바치신(헤렘) 예수님을 온전히 믿으십시오! 그렇게 될 때, 우리는 사탄을 이기고, 쫓아내고, 진멸하는 승리를 맛보게 될 것입니다!
