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[ 민수기 2:1 - 2:34 ] (찬송331장)

1여호와께서 모세와 아론에게 말씀하여 이르시되 2이스라엘 자손은 각각 자기의 진영의 군기와 자기의 조상의 가문의 기호 곁에 진을 치되 회막을 향하여 사방으로 치라

 3동방 해 돋는 쪽에 진 칠 자는 그 진영별로 유다의 진영의 군기에 속한 자라 유다 자손의 지휘관은 암미나답의 아들 나손이요 4그의 군대로 계수된 자가 칠만 사천육백 명이며 5그 곁에 진 칠 자는 잇사갈 지파라 잇사갈 자손의 지휘관은 수알의 아들 느다넬이요 6그의 군대로 계수된 자가 오만 사천사백 명이라 7그리고 스불론 지파라 스불론 자손의 지휘관은 헬론의 아들 엘리압이요 8그의 군대로 계수된 자가 오만 칠천사백 명이니 9유다 진영에 속한 군대로 계수된 군인의 총계는 십팔만 육천사백 명이라 그들은 제일대로 행진할지니라

10남쪽에는 르우벤 군대 진영의 군기가 있을 것이라 르우벤 자손의 지휘관은 스데울의 아들 엘리술이요 11그의 군대로 계수된 자가 사만 육천오백 명이며 12그 곁에 진 칠 자는 시므온 지파라 시므온 자손의 지휘관은 수리삿대의 아들 슬루미엘이요 13그의 군대로 계수된 자가 오만 구천삼백 명이며 14또 갓 지파라 갓 자손의 지휘관은 르우엘의 아들 엘리아삽이요 15그의 군대로 계수된 자가 사만 오천육백오십 명이니 16르우벤 진영에 속하여 계수된 군인의 총계는 십오만 천사백오십 명이라 그들은 제이대로 행진할지니라

 17그 다음에 회막이 레위인의 진영과 함께 모든 진영의 중앙에 있어 행진하되 그들의 진 친 순서대로 각 사람은 자기의 위치에서 자기들의 기를 따라 앞으로 행진할지니라

 18서쪽에는 에브라임의 군대의 진영의 군기가 있을 것이라 에브라임 자손의 지휘관은 암미훗의 아들 엘리사마요 19그의 군대로 계수된 자가 사만 오백 명이며 20그 곁에는 므낫세 지파가 있을 것이라 므낫세 자손의 지휘관은 브다술의 아들 가말리엘이요 21그의 군대로 계수된 자가 삼만 이천이백 명이며 22또 베냐민 지파라 베냐민 자손의 지휘관은 기드오니의 아들 아비단이요 23그의 군대로 계수된 자가 삼만 오천사백 명이니 24에브라임 진영에 속하여 계수된 군인의 총계는 십만 팔천백 명이라 그들은 제삼대로 행진할지니라

 25북쪽에는 단 군대 진영의 군기가 있을 것이라 단 자손의 지휘관은 암미삿대의 아들 아히에셀이요 26그의 군대로 계수된 자가 육만 이천칠백 명이며 27그 곁에 진 칠 자는 아셀 지파라 아셀 자손의 지휘관은 오그란의 아들 바기엘이요 28그의 군대로 계수된 자가 사만 천오백 명이며 29또 납달리 지파라 납달리 자손의 지휘관은 에난의 아들 아히라요 30그의 군대로 계수된 자가 오만 삼천사백 명이니 31단의 진영에 속하여 계수함을 받은 군인의 총계는 십오만 칠천육백 명이라 그들은 기를 따라 후대로 행진할지니라 하시니라

 32이상은 이스라엘 자손이 그들의 조상의 가문을 따라 계수된 자니 모든 진영의 군인 곧 계수된 자의 총계는 육십만 삼천오백오십 명이며 33레위인은 이스라엘 자손과 함께 계수되지 아니하였으니 여호와께서 모세에게 명령하심과 같았느니라 34이스라엘 자손이 여호와께서 모세에게 명령하신 대로 다 준행하여 각기 종족과 조상의 가문에 따르며 자기들의 기를 따라 진 치기도 하며 행진하기도 하였더라

[ Numbers 2:1 - 2:34 ]

1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,2 “The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.3 Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,4 his company as listed being74,600.5 Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, the chief of the people of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,6 his company as listed being54,400.7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,8 his company as listed being57,400.9 All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were186,400. They shall set out first on the march.10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the chief of the people of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur,11 his company as listed being46,500.12 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,13 his company as listed being59,300.14 Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,15 his company as listed being45,650.16 All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were151,450. They shall set out second.17 “Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,19 his company as listed being40,500.20 And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,21 his company as listed being32,200.22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,23 his company as listed being35,400.24 All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were108,100. They shall set out third on the march.25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,26 his company as listed being62,700.27 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,28 his company as listed being41,500.29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,30 his company as listed being53,400.31 All those listed of the camp of Dan were157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.”32 These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers’ houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were603,550.33 But the Levites were not listed among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.34 Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, each one in his clan, according to his fathers’ house. 

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

After structuring the Israel community, God decided the positions of the camps and the orders that they were to march in. The Levites were placed at the centre of the assembly while the remaining tribes were divided up into groups of threes and situated in the east, west, south and north. When marching, the camp of Judah in the east were to take the lead. The camp of Reuben in the south were to set out after them and they were to be followed by the tent of meeting and the camp of Levites. The camp of Ephraim in the west would set out next and, finally, the camp of Dan in the north would follow. Even when they marched, the tent of meeting was always at the centre (vv. 1-34). 

Who is God?

Vv. 2, 17 Whether the Israelites were camped or marching, God remained the control tower at the centre of Israel. Whenever God stopped, the Israelites also had to stop, and whenever God marched, the Israelites had to march with him. If this order were to be reversed, God would be reduced to an instrument. By what standard do you stop and proceed? 

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 32-34 There would be no Promised Land without obedience. The perfect arrangement of the camp was also useless if the people did not obey. The descendants of Israel stopped and proceeded in accordance with God’s commands. God’s kingdom is built up not by mighty accomplishments but by the small acts of faithfully keeping the duties and positions that God has bestowed on us.  

Prayer

Lord, help me to pursue your will in the place that you have positioned me in today.