6Moses said to the Gadites an...

6Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, "Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here?

7Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the Lord has given them?

8This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land.

9After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them.

- P22

10The Lord’s anger was aroused that day and he swore this oath:

11‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more when they came up out of Egypt will see the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—

12not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’

13The Lord’s anger burned against Israel and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was gone.

14"And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel.

15If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction."

- P23

The tribes of Reuben and Gad, seeing the fertile lands of Jazer and Gilead,
request to settle there instead of crossing the Jordan. Moses rebukes them,
warning that their reluctance to cross the Jordan may discourage Israel. Hereminds them of God‘s past judgment over the nation and warns of conse-quences if they abandon their brethren. - P23

The tribes of Reuben and Gad notice that the land east of the Jordan isfertile, ideal for their large herds. Instead of waiting for Moses to providetheir allotment of land along with the rest of the tribes, they ask to stayeast of the river because they want the best possible land for their livestock.
- P24

This decision may seem practical and economical, but Moses points outthat their request could potentially discourage the Israelites from enteringthe promised land and going to war.  - P24

The tribes of Reuben and Gad are nothelping to carry out God‘s commands, and their actions could actually leadto Israel‘s destruction.  - P24

We can be blinded by our own ambition when weseek our own interests above the interests of others. We should be aware ofour motives and recognize when our ambition and selfish desires are leadingus and others astray - P24

Dear Jesus, thank you for calling us as a family and bringing us together toshare Your love with one another. Teach us to be slow to speak and quick tolisten to each other‘s concerns. In Your name, amen. - P25

The tribes of Reuben and Gad assure Moses that they will fight alongside Israeluntil the land is conquered and ask to be allowed to leave their families andlivestock in fortified cities. Moses agrees but warns them to keep their promiselest they face God‘s judgment. They pledge obedience, vowing to fulfill theirduty to the Lord and to Israel. - P27

Sometimes priorities can become mixed upOne pastor told me about achurch where serious arguments broke out due to disagreements over whatcolor the new carpet was to be. An ideal worship space is welcoming andaccommodates the needs of the people, but a hut with a dirt floor and tinroof that is full of worshipers accomplishes God‘s mission better than onethat is beautiful and ornate but empty. Whether we worship in a space withstained glass windows or no windows at all, the most important thing isthat we worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. - P29

그중 첫번째 사례는 ‘비밀‘ 정찰 임무를 수행하기 ...

 그중 첫번째 사례는 ‘비밀‘ 정찰 임무를 수행하기 위해 그 땅에 들어오는 이스라엘 선발대에게 피난처를 제공하는 가나안 여인이다. 여호수아의 명령을 받은 두 정탐꾼은 "라합이라 하는 기생 "21의 집에 잠입한다. 히브리어 이야기에는 여성의 이름이 언급되는 경우가 비교적 드물기 때문에, 이 이름이 라합의 정체에 대한 단서가 될 수 있다. 히브리어 ‘라하브‘rahav는 ‘넓은‘이라는 뜻으로, (동족어인) 우가릿어에서는여성의 생식기를 언급할 때 사용되기도 한다.  - P221

이는 이 땅에서 처음 이루어진 정통 야훼 신앙 고백으로 마치
"이스라엘아 들으라"신 6:4 하고 말하는 쉐마에 대한 응답이 가나안여인의 입을 통해 나오는 듯하다. 그녀는 "우리가 들었다"라고 단언하며 이스라엘에게 자신의 운명을 맡긴다. 반아파르트헤이트 투쟁이 한창이던 시절 데즈먼드 투투Desmond Tutu 주교는 남아프리카공화국 정부를 향해 이렇게 외치곤 했다. "더 늦기 전에 이기는 편에 서시오!"  - P225

비록 이스라엘 백성은 그 보냄받은 사명을 수행하는 데 게을러졌으나, 힘의 이동을 감지한 라합은 자기 가족을 데리고 이스라엘 쪽으로 건너온다. 이렇게 여리고의 ‘넓은 여자‘ 라합은, 신명기가 언약의 내부와 외부, 선택받은 이스라엘 사람과 금기시해야 할 가나안 사람 사이에 확고하게 그어 놓은 선을 흔들기 시작한다. - P225

그렇다면 요한복음서에서 예수가 제자들에게 주신 마지막 말씀으로 여호수아서를 인용해 확신을 주는 것은 적절하다.
이것을 너희에게 이르는 것은 너희로 내 안에서 평안을 누리게 하려 함이라. 세상에서는 너희가 환난을 당하나 담대하라. 내가 세상 kosmos을 이기었노라요 16:33예수는 세상을 정복하신 분이며, 요한복음서 저자의 용어로 ‘코스모스‘ bosmos‘는 하나님에 맞서는 모든 것을 가리킨다." - P232

밧모섬에유배된 이 유대인 선견자는 세계를 정복한 로마의 힘에 맞서 정복의개념을 예언적으로 재구성하며, 이스라엘의 성서와 예수 그리스도를통해 알려진 하나님을 향한 전적인 신실함의 힘을 나타낸다. 정복의반대편에 있는 것은 비겁함, 믿음의 부족, 우상숭배, 살인, 핵심 계명들의 무시다.계 21:8 마지막 환상에서 새 하늘과 새 땅이 나타날 때, 하늘 보좌에 앉은 분이 여호수아서의 언어를 인용한다. "이기는 자는 이것들을 상속으로 받으리라. "계 217 이스라엘의 성서에 대한 암시로 가득한 본문 가운데 이 신적 선언은 야훼가 여호수아에게 하신 확언의궁극적 성취다. "너는 내가 그들의 조상에게 맹세하여 그들에게 주리라 한 땅을 이 백성에게 차지하게 하리라." 1:6 - P233

오리게네스는 여호수아의 정복을 영적 삶에 대한은유로 보았으며, 여호수아가 가나안 성읍을 파괴한 이야기는 실제로는 ‘예수‘(헬라어 성서에서 여호수아는 예수로 표기된다)가 영혼의 악을 뿌리 뽑는 이야기라고 주장했다. - P233

25The Lord said to Moses, 26...

25The Lord said to Moses,

26"You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the community are to count all the people and animals that were captured.

27Divide the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.
- P158

28From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the Lord one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep.

29Take this tribute from their half share and give it to Eleazar the priest as the Lord’s part.
- P158

God establishes a system of equitable distribution of war spoils, demonstrating His concern for both justice and community. . - P162

God’s economy differs from worldly systems, and this mindful distribution between warriors and community members reveals God’s heart for unity and shared blessing. His system ensures that everyone’s needs are met while acknowledging different roles and contributions. This foreshadows Scripture’s teachings about how the body of Christ, the church, functions. - P162

We, as one body, share our blessings together. - P162

We sacrifice for each other. We support each other. We use our individual gifts for the good of one another. We live not for our personal gain but to glorify Christ and build up the members of His community - P162

The recognition that "not one is missing" (v. 49) among the Israelites afterthe battle leads to a response of grateful generosity. This miraculous outcome proves that their success is not due tis not due to their own efforts but is evidenceof God‘s care for His people.  - P162

The gold brought to the tabernacle becomes areminder for future generations of God‘s faithfulness. God shows His mercyand faithfulness to us in different ways.
No two lives are the same and weare given different blessings, though always from the same God.  - P162

Since weknow that God cares for each of His children, let us be attentive to the waysthat He shows His faithfulness and love in our individual lives. - P162

Lord, thank you for the promise of Your presence in this life and in the life to come. - P162

Thank you for the many ways You thoughtfully care for me. - P162

In response, let my giving flow from a heart touched by Your grace. - P162

Help me remember Your faithfulness and respond with genuine gratitude and generosity. In Jesus’ name, amen. - P162

우리가 하나님을 믿는 것이 아니라, 하나님이 우리를...

 우리가 하나님을 믿는 것이 아니라, 하나님이 우리를 믿어주신다는 사실을 최우선에 두라는 말입니다. 챔버스는 ‘하나님의 믿음‘을 이렇게 표현하고 있습니다. 하나님은 나의 개인적인 삶이 하나의 베들레헴이 되기를 기대하십니다." 베들레헴은 아기 예수님이 태어나신 곳입니다. 우리 자신이 ‘베들레헴‘이 된다는 말은아기 예수께서 우리 안에서 태어나고 자라기를 바라는 하나님의 믿음이 존재한다는 것입니다.  - P175

우리를 향한 하나님의 믿음을 배신하지 않도록, 그것을 최우선에두어야 합니다. 하나님은 우리의 삶이 아기 예수로 말미암아 변화되기를 원하십니다. 바로 이 믿음을 우리 삶에 최우선으로 두어야 합니다.
한줄노트 하나님이 우리를 믿어주셨으니 우리는 그 믿음을 배신하지 않도록 살아야 합니다. - P175

"오직 당신과 타인 속에 있는 하나님의 은혜 외에는 그 어떤 것도 신뢰하지마십시오. 신기하게도 하나님을 최고로 신뢰하는 것이 인간관계를 푸는 열쇠입니다. 하나님을 신뢰하면 사람에게 실망할 필요가 없어집니다.
한줄노트 하나님을 최고로 신뢰하면 사람들에게 실망할 필요가 없습니다.
- P175

하나님의 필요를 최우선에 두라!
"우리가 배우고 훈련받는 주된 목적도 하나님의 필요를 채우기 위함입니다. 일단 우리 안에서 하나님의 필요가 채워지면주께서는 주의 필요가 채워질 다른 곳으로 우리의 길을 열어주실 것입니다."  - P175

하나님의 필요를 아는 것이야말로 순종하며 살기를 꿈꾸는 그리스도인들에게 가장 필요한 것입니다. 왜냐하면 하나님의 필요를 아는 사람만이 그분의 필요를 따라서 인도하심을 경험하며 다음 단계로 갈 수 있기 때문입니다. 하나님의 필요를아는 자들은 끝까지 하나님께 붙들린 바 될 것입니다.
- P175

한줄노트 하나님의 필요를 최우선에 두는 사람이 바로 ‘제자‘입니다. - P175

Ezekiel 37:3 NLT
[3] Then he asked me, "Son of man, can these bones become living people again?" "O Sovereign Lord," I replied, "you alone know the answer to that." - P179

우리가 흔히 범하는 신앙의 오류 가운데하나는 하나님을 신뢰하기보다 내가 무언가를 하는 것이 쉽다고 생각하는 것입니다. 내가 바쁘게 무언가를 하고 있으면 성령께서 역사하실 것이라고 착각합니다. "바로 이러한 이유로 하나님과 ‘함께‘ 하는 사역자가 너무나 적고 주님을 ‘위해‘ 일하는 사역자가 그렇게 많은 것입니다. 하나님을 믿기보다 하나님을 위해일하겠다는 것입니다."
- P179

우리가 뭔가를 자꾸 하려고 하는 이유 중 하나는 하나님을 진정으로 신뢰하고있지 않기 때문입니다. 우리 안에서 하나님께서 행하시는 일이 얼마나 믿기 어려운 일인지 모릅니다. "하나님께서 우리를 위해 어떤 일을 하셨는가를 망각하는 만큼 우리는 사람들에게 실망합니다. 정말로 너무나 크신 하나님의 능력과은혜를 경험해서 나 자신이 변했다면 어떻게 내가 만나는 사람들에게 실망할 수있겠습니까?" - P179

"만일 하나님의 은혜가 없었다면 당신의 모습이 어떠했을지를 성령이 보여주신다면 (실제로 하나님께서는 성령이 역사하실 때 그렇게 하십니다) 당신은 그 어떤 범죄자라할지라도 당신이 타락할 수 있는 타락의 절반도 안 된다는 사실을 깨닫게 될 것입니다." 믿기 힘들지만 사실입니다.  - P179

하나님께서 마른 뼈들이 살아날 수 있냐고물으셨을 때, 믿기 힘든 질문이었지만 하나님은 그렇게 하셨습니다. 우리를 향해한없는 은혜를 베푸시고 마른 뼈다귀와 같은 우리를 살리신 하나님을 믿는다면,
그 하나님의 능력이 다른 누군가에게도 동일하게 일어난다는 사실을 믿게 될 것입니다.
- P179

한줄노트 우리에게 베풀어주신 하나님의 은혜를 믿는다면 타인을 향해 쉽게 실망하지 않을 것입니다. - P179

14Moses was angry with the of...

14Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.

15"Have you allowed all the women to live?" he asked them.

16"They were the ones who followed Balaam’s advice and enticed the Israelites to be unfaithful to the Lord in the Peor incident, so that a plague struck the Lord’s people.

17Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,

18but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.

- P154

God, through Moses, commanded that the captured Midianites be put to death. However, the soldiers did not listen and instead kept alive those they wanted to. Yet we see in Numbers 25 that the Midianites enticed the Israelites to rebel against God so that His wrath would fall on them. God commanded the execution of the Midianites in order to protect the Israelites from idolatrous temptations. - P156

As believers in Christ, we face temptations from our sin that tries to entice us to disobey God. If we make peace with it, it will take deep root within our hearts. It must be completely uprooted so it does not take hold of us. - P156

But we do not fight sin alone; God gives us the strength to overcome it. - P156

God commands the Israelites to purify themselves and their captives before re-entering the camp. Moses emphasizes that both people and objects must undergo purification to be fit for God’s presence. This is a somber reminder that humanity carrying the effects of sin cannot enter in the presence of God’s holiness and needs cleansing from sin’s defilement. - P156

We must remember that God is both holy and gracious. - P156

God’s requirement for purification reminds us that, on our own, we cannot approach Him. - P156

We must first be cleansed. And in Christ, the ultimate purification has been accomplished for us. Jesus became the perfect priest and sacrifice, offering Himself to cleanse us from our sins once and for all and usher us into the presence of a holy God. - P156

Father, You paid a great price for my cleansing; I want to honor this sacrifice by uprooting sin from my life. - P157

Search me and know my heart. Make me aware of the sin I still harbor and remind me that You give me the grace to fight it. In Jesus’ name, amen. - P157

God instructs Moses and Eleazar on how to divide the spoils of war. It is to bedistributed equally between the soldiers and the rest of the community, witha portion set aside for the Levites. The soldiers offer a portion of their shareto God for atonement. Their offering is brought into the tent of meeting as amemorial before God. - P159

"When a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath to obligate himself by apledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said." - Numbers30:2 - P163