아론의 아들들에게 제사장을 임명하는 절차(레위기 8장)

레위기 8장은 모세가 아론의 아들들에게 제사장 임명을 하는 과정과 절차를 설명하는 내용이 나옵니다. 아무래도 세대 교체를 의미하는 것 같은데요. 제사장의 옷부터 제사를 어떻게 지내야하는지 전수해 주는 내용이 인상적입니다. 

 

 

 

제사장들의 의복정제

 

1. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2. "Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread.

3. And assemble all the congreagation at the entrance of the tent of meeting."

4. And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

 

 

 

 

 5. And Moses said to the congregation, "This is the thing that the Lord has commanded to be done."

6. And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

7. And he put the coat on him and tied the sash round his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skilfully woven band of the ephod round him, binding it to him with the band.

8. And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.

9. And he set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord commanded Moses.

 

모세가 아론을 시켜 숫소부터 양 등 이것저것 제사 지낼 번제물을 바구니에 담아 오라고 하고 아론과 그의 아들들을 씻기고 의복을 입힙니다. 출애굽기 편에도 나왔던 것 같은데요. 가슴에 12지파를 상징하는 돌을 박아 넣은 방패 같은 것을 착용하고 우림과 둠밈도 가슴팍에 넣어 줍니다. 우림과 둠밈은 바둑돌처럼 흑과 백으로 구분된 것인데 일종의 판결의 흉패라고 한답니다. 제사장이 어떤 판결을 해야 할 때 점괘로 하나님의 뜻을 간파하는 지는 모르겠으나, 이것이 육효점과도 상당히 비슷하지 않나 싶습니다. 

 

 

 

 정갈하게

 

 

10. Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.

11. And he sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.

12. And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him.

13. And Moses brought Aaron's sons and clothed them with coats and tied sashes round their waists and bound caps on them, as the Lord commanded Moses.

 

 

 

14. Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering.

15. And he killed it, and Moses took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar around it and purified the altar and poured secrated it to make atonement for it.

16. And he took all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar.

17. But the bull and its skin and its flesh and its dung he burned up with fire outside the camp, as the Lord commanded Moses.

 

그런 식으로 아론의 아들들에게도 옷을 정갈하게 입히고 제사 지낼 황소의 목을 치고 피를 뿌리고 7번 기름을 붓고 등등 제를 지내는 절차를 설명하는 내용입니다. 이것은 좀 생뚱맞은 생각이긴 하지만 17절을 보면, 황소의 피부와 똥을 불태워 버리라고 하였는데요. 이것이 껍데기와 곱창 부위를 의미하는 것은 아닌가 하는 생각을 해봅니다. 한국인에게 인기 많은 껍데기와 곱창 등 너무 과할 정도로 많이 먹고 있는 것 같은데 창조주가 안 좋아 하실 것 같아서요. 결벽증이 있는 창조주는 깨끗한 부위, 정갈한 음식을 추구하시는 듯요. 

 

 

 

 숫양은 뭔죄

 

 

18. Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

19. And he killed it, and Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar.

20. He cut the ram into pieces, and Moses burned the head and the pieces and the fat.

21. He washed the entrails and the legs with water, and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering for the Lord, as the LOrd commanded Moses.

 

짐승들은 뭔 잘못을 했길래 창조주는 자꾸 동물을 죽이시고, 죽이는 것도 저리 갈기갈기 찢어 발기는 지 모르겠습니다. 아무튼, 제를 지내는 것보다는 먹기 좋게 손질하는 것 같은 느낌입니다.

 

22. Then he presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands ofn the head of the ram.

23. And he killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

24. Then he presented Aaron's sons, and Moses put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar.

 

그런데 왜 숫양의 피를 오른손 엄지와 오른발 엄지 등에 묻히는지 이해가 안 가네요. 신체부위에 피를 묻히는 행위는 제사장들이 신성한 직무를 수행하기 위해 분리하여 축성하는 상징적인 행위라고 하는데요. 피를 정화하고 죄를 속죄하는 것과 어떤 연관이 있는 가 봅니다. 

 

 

 

 

 

25. Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat and the right thigh,

26. and out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord he took one unleavened loaf and one loaf of bread with oil and one wafer and placed them on the pieces of fat and on the right thight.

27. And he put all these in the hands of his sons and waved them as a wave offering before the Lord.

28. Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord.

29. And Moses took the breast and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord. It was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, as the LOrd commanded Moses.

 

 

 제사장이 되는 과정

 

 

30. Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood that was on the altar and sorinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and his sons' garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and his sons's garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.

 

31. And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, " Boil the flesh at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it.'

32. And what remains of the flesh and the bread you shall burn up with fire.

33. And you shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for it will take seen days to ordain you.

34. As has been done today, the Lord has commanded to be done to make atonement for you.

35. At the entrance of the tent of meeting you shall remain day and night for seven days, performing what the Lord has charged, so that you do not die, for so I have been commanded."

36. And Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord commanded by Moses.

 

그리고 모세가 아론의 아들들에게 제사장을 임명한다고 해서 아들들이 상당히 어릴 거라고 생각했는데 제사장들도 나이는 지긋하게 먹었나 봅니다.