영토 분배에 관해 이야기하는 민수기 34장

민수기 34장은 이스라엘 백성이 가나안 땅을 차지하고 영토를 분배하는 과정을 기록한 장입니다. 하나님의 명령에 따라 영토를 정해주고 각 지파가 정해진 땅을 차지하게 하며 그들이 하나님을 섬기고 거룩한 삶을 살도록 인도하는 중요한 순간을 기록하고 있습니다. 질서와 공정성을 바탕으로 한 영토 분배가 포인트입니다.

 

가나안 땅의 경계

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan(this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders), 3 your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your southern border shall run from the end of the Salt Sea on the east. 4 And your border shall turn south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and cross to Zin, and its limit shall be south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon. 5 And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea.

 

 

하나님은 모세를 통해 가나안 땅의 경계를 명확하게 설정하라고 명하십니다. 여기서 남쪽 경계는 에돔 지역을 따라 애굽의 시내부터 애돔 끝까지를 의미하며 북쪽 경계는 하르몬 산에서 레바논 강까지를 의미합니다. 동쪽 경계는 사르디 지역과 연결되는 지점부터 요르단 강까지를 의미하고 서쪽 경계는 지중해로, 이스라엘 백성이 서쪽으로 나가서 바다에 접한 지역까지를 의미합니다. 

 

  6"For the western border, you shall have the Great Sea and its coast. This shall be your western border.

 

  7."This shall be your northern border: from the Great Sea you shall draw a line to Mount Hor. 8 From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad. 9 Then the border shall extend to Ziphron, and its limit shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern border.

 

 

 

 제비뽑기를 통해 땅따먹기

 

10 "You shall draw a line for your eastern border from Hazar-enan to Shepham. 11 And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east. 12 And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limit shall be at the Salt Sea. THis shall be your land as defined by its borders all round."

 

하나님은 약속의 땅을 그냥 주실 일이지 구태여 전쟁을 해서 이미 살고 있는 사람들을 우상숭배를 했다는 이유 등으로 응징한다며 핍박을 합니다. 그리고 전쟁에서 이긴 이스라엘 백성들은 땅을 사이좋게 나눠 먹게 하였는데요. 우선 가장 큰 영역은 유다 지파와 에브라임 지파이고 다른 지역은 지파별로 제비 뽑기로 나눠 가지라고 합니다.

 

 

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이스라엘 백성들의 여정을 다룬 민수기 33장

 

13 Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, "This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe. 14 For the tribe of the people of Reuben by fathers' houses and the tribe of the people of Gad by their fathers' houses have received their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh. 15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, towards the sunrise."

 

 

16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17"These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 You shall take one chief from every tribe to divide the land for inheritance. 19 These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20 Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 Of the tribe of the people of Dan a chief, Bukki the son of Jogli. 23 Of the people of Joseph: of the tribe of the people of Manasseh a chief, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24 And of the tribe of the people of Ephraim a chief, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25 Of the tribe of the people of Zebulun a chief, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. 26 Of the tribe of the people of Issachar a chief, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27 And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 28 Of the tribe of the people of Naphtali a chief, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. 29 These are the men whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan."

 

물론 하나님이 약속하신 가나안 땅 전부를 이들이 차지한 것은 아니지만, 일부 전쟁에서 이겨 획득한 영토를 모세를 주축으로 주요 제사장들이 협의하여 분배토록 하였다고 합니다.