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The Plot to kill Jesus
예수님을 죽이려는 음모
Jesus clearly revealed that He is the ‘Lord of resurrection’ by raising Lazarus from the dead. Still, the Jewish leaders conspired to kill Jesus.
죽은 나사로를 살리신 사건으로 예수님은 자신이 ‘부활의 주’이심을 분명하게 드러내셨습니다. 하지만 오히려 유대 지도자들은 예수님을 죽이려고 모의합니다.
Thinking & Understanding
The miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead cannot be explained other than by the power of God. However, there were still people who did not believe in Jesus even after witnessing this amazing miracle (vv. 45-46). Moreover, the Jewish religious leaders concluded that they had to kill Jesus, because they were worried that more people would believe in Him, and if riots happened by the people who believes in Jesus, the Romans would oppress them (the leaders) by force which would take away their authority and welfare (vv. 47-53).
예수님께서 죽은 나사로를 살리신 일은 하나님의 능력이 아니고는 설명할 수 없는 기적입니다. 그러나 이 놀라운 기적을 보고도 예수님을 믿지 않는 사람들이 있었습니다(45-46절). 더군다나 이 사건 때문에 유대 종교 지도자들은 예수님을 반드시 죽여야 한다는 결론을 내렸습니다. 왜냐하면 예수님을 가만히 두면 많은 사람들이 예수님을 믿게 될 것이고, 예수님을 믿은 자들 때문에 소요가 일어나면 로마인들이 무력으로 탄압하게 되어 자신들의 권위와 안녕이 무너지게 될 것이라고 생각했기 때문입니다(47-53절).
What lesson is God teaching me?
The reason why the Jewish leaders decided to kill Jesus was because they believed Jesus would take away their authority and vested rights. Even today, those who try to believe in Jesus without giving themselves up are bound to find Jesus uncomfortable. Remember that trying to believe Jesus while trying to live a life of luxury leads the same behavior of the Jews who plotted to kill Jesus.
유대 지도자들은 예수님이 자신들의 권위와 기득권을 해친다고 생각했기 때문에 예수님을 죽이려고 했습니다. 지금도 자신의 욕망을 포기하지 않은 채 예수님을 믿으려고 하는 사람들은 여전히 예수님을 불편하게 생각할 수밖에 없습니다. 예수님을 믿으면서도 이 땅에서 잘 먹고 잘사는 것에 집착하는 것은 결국 예수님을 죽이려 했던 유대인과 별반 다르지 않게 행동하는 것임을 기억하십시오.
Tip 1
11:45 Here John uses the phrase the Jews in a positive way, to refer to those Jews who believed in him (cf. ESV SB note on 1:19). 11:47 Council represents the Greek word synedrion: Ruler of the Jews (Jn 3:1) refers to a member of the Jewish governing body called the Sanhedrin.
Tip 2
11:48 Take away … our nation may refer to the feared removal of the Jews’ semiautonomous status by the Romans (1Macc 5:19). Ironically, what the Sanhedrin sought to prevent by killing Jesus still came to pass when the Romans razed the temple and captured Jerusalem in a.d. 70.
Please, let us not avoid suffering but joyfully accept it for Your Kingdom.
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