[ Daniel 2:24 - 2:30 ] - hymn 357 Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him. [ DANIEL 2:24 ] In 1478, Lorenzo de Medici, the ruler of Florence, Italy, escaped an attack on his life. His countrymen sparked a war when they tried to retaliate against the attack on their leader. As the situation worsened, the cruel King Ferrante I of Naples became Lorenzo¡¯s enemy, but a courageous act by Lorenzo changed everything. He visited the king unarmed and alone. This bravery, paired with his charm and brilliance, won Ferrante¡¯s admiration and ended the war. Daniel also helped a king experience a change of heart. No one in Babylon could describe or interpret King Nebuchadnezzar¡¯s troubling dream. This made him so angry that he decided to execute all his advisors—including Daniel and his friends. But Daniel asked to visit the king who wanted him dead (DANIEL 2:24). Standing before Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel gave God all the credit for revealing the mystery of the dream (V. 28). When the prophet described and deciphered it, Nebuchadnezzar honored the ¡°God of gods and the Lord of kings¡± (V. 47). Daniel¡¯s uncommon courage, which was born of his faith in God, helped him, his friends, and the other advisors avoid death that day. In our lives, there are times when bravery and boldness are needed to communicate important messages. May God guide our words and give us the wisdom to know what to say and the ability to say it well. JENNIFER BENSON SCHULDT | | [ ´Ù´Ï¿¤ 2:24 - 2:30 ] - Âù¼Û°¡ 357 Àå ³ª¸¦ ¿ÕÀÇ ¾ÕÀ¸·Î ÀεµÇ϶ó ±×¸®ÇÏ¸é ³»°¡ ±× Çؼ®À» ¿Õ²² º¸¿© µå¸®¸®¶ó [´Ù´Ï¿¤ 2:24] 1478³â, ÀÌÅ»¸®¾Æ ÇÇ·»Ã¼ÀÇ Áö¹èÀÚ ·Î·»Á¶ µ¥ ¸ÞµðÄ¡°¡ ÀÚ°´ÀÇ °ø°Ý¿¡¼ ¹þ¾î³ªÀÚ, ÇÇ·»Ã¼ ±¹¹ÎµéÀº ±×µéÀÇ ÁöµµÀÚ¸¦ ÇâÇÑ °ø°Ý¿¡ º¸º¹ÇÏ·Á°í ÀüÀïÀ» ÀÏÀ¸Ä×½À´Ï´Ù. »óȲÀÌ ´õ ¾ÇÈµÇ¸é¼ ³ªÆú¸®ÀÇ ÀÜȤÇÑ ¿Õ Æä¶õÅ× 1¼¼°¡ ·Î·»Á¶ÀÇ ÀûÀÌ µÇ¾ú´Âµ¥, ¿ë°¨ÇÑ ·Î·»Á¶ÀÇ ÇൿÀ¸·Î ¸ðµç °ÍÀÌ ¹Ù²î¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ·Î·»Á¶´Â ¹«ÀåÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀº ä Ȧ·Î ¿ÕÀ» ã¾Æ°¬´ø °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ±×ÀÇ ¿ë±â¿¡ ¸Å·Â°ú ¿ì¾ÆÇÔÀÌ ´õÇØÁ®, ±×°Í¿¡ Æä¶õÅ× ¿ÕÀÌ °¨ÅºÇÏ°Ô µÇ¸é¼ °á±¹ ÀüÀïÀº ³¡ÀÌ ³µ½À´Ï´Ù. ´Ù´Ï¿¤ ¿ª½Ã ¿ÕÀÌ ¸¶À½ÀÇ º¯È¸¦ °æÇèÇϵµ·Ï ¿ë±â¸¦ º¸¿©ÁÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¹Ùº§·ÐÀÇ ±× ´©±¸µµ ´ÀºÎ°«³×»ì ¿ÕÀÌ ²Û ±Ù½É ¾î¸° ²ÞÀ» ¼³¸íÇϰųª Çؼ®ÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ÕÀº ³Ê¹« È°¡ ³ª ´Ù´Ï¿¤°ú Ä£±¸µéÀ» Æ÷ÇÔÇÑ ¿ÕÀÇ ¸ðµç ÁöÇýÀÚµéÀ» óÇüÇÏ·Á°í Çß½À´Ï´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ´Ù´Ï¿¤Àº Àڱ⸦ Á×ÀÌ°í ½Í¾î ÇÏ´Â ¿ÕÀ» ¸¸³ª°Ô ÇØ´Þ¶ó°í ¿äûÇß½À´Ï´Ù(´Ù´Ï¿¤ 2:24). ´ÀºÎ°«³×»ì ¾Õ¿¡ ¼± ´Ù´Ï¿¤Àº ¿ÀÁ÷ Çϳª´Ô¸¸ÀÌ ¿ÕÀÇ ²ÞÀÇ ºñ¹Ð½º·¯¿î °ÍµéÀ» ¹àÈ÷ º¸¿©ÁÖ½Ç °ÍÀ̶ó°í ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù(28Àý). ´Ù´Ï¿¤ ¼±ÁöÀÚ°¡ ²ÞÀ» ¼³¸íÇÏ°í Çص¶ÇÏÀÚ ´ÀºÎ°«³×»ìÀº ¡°¸ðµç ½ÅµéÀÇ ½ÅÀÌ½Ã¿ä ¸ðµç ¿ÕÀÇ ÁÖÀ硱(47 Àý)À̽ŠÇϳª´Ô²² ¿µ±¤À» µ¹·È½À´Ï´Ù. Çϳª´ÔÀ» ¹Ï´Â ¹ÏÀ½¿¡¼ ³ª¿Â ´Ù´Ï¿¤ÀÇ ºñ¹üÇÑ ¿ë±â´Â ±×³¯ ÀڽŰú ±×ÀÇ Ä£±¸µé, ±×¸®°í ´Ù¸¥ ÁöÇýÀÚµéÀÇ Á×À½±îÁö ¸éÇÏ°Ô ÇØÁÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â »ì¸é¼ Áß¿äÇÑ ¸Þ½ÃÁö¸¦ ÀüÇϱâ À§ÇØ ¿ë°¨ÇÔ°ú ´ë´ãÇÔÀÌ ÇÊ¿äÇÒ ¶§°¡ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. Çϳª´Ô²²¼ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸»À» ÀεµÇϽðí, ¹«¾ùÀ» ¸»ÇØ¾ß ÇÒÁö ¾Ë ¼ö ÀÖµµ·Ï ÁöÇý¸¦ Áֽøç, ±×°ÍÀ» Àß ¸»ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ´É·ÂÀ» Áֽñ⸦ ¼Ò¸ÁÇÕ´Ï´Ù. |