The Innocent Blood
무고한 (죄 없는) 피
신명기(Deu) 21장
6. 그 피살된 곳에서 제일 가까운 성읍의 모든 장로들은 그 골짜기에서 목을 꺾은 암송아지 위에 손을 씻으며
6. Then all the elders of the town nearest the body shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,
7. 말하기를 우리의 손이 이 피를 흘리지 아니하였고 우리의 눈이 이것을 보지도 못하였나이다
7. and they shall declare: “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done.
8. 여호와여 주께서 속량하신 주의 백성 이스라엘을 사하시고 무죄한 피를 주의 백성 이스라엘 중에 머물러 두지 마옵소서 하면 그 피 흘린 죄가 사함을 받으리니
8. Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, LORD, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person.” Then the bloodshed will be atoned for,
9. 너는 이와 같이 여호와께서 보시기에 정직한 일을 행하여 무죄한 자의 피 흘린 죄를 너희 중에서 제할지니라
9. and you will have purged from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
22. 사람이 만일 죽을 죄를 범하므로 네가 그를 죽여 나무 위에 달거든
22. If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole,
23. 그 시체를 나무 위에 밤새도록 두지 말고 그 날에 장사하여 네 하나님 여호와께서 네게 기업으로 주시는 땅을 더럽히지 말라 나무에 달린 자는 하나님께 저주를 받았음이니라
23. you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight. Be sure to bury it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse. You must not desecrate the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
God tells in details about how to deal with any innocent man's blood who was found slain and I think that it seems like telling about Jesus' death because He was the very one who shed His blood and died hanging on a tree for humans' sake as a sacrifice of atonement(속죄).
Eventhough we wash our hands and pretend not to see its scene, and we didn't kill Him on any purposes or directly by our hands, we are not able to avoid the guiltiness of having letting Him die.
Why is that? Because I was like the stubbon, rebellious, and disobedient son in verse 18-21, who should have stoned to death, which makes me feel horrible and fearful even in my imagination. Actually, i thought It was my son's story, but it wasn't. It was my story and my attitude. I didn't acknowledge Him and had no knowledge of Him, so I was very confident of myself, thinking I am a good girl.
This morning, I feel guilty of His death and the innocent blood, even though I never asked Him to do it for my sake. However, He had to make it done because of His love toward His beloved children, all humans. Yet, sadly to say, as not all children know the depth and width of the love of their parents, so I think that i rarely realize the ones of my heavenly Father, although i have been with Him for so long.
