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JUSTICE

Biblical justice proceeds from just or right character and involves fairness of judgment, particularly in the treatment of people (cf. Deuteronomy 32:4). God exercises justice with absolute equity in the punishment of sin and reward of righteousness. Justice is also closely associated with righteousness in both the OT and the NT (cf. Psalms 106:3; Romans 3:21-26) (see RIGHTEOUSNESS). God Himself is perfectly and inviolably righteous and is therefore the ultimate author and standard of justice (Genesis 18:25; Deuteronomy 10:18; 32:4). Accordingly, He requires people to "do justice" (Micah 6:8).

related to God

• Genesis 18:25; Deuteronomy 10:18; 32:4; Nehemiah 9:13; Job 9:19; 13:7; 37:23; Psalms 33:5; 37:28; 89:14; 97:2; 99:4; 111:7; 140:12; Proverbs 16:11; 29:26; Isaiah 30:18; 40:14, 27; 49:4; 51:4; 61:8; Jeremiah 2:5; 4:2; 12:1; Lamentations 3:35; Daniel 4:37; Zephaniah 3:5; Malachi 2:17; Luke 7:29; Romans 3:26; 9:14

exercised by God:

♦ general references:

• Genesis 18:25; Deuteronomy 32:41-42; Nehemiah 9:33; Job 36:6, 17; Psalms 72:2; 99:4; 146:7; Isaiah 1:27; Jeremiah 9:24; 30:11; Hosea 2:19; Micah 7:9; Zephaniah 3:5; Luke 18:7-8; 2 Thessalonians 1:6; Hebrews 2:2

♦ request for:

• Isaiah 58:2; Jeremiah 10:24

♦ results of:

• Ezekiel 7:27; Romans 3:8; Hebrews 6:10

♦ impartiality of:

• Romans 2:11

♦ related to Christ and His kingdom

• Isaiah 9:7; 16:5; 28:16-17; 32:1, 16; 33:5; 42:1, 3, 4 (cf. Matthew 12:18, 20); Jeremiah 23:5; 33:15; Zechariah 9:9; John 5:30; 1 Peter 3:18

human justice:

♦ practiced:

♦ divinely commanded:

• Leviticus 19:15, 36; Deuteronomy 25:15; Isaiah 1:17; 56:1; Jeremiah 21:12; Ezekiel 45:9, 10; Hosea 12:6; Amos 5:15, 24; Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9; Matthew 12:23; Colossians 4:1

♦ results of:

• Deuteronomy 16:20; Job 27:17; Psalms 9:4; 106:3; Proverbs 11:1; 20:8; 21:15; 29:4; Jeremiah 7:5-7; 22:15; Ezekiel 18:8-9, 27; 33:19

♦ professed:

• 2 Samuel 15:4; Job 27:4

♦ understanding of:

• 1 Kings 3:11; Esther 1:13; Job 32:9; Proverbs 1:3; 2:9; Micah 3:1; Luke 23:41

♦ exhortation to:

• Job 6:29

♦ cynicism about:

• Job 12:4

♦ desired:

♦ requirements for:

• Psalms 25:9; Proverbs 8:15; 16:11; Romans 2:13

♦ singing about:

• Psalms 101:1

♦ characteristics of:

• Proverbs 12:5

♦ appearance of:

• Proverbs 18:17

♦ importance of:

• Proverbs 21:3

♦ divinely enabled:

• Isaiah 28:6

♦ origination of:

• Habakkuk 1:7

♦ motivation for:

• Colossians 4:1

♦ questions about

• Job 4:17; 6:30; 25:4; 35:2

perversion of:

♦ warning concerning:

• Exodus 23:6, 8; Deuteronomy 16:19; 24:17; Amos 5:6-7

♦ practice of:

• 1 Samuel 8:3; Proverbs 17:23; Amos 6:12; Micah 3:9; Habakkuk 1:4; Acts 7:24

♦ punishment for:

• Deuteronomy 27:19; Amos 5:6-7

♦ God excluded from:

• Job 8:3; 34:12

♦ response to:

• 1 Peter 2:19

♦ lack of (including "unjust" and "injustice")

(See INJUSTICE)

• Deuteronomy 25:16; Job 19:7; 27:7; 31:3; 34:17; Psalms 43:1; 53:1; 64:6; 82:2; Proverbs 11:24; 13:23; 16:8; 19:28; 21:7; 28:5; 29:27; Ecclesiastes 3:16; 5:8; Isaiah 1:21; 5:7; 10:1, 2; 26:10; 56:11; 57:17; 59:8, 9, 11, 14, 15; Jeremiah 5:1; 17:11; 22:13; Ezekiel 22:29; Hosea 10:13; Micah 3:9, 10; 4:13; Habakkuk 1:4; Zephaniah 3:5; Matthew 12:23; Luke 11:42; 18:11; 1 Peter 3:18; 3 John 10

opposed

• Zephaniah 3:5

personified

• Acts 28:4

This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.

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