Two Sides of Justice
M any consider the God of the Bible as O ne of judgement , a hard taskmaster. I n reality , He i s a God of justice (Isaiah 30:18) and does all things according to justice : “ all His ways are just ” (Deuteronomy 32:4). This Hebrew word for justice is mispat , a legal term and it means that He is the judge who render s justice faithfully, consistently. He is “ a God of faithfulness and without injustice, righteous and upright is He ”. Yet, m any can only see one side of justice . In Exodus 34:6-7, “ Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, ‘ The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger , and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunish...