This might offend some, but i will be writing this as the Holy Spirit has allowed me to see this from GOD Almighty's understanding.
At this time there are a lot of people demanding justice for a lot of different reasons,people that had been murdered , racial indifference, social status, job discrimination, and a host of other reasons.
First, what is justice, as we have mans definition of justice, and GOD Almighty's understanding of justice.
Justice according to man:
Justice Law and Legal Definition;
Justice is the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, fairness, religion and/or equity. Justice is the result of the fair and proper administration of law. It is the quality of being just; in conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and in conduct; honesty; fidelity; impartiality or just treatment; fair representation of facts respecting merit or demerit.
It also can refer to a person duly commissioned to hold court sessions, to try and decide controversies and administer justice.
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Tsadaq Tsidqah (Aramaic)
The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's Number: 6664 Browse Lexicon
Original Word Word Origin
qdc from (06663)
Transliterated Word TDNT Entry
Tsedeq TWOT - 1879a
Phonetic Spelling Parts of Speech
tseh'-dek Noun Masculine
Definition
justice, rightness, righteousness
what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)
righteousness (in government)
of judges, rulers, kings
of law
of David king, Messiah
of Jerusalem as seat of just government
of God's attribute
righteousness, justice (in case or cause)
rightness (in speech)
righteousness (as ethically right)
righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity
of God as covenant-keeping in redemption
in name of Messianic king
of people enjoying salvation
of Cyrus
NAS Word Usage - Total: 119
accurate 1, fairly 1, just 10, just cause 1, justice 3, righteous 15, righteously 6, righteousness 76, righteousness' 1, rightly 1, vindication 1, what is right 3
NAS Verse Count
Leviticus 2
Deuteronomy 5
Job 7
Psalms 49
Proverbs 9
Ecclesiastes 3
Isaiah 25
Jeremiah 6
Ezekiel 2
Daniel 1
Hosea 2
Zephaniah 1
Total 112
The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.
Bibliography Information
Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Tsedeq". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .
Tsadaq Tsidqah (Aramaic)
Strong's Concordance
mishpat: judgment
Original Word: מִשְׁפָט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mishpat
Phonetic Spelling: (mish-pawt')
Definition: judgment
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shaphat
Strong's Concordance
shaphat: to judge, govern
Original Word: שָׁפַט
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shaphat
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-fat')
Definition: to judge, govern
From mans point of view the demands for justice range from emotional to personal, even revenge.
Man DEMANDS justice when they have been wronged in almost any part of this life, and most of the time man demands INSTANT justice, sometimes more than what is necessary.
Does man have any grounds to seek justice for whatever may have been committed against them.
In a legal sense yes, but man is not always willing to accept the judgement that has been made, sometimes that judgement is that the one causing the offense might be set free.
Sometimes when seeking justice man himself becomes the one that causes harm to others such as riots, violent protests and vigilante attacks.
What does GOD Almighty say about His way to deal with injustice.
Isaiah 55 verses 8-9
8"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD.
9"For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.
These are only a few Scripture that deal with the justice and mercy of GOD Almighty.
Proverbs 21:15 ESV / 648 helpful votes
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Amos 5:24 ESV / 459 helpful votes
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Romans 12:19 ESV / 407 helpful votes
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Isaiah 1:17 ESV / 402 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
Isaiah 30:18 ESV / 371 helpful votes
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
Micah 6:8 ESV / 357 helpful votes
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
https://www.openbible.info/topics/justice
Since Man has been made in the image ( shadow ) of GOD Almighty, should not man then seek justice as GOD Almighty seeks justice.
How than does GOD Almighty seek justice in this life?
Does He desire justice or MERCY.
James 2 verse 13
13For judgment [will be] merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
GOD Almighty really is the only one that has the RIGHT to DEMAND justice, as everyone in this life past, present and future have not only offended Him, everyone has sinned against Him.
Romans 3 verse 23-24
There is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Jeremiah 14 verses 19-20
19 Have You rejected Judah completely?
Do You despise Zion?
Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing?
We hoped for peace,but no good has come,and for the time of healing,but there was only terror.
20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD,the guilt of our fathers;indeed, we have sinned against You.
The question that needs to be asked is this;
What would happen to man if GOD Almighty were to have demanded JUSTICE instead of mercy, there would have been no need for the cross.
The cross is both His Judgement, Justice, mercy, forgiveness, redemption and life for each person that trusts Yashua Ha Meschiach to save them from the wrath of GOD Almighty.
