God’s Dialectic (Mercy & Truth (6))

Continuing now with this thought that mercy and truth comprise God’s dialectic, let’s consider particular ideas expressed by the Bible. Righteousness and justice comprise the foundation of God’s throne according the following Scriptures:

Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to execute justice and righteousness. (1 Kings 10:9 KJ2000)

Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you to set you on his throne, to be king for the LORD your God: because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness. (2 Chronicles 9:8 KJ2000)

Righteousness and justice are the habitation of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face. (Psalms 89:14 KJ2000)

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and justice are the habitation of his throne. (Psalms 97:2 KJ2000)

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:7 KJ2000)

And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking justice, and hastening righteousness. (Isaiah 16:5 KJ2000)

As you consider the verses above think of a railroad track. Railroad tracks consist of two distinct rails. Think of one as righteousness, the other as justice. Each rail differs from the other, but they are similar. Where one goes the other goes. Their destination is the same. Their purpose is the same. But, they are not the same. Similarly, consider a coin.  Every coin has two sides, heads I win, tails you lose! Each side of a coin differs from the other side, but they make up the same coin. Righteousness and justice are like both the railroad track and the coin. Each word conveys specific and individual ideas, but each ultimately gets us to the same place like a railroad track and its two rails. Or, as in the case of coin, the two sides are parts of the same thing. This analogy helps us to see the oneness of righteousness and justice. We can take this a step farther with the verse, “Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.” (Psalms 85:10 KJ2000) Remember what has been taught in the previous posts of this series, we could write the last part of this verse as “righteousness and justice have kissed each other.” Now consider this idea in terms of the marriage of a man and woman. Scripture tells us that not only do they kiss one another, they “become one.” Two separate, distinct beings become one! Thus is it with righteousness and justice, or mercy and truth. The two become one.

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