Exodus 21:23-25 (ESV Strong's)
23 But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Justice
God is a just God. He is a God of love. He gives love unconditionally, but He is also a God of justice. The above text shows us how He wanted His justice worked out in the lives of the nation of Israel. God, in His giving of commands to the nation of Israel, makes sure that they are a duplicate of His character in the way they treat each other. In fact, if you simply boiled all THE LAW down to a basic thought it would be that it is all designed to reflect the character and purposes of God. Man’s innate sense of justice is a reminder that we were created in the image of God. When we see things and have a sense of “unfairness” about them, we see a reflection of God’s character in our own lives. The concept of the “rule of law,” is a good image of mankind being created to mirror God. Today when we go about our business we should note the times we sense and unjust act and try to correct it. The reason we even sense that it is unjust is God’s image stamped upon us. The sense that we want to correct it and make it right is the character of God within us. That is what it means to be a believer in Christ.
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