Iyar 20
DO Justly
“He has showed you, O
man, WHAT IS GOOD. And what does the Lord require of you but to DO justly …” (Mic 6:8 AMP,
emphasis mine)
King
Solomon had a reputation for great wisdom – YHWH-given, anointed, wisdom – that
he might “judge” the people of Israel with wisdom and understanding (see 1Kin
3:6-15). There is recorded for us the
story of two women that came to Solomon with an infant, disputing over whose
child it was, and who was the true mother of the baby. Solomon, by the power of Elohim, was able to “do justly”, and was given the
understanding to discern who the real mother to the infant was – doing what was
right and pleasing in the eyes of Elohim (see 1Kin 3:16-28).
The
Hebrew word translated in the opening verse as “do justly” is the word mishpật (Strong’s #H4941), and is the same word found in 1Kin
3:11 and 1Kin 3:28, in reference to King Solomon. It is a legal term, and involves doing what is right, and making
decisions based on what is right. Mishpật requires action; “doing justly” involves motion and doing, anything less would cancel
what is right. If we are earnestly in
pursuit of “what is good” in the eyes of our Elohim, then here is a requirement
that cannot be ignored.
What
is “doing right”?
“… but through love SERVE ONE ANOTHER. For the entire Torah is completed in one
word, in this, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” (Gal 5:13-14 ISR, emphasis mine)
“Therefore, as the
opportunity arises, let us DO WHAT IS GOOD to everyone, and especially to the
family of those who are trustingly faithful.” (Gal 6:10 CJB, emphasis mine)
“Beloved ones, do not
imitate the evil, but the good. The one who is DOING
GOOD is of Elohim, but he who is doing evil
has not seen Elohim.” (3John
1:11 ISR, emphasis mine)
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