Anthem Eight
A True Covenant
“The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.” Psalms 19: 9b
Truth—Predictable and Unparalleled
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Our newspapers are filled on an almost daily basis with examples of criminals that commit crimes of nearly every category, and, yet, seem to “skate” when it comes to their day in court. It seems an all-too-common occurrence for some hot-shot attorney to find some technicality, or a judge to feel the need for leniency. What a fortune for the criminal when both of them appear in the same court room at the same time. Not so with our Lord!
Even when their hearts are reasonably in the right place, man’s justice can’t hold a candle to the judgments of our Lord. David begins the conclusion of v. 9 with, “The judgments of the Lord”. In describing the judgments of our Lord, he uses the word, “mishpat”. Whether in a favorable or unfavorable sense, we see that which a jury would render—a verdict, whether guilty or not guilty. It is also a sentence or formal decree pronounced judicially, such as an Appellate or Supreme Court ruling.
Yet, even the highest courts in our land can’t compare to the judgment of the Master of the universe. In considering the phrase, “The judgments of the Lord”, consider David’s words in 36: 5-6 of the Psalms, “Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep”.
Paul says in Romans 11: 33, “How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!” Then, in v. 34, he quotes Isaiah and Jeremiah when he asks, “For who has known the mind of the Lord?” In the remainder of v. 34, he refers to Job in asking, “Who has become His counselor?”
In v. 35, he again makes reference to Job and asks, “Who has first given to Him and it shall be repaid to Him?” And, John records Yeshua saying in 5: 30, “I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear I judge; and My judgment is righteous”. There is none before or after our Lord. There is none above Him. His justice is the supremacy of the supreme—“The best of the best”.
John records our Lord saying in 8: 16, “And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true”. According to the Greek word, “alethes”, Yeshua reveals another quality of the truth within His judgments. Rather than a word that defines truth, a word is used that says what His truth is not. The word means, “as not concealing”. And, it was John that recorded Yeshua saying in 15: 15, “…I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known to you”. He conceals nothing for our benefit from us.
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