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Genesis 18:25

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Surely you will not destroy the good people along with the evil ones; then they would be treated the same. You are the judge of all the earth. Won’t you do what is right?”

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What if there are fifty good people in that city? Will you still destroy it? Surely you will save the city for the fifty good people living there.

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord. They will sing because he is coming to judge the world.

Now let each of you fear the Lord. Watch what you do, because the Lord our God wants people to be fair. He wants all people to be treated the same, and he doesn’t want decisions influenced by money.”

You have been fair in everything that has happened to us; you have been loyal, but we have been wicked.

“So listen to me, you who can understand. God can never do wrong! It is impossible for the Almighty to do evil.

Truly God will never do wrong; the Almighty will never twist what is right.

“Surely God does not reject the innocent or give strength to those who do evil.

God does not twist justice; the Almighty does not make wrong what is right.

God is the judge, and even the skies say he is right. Selah

Then people will say, “There really are rewards for doing what is right. There really is a God who judges the world.”

If they do not change their lives, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and take aim.

The earth with all its people may shake, but I am the one who holds it steady.Selah

Rise up, Judge of the earth, and give the proud what they deserve.

Let them sing before the Lord, because he is coming to judge the world. He will judge the world fairly; he will judge the peoples with fairness.

I said to myself, God has planned a time for every thing and every action, so he will judge both good people and bad.

In my useless life I have seen both of these: I have seen good people die in spite of their goodness and evil people live a long time in spite of their evil.

But, Lord All-Powerful, you are a fair judge. You know how to test peoples’ hearts and minds. I have told you what I have against them. So let me see you give them the punishment they deserve.

Lord, when I bring my case to you, you are always right. But I want to ask you about the justice you give. Why are evil people successful? Why do dishonest people have such easy lives?

“But you say, ‘What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ Listen, people of Israel. I am fair. It is what you do that is not fair!

You will again see the difference between good and evil people, between those who serve God and those who don’t.

But Moses and Aaron bowed facedown and cried out, “God, you are the God over the spirits of all people. Please don’t be angry with this whole group. Only one man has really sinned.”

because we must all stand before Christ to be judged. Each of us will receive what we should get—good or bad—for the things we did in the earthly body.

Then I told your leaders, “Listen to the arguments between your people. Judge fairly between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner.

When you judge, be fair to everyone; don’t act as if one person is more important than another, and don’t be afraid of anyone, because your decision comes from God. Bring the hard cases to me, and I will judge them.”

He is like a rock; what he does is perfect, and he is always fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong, who is right and fair.

You have come to the meeting of God’s firstborn children whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all people, and to the spirits of good people who have been made perfect.

I have not sinned against you, but you are sinning against me by making war on me. May the Lord, the Judge, decide whether the Israelites or the Ammonites are right.”




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