“And the just shall live by . . .”

Learn to do good, seek justice.  Make the oppressed happy, defend the orphan, argue the widow’s case.  Isaiah 1:17  Robert Alter Justice – andralamousia.  Do you remember that Greek word?  It is a summary description of the Flood.  And a terrifying prediction of situation.  God doesn’t ask for individual purity alone.  He is a communal…

The Cure (5)

Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.  Isaiah 1:17 ESV Learn – God expects you to learn to do good.  Does that mean you need to take a course in biblical ethics?  Does that mean you need a reference manual on moral choices?  Does that…