Justice, in the eyes of God, is the great leveling of humanity towards a “common good”. After the Fall, fear and competition settle in quickly, we become in-human, negating the image-of-Godness in our fellow humans. We create whole systems that scatter and show favorability, mountains and valleys of human value. Biblical justice is primarily seen as restoration of dignity for all image-bearing humans, and not simply retribution for wrongdoing. Righteousness (tzedekah) and justice (mishpat) are related terms that speak of our legal obligations and moral aspirations towards those who are in the valley. Any type of “justice” that increases human disparity is not God’s justice.
