Righteousness - Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible

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Attributes of God
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  • Eternity
  • Graciousness
  • Holiness
  • Immanence
  • Immutability
  • Impassibility
  • Impeccability
  • Incorporeality
  • Love
  • Mission
  • Omnibenevolence
  • Omnipotence
  • Omnipresence
  • Omniscience
  • Oneness
  • Providence
  • Righteousness
  • Simplicity
  • Transcendence
  • Trinity
  • Veracity
  • Wrath

Righteousness is one of the chief attributes of God as portrayed in the Hebrew Bible. Its chief meaning concerns ethical conduct. (For example, Leviticus 19:36; Deuteronomy 25:1; Psalm 1:6; Proverbs 8:20). It is used in a legal sense; while the guilty are judged, the guiltless are deemed righteous. God's faithfulness to His covenant is also a large part of His righteousness. (Nehemiah 9:7-8)

Righteousness also relates to God's role as saviour; God is a "righteous saviour"; (Isaiah 61) and a deliverer. (Isaiah 46:12-13) The righteous are those who trust that they will be vindicated by the Lord God. (Psalm 37:12-13).

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