The Hebrew word, “mishap” which primary means “justice” occurs in its various forms throughout the Old Testament. Its primary meaning is to treat everyone equitably, which means punishing every person based on the merit of the case regardless their status or race. Anyone who does the same wrong act should be given the same penalty. However, justice, is not only about the punishment, it also means giving people their rights and responsibilities. For example, Deuteronomy 18, states that the levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, should be supported by some percentage of the people’s income. This support is described as “the priests”, which means their rights. “The priests”, then, give people what they deserve, whether its punishment or …show more content…
God preserves it with utmost sensitivity, “The Israelites were groaning under the bondage and cried out and their cry for help from the bondage rode up to God. God heard their moaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. God looked upon the Israelites, and God took notice of them”. (Exodus. 2.23 - 25) and lead the Israelis in the first half of the book to Mount Senai, “Now then, if you will obey Me faithfully and keep My covenant, you shall be My measured possession among all the peoples”. (Exodus 19.5) From there God sets the Israelis free and permits them to live to an order of social justice. God introduces its children to the Ten Commandments that was a form of constitution for Israel, “I the Lord am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage” (Exodus 20:2). Freedom through the encounter with God is the for a society that respect the life and dignity of fellow humans the basis of which unfold the Ten Commandments. The institution of Sabbath that allows servants and strangers to rest together with the rest of the …show more content…
Only by brooding its horizons and including more than interests of specific people, society can establish just foundation were everyone is equal. This fact has not only been illustrated historically, but also by Biblical texts which take a critical view of the kings of Israel. This has been clearly shown in story of the Kings of Israel who have represented the national power, “When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons judges over Israel”, (1 Sam 8) as well as the Evil King Jehoram who have killed all his brothers and many other leaders of Israel, “Jehoram proceeded to take firm hold of his father’s kingdom and put to the sword all his bothers, as well as some of the officers of Israel”. (Chronicles 21:4) The social justice, as shown above, fully edprens on the strength, loyalty and fairness of its justice system. Corruption is one of the main causes of poverty, as well as social insjutice in various countries since it violates the legal an moral framework of the society. “You shall not render an unjust judgment” (Lev 19:15) states Tirah: “You shall have on la for the alien and for the cities: for I am the Lord your God” (Lev 24:22). the problem outrages uncompromising against the unjust laws and unjust
Corruption is defined as the dishonest conduct one performs for illegitimate private gain (Paskal). To determine where corruption
The United Nations Convention against Corruption as a way of life. Ed. Passas, Nikos and Dimitri Vlassiss.
In ancient Greece, retributive justice served as both a strict societal code and an expectation of the cosmos. In The Eumenides by Aeschylus, the Furies serve as the defenders of this justice, which is explored in depth during the Furies’ monologue as they pursue Orestes for his matricide. In order to fully understand this passage, the reader must first grasp the Furies’ sense of justice. The Furies require Orestes’ retribution for his matricide. Unlike the contemporary view of justice, their perception dictates strict punishment for the act without consideration of both sides of the argument. Throughout the Furies’ monologue, the beings disclose both their interpretation of justice and the drive they feel to protect that view.
In accordance to the prior point of conditionality, the were presented in the bible with drastically different attitudes. As noted, “The following elements characterize the Abrahamic covenant: (1) its promissory tone, (2) emphasis on divine fulfillment, and (3) references to land, prosperity, and blessing...”4 the Abrahamic covenant was much more one sided, unconditional, and promised wealth such as land, prosperity, descendents, and blessings. God makes a one sided promise to Abraham through this covenant, one where the are no conditions in which he will annul the covenant. Rather, however, the tone differs greatly when it comes to the Mosaic covenant. On Sinai, God passed on the Law to his people, thus denoting a much more legal tone with this covenant. For example, “...On the other hand, the Mosaic covenant is characterized by (1) its legal tone, (2) emphasis on human responsibility, and (3) references to sabbath, sanctuary, and divine sovereignty.5, The overall way the covenant was presented was more ordered, conditional, and actual punishment for breaking the obligations handed to them. It is especially noteworthy how dire the consequences are presented in the Mosaic covenant. “The next generation, your children who rise up after you, as well as the foreigner who comes from a distant country, will see the devastation of that land and the afflictions with which the Lord has afflicted
Corruption is something that is motivated by greed and fraud. It’s a very threatening personality that controls and destroys people’s lives and makes them the kind of person other people don’t want to associate with.
The development of a country depends generally on the work and values of its society. The image of a country can be severely damaged by certain actions and behavior of their citizens, like bribery. When a country is known as a corrupt nation, not only will the facade of the country be affected, but also the economy. Establishing measures to eradicate corruption are urgently necessary. Corruption has been around since the begging of time, but currently is more common in business, more specifically, international business. Although some organizations have been formed, and conventions have been signed in order to end it, corruption is still one of the mayor problems around the world. An ethical view might bring more insight to why bribery and corruption is not a moral act and why more severe measures should be taken into consideration.
Inequality of income, to many, is the seizing of opportunity efficiently, and an expected cause of popular economic systems. However, the inequality that is being exemplified in the world today is a result of a correlation with corruption. Corruption, as in seizing the opportunity for human greed.“corruption is a function of motivation and opportunity”(khagram). As inequality increases so does the motivation for corruption. The nature of this relationship between inequality and corruption can be seen through history, and where it is most prevalent.The U.S has seen its bouts of corruption within political systems, and in order to stop this vicious cycle, we need to be leaders of democratic nations.
Surveying the Old Testament reveals the theme of God’s faithfulness to his people. In light of this understanding, the restoration of the Israelites prophesized in the Old Testament is essentially the fulfillment of every covenant with God. This perspective relates to the work of Christ and encourages any follower of God to trust in his faithfulness.
Even though God saw people as evil, he wanted to show his grace. He wanted to separate certain people in the world as His chosen people. “He wanted a chosen people: 1. To whom He might entrust the Holy Scriptures. 2. To be His witness to the other nations. 3. Through whom the promised Messiah could come” (Mears 47). This covenant is made between God and Abram. This covenant marks the beginning history of Israel, God’s chosen people.
Covenant has a central place in the Christian religion. It is a relationship between us and God created by a pledge in which part has defined responsibilities. The type of covenant we are in with God is suzerainty. This simply means that God is our master and we are his slaves. Too many there might be a bad connotation in the master-slave analogy. However, I embrace the fact that god is my master and I am His slave. He will never do anything to harm me, knows my needs, will provide for me, and He loves me unconditionally. That is way different compared to the way slaves were treated by their human masters.
Some people said that corruption is rampant in all governments, So that it is not unknown to any ethnic group, region and continent. It cuts across faiths, political systems, religious Denominations and affects both young and old people. Fraud can be found in public and authoritarian rule;...
“Drive the corruption from the land, don’t harbor it any longer, past all cure, don’t nurse it in your soil – root it out!” (164).
Over the last few years, the issue of corruption--the abuse of public office for private gain--has attracted renewed interest, both among academics and policymakers. There are a number of reasons why this topic has come under recent inspection. Corruption scandals have toppled governments in both major industrial countries and developing countries. In the transition countries, the shift from command economies to free market economies has created massive opportunities for the appropriation of rents, excessive profits, and has often been accompanied by a change from a well-organized system of corruption to a more chaotic and deleterious one. With the end of the cold war, donor countries have placed less emphasis on political considerations in allocating foreign aid among developing countries and have paid more attention to cases in which aid funds have been misused and have not reached the poor. And slow economic growth has persisted in many countries with malfunctioning institutions. This renewed interest has led to a new flurry of empirical research on the causes and consequences of corruption.
This essay will attempt to explore the relationship between the two from the definitions, causes, consequences and the solutions. Corruption can be defined as the abuse of public power for private gain. (World Bank, 2004) Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world, and is a growing international and regional concern. According to Corruption Around the world (Tanzi, 1998), in its end-of-year editorial on December 31, 1995, The Financial Times characterized 1995 as the year of corruption.
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