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BeginningIsrael appoints judges and officers in every town.You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with… — Deuteronomy 16:18 · WEB
In the commentaryJustice, Justice You Shall Follow
Judge the people with righteous judgment
1 Pursue justice impartially
Judge fairly in every gateDo not distort justice, show partiality, or accept a bribe. Pursue justice so the people may live and possess the land.You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the… — Deuteronomy 16:18–20 · WEB
In the commentaryJustice, Justice You Shall Follow
2 Investigate serious accusations
3 Bring difficult cases for appeal
Seek the central rulingFor a case too difficult locally, go to the place the LORD chooses. Ask the Levitical priests and serving judge, then follow their ruling.If there arises a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters… — Deuteronomy 17:8–11 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Court at the Chosen Place
All Respect lawful judgment
Remove defiant contempt for justiceA person must not presumptuously reject the priest or judge serving before the LORD. Israel must learn reverence for lawful judgment.The man who does presumptuously in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before Yahweh your God, or to the judge, even that man… — Deuteronomy 17:12–13 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Court at the Chosen Place
Justice, justice shall you pursueYou shall follow that which is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which Yahweh your God gives you. — Deuteronomy 16:20 · WEB
In the commentaryJustice, Justice You Shall Follow
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.