What other scriptures emphasize God's judgment and righteousness like Daniel 5:27? Measured and Found Wanting – Setting the Scene Daniel 5:27: “TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.” Belshazzar discovers that God’s scales are perfectly balanced. When a life is set on them, divine righteousness exposes every deficit. Scripture echoes this warning—and hope—throughout both Testaments. God Weighs Hearts and Motives • Job 31:6 – “let God weigh me with honest scales, and He will know my integrity.” • Proverbs 16:2 – “All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed by the LORD.” • 1 Samuel 2:3 – “For the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.” Righteous Judgment in the Psalms • Psalm 7:11 – “God is a righteous judge, a God who displays His wrath every day.” • Psalm 9:7-8 – “He has established His throne for judgment. He will judge the world with justice; He will govern the peoples with equity.” • Psalm 75:7 – “but it is God who judges; He brings one down and exalts another.” Prophets Echo the Verdict • Isaiah 5:16 – “the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy by His righteousness.” • Ezekiel 18:30 – “Therefore I will judge each of you according to his ways… Repent and turn from all your transgressions.” • Amos 5:24 – “But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Wisdom Literature’s Closing Word • Ecclesiastes 12:14 – “For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.” • Proverbs 11:1 – “Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.” New-Testament Assurance of Final Judgment • Romans 2:5-6 – “God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. He will repay each one according to his deeds.” • 2 Corinthians 5:10 – “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.” • Hebrews 9:27 – “It is appointed for man to die once, and after that to face judgment.” • Revelation 20:12 – “The dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.” Key Takeaways for Today • God’s scales never malfunction; every deed and motive registers accurately. • His judgments are rooted in perfect righteousness—no favoritism, no errors. • Justice and mercy meet at the cross; Christ bore the deficit for all who trust Him. • Believers live with hopeful sobriety: forgiven, yet accountable stewards. • Now is the time to repent, walk in integrity, and rest in the righteousness God provides through Jesus. |
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