THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD Compiled by Lewis Armstrong Deuteronomy 9:4 Do not think in your heart, after the LORD your God has cast them out before you, saying, Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land ; but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is driving them out from before you. How is it that they were to possess the land? Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. Describe God's character expressed in this verse? Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my face. How can a person be lead by Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright. What does God love? Psalm 24:5 He shall receive blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. What is the source of righteousness? Psalm 31:1 In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your How can righteousness deliver a person? Psalms 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right, and all His work is done in truth Why should we cherish the Word of Psalm 36:6 Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O LORD, You preserve man and beast. Explain what righteousness here? 1
Psalm 71:16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only. Can we testify about the righteousness of Psalm 98:2 The LORD has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations. What are other nations seeing? Psalm 98:9 before the LORD, For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, and the peoples with equity. How is God going to judge the world? Psalm 103:6 The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed. Explain what the Lord does Isaiah 5:16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in Explain being hallowed? Isaiah 33:5 The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and What are the heavens like? Isaiah 42:21 The LORD is well pleased for His righteousness sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable. Due to God's righteousness what did He do? Isaiah 45:8 Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together. I, the LORD, have created it. Explain the scene expressed here. 2
Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Seek Me in vain ; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. Explain the scene here? Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from Me, Says the LORD. As long as they were obedient, what will God do? Isaiah 56:1 Thus says the LORD: Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed. What will be revealed? Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. How can a person be robed with righteousness of Isaiah 62:2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD will name. How is this promise for us? Jeremiah 4:2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; The nations shall bless themselves in Him, And in Him they shall glory. How does the Lord live? 3
Jeremiah 9:24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the LORD. In what does the Lord delight? Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. Who is the branch of righteousness? Jeremiah 23:6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Who is the Lord of Righteousness? Daniel 9:7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You. How does righteousness belong to Daniel 9:16 O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us. What could God's righteousness do? Romans 3:21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, what served as a witness to the righteousness of How is God's righteousness set apart? 4
Romans 5:21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. How can grace reign? 2 Timothy 4:8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. Who will get such a crown? How precious is God's righteous to us as Christians? 5