Isaiah 16:5
5 And in mercy [checed] shall the
throne [kicce'] be established [kuwn]: and he shall sit [yashab]
upon it in truth ['emeth] in the tabernacle ['ohel] of David [David], judging [shaphat], and seeking [darash]
judgment [mishpat], and hasting [mahiyr] righteousness [tsedeq]. KJV-Interlinear
5 A throne will even be
established in lovingkindness, And a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in
the tent of David; Moreover, he will seek justice And be prompt in
righteousness. NASB
Mercy, ‘checed,’ means
kindness, favor, goodness, compassion, benevolence. This, when combined with truth, ‘emeth,’
referring to stability, fairness, certainty, establishment, justice, then the
throne of God, when established here on earth, will for the very first time in
all of human history, put in place rule and leadership and government as it is
supposed to be.
Throughout history
government has been biased, unfair, brutal, prejudiced, and far from anything that
even begins to resemble liberty and justice for all.
For where there is man
with his sin nature, there will be inequities and classes of people, defined by
man and attempts to keep classes of people in their place.
The tabernacle of David
defines the one and only true God, who is Jesus Christ, the distant son of
David, who is the Savior and went to the Cross for us all. But also, the tabernacle of David refers to
the dwelling place of God, which was represented as Mt. Zion, the dwelling
place of God, symbolizing the vast body of doctrine, which is truth.
Therefore, through
truth, which is doctrine, Christ will rule, seeking judgment or doing that
which is right for all, not for just a few, and making things right quickly,
not after years of bureaucratic or legal or political game playing delays that
serve nothing but injustice.
Today, the laws and
regulations and politics that we have, serve not to protect society, but to
regulate society as seen by a relatively few throughout the world.
However, when Christ
takes the throne, then all of that will change, and then for the very first
time, perfect righteous and perfect justice and therefore perfect liberty and
the pursuit of happiness opportunities, will be established for everyone.
