This connection between צדקה, משפט, and belief and worship of Hashem is evident throughout Neviim. The wicked kings and princes who served idols also allowed חמס to flourish througout the land and practiced it themselves. They murdered and raped. They oppressed the poor. They were greedy and stingy. אין לבך ועיניך אלא אל בצעך. And the righteous kings who kept the Torah and served Hashem were kind and just.
The idea is that abandoning Hashem is viewed as a moral failing, like an ungrateful servant who abandons his master, or an ungrateful wife who abandons her husband for strangers. This behavior is associated with selfishness and meanness, and is correlated with those who are unkind and oppress the less powerful.
This connection between צדקה, משפט, and belief and worship of Hashem is evident throughout Neviim. The wicked kings and princes who served idols also allowed חמס to flourish througout the land and practiced it themselves. They murdered and raped. They oppressed the poor. They were greedy and stingy. אין לבך ועיניך אלא אל בצעך. And the righteous kings who kept the Torah and served Hashem were kind and just.
The idea is that abandoning Hashem is viewed as a moral failing, like an ungrateful servant who abandons his master, or an ungrateful wife who abandons her husband for strangers. This behavior is associated with selfishness and meanness, and is correlated with those who are unkind and oppress the less powerful.