Justice (Daysman)
A daysman shows both parties are in the wrong. In a court, it is only possible for one party to be wrong. Any fool can punish a wrong-doer, but it takes a gracious man to love the wrongdoer. Jesus loved us to the extent that he died for us! Can't we show as much love towards our next-door neighbor? That is the philosophy of the daysman. Justice (Daysman) In the Eastern countries, there are three kinds of justice available. There are the judges, the Elders at the Gate, and the daysman. Now we will focus on the daysman. We see a reference to him mentioned in Job 9:32-33: For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand on us both. Job is speaking, in verse 32, of God when he says "he is not a man as I am." We know that God is Spirit, John 4:24: Job is here reaffirming that since God is Spirit and Job is a man they cannot appear before a judge for judgment in this matter. You remember that Job is here answering his "miserable comforters", the friends who came to commiserate with him concerning the loss of all that he had: children, cattle; everything but his wife. The Scripture says that these friends sat down and said not a word for seven days and seven nights. The daysman is neither elected nor appointed as were the others we discussed, but he rises up from the people as a wise man, well-versed in the Scriptures, who acts to reconcile the wrong-doer to the wronged. The daysman is called "Mahatma" which means great soul. You have heard of Mahatma Gandhi, who became well-known because he was active in politics. But there are many Mahatmas in India of whom you have not heard, acting as daysmen. As an example of what the daysman does, take a case of two young men, John and George. John owes George some money and refuses to pay it. Finally George gets angry and punches John in the nose. Now the parents of the two boys become concerned about the matter. They say
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right of him, and John to his left. He says, "What religion are you boys? Both Hindu? All right." He picks up the appropriate Holy Book and, turning to the place, he says to George: "Ah, you punched his nose - - - do you know that he is your brother?" "Yes, Sir." "And you know that if God had punched you in the nose for all the things that you have done wrong since you were small, you wouldn't have any nose left, would you?" George says, " Yes sir. " The daysman continues, "Look here, .George, you see where it says in the Scripture, 'If thy brother hath need of any thing give it to him'? Not loan; give. You should not have loaned the money in the first place. You should have given it to him. Now on top of that, You punched him in the nose. Aren't you sorry?" www.kcpillai.org 2 Thus the daysman talks, showing George the Scripture convicting him, proving to him that he is wrong. He takes a