Monotheism
Love and Reverence of God
The Giving of the Torah
Faith and the Tendency Towards Idolatry
Were idols effective?
Integrating the First Two Commandments
Prohibition of Idolatry
Christianity and Islam
The Righteous Among the Nations
Attitudes towards Different Religions
Prohibited Magic and Sorcery
Contemporary Idolatry
Faith Revealed Through the Exodus and Mount Sinai
Free Will
Natural Order Required for Free Will
Reward and Punishment in the World to Come
Natural Reward and Punishment in This World
Providence for the Individual
Reward and Punishment for the Jews in this World
The Status of Exile
God’s Covenant with the Jews
The Sins of the Golden Calf and the Spies