By recognizing him as the creator and absolute sovereign, man arrives at knowing at least certain predicates of God. Since the Law (torah) proclaims in detail the divine will, the essential thing is to obey the Commandments, that is, to behave in accordance with right or justice (ṣedeq). Man’s religious ideal is to be “just,” to know and respect the Law, the divine order. As the Prophet Micah reminds his hearers (6:8): “What is good has been explained to you, man; this is what Yahweh asks of you: only this, to act justly, to love tenderly, to walk humbly with your God.” Sin brings loss of the
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