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Wwh Code Of Justice

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From the reading of the assigned text and the Torah itself, it seems that the main thing YHWH wanted from the Jews were obedience and an understanding and embrace of justice as the root of morality. It seems that this was figured out and forgotten repetitively, from Avram up to the Babylonian indenture.

The call for obedience is evident as early as YHWH commanding Avram to sacrifice his son to him, only called off at the last moment. It can also be seen in the story of Noah, when YHWH wipes out the entirety of humanity owing to their decadent ways, yet saves Noah and family owing to his following the commands of YHWH to build the ark. It is also evident in the story of David who, as a result of his disobedience to YHWH, suffers the loss of his son Absalom. …show more content…

Two excellent pieces of evidence as to its importance within Jewish thought that eventually suffused the entirety of Western thought are found in the book. The first on page 214, where Mr. Cahill tells us "to serve God means to act with justice." The code of ethics given to Moshe by YHWH later termed the ten commandments is rooted in the idea of engaging in behaviors and thoughts that serve YHWH and enact this sense of justice. Mr. Cahill also tells us in relation to the story of David and Goliath on page 180 that "God is on the side of the small and powerless, not the high and mighty." YHWH charges his followers to empower the powerless and give voice to the voiceless, two fundamental ideas of the modern conception of

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