{"id":664,"date":"2018-05-24T21:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/derechhashem\/?p=664"},"modified":"2018-05-24T21:00:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T21:00:18","slug":"derech-hashem-253","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/derechhashem\/2018\/05\/24\/derech-hashem-253\/","title":{"rendered":"Derech Hashem 2:5:3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derech<\/em> Hashem<\/em> – The Way of G-d 2:5:3<\/p>\n

1.<\/p>\n

And when it comes to G-d\u2019s influence upon things 1<\/sup> — that refers to what He does to manifest His will here in the world in the manner and to the degree that He wants it to be manifested.<\/p>\n

As such, G-d intentionally set up everything to function as a series of steps and sequences 2<\/sup>. He wanted this system to function from the beginning and to continue on from there. And He uses it to maintain everything and to influence their circumstances and connections to each other<\/p>\n

3<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless it\u2019s G-d alone who\u2019s ultimately responsible for the maintenance of everything on each on every level 6<\/sup>, as He alone enables things to continue to exist and to develop in their own way. But bringing about things in the material world as they are and in their context is the function of the system we cited above.<\/p>\n

Footnotes:<\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>Which was referred to in 2:5:1 and will be the focus of the following chap.<\/p>\n

2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>As when orders pass down from a CEO to a VP, to a department administrator, to an employee; or as when things pass from G-d\u2019s will down to a series of angels who carry it out, as we\u2019ll soon see.<\/p>\n

Understand that G-d could very well have set up an entirely, radically different construct had He wanted to since He\u2019s omnipotent, but He intentionally chose this system because it best serves His purposes,<\/p>\n

The significance of this particular construct is discussed in several of Ramchal\u2019s works. See for example Klach Pitchei Chochma <\/em>10, 30,<\/p>\n

3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>See 2:1:2 above.<\/p>\n

4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>When He wants to manifest something here by using the system of steps and sequences.<\/p>\n

5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>See Ramchal\u2019s Assara<\/em> Perakim<\/em> 9 and Pitchei<\/em> Chochma<\/em> V\u2019da\u2019at<\/em> 125, Klallim Rishonim <\/em>23, Klach Pitchei Chochma <\/em>63, as well as 1:5:2, 10 above.<\/p>\n

6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>See Da\u2019at Tevunot <\/em>160.<\/p>\n

(c) 2018 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n

Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rabbi Yaakov Feldman has also translated and commented upon “The Path of the Just” and “The Duties of the Heart” (Jason Aronson Publishers).<\/p>\n

Rabbi Feldman also offers two free e-mail classes on www.torah.org entitled “Spiritual Excellence<\/a>\u201d and \u201cRamchal<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

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AT LONG LAST! Rabbi Feldman’s translation of Maimonides’ “Eight Chapters” is available here<\/a> at a discount.<\/p>\n

You can still purchase a copy of Rabbi Feldman’s translation of “The Gates of Repentance” here<\/a> at a discount as well.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Yaakov Feldman has also translated and commented upon “The Path of the Just” and “The Duties of the Heart” (Jason Aronson Publishers).<\/p>\n

Rabbi Feldman also offers two free e-mail classes on www.torah.org entitled “Spiritual Excellence<\/a>\u201d and \u201cRamchal<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

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