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CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
| I | The “Four Faces” are Human Faces with four different peculiarities | 252 |
| II | The Ḥayyot and the Ofannim | 252 |
| III | Further Explanation of the Ḥayyot and the Ofannim derived from Ezek. x. | 255 |
| IV | The rendering of Ofan by Gilgal in the Targum of Jonathan | 256 |
| V | The Vision of Ezekiel is divided into three stages: (1) Ḥayyot (=the Spheres); (2) Ofannim (=Earthly elements); and (3) the man above the Ḥayyot (=Intelligences) | 257 |
| VI | On the Difference between the Vision of Ezekiel and that of Isaiah (vi.) | 258 |
| VII | The Different Ways in which the Prophet perceived the Three Parts of the Mercabah (Chariot) | 259 |
| VIII | Man has the Power to Control his Bodily Wants and Earthly Desires | 261 |
| IX | The Material Element in Man Prevents him from Attaining Perfection | 264 |
| X | God is not the Creator of Evil | 265 |
| XI | Man is the Cause of his own Misfortunes | 267 |
| XII | Three Kinds of Evil: (1) That caused by the Nature of Man; (2) Caused by Man to Man; (3) Caused by Man to himself | 267 |
| XIII | The Universe has No other Purpose than its own Existence | 272 |
| XIV | It is the Will of the Creator that the Spheres regulate the Affairs of Mankind | 277 |
| XV | Impossible Things are not ascribed to the Creator, but it is difficult to Prove the Impossibility in each Individual Case | 279 |
| XVI | On God's Omniscience | 280 |
| XVII | Five Theories concerning Providence | 282 |
| XVIII | Every Individual Member of Mankind enjoys the Influence of Divine Providence in proportion to his Intellectual Perfection | 289 |
| XIX | It is an ancient Error to Assume that God takes no Notice of Man | 290 |
| XX | God's Knowledge is Different from Man's Knowledge | 292 |
| XXI | The Creator's knowledge of His Production is Perfect | 295 |
| XXII | Object of the Book of Job, and Explanation of the First Two Chapters | 296 |
| XXIII | Job and his Friends Discuss the various Theories concerning Providence | 299 |
| XXIV | On Trials and Temptations | 304 |
| XXV | The Actions of God are Not Purposeless | 307 |
| XXVI | The Divine Precepts Serve a certain Purpose | 310 |
| XXVII | The Object of the Divine Precepts is to Secure the Well-being of Man's Soul and Body | 312 |
| XXVIII | This Object is easily seen in some Precepts, whilst in others it is only known after due Reflection | 313 |
| XXIX | On the Sabeans or Star-worshippers | 315 |
| XXX | It is one of the Objects of the Law of Moses to Oppose Idolatry | 320 |
| XXXI | The Law Promotes the Well-being of Man by teaching Truth, Morality and Social Conduct | 321 |
| XXXII | Why did God give Laws to Oppose Idolatry instead of Uprooting it directly? | 322 |
| XXXIII | Another chief Object of the Law is to Train Man in Mastering his Appetites and Desires | 327 |
| XXXIV | The Law is based on the ordinary conditions of man | 328 |
| XXXV | Division of the Precepts into Fourteen Classes | 329 |
| XXXVI | First Class of Precepts, to Know, Love and Fear God | 331 |
| XXXVII | Second Class, Laws concerning Idolatry | 332 |
| XXXVIII | Third Class, Moral Precepts | 338 |
| XXXIX | Fourth Class, Laws relating to Charity | 339 |
| XL | Fifth Class, Compensation for Injury and the Duty of Preventing Sin | 342 |
| XLI | Sixth Class, Punishment of the Sinner | 344 |
| XLII | Seventh Class, Equity and Honesty | 350 |
