This book is God's words about God's pleasure and talks about the following:
- God's pleasure and the divine commandment
First: The commandment for seeking to do God's pleasure
Second: We should obey and please God rather than people
- Gaining God's pleasure
First: What pleases God and gains His favor
a) The Lord Christ the Redeemer
b) His creation and man made in His own image
c) The just and righteous
Second: How can man gain God's pleasure?
a) By seeking God's pleasure
b) By Building altars and offering burnt offerings
c) By accepting chastening
d) By atoning for sins
e) By acquiring virtues, including:
1. Faith, for without faith it is impossible to please him
2. Love for God and love for the neighbor
3. Righteousness, godliness, and fear of God
4. Listening to the voice of the Lord and obeying his commandments
5. Repentance
6. Modesty and meekness
7. Doing charitable acts and giving alms
8. Acquiring the divine wisdom
9. Rejoicing prayer and thanksgiving
10. Obedience to the parents
- Signs and blessings of God's pleasure
First: Signs of God's pleasure
Second: Blessings of God's pleasure
- The person who does not please God
First: Pride and the proud
Second: Not listening to God or obeying Him
Third: Doing evil and sin
Fourth: Formal worship not from the heart