Lesson Seventeen covers pg(s) 161-171
Among the things that we must realize is that the entire procedure and system of G-d’s Providence involves the fairest possible rule of justice. The Psalmist thus sad to HaShem (Tehillim 45:7), “The scepter of Your Kingdom is a scepter of fairness.” It is likewise written (Mishlei 29:4), “The King sustains the land with justice.”
We know, however, that HaShem desires only to do good, and loves His handiwork as a father loves his children. As a result of this very love, however, a father might often find it necessary to discipline his children for their ultimate good. The same is true of G-d, as the Torah states (Devarim 8:5), “As a father disciplines his child, so G-d disciplines you.”