Rabbi Ḥalafta said: May the name of the Holy One blessed be He be blessed, as there is nothing like His miracles and His wonders, and nothing like His might and His deeds, as it is stated: “Great is our Lord, and very powerful” (Psalms 147:5). The Holy One blessed be He is holy and pure, and extends His hand against the impure. Why? It is because He is great and awesome, and for the sake of Israel He informed [the world] of His strength. Why for the sake of Israel? It is because He said to Jacob: “I will descend with you to Egypt [and I will take you up again]” (Genesis 46:4). He wages Israel’s wars. One angel overturned Sodom, but here, “The Lord will emerge as a warrior, He will arouse jealousy” (Isaiah 42:13).