Rather, it is a more poignant image that points precisely in the direction of the Jewish imperative toward social justice. In an early chapter, Sacks examines the traditional explanations for why Abraham rejected his father's idols and devoted himself to the worship of God. Others think that Abraham asked the philosophical question of who created the sun and the stars and decided rationally that there could be only one Creator. To a man who was traveling from place to place when he saw a palace in flames. The world has order, and therefore it has a creator.
Butthe palace is in flames.
The building must have an owner. That is the question, and it gives Abraham no peace. In other words, although God may have created the world in a perfect state, humankind has allowed Creation to become imperfect. It is the job of human beings. Judaism is the revolutionary moment at which humanity refuses to accept the world that is.