7. The seventh principle: The belief that our teacher Moses was the greatest of all prophets, both those before him and those after him.
8. The eighth principle: The belief in the Divine origin of the Law; the belief that the whole Pentateuch was communicated to Moses by God, both the precepts and the historical accounts contained therein.
9. The ninth principle: The belief in the integrity of the Law; that both the written and the oral Law are of Divine origin, and that nothing may be added to it or taken from it. [[22]]
10. The tenth principle: The belief that God knows and notices the deeds and thoughts of man.
11. The eleventh principle: The belief that God rewards those who perform the commandments of His Law, and punishes those who transgress them.
12. The twelfth principle: The belief that Messiah will come at some future time, which it is impossible for us to determine; that he will be of the house of David, and will be endowed with extraordinary wisdom and power.
13. The thirteenth principle: The belief in the revival of the dead, or the immortality of the soul.
These thirteen principles (שלשה עשר עקרים) may be divided into three groups, according to their relation to the three principles:—1. Existence of God. 2. Revelation. 3. Reward and punishment. The first group includes the first five principles, the second the next four, and the third the remaining four. In this order they will now be considered.