Act in a Way that is Pleasing to G-d

Shavua Tov. The Netivot Shalom uses Parshat Pinchas to create a theme that we must act in a way that is pleasing to Hashem. He quotes the Zohar who says that nothing is more abhorrent in the eyes of G-d than one who has relations with an ארמית ( non-Jewish woman). Apparently, Pinchas understood this and put an end to this desecration. What also seems to be unpleasing to Hashem, is when there is no unity among the Jewish people and there is causeless hatred, שנאת חינם. It’s as if He is saying, “I can tolerate it when you sin against Me, but I cannot tolerate when you harm one another.” King David in Tehillim describes another behavior not tolerated by G-d. This comes from the words, וימאסו בארץ חמדה, and they despised the pleasant land. Those who speak negatively about Israel, as the spies did, are not tolerated by Hashem. Aharon Hakohen taught us this principle, when he said, הייטב בעיני ה׳, will this ( his eating of the Sin Offering after his sons died,) would this be pleasing in the eyes of G-d. The lesson here is to always act in a way that is pleasing to G-d.