Mitzvat Aseh 8 - To Match Our Actions with Those of Hashem

The Commandment

Source: Devarim 28:9 - "And you go in His ways" and Devarim 11:22 - "to walk in all His ways".

This mitzvah is quite straightforward. The midrash says on the second Pasuk quoted above:

Just as the Holy One Blessed Be He is called merciful, so too, you should be merciful. Just as the Holy One Blessed Be He is called righteous, so too, you should be righteous. Just as the Holy One Blessed Be He is called kind, so too, you should be kind.

Furthermore, in Devarim 13:5 ("After Hashem, your God, you should walk") the essence here is to emulate the good actions and the important traits that Hashem embodies. By doing so, a great [spiritual] height will be attained by all.

The ending of the Rambam here seems to imply that even one person acting in this way will affect everyone in a positive manner. This may be a direct result of the Midrash quoted above, for you can only be, merciful, righteous, and kind, etc. when involving other people, not just yourself.

There is no commentary on this mitzvah.