Editing Mesechtas Makkot (section)

== Conclusion of the Tractate ==
In the Mishnah at the end of the tractate it states: Rabbi Chananya ben Akashya says, "The Holy One, Blessed be He, wanted to confer merit upon Israel; therefore He gave them Torah and mitzvot in abundance." The Rebbe explains that this emphasizes the superiority of Israel that transcends the Torah, for even before Moses received the Torah at Sinai, there already existed the concept that "all Israel have a share in the World to Come" because they are "a shoot of My planting, the work of My hands, in which to take pride." And the fact that "Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it," etc., is for the sake of (primarily) Israel - "The Holy One, Blessed be He, wanted to confer merit upon Israel; therefore He gave them Torah and mitzvot in abundance."