:Imperative 430, that the fear of G-d be upon us always .... This imperative is in effect at all places, at all times, and for all manner of men, this being one of the commands that are incumbent on mankind with constancy - its obligation never ceasing even for one moment…
There is general support, then, for the first part of Margolioth's statement, that Noahites are expected to believe in G-d. Now where does this requirement fit in the scheme of the Seven Laws? Nisim Gaon does make it clear that the belief in G-d is somehow an integral part of one of the Seven Laws, and not an independent appendage to them, when he writes, of the obligation to believe in G-d, that it would have been deduced logically if it had not been established by the Seven Laws. Apparently, Nisim Gaon sees it in the Seven Laws. Where? Margolioth's answer is, with the law of Blasphemy.
Margolioth's answer is, with the law of Blasphemy.There Rabbi Aaron Lichtenstein says there is much good sense to his grouping the belief in G-d with the Blasphemy area, and not with the Idolatry area, which is the only other that might harbor it. The logic at work in this categorization is that the Idolatry area regulates man's theistic affairs in his relationship with the mundane, and that the Blasphemy area regulates man's theistic affairs in his relationship with the Divine.
This conception of the division of labor between Blasphemy and Idolatry brings to the fore an obvious problem in terminology. Why select Blasphemy for the name or title of the area regulating man's theistic affairs in his relationship with G-d? Belief in G-d would seem to be a far better general title; why is the belief in G-d included under the Blasphemy law instead of having a blasphemy law included under the Belief in G-d? A , short statement in Sanhedrin 58b obviates this question, it reads, "Only the negative imperatives - but not the positive - are enumerated among the Seven Laws of Noah." Or, rendered more concisely, "Only the don'ts, but not the do's, are mentioned." The proper interpretation must be: Only the don'ts qualify for inclusion in the Noahic code as title laws, such as Theft, Homicide, Blasphemy, and so forth. It would be difficult to interpret this statement as excluding from Noahide legislation all of those do's which are implicit sub-divisions within the seven title laws. This becomes obvious when one glances at the numerous do's which are listed throughout this study as having application for the Noahites, and to believe in G-d is such a do.
