The book is a narrative piece that describes a moment in a divine, heavenly setting where God, observing Earth from His Throne of Light, notes the moral decline of humanity since the ancient times of Sodom and Gomorrah. Concerned by humanity's worship of false idols and sinful behavior, God decides to intervene. He calls upon Uriel, the Archangel of Divine Presence, and tasks him with living among humans in the form of a man to understand their lives, joys, and suffering. Uriel is to gather this knowledge in an effort to help guide humanity back to righteousness. Accepting the mission with loyalty, Uriel descends to Earth, his memory cloaked to blend in with humans. This divine mission is set to inform God's further considerations and plans for humanity's salvation, the specifics of which are known only to God.