Rabbi Yitzḥak began: “The Lord is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will await Him” (Lamentations 3:24) – Rabbi Yitzḥak said: To what is the matter comparable? To a king who entered a province, and generals, rulers, and governors entered with him. Some of the residents of the province selected a general who would protect them;74They decided to support the general and establish a relationship with him, so that he would protect them. some of them selected a ruler; and some of them selected a governor.
One who was clever said: ‘I am choosing only the king. Why? Because all of them can be replaced, but the king cannot be replaced.’ So, when the Holy One blessed be He descended to Sinai, many groups of angels descended with Him – Mikhael and his group, Gavriel and his group.
Some of the nations selected Mikhael, and some of them selected Gavriel, but Israel chose the Holy One blessed be He. They said: “The Lord is my portion, says my soul”; that is, “hear, Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one” (Deuteronomy 6:4).