God Led Israel Alone, Set Apart from All Nations

Sifrei Devarim 315:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

(Devarim 32:12) "The L-rd led him, alone": The L-rd said to Israel: Just as you sat alone in the world and derived no benefit whatsoever from the nations, so I am destined to seat you in the world to come, the nations deriving no benefit whatsoever from you.

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