Nations Rage and Philistia Trembles at Israel's Rise

Another interpretation: once the nations of the world heard that the Holy One, blessed be He, had raised up the horn of Israel and was bringing them into the land, they began to rage. The Omnipresent said to them: Fools of the world! How many kings reigned from among you, and the children of Israel did not grow angry, as it is said, "And these are the kings" (Genesis 36:31); how many rulers ruled from among you, and the children of Israel did not grow angry, "the chief of Lotan" (Genesis 36:29); and now you grow angry? I too will give you anger in which there is no favor, as it is said, "The LORD reigns, let the peoples rage" (Psalms 99:1). "Trembling seized the inhabitants of Philistia" (Exodus 15:14). Once they heard that Israel were entering the land, they said: Now they are coming to stir up the rage over the children of Ephraim, as it is said, "And the sons of Ephraim, Shuthelah and Bered his son" (1 Chronicles 7:20), "the sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen" (Psalms 78:9). On account of what? Because "they did not keep the covenant of God and refused to walk in His Torah" (Psalms 78:10) — because they transgressed the appointed end, because they violated the oath.