An analogy — A man was walking on the road leading his son

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Vayehi Beshalach 5:3

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 8, 2025

An analogy: A man was walking on the road leading his son before him when robbers came to snare him, whereupon he took him and placed him behind him, when a wolf came to snatch him, whereupon he took him and placed him in front—whereupon robbers came before him and wolves behind him—whereupon he took him and placed him on his shoulders—whereupon his son was scorched by the sun—whereupon his father spread his garment over him. He hungered and he fed him; he thirsted and he gave him to drink. Thus, the Holy One Blessed be He, viz. (Hoshea 11:3) "And I pampered Ephraim, taking them on My arms, and they did not know that I had healed them." His son was scorched by the sun, whereupon He spread his garment over him, viz. (Psalms 105:39) "He spread a cloud for a cover and fire to light up the night." "He hungered and He fed him," viz. (Exodus 16:4) "I shall rain down bread for you from heaven." He thirsted and he gave him water to drink, viz. (Psalms 78:11) "And He brought forth nozlim from a rock," "nozlim" being living waters, as in (Song of Songs 4:15) "a garden spring, a well of living waters, and nozlim, etc." and (Mishlei 5:15) "Drink waters from your pit and nozlim from your well."

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