"And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.'" — God's promise of *immanence*: *ve-shakhanti be-tokhakh beney Yisra'el ve-lo-'a'azov et-'am Yisra'el* (I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake Israel). The *indwelling* (*shakan*) suggests God's *habitation*, *presence*, *commitment* to Israel. The promise of not *forsaking* (*azav*) affirms *eternal covenantal relationship*, even as the condition (verse 12) makes it *conditional*.

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