“I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.”
The description of the LORD as having taught Ephraim to walk and taken them up in his arms, carrying them, indicates the intimacy and tenderness of God's relationship with Israel at the nation's beginning. The image of a parent teaching a child to walk evokes the care and patience with which God has guided Israel. This verse contrasts God's tender care with Israel's ingratitude and apostasy, intensifying the tragedy of covenant rupture.
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