, ▁the ▁man ▁puts ▁his ▁son ▁behind ▁him . ▁If ▁a ▁w olf ▁comes ▁from ▁behind , ▁the ▁man ▁puts ▁his ▁son ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him . ▁If ▁ro bb ers ▁come ▁from ▁in ▁front ▁and ▁wol ves ▁from ▁behind , ▁the ▁man ▁puts ▁his ▁son ▁on ▁his ▁shoulders . ▁As ▁ ▁says , ▁" You ▁have ▁seen ▁how ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁bore ▁you , ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁be ars ▁his ▁son ." ▁ ▁Reading ▁ ▁a ▁Mid r ash ▁taught ▁that ▁God ▁did ▁not ▁conduct ▁God ' s ▁Self ▁with ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁in ▁the ▁usual ▁manner . ▁For ▁usually ▁when ▁one ▁acquired ▁servants , ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁understanding ▁that ▁the ▁servants ▁drew ▁the ▁master ' s ▁carriage . ▁God , ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁do ▁so , ▁for ▁God ▁bore ▁the ▁Israel ites , ▁for ▁in ▁ ▁God ▁says ▁to ▁the ▁Israel ites , ▁" I ▁bore ▁you ▁on ▁e ag les ' ▁wings ." ▁ ▁A ▁Mid r ash ▁li ken ed ▁God ▁to ▁a ▁b ride g room ▁and ▁Israel ▁to ▁a ▁b ride , ▁and ▁taught ▁that ▁ ▁reports ▁that ▁God ▁bet ro th ed ▁Israel ▁at ▁S ina i . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁R abb is ▁taught ▁that ▁documents ▁of ▁bet ro th al ▁and ▁marriage ▁are ▁written ▁only ▁with ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁both ▁parties , ▁and ▁the ▁b ride g room ▁pays ▁the ▁scri be ' s ▁fee . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁then ▁taught ▁that ▁God ▁bet ro th