▁I sh am el ites ' ▁transaction ▁reported ▁in ▁), ▁“ For ▁indeed ▁I ▁was ▁st olen ▁away ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew s .” ▁From ▁there , ▁God ▁sent ▁mess engers ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁nations ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁asking ▁them ▁whether ▁they ▁would ▁accept ▁the ▁Tor ah , ▁and ▁they ▁asked ▁what ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁it . ▁God ▁answered ▁that ▁it ▁included ▁( in ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 3 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁and ▁ ▁( 5 : 7 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS )), ▁“ You ▁shall ▁have ▁no ▁other ▁gods ▁before ▁me .” ▁They ▁replied ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁delight ▁in ▁the ▁Tor ah , ▁therefore ▁let ▁God ▁give ▁it ▁to ▁God ' s ▁people , ▁as ▁ ▁says , ▁“ The ▁Lord ▁will ▁give ▁strength ▁[ ident ified ▁with ▁the ▁Tor ah ] ▁to ▁His ▁people ; ▁the ▁Lord ▁will ▁bless ▁His ▁people ▁with ▁peace .” ▁From ▁there , ▁God ▁returned ▁and ▁was ▁revealed ▁to ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁as ▁ ▁says , ▁“ And ▁he ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁ten ▁thousands ▁of ▁holy ▁ones ,” ▁and ▁the ▁expression ▁“ ten ▁thousands ” ▁means ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁as ▁ ▁says , ▁“ And ▁when ▁it ▁rest ed , ▁he ▁said , ▁‘ Return , ▁O ▁Lord , ▁to ▁the ▁ten ▁thousands ▁of ▁the ▁thousands ▁of ▁Israel .’ ” ▁With ▁God ▁were ▁thousands ▁of ▁ch ari ots ▁and ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ang els , ▁and ▁God ’ s