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== The Advantage of Jewish Choice at Matan Torah == The love for Jewish people from the aspect of "children" - since the love for a child is natural and comes from them being a child - has definition and comes from the "quality" and characteristic of being a child. Therefore, this connection has limitation and isn't in Atzmus itself (where the concept of "child" doesn't take up space). However, at Matan Torah, the aspect of Atzmus's choice was added - choosing the Jewish people not because of their qualities (on the contrary, in Atzmus there's no special place for Israel, and as it says "Esav is Yaakov's brother, says Hashem" and the reason "I loved Yaakov" is not due to Israel's qualities but only due to choice.) but only due to the will of Atzmus. This is why "Hashem offered the Torah to every nation and language but they didn't accept it until He came to Israel who accepted it." Because the foundation of the choice to give the Torah specifically to the Jewish people wasn't due to their qualities (that they were worthy to receive the Torah) but due to Atzmus's choice, from whose level Israel has no advantage over other nations, and therefore from this equality He offered it to all nations and finally gave it to Israel solely due to choice.
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