Beautiful chapter. God now reminds them that He is not a man. He has the heart of God. Though they didn’t love Him, He remained the same! This is the language which breaks our hearts sometimes. We believers often slip away from the Lord. With His gentle love He draws us back. In the 23rd Psalm, He says “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.” So we would think that there is no danger for us, but what does He say next? “He restoreth my soul.” Just think about that! When everything is going well, this often is when we get out of communion with the Lord.
V.10-11 When they start to tremble, they have come to the end of themselves. We can thank the Lord that He lets us come to the end of ourselves, and then we are ready to be restored.