Deuteronomy 1-4

In Deuteronomy 1:30-31 God compares himself to a father carrying his son. I remember a trip to the Grand Canyon a number of years ago. Our traveling group decided we would venture into the depths of the canyon. After an exhausting trip down on 2 and a half miles of winding trail we chose to retreat to the canyon rim. The trip up was much more strenuous then the walk down. Joining us on the trek up was another group; I believe they were German tourist. In that group was a father and his pre-teen son. With more than a mile of trail to go the son was exhausted. There was no way he could complete the hike out of the canyon on his own. So he climbed onto his father's back and Dad began the trip carrying the weight of his son to the canyon rim. I don't know if that is exactly the picture God wanted to get across to Israel, but I think it is pretty close.
It took me about 22 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart