And He, glorified is He, began by reminding them of what He has specifically granted them from the human kind of blessings, which they were responding to with ingratitude. He also reminded them of His dealing with them by granting them respite for their transgressions and treating them with pardon and forgiveness. This indicates the vastness of His mercy and His great forbearance. He began with His commands to fulfill the covenants, of which the greatest is the following of this noble Prophet and believing in His Book, which He has declared free of doubt, as He said: ﴿O Children of Israel﴾, meaning those whom I have honored and honored their children for their sake. ﴿Remember﴾, from the remembrance, with the kasra and the damma, meaning one and the same, which can be with the tongue and with the heart. Al-Kisai said: it is with the kasra with the tongue and with the damma with the heart. What is in the heart is opposed to forgetfulness, and what is with the tongue is opposed to silence, as reported by Al-Asfahani. Al-Harali said: it is from the remembrance, which is the recalling of what has preceded it from forgetfulness.

﴿My favor﴾, which is the granting of a person what aligns with his soul and body. For the discerning, it is what aligns with his inner self and outer self, from what is between his heart and his kin and his household. "Which" indicates a hidden inner meaning that is imagined and ambiguous, which is clarified by its relation to the status of [the one] and the "Al" from it indicates that meaning by the imagined reference - it has ended. ﴿I have bestowed﴾, meaning with it, and I have indicated its honor by attributing it to ﴿upon you﴾. That noble blessing is (p-314) the coming of guidance from the Books and the Messengers, by which I have rescued you from the humiliation of this world and the Hereafter. ﴿And fulfill﴾, from fulfillment, which is an action that follows the requirement of a preceding knowledge, as Al-Harali said.

﴿My covenant﴾, meaning that which I have taken from you regarding the obligation of what has been revealed to you, from following your Prophet and those whom I command you to follow after him. The covenant is the prior commitment in a matter, secretly designated for the one who advances in it, as Al-Harali said. Al-Asfahani said: it is the preservation of a matter (p-315) and its observance from time to time. Al-Khalil said: its origin is the preservation of a matter and renewing the covenant with it.

﴿I will fulfill your covenant﴾, meaning by making you among those for whom there is no fear upon them nor sadness, with the abundance of living and victory over enemies, as will come from the text of the Torah in its relevant places from this Book. ﴿And Me﴾, meaning specifically, ﴿so fear Me﴾, meaning do not falter and make you among the fate of the disbelievers after being struck by various humiliations in this world. And fear is the caution of the soul from what it seeks to escape from due to harm it anticipates. They were addressed with fear due to its relevance to opposing knowledge. Al-Harali said: And He, glorified is He, prolonged His argument with them, following the principle of reasoning in the debate with the denying scholar and the addressing of the obstinate denier.