Otium Sanctum

"...and I taught Ephraim how to walk ... but he would not recognize me as their Healer..." For the article, see here. The metaphor refers to the sojourn in the desert but without discounting the interventions God made in the life of his people while they were in Canaan. "Healer" is the name of Yahweh in the Desert, summarizing the acts by which He saved Israel from death due to lack of food and water.