The relationship between God and the people of Israel is fundamentally built on a desire to offer them spiritual guidance and empowerment [מצודת ציון], even when historical struggles seem to suggest otherwise. God expands the Torah in two distinct ways: by increasing its sheer volume and by deepening its quality [מלבי״ם]. The primary approach among commentators is that God provided Israel with a greater number of laws and teachings than the rest of the nations not to burden them, but to grant them merit. This abundance is designed to justify the people, leading them toward ultimate happiness and a close spiritual bond with Him [מלבי״ם]. The ultimate goal is to open their ears to justice [רש״י] and to encourage every person to guide others on the right path, thereby spreading knowledge throughout the nation [מצודת דוד]. To facilitate this, God sent prophets who were granted such profound spiritual awareness that they detached from the material world, entirely dedicated to teaching and strengthening the Torah among the people [אברבנאל].
A question arises regarding who actually earns this vast expansion of wisdom. Many commentators agree that this gift does not stem from the people's own merits, but rather flows directly from God's personal kindness and righteousness [רד״ק, שד״ל, צאינה וראינה]. However, another perspective connects this righteousness to the Divine Presence and the Oral Law. According to this approach, God desires to redeem Israel for the sake of the Divine Presence that suffers alongside them in exile. To achieve this, He broadens the boundaries of the Oral Law, granting the sages the ability to discover new insights and teachings [חומת אנך, אדרת אליהו].
Beyond its historical and spiritual meaning, many commentators view this dynamic through the lens of the end of days and the final redemption. Although the people might currently suffer from spiritual blindness, deafness, or a generally lowly state [רד״ק, ביאור שטיינזלץ], God will eventually grant them immense wisdom to study His teachings [צאינה וראינה]. The widespread increase in Torah study during the generations immediately preceding the Messiah is specifically intended to prepare the people and make them worthy of redemption [אדרת אליהו]. Furthermore, the very act of elevating Israel from their degraded state will serve as a powerful lesson—a grand teaching in its own right—for all the nations of the world, who will clearly recognize that God's hand orchestrated these events [שד״ל]. In contrast, a different view suggests that God is intentionally waiting to reveal His righteousness until He fully expands His teachings, specifically to instill fear in those who have chosen to abandon His path [אבן עזרא].