ד' בדד ינחנו
The simple explanation is that Hashem alone leads us. We are not relegated to the stewardship of an angel. In his Haamek Davar, the Netziv, zl, explains that Hashem led us through the wilderness in order to establish and define for us the tzurah, image, of what a Jew should be. He does not want us to intermingle in the gentile world more than necessary. Thus, Klal Yisrael’s Heavenly mandate is to be an Am levadad yishkon, to be alone, to be distinct, to stand out among the nations as children/representatives of Hashem should be. Hashem badad yanchenu, the Almighty…
