Would you sign a contract without reading it first? Of course not! But that’s precisely what the Jews did when G-d offered them the Torah. They said “We will do and (then) we will listen”. The reason for this is because the Jews trusted G-d implicitly that he would not let go of them or abandon them. Throughout history, many mighty and powerful nations and kingdoms have existed, but are now just pages in the history book. The Jews on the other hand are still here, and flourishing like never before, despite everything that’s been done to us in our long history.