 The king accounted it as a merit to the stag that had left behind the whole of the broad, vast wilderness, the abode of all the beasts, and had come to stay in the courtyard, in like manner, God provided converts with special protection, for God exhorted Israel not to harm them, as says, “Love therefore the convert,” and says, “And a convert shall you not oppress.”

The Gemara deduced from that it is a positive commandment to fear God.A Midrash taught that the Israelites were counted on ten occasions