DEUT117 There is another reason that Jews have developed a special sensitivity to be good. The experience of suffering in Egypt acted like a spiritual refinery, says God, as explained by Rashi (commentary on this verse). As Jews suffered so much for so long due to the evil of their oppressors, they developed a loathing towards doing evil to others, and especially help underdogs who suffer as they did. This idea is also reflected in the words of Isaiah when he describes that this process is also part of the reason God chose to Jewish people to be His nation (Isaiah 48:10).