Pharaoh accused Moses of lying. Moses had said that the Jews had to go three days to worship God. At no time did Moses say that they would be returning. Pharaoh misled himself into believing that they would.
Author: Shlomo Bar-Ayal
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Getting Egypt Out of the Jews
More important that getting the Jews out of Egypt was to get Egyptian culture out of the Jews. God wanted the Jews to be a moral and ethical people and to reject the immorality of Egypt.
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God Knows Your Actions
The first born who were killed in Egypt were the first born of any coupling. This was to reveal the immorality of Egypt and why God needed to get the Jews out of Egypt. To get them away from an immoral society.
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God Wants Action From Us
The reason for the Pascal Sacrifice before the plague of the killing of the first born was that God wanted to see that the Jews were willing to take action for their freedom.
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The True Plague of Darkness
The plague of darkness was much more than three days of darkness. According to the Torah, Egypt was a land of darkness while the Jews, if they follow the Torah are in light.
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Freedom Means Responsibility
A free person has to be responsible with his time. A slave does not. That is the reason that the first commandment is declaring the new month. The Jews were being freed for a purpose.
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Preparing for Freedom
The purpose of freeing the Jews from slavery was that they should be a Godly people. This is expressed through the commandment of declaring the new month. God is setting the people up to be a nation.
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You Need a Good Spokesman
Aaron had remained in Egypt while Moses was in Midian. For that reason, Aaron was better suited to speak the Jews. He felt the pain that they felt.
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Pharaoh is Human, Not a God
The purpose of the plagues was to teach that all are human, that all are equal before God.
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Judging Pharaoh
Pharaoh presented himself as a god. His authority was based on this. When it was proven that he was not a god he lost his authority.