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Rabbi Moshe Haber Perashat Bo: Breaking the Slave Mentality: The Purpose of Divine Ridicule 1.23.26
Breaking the Slave Mentality: The Purpose of Divine Ridicule
This lecture explores the theological reasoning behind the final plagues in Egypt, focusing on why God chose to harden the hearts of Pharaoh and his servants. The speaker explains that this supernatural intervention ensured the Egyptians would not surrender prematurely, allowing for a demonstration of divine power that surpassed human emotion. A central theme is the concept of divine ridicule, where God "toyed" with the oppressors to strip away their perceived prestige in the eyes of the Israelites. This process was necessary to…
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