Ten Plagues

The ultimate purpose was that the departing Israelites would learn an eternal message that would resound for generations.

A discussion of the Plague of Darkness. During that plague, “absolute darkness pervaded the land of Egypt.” Nevertheless, “all the Children of Israel enjoyed light in their dwellings.”

When G-d made His covenant with Abraham, He decreed: “Your children will be enslaved and oppressed for 400 years. But the nation that enslaves them, I will punish.”