Lessons From the Exodus

Two essential lessons from the Exodus for every Jew:

Pharaoh, the mightiest king in the world, ruthlessly oppressed the Jewish People. Nevertheless, when G-d’s appointed time came, his behavior completely reversed, and, instead of afflicting the Jews, “Pharaoh sent the people away...” – he helped them leave Egypt, even giving them his own wealth to take along with them.

Then the Torah relates: “G-d did not lead the Jews through the Land of the Philistines… lest they see war, reconsider, and return to Egypt.” G-d does not command us to follow a path in which we cannot succeed. “G-d prepares the steps of man” – when G-d leads a person to a certain place, and, through the teachings of the Torah, gives him a mission to accomplish, this, itself, proves that he has all the capabilities he needs to succeed.