Miracle on the seventh Miracle on the seventh by Ranon Cortell Torah from Dixie Staff Writer O n the first day of Passover, Hashem redeemed us with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm from the very heart of darkness and despair. However, despite the forcefulness of His redemption, it was not yet complete. After a matter of only a few days, the Egyptians reconsidered their decision to release us and rose in a powerful mass to annihilate us. Our enemies were utterly wiped out and we were at last free to serve Hashem with all of our strength.
Several questions come to mind.
To understand the answer to these questions, we must first examine two cryptic statements in the Torah regarding Moses' demands from Pharaoh for the immediate release of the Jewish people. Elokim , on the other hand, is a reference to the sheer power of G-d. It is because of this intrinsic difference between the names and aspects of G-d that Pharaoh had such a dichotic view of the Creator. Pharaoh would never admit to Hashem's all-pervasiveness. For this reason, Pharaoh completely rejected Moses' first demand for freedom, because he could not bear to listen to the concept of an all-inclusive YHVH .