‘’So that you will tell your children how I mocked Mitzrayim.’’
Mockery and ridicule of one’s opponents is not a concept we generally associate
with Torah. How can we harmonize this noxious notion of demeaning the other
with Hashem’s elevated, benevolent being?  

After we understand this concept of mockery, we will proceed
to develop a new perspective of the Makos progression as a grand comedy.