Why by the plague of the firstborn did the Jewish people need to do something to protect themselves? Why by this plague was Pharaoh informed when the plague would arrive? The plague of the firstborn unlike the previous nine was to punish. Many Jews were idol worshipers and they may have needed to be punished as well therefore they had to protect themselves. The plague occurred at midnight because at that moment in time spiritually God's love for the Jewish people is apparent.

Those Jews who wanted to stay in Egypt because they loved the land they perished. Those Jews who were frightened to leave because they felt living in the desert would be far worse than living in Egypt they were driven out by Pharaoh

In this week's have Torah we read how the mighty army of nebuchadnetzar defeats the army of mitzrayim one of the reasons given for this battle was to convince the The handful of Jews who had still not come to believe in the prophecies of yechezkel we see from this that we need to do whatever we can no matter what it takes to encourage one single Jew to do an extra mitzvah.

Why by the plague of hail did the hail contain within it fire as well? To impress upon Pharaoh even though your nature is to want to subjugate the Jewish people you must still listen to G-d's instruction to let them go free. As we see by the hail that fire and water were able to coexist and go against their nature to fulfill the desire of G-d

The ultimate reason for the plagues and indeed the reason for everything that occurs in the world is for the Jewish People

Aaron's staff swallowed the staff's of Pharaoh's sorcerers not when it was the snake but when it reversed back into being the staff. To use a staff you need two qualities you must be like Aaron and love every Jew and conditionally and secondly you cannot be in the state of a snake full of venom and anger when you need to discipline someone. Rather you need to be like the staff that is not driven by their emotions

Why are we informed that Amrom married his aunt Yocheved a relationship that is prohibited after the giving of the Torah? It is prohibited because it is a union of such spiritual heights that the average person could not experience. However great people were able to create a union with such spiritual heights.

Hashem informs Moshe that He appeared to Abraham Isaac and Jacob and they did not question his actions. Rashi tells us that Hashem appeared to our forefathers. What is Rashi trying to add with this information we know very well that Abraham Isaac and Jacob were our forefathers? Since they were our forefathers we inherit their qualities and we too should strive to accept the will of God just as our forefathers did.

When nitel falls on Friday night

Moshe was concerned since the Jewish people were not united they therefore could not be considered one nation rather they would be viewed as groups of individuals. And only the Jewish nation was to be redeemed from Egypt not the Jewish individual.