Parashat Bo
The confrontation between Moses and Pharaoh wasn’t simply about releasing slaves—it was about ultimate allegiance. Pharaoh saw himself as a god, ruling over people who existed to serve his purposes, while the God of Israel desires relationship with His people because He has placed His image within them.
The tenth plague required blood on doorposts not because God couldn’t distinguish between homes, but because the blood represented a declaration of allegiance and foreshadowing of ultimate redemption.