Machshavot HaLev - Yeshivat Lev HaTorah

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plague of the first set, Hashem says “ה ינא יכ עדת תאזב“ (7:17), that through this
plague, everyone will know who Hashem is. Through this plague, Hashem proves
His might over everything beneath the earth’s surface. Regarding בורע , the first
plague in the second set, Hashem says, “ץראה ברקב ’ה ינא יכ עדת ןעמל“ (8:18), that
through this plague Hashem will be proven to exist throughout the land. Hashem,
in this set of plagues, proves His might over everything upon this earth. Finally,
when the Torah speaks about דרב, we see Hashem say, “לכב ינמכ ןיא יכ עדת רובעב
ץראה“ (9:14), that not only does Hashem rule over the land, but there is no one
like Him anywhere. Throughout this final, severe, group of plagues, Hashem
shows His sovereignty over everything in the atmosphere, and high above.
In serving Hashem, we understand that there are three basic types of faith that
we can have in Him. There is the faith in the brain, where we think that it makes
sense, so we believe in God. There is faith in one’s heart, where we truly believe
that Hashem exists, regardless of anything that doesn’t make sense. The third
and highest level is where not only do you believe it in your heart, but you feel
it within each and every bone in your body. Your whole being resonates with
avodat Hashem, and living out the segula that is inherently inside of you through
serving God.
This is comparable to the three sets of plagues. One could have tried to explain
the first se as nature or as tricks of a great magician. Therefore, since the plagues
can be understood by the human brain, this would not convince anyone of God.
The second set, which started to make people feel that maybe God did exist, could
make them feel some fear in their hearts, but nothing that would make their
insides wither. However, the third and final set of plagues, convinced everyone
around that Hashem was the real deal, that He was the Almighty who rules over
everything.
After reaching the 49th level of tum’ah in Mitzrayim, through all of Hashem’s
miracles, Bnei Yisrael finally reached the highest level of faith in Hashem. They felt
it throughout their whole bodies, and this culminated in Yam Suf, and the Song
that the Jews sang to Hashem, proclaiming His greatness. They had actualized
their potential and became as close to God as they could get.