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Parshat Beshalach begins with the nation of Israel out of Egypt, on its way to the Promised Land. However, God is not finished with the Egyptians. He “strengthens” Pharaoh’s heart, and he and his servants, perversely, chase after their recently-freed slaves, and end up at the bottom of the sea.
