He Who Laughs Last

"And in order that you tell into the ears of your son and your son's son how I made a mockery of the Egyptians, and that you tell of My signs that I placed in them, and you will know that I am the Lord." (Shemos 10:2)

The Chasam Sofer explains that the whole Egyptian saga was to mock the wicked. It appeared that the evil Egyptians were doing quite well. Money was pouring in from the entire world because of the famine. The Jews were enslaved while the Egyptians were living the high life filled with immorality and corruption. Yet in the end Hashem made a mockery of them. They were destroyed and the Jews left Egypt with all their possessions.

Hashem will soon redeem us and reveal the vanity, immorality and facade of our modern society. The question is: How much do we buy into, and accept the values of today's world?

Application: 1. Ask yourself, how can I strengthen my Jewish values and disconnect from the false values being promoted by the media? 2. If I had true Torah values I would ... 3. The media is causing me to ...