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And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned towards the people, and they said: ‘What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
Exodus 14:5-9
(6) And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him.7) And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. (8) And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. (9) And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
וַיֻּגַּד֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֥י בָרַ֖ח הָעָ֑ם וַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְ לְבַ֨ב פַּרְעֹ֤ה וַעֲבָדָיו֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם וַיֹּֽאמרוּ֙ מַה־זֹּ֣את עָשִׂ֔ינוּ כִּֽי־שִׁלַּ֥חְנוּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ׃ (ו) וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר אֶת־רִכְבּ֑וֹ וְאֶת־עַמּ֖וֹ לָקַ֥ח עִמּֽוֹ׃ (ז) וַיִּקַּ֗ח שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת רֶ֙כֶב֙ בָּח֔וּר וְכֹ֖ל רֶ֣כֶב מִצְרָ֑יִם וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖ם עַל־כֻּלּֽוֹ׃ (ח) וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶת־לֵ֤ב פַּרְעֹה֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יֹצְאִ֖ים בְּיָ֥ד רָמָֽה׃ (ט) וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ מִצְרַ֜יִם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם וַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּ אוֹתָם֙ חֹנִ֣ים עַל־הַיָּ֔ם כָּל־סוּס֙ רֶ֣כֶב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו וְחֵיל֑וֹ עַל־פִּי֙ הַֽחִירֹ֔ת לִפְנֵ֖י בַּ֥עַל צְפֹֽן

Context: Explain where this text comes within the story of Torah. What is important about this "pshat"? What is the contextual meaning of your text that is important?
This texts comes right after the text that talks about the 10 plagues and Pharaoh's decision to finally let the Jewish people go. This text talks about Pharaoh's later decision which was to not let the Jewish people go. It states that Pharaoh rounded up his chariots and captains of them in order the bring the Jews back to Egypt. What I find interesting about this text is that it says that God hardened the heart of Pharaoh. This phrase makes it sound like God purposely made Pharaoh change his mind about letting the Jewish people go.

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aWhy have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? This was a strange question for Pharaoh to ask. It wasn't difficult to think of at least ten good reasons - namely, ten powerful plagues - why Pharaoh let Israel go. This demonstrates how we are often quick to forget what God has done and demonstrated.
i. Perhaps Pharaoh thought that plagues were the limit of God's power; that now he could successfully strike against Israel.
ii. There is an analogy in this to the spiritual life. We sometimes think that Satan will let us go easily, or we think that that once we leave his kingdom he forgets about us. Yet just like Pharaoh after Israel, Satan pursues us, attempting to keep us at least on the fringes of his domain and hoping to destroy us if he can.
iii. Made ready his chariot: "This is not merely his personal chariot. The meaning is probably 'his chariotry', a collective." (Cole)
b. Six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt: Pharaoh had the best military resources. Chariots were the most sophisticated military technology available at that time. Israel had nothing except that the children of Israel went out with boldness.(David Guzik)

Explain why you believe that the midrash that you chose is so meaningful or important. What does the midrash add to the pshat? Be sure to include a description of who this commentator is, when they lived, and why they are an important voice.
I really like this midrash because David Guzik brings up a lot of very interesting points that I never thought of. For example, Guzik says that Pharaoh believed that the plagues were God's limit and that, after, it would be a good time strike against the Jewish people. In this commentary, Guzik also gives an analogy which was very interesting because then you can relate it to something else.
David Guzik is the senior pastor for the calvary chapel in Santa Barbara. He attained this job in 2010. Guznik is a modern commentator. I found Guzik's voice interesting because he brought up many good points. In addition, I thought it was interesting to hear a non-Jewish voice because they have a lot of different perspectives. Even though there are a lot of non jewish commentaries on this text, I really enjoyed Guzik's.

Type in your personal midrash here regarding the text that you chose here. Minimum of 250 words. Be sure to include how your study of the pshat and midrash could impact your life today, and why you chose this text from all of the choices that were available to you.
Over the course of my life, I have experienced times when people go against their word. People have gone against their word with me, I have gone against my word with other people, and I have seen occasions when this happens and I am not involved in it. An example of a time when I went against my word was when I was younger, for some reason, I used to hate brushing my teeth. Before I went to sleep, my mom would tell me to brush my teeth. I said, "I will when I go upstairs to the bathroom." I would say this even though I had know intentions of ever doing it. However, I have experienced more severe times where someone went against their word. In this case it was me who went against my word. About five years ago, my dad asked me to help him fix some stuff in the house such the lights, window shades, and clean the outside of the house. Immediately, I said, “Fine” but I really did not want to because I was watching my favorite tv show. About a half and hour went by and I was still on the couch watching tv even though by that time, the show was over. Eventually, my dad came back into room where I was and was disappointed. Even though he was angry, he was more disappointed that I could not help him. I knew immediately that I made a big mistake and I tried everything to apologize. This is my most memorable moment where I didn’t follow through with what I said.