Bo: The Grand Comedy of the Makkos

‘’So that you will tell your children how I mocked Mitzrayim.’’

Mockery and ridicule of one’s opponents is not a concept we generally associate with Torah. How can we harmonize this noxious notion of demeaning the other with Hashem’s elevated, benevolent being?   After we understand this concept of mockery, we will proceed to develop a new perspective of the makkos' progression as a grand comedy.