6. The purpose of the plagues and wonders:

Based on the above explanation, one can now understand the purpose behind the miracles performed in Mitzrayim. The purpose of the miracles was so that Mitzrayim would “know that I am G-d”. The word “know” [ידעו] in Hebrew can also maean to break. The purpose of the Makkos was to break the Kelipos in Mitzrayim and release the sparks so they would once again become nullified to G-dliness. Once the Kelipa would be broken, the sparks could once again become attracted to Elokus and incorporated within it. This is the meaning of the verse, “The horse and its rider were elevated into the sea.” The rider, which was the Kelipa, was destroyed, and this allowed the horse, which was the spark, to be included in the sea of G-dliness. This is also the intrinsic meaning of, “And Mitzrayim will know that I am G-d.” This verse is puzzling because as the Egyptians all perished, who remained to “know that I am G-d”? The explanation is that the word “know” in this verse refers to the breaking of the Kelipos, which then allowed the sparks found within Mitzrayim to be freed and return to G-dliness, and these sparks would once again know G-d in a literal sense. This was also the purpose of the ten Makkos, to break the Kelipa of Mitzrayim. These miracles were only necessary for the Egyptians and not for the Jewish people, as the Jewish people are believers, the son of believers. [It is for this reason that the Jewish people did not experience the plagues in the same way as the Egyptians.]

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