Editing Avodah Zarah (Idolatry) (section)

== Pharaoh and the Miracles ==
Chassidic teachings explain that [[Pharoh|Pharaoh]]'s claim "I do not know Hashem" and his refusal to release the Jews from Egypt stemmed from his mistaken belief that the Creator is too lofty for worldly matters. This was the basis of his statement "I do not know Hashem" - believing He had abandoned the world to the stars and constellations. The plagues, signs and wonders came to prove to Pharaoh that Hashem rules both heaven and earth, as [[Moshe Rabbeinu|Moses]] declared during the plagues "so that you shall know there is none like Me in all the earth." Through changing nature's course, it was revealed that Hashem is the sole ruler of the world, even the physical earth below.