And I will take you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians (Ex.6:6)
It is far easier to physically take the Jews out of galut (exile) than it is to remove the inner galut from within every Jew. (Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon of Shpitovka)
But the wheat and millet were not smitten (Ex. 9:32)
Why didn't G-d destroy the millet and the wheat along with the rest of the crops in the field when He sent the plague of hail? The answer is that Pharaoh had to have at least something left to lose. A threat is only effective when something dear is being threatened. Had Pharaoh's land been totally decimated by the hail, he would not have been motivated to heed any further warnings issued by Moses. (Yad Yosef)
These are Aaron and Moses...These are Moses and Aaron (Ex. 6:26, 27)
Aaron, the first kohen (priest), embodied the proper worship of G-d, and by extension, symbolizes prayer in general. The job of the kohanim was to offer the sacrifices in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem; in our time, when we have no Temple, prayer must take the place of these sacrifices.
Moses, on the other hand, epitomized and symbolized Torah learning.
The juxtaposition of the two names and their repetition in the reverse order teaches us that there are times in our daily lives when one aspect takes precedence over the other. Sometimes we stress prayer, as a preparation for performing mitzvot and learning Torah, and sometimes we learn first in order to pray more effectively. (Lubavitcher Rebbe)
