In Parshas Vaeira, we find seven of the ten plagues. For each, Moshe warned of its advent for three weeks, and then the plague lasted for a week.
Over and over, Moshe warned and threatened Pharaoh, and each time, Pharaoh refused to listen and free the Jewish People.
One could imagine this to be quite demoralizing. Moshe does a miracle, Pharaoh calls it a trick. He threatens him with Divine wrath, and Pharaoh is unfazed. What was the point of going if Pharaoh would not give in?
We see from here that not everything is about the result. Hashem didn’t send Moshe to Pharaoh to have the Jews freed. Rather, He sent Moshe to give Pharaoh ten opportunities to realize his error, and to prove to Pharaoh and the Egyptians that they weren’t so good and wonderful.
Perhaps the difficulties we’re experiencing today are emulating those visits to the palace. Hashem is giving the world a chance to redeem itself, but they’re rejecting it.
One day soon, when Moshiach comes, Hashem can point to the actions of the people of the world and show them that they had many opportunities to do the right thing, and instead sought falsehood and hatred, and are deserving of whatever consequences Hashem will deem appropriate.
