Compassion Questioned

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Rabbi Shlomo Riskin states: “God teaches Pharaoh and his people basic lessons in theology and informs Pharaoh of the Divine concern for every human being” (Sabbath Week, Jan. 21).
How does this reconcile with the killing of the Egyptian first-born or the Egyptian deaths in the Red Sea. Where is this concern for every human being? I am sure there are better ways to understand the process and lessons of the Ten Plagues.
Manhattan

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