The following is the third and final instalment in a series based on the teachings of the Shem MiShmuel on this week's Parsha. Here you can find Part One and Part Two.
We have thoroughly explained that Paroh executed a Galus HaDa'as, an exile of the intellect. He clouded the collective mind and soul of the Jewish people and prevented them from connecting to the Divine. Paroh himself was the human personification of Oref - stubbornness - the antithesis of Da'as which means singular connection. Moshe Rabbeinu told Hashem that if the Jewish people - who had been affected by Paroh - wouldn't listen to him, the surely Paroh himself, who was the source of the problem would not listen as well.
The final issue that needs to be addressed is HaKadosh Baruch Hu's response to Moshe. He didn't undermine the logic that Moshe presented, Hashem simply informed Moshe that from this point forward he is the governing official of the people. It is unclear how this solves the issue.
Moshe is referred to as the Da'as of Am Yisrael. The Torah, which dictates our every move is oft referred to as Da'as Moshe - Moshe Rabeinu's Intellect. Moshe is, so-to-speak, the Brains of the operation. A slave relinquishes his mind to his master and makes no decisions of his own. He led the people out of Egypt and transformed them slaves into the Dor De'ah: the Era of Enlightenment (derived from the word Da'as). He brought them the G-dly concepts of Torah and infused their being with it. Insomuch as Paroh embodies Oref, and the inability to listen and internalize; Moshe Rabbeinu is the ultimate contrast. He is Da'as. He is the Grand Infuser of spiritual ideals.
By instating Moshe as the official leader of the Jews, Hashem was effectively removing them from Paroh's influence of Oref and connecting them to Moshe, priming them to leave the Galus HaDa'as and instead become the Dor De'ah that they were destined to be.
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