Some thoughts on the Parsha 

Avraham's going doen to Mitzrayim parralels yetzias Mitzrayim. 

"They will kill me and keep you alive" parallels "throw all the boys into the Nile and keep all the girls alive."

Sarah was placed in a box to hide her and protect her  and Moshe was hidden and placed in a basket.

Sarah was taken to the house of Paroh, Moshe was taken to the house of Paroh.

Sarah decreed plagued and makos on Paroh and his household and Moshe brought makos on Paroh and his household.

Paroh, personally sent Sarah and Paroh personally got up to send away Moshe.

Sarah went away with riches and animals and Paroh sent us away with riches וגם אתה תתן בידנו זבחים ועולות

Lot left Mitzrayim with them and the Erev Rav left with them. 

There goals was to go to the south of Israel and bnei Yisrael also should have gone the path of the land of Plishtim. However, just like by Avraham it says he "went on his journeys וילך למסעיו so to bnei Yisrael went on 42 journeys מ״ב מסעות.

Just as Lot went to Sedom that was "kula mashke" and it was then destroyed so too by the egel Moshe was "mashke" like Sotas to find the sinners.

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