Why did Russia lose less population than other nations during plagues ?
The reason for the plagues appears to be twofold : to answer Pharaoh 's taunt , “ Who is Yahweh , that I should obey his voice to let Israel go ? ” and to indelibly impress the Israelites with Yahweh 's power as an object lesson for all time , which was also meant to become known “ throughout the world ” .