When Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim, He did it Himself: no messengers, no intermediaries. He did not send an angel or a fiery Heavenly being. He personally came down, reached into the darkness, and pulled us out. That tells us everything we need to know about how Hashem runs the world. He is not a distant force who operates from afar. He is right here with us, through every high and every low, through every struggle, through every moment we feel stuck. He does not just set things in motion and step back. He is personally involved in our lives, in our pain, in our redemption.
This is not just about history. It is about now. Every person has their own Mitzrayim, their own struggles, limitations, and challenges that make them feel trapped. We all have moments when it feels like there is no way forward – when the situation seems impossible. But that is exactly when salvation comes. The Tzadikim say that right before things turn around is when things feel the most hopeless. Before the biggest breakthroughs, before the biggest yeshuos, there is always that moment of crushing difficulty. That is how it was in Mitzrayim. Moshe arrived with the promise of redemption, and things got worse: more suffering, more reasons to lose hope. But that was the moment right before Hashem Himself stepped in and changed everything. And that is how it will be again.
Pesach is not just about remembering something that happened long ago. It is about stepping into that reality now. “Liros es atzmo k’ilu hu yatza m’Mitzrayim.” When we sit at the Seder and say these words, we are declaring that Hashem is still the one who takes us out. Not through an angel, not through hidden forces, but directly. This is the deepest kind of relationship: one that is not filtered or distant. It is personal. Hashem does not leave His children to struggle on their own. He sees us, He is with us, and He is ready to pull us out the moment the time is right.
This also teaches us something about how we connect to Hashem. Sometimes people think they need someone else to bring them close—a Tzaddik, a Rebbe, someone holier than them. And while there is power in learning from those who inspire us, Hashem wants a direct connection with every Jew. Just like He did not send an angel to take us out of Mitzrayim, He does not need an intermediary to hear our tefillos. He does not need a messenger to know what is in our hearts. He is already there, already listening, already involved.
We are waiting for that moment again, when everything shifts, when all the waiting finally makes sense. And we are not waiting alone. Hashem is right here, in every detail, in every challenge, in every step forward, even when we do not see it. Just like in Mitzrayim, just like in every geulah moment in history: He is ready to step in. And when He does, it will be clear that He was with us the entire time. We are mammish at the End, and that means something big is coming.
Song Name: Bichvodo Uviatzmo
Artist: Mendy Worch
Lyrics:
לֹא עַל־יְדֵי מַלְאָךְ,
וְלֹא עַל־יְדֵי שָׂרָף,
וְלֹא עַל־יְדֵי שָׁלִיחַ-
בִּכְבוֹדוֹ וּבְעַצְמוֹ,
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא.
This article was found in Nekuda Tova Issue 30.