In Exodus, G-d presents Himself through Moses as one who has
come to bring judgment to the Egyptians.
The Haggadah recounts the joy of the Jews; as with each successive
plague that is unleashed on the Egyptians the Jews become closer to freedom.
Hashem came to us in Egypt as a Savior, but the converse of
that is that it was the time for the judgment of Egypt. The day of the Lord had come, fire and
brimstone style for the Egyptian people, as it comes today for those who dare oppress
the His people.
While we look to Gd as a redeemer, without that idea of a
just and wrathful G-d, Judaism could never be; our hearts would not have been prepared
to receive Him in His glory.
G-d listens for the cry of the oppressed, and the oppressed
are redeemed to prosperity through harkening to His voice like Sheparded sheep. These are the people, His sheep who are
regarded for the slaughter today, and those are His people whom need to build a
receptacle, a Temple, for Him in Israel.
Our Temple is to be our receptacle for Him, prepared for Him in order to
tip the scales of justice in favor of those gone astray, but long to be His.
May no righteous person ever need to cry again the words of
David, “My G-d, why have you forsaken me?”
So, may we gather the nations? - including all of those who want to help
prevent the slaughter of Gd’s people.
