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One answer lies in this question, “If God is hidden during Purim
why is Moshe hidden during the Pesach Seder?” Purim
encourages us to understand that there is no such thing as a self-
made person. We all had partners who contributed to our lives.
Even when no sea was split, no plagues given, so-called natural
events have miraculous qualities.
The story of the Exodus might lead one to believe that God had to
rely on Moshe to bring miracles into the world, that Moshe was
not entirely human. The Seder reminds us that not only was God
ultimately responsible for the redemption, God was entirely
responsible. As the Haggada says, “‘God took us out’, not by the
hands of an angel, not by the hands of a messenger, but the Holy
One in God’s full glory.”