Leil HaSeder, the night of Pesach, is a time of great emotion. We relive the redemption from Egypt. We revive our belief in the future redemption. We drink four cups of wine. They represent the four stages of the final redemption. The first stage is redemption at the lowest level:
וְהוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מִתַּחַת סִבְלֹת מִצְרַיִם
Physical redemption. This occurred when the State of Israel arose out of the ashes of the Holocaust. The second stage of redemption occurred in the 60's, in particular through the 6-day war:
וְהִצַּלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם מֵעֲבֹדָתָם
The Land of Israel was miraculously redeemed. Yerushalayim fell into the hands of Israel. A world-wide spiritual revolution fell from the sky. The revolution of the 60's was not completed, and was followed by a set-back. Idealism begot materialism. The vacuum left by rejected religions was not filled. Jewish rule over Land of Israel became a contention. Yerushalayim became a burdensome stone for the entire world. The next step of the process of redemption will reverse the set-back. The truth will be clarified unambiguously. A Jew or Gentile who does not serve HaShem may well be just confused. He really is not sure about the truth. Therefore the truth will be come abundantly clear, בִּזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה:
וְגָאַלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בִּזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה ובשפטים גדולים
Israel will be freed from external and internal enemies. With the truth revealed, the resistance of Yetzer HaRa remains. Its removal may require ובשפטים גדולים. Finally, we will serve HaShem in full freedom, freedom from the Yetzer HaRa:
וְלָקַחְתִּי אֶתְכֶם לִי לְעָם וְהָיִיתִי לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים; וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם הַמּוֹצִיא אֶתְכֶם מִתַּחַת סִבְלוֹת מִצְרָיִם
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