## Midrash BeChiddush on Pesach Haggadah, Magid, In the Beginning Our Fathers Were Idol Worshipers

###### Midrash BeChiddush on Pesach Haggadah, Magid, In the Beginning Our Fathers Were Idol Worshipers 2:1
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**ואקח** את אביכם וכו' ואתן ליצחק את יעקב ואת עשו וכו' הביא הפסוק הזה לפי שרוצה לומר אח"כ ברוך שומר הבטחתו ובא לומר שאם יהיו בני ישראל מתרעמים באמרם איה הבטחתו שהבטיח לאברהם אבינו בין הבתרים לתת לנו את הארץ אשר גר בה. ולמה בני עשו ירשו את הר שעיר ועדיין הם באחוזתם והוא אמרו לרשת אותו כי הירושה אין לה הפסק. ואנו גולים מארצנו אחרי שניתנה לנו. וע"כ בא לנחמנו ואמר ברוך שומר הבטחתו וכו':

**Midrash BeChiddush, translated by Rabbi Mark B. Greenspan, Oceanside, N.Y. 2024:**
“.... And I gave Isaac, Jacob and Esau.” (Josh. 24:2-4) This verse is quoted here since the *Maggid* wanted to say afterwards, “Blessed is the one who keeps His promise…” If Israel complained, “Where is God’s promise which he made to our father, Abraham, in the Covenant of the Pieces that he would give them the land in which they were dwelling? Why did Esau inherit Mount Seir and they are still dwelling in their inheritance while Israel is in exile from their land. Therefore, the *Maggid* comfort Israel and says, “Blessed is the one who keeps his promise…”¹⁰³ reassures us by telling us that God keeps his promise and this too will be fulfilled. The verse then is a set up for us to say that even if it doesn’t appear to be so, God keeps God’s promises.

footnotes:
¹⁰³ At first glance this comment appears to be backwards. The quote from Joshua, according to Rabbi Foa, is offered as an excuse to comfort Israel with the words, “Blessed is the one who keeps his promise.” The first of the verses from Joshua 24:2-4 appear to have been fulfilled by God - the last part has not been fulfilled - the Maggid