God Redeemed All of Us “In every generation…” This means that each person should see himself as if he personally left Egypt. Therefore, the individual must praise and exalt the Holy One; that is why the passage ends, “Therefore it is our duty to give thanks, praise, pay tribute, etc…” (from the Haggadah) It is to illustrate this, the passage state, “You shall tell your child on that day, ‘It is because of this which God did for me…’” (Ex 13:8) instead of saying, “us;” this is a way of saying it is as if he went forth from Egypt. Afterwards this passage states, “Not us alone did God redeem.” This statement adds that God took out both the parents and the children. When God redeemed Israel from Egypt, God redeemed them in their entirety. It was for Klal Yisrael, for the entire people of Israel, so that none of the people would continue to live under the domination of Egypt. That is why the redemption was for the parents and the children. If God was only concerned with the people who were in Egypt, God would have only spoken about that generation. By saying “Us” it emphasizes that the Holy One wished to redeem the entire people of Israel present and future.