Matzah zo sh’anu ochlim, This matzah which we eat, for what reason: The Haggadah says, “our ancestors’ dough did not have time to rise….before the King of Kings, the Holy One blessed be He revealed Himself to them and redeemed them.” When did this revelation take place and when did the Israelites go forth from Egypt? If God revealed Himself during the tenth plague, then why didn’t Israel leave immediately? God passed through the land of Egypt in the middle of the night but the Israelites did not leave until the next day. It would seem, then, that there should have been time for the bread to rise before they left. It would seem there was a delay between the time God revealed Himself and the time the Israelites were redeemed. It would seem, then, that the reference to God’s revelation must have been in the morning when the Israelites were preparing to leave. The Israelites thought that they would have more time to prepare for the Exodus. They did not begin kneading their dough during the night. Rather they were busy plundering the homes of the Egyptians all night long! During the morning, however, they were told, “Go forth,” and the Israelites did so with no preparation. Before they could knead their dough, they were expelled from Egypt. The following verse suggests this interpretation: I, Myself, will go down with you to Egypt and I, Myself, will also bring you back.” Or it could be from the verse, “Or has any god ventured to go and take himself one nation from another…” This verse suggests that God took Israel out of Egypt when they were busy taking from the Egyptians; God revealed himself and redeemed the Israelites.