With awesome power – this is the revelation of the Divine Presence. Both verses in this passage use the expression Mora Gadol, “awesome power.” How does the Maggid conclude that this expression refers to the revelation of the Divine presence? What is it about this expression that allows the Haggadah to reach this conclusion?

The verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 4 says that God acted with a “Mighty outstretched arm and awesome power as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes.” The expression at the end of this verse, “Before your very eyes,” implies that it is speaking about something spiritual and not something physical. We see this same use of the expression, “Before your eyes” in a number of different commentaries which discuss the breaking of the Ten Commandments. The Midrash says that when Moses smashed the tablets, the letters flew up to heaven. How do we know this? A verse says, “I broke them before your eyes,” implying that the people saw this miraculous spiritual sight. Similarly here the words “Before your eyes” imply that the Divine Presence appeared to the people in Egypt. “Before your eyes” implies something that is seen as in a vision but cannot be measured or felt.