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Naomi's avatar

My recall is that Rabbi Fox taught a version of the first answer with an emphasis on the role of the hashgacha in the events related to Bnei Yisrael as a whole. That we were there because Hashem specifically directed us to be there and got out specifically because Hashem decided to take us out. Historical and political forces are secondary to Hashem's will. So if He hadn't taken us out, we'd still be there because that would mean that He *wanted* us to be there. That said, I like the creativity of your suggestions, and the first could be the natural mechanism for the hashgacha operating in keeping us there (shudder). It's like a dystopian novel.

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Heshy's avatar

These are good answers. The way I’ve understood it, it’s just a lesson about gratitude. Since we have no proof that Egyptian slavery would have ended, we must be so grateful because there’s a chance we’d still be there.

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