In the Shabbos zemiros (in the zemer of “Boruch Hashem”) we say the words: “B’chol am gavar aleinu chasdo. (Over every nation is His kindness mighty toward us.)”
Sefer Divrei Yisroel L’Pesach asks why we mentioned the concept of “gevurah” (might) when talking about Hashem’s kindness.
He answers by quoting the words in the Haggadah: “Anyone who engages in a lot of relating the story (‘l’saper’) of yetzias Mitzrayim is praiseworthy.” He explains the word “l’saper” by citing the Zohar Hakadosh (Parshas Bo 40B) that says that the story of yetzias Mitzrayim is told to the angels. Why, he asks, do the angels come to hear the story on Pesach, but they don’t come for other yomim tovim? For example, why don’t they come on Sukkos to see how we fulfill the mitzvah of sukkah and to hear Hallel?
He answers that the angels were in Lot’s home in Sodom on Pesach, and they ate matzohs there, as is stated in the pasuk (Bereishis 19:3). They saw how Lot led his Seder and recited the Haggadah. Therefore, they are also sent to Jewish homes to see how we conduct the Seder, in order to see the difference between the Seder of Lot and the Seder of a Jew. They are sent to see that even the Seder of the lowest Jew is full of holy light, which is beloved by Hashem and serves as a merit to protect Klal Yisroel from danger.
We thus say that because we are “over all nations” – meaning that our Seder is well above the Seder of Lot or any other non- Jew – we will merit “gevurah” – meaning that Hashem’s strong decrees will be transformed into chesed.
