Purim is a time of hidden miracles. Unlike the splitting of the sea or the ten plagues, where Hashem’s presence was revealed, in the Megillah, His name isn’t mentioned even once. Yet, it is precisely this hidden presence that teaches us how Hashem guides history—even when we don’t see it at first.

In Parshat Ki Tisa, after the sin of the Golden Calf, Moshe pleads:

“הוֹדִיעֵנִי נָא אֶת־דְּרָכֶךָ … הַרְאֵנִי נָא אֶת־כְּבֹדֶךָ”

“Show me Your ways … let me see Your glory.”

Moshe wants to understand how everything fits together, to see Hashem’s face. But Hashem responds:

“וְרָאִיתָ אֶת־אֲחֹרָי וּפָנַי לֹא יֵרָאוּ”

“You will see My back, but My face shall not be seen.”

The Chasam Sofer explains that we are at a loss to understand Hashem’s ways through the events around us but in retrospect when we see the full picture, we can see that it is all part of Hashem’s perfect master plan.  

Life often feels confusing, filled with difficulties and unanswered questions. But when we look back, we realize that everything was leading to something greater.

The Shulchan Aruch tells us that we must read the Megillah twice—once at night and then repeat it during the day: “וּלַחֲזוֹר וּלְשַׁנּוֹתָהּ”—to go back and read it again. Why?

Because the first time through, the story seems tragic. Esther is taken to the palace, Haman rises to power, and a decree of annihilation is signed. But suddenly—V’nahafoch Hu! Everything flips. Haman is hanged, the Jews are saved, and Purim becomes a day of joy.

Only afterward do we go back and read it again, now with new clarity. We notice that what seemed like coincidences—the downfall of Vashti, Mordechai overhearing the plot, Achashveirosh’s insomnia—were all pieces of Hashem’s plan.

This is why we read it again during the day, as David HaMelech says:

“לְהַגִּיד בַּבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ”

“To declare Your kindness in the morning.”

In the darkness, Hashem’s plan is hidden. But when Geula comes, we look back and suddenly, it all makes sense. And then—“אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ”—our mouths will be filled with laughter!

We are living in times where history feels uncertain, and Hashem’s presence seems hidden. But just like we see in the Megillah and learn from Ki Tisa, every moment is part of the bigger plan.

May we soon merit to see the full picture, when all the dots connect and “Az yemale schok pinu”—our mouths will be filled with laughter and our tongues with joyful song in the final Geula, b’mheira b’yameinu!