The law is that on the Seder night “even the poor of Israel recline as they eat (mesubin).” This demonstrates that on this night each Jew is relaxed and in a regal mood. In a play on Hebrew words, the Midrash connects this law to the verse And God turned the people round (vayasev) by way of the wilderness of the Sea of Reeds…But this is more than just a play on words. It was for our benefit that God led us through the desert “by the way of the wilderness” – otherwise we would have run back to the slavery of Egypt. Seder night is a night of faith, a time we recognize that everything God does is to our benefit us and so on this night “even the poor of Israel recline as they eat (mesubin)”