By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: Purim is upon us.The Medrash asks why is Esther referred to as Ayelet Hashachar, which means the break of dawn? Just as dawn comes after night so too Esther is the end of the age of open miracles. From the story of Purim and onward, there will be no more open miracles.
Chacham Ovadia zatzal asks the Medrash is quite puzzling. Why is the end of open miracles considered dawn? It should be considered dusk! He answers, Hashem designed the world to work through nature. Of course Hashem runs the world, but He hides behind nature. Hashem minimizes open miracles as much as possible in order to allow people freewill. Hashem does miracles in order to strengthen our Emuna.
In Egypt, we needed an Emuna boost, as we were a new young Nation. They got less and less frequent as time went on. Purim is when we reached full Emuna. There was no open miracle, but we were able to see Hashem’s Hand as He orchestrated the sequence of events that led to Haman’s downfall. That’s true Emuna. The lesson to learn is that even in our own lives, if we would open our eyes we would see Hashem’s guiding Hand. Chasam Sofer says that by looking back in our lives, we are able to see many times how things always worked out for the best.