Moses is the central biblical character of the Passover story.
In the Book of Exodus, Moses is chosen by God to confront Pharaoh and demand freedom for the enslaved Israelites. He delivers God’s warnings, guides the Israelites through the Exodus from Egypt, and leads them toward the wilderness after the final plague. Passover commemorates that liberation and the sparing, or “passing over,” of Israelite homes.
The Seder retells this story through the Haggadah, but it deliberately emphasizes God’s role in the redemption. In the traditional telling, Moses is indispensable as leader and messenger, yet the Israelites are described as being brought out by divine power rather than by Moses acting independently.
Moses is also associated with later foundational events, including the revelation at Mount Sinai and the receiving of the Torah. Joshua, David, and Abraham are important biblical figures, but they belong to different parts of Israelite history and are not the principal human leader of the Exodus narrative.