[Avodah] Eating Matza for 7 Days

[Liron Kopinsky]

Hi All,
The Vilna Gaon paskens based on "shivat yamim tochal matzot" that there is a
mitzvah to actually eat matza all the days of Pesach.
I was discussing this idea over Yom Tov wondering why Hashem would want
this. It seems to me that once we have finished the seder and transitioned
from Avdut to Cheirut, that having actually eating Lechem Oni shouldn't be a
mitzva.
An answer that came up was that while yes, we were freed from Mitzrayim at
the beginning of Pesach, until Kriyat Yam Suf, we were still effectively
slaves as we had the ability to turn around at any moment and go back. Only
once we finally crossed over the ocean and reached the true point of trust
in Hashem ("Vayaaminu ba'Hashem...") could we truly be considered free.
Has anyone heard any other answers for this?

Thanks,
~Liron
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