Exodus 11: 1-3: “And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.”
The Egyptians had enslaved the Israelis for many years. During that entire time they had worked for no pay, now the Lord was making sure that they would receive their back pay before they headed out as free people. A nation could not begin its life without any resources, soon they would build the tabernacle and they would need substantial wealth to do what was required. It is true that they still had their animals but these would have been very difficult to sell in the desert and they still needed them to establish their new nation in the Promised Land. When the Lord made His promise to Abraham about the slavery and the deliverance He also promised them great substance (Gen 15: 13, 14, “And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.”) The Lord knows the future and He is the only One Who can make promises four hundred years into the future with confidence. Moses’ reputation as the adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter was still powerful in Egypt and the fact that he had been able to call on the Lord to make the plagues and the stop them was very high and the Egyptians were willing to let the Israelis have much of the wealth.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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