Exo 11:1 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.
Exo 11:2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

In the original language when this was written, the word borrow doesn't mean borrow as we understand it. They were to ask for these things not borrow for they could not give anything back. They were going to leave Egypt with all their back wages for all the years of slavery in which they suffered. Later they would use these things for the building of the tabernacle.

We will see a time though when it is used to make the golden calf instead but that is another story. I want to spend time talking of the good times Israel had with the Lord rather than their apostasy that came later.

Exo 11:3 And the LORD gave the people favor 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.

When someone wholly follows the Lord and is in complete obedience to Him, people will either hate them or think they are great. It is times like this that we really need to stay humble before God and recognize that without God there is nothing we can do that is of any value.

Moses recognized this and only failed in this once and it cost him the privilege of entering the promised land. All other times he knew where the source was and who was the one that gave him strength.

Exo 11:4 And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
Exo 11:5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
Exo 11:6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Exo 11:7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
Exo 11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

Perhaps this is judgment of God for the time years before when the Pharaoh of Egypt slew the male children.

Exo 11:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
Exo 11:10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Lest we think God is cruel. Remember He gave many warnings first before it came to this. In all these things God makes a way for even an Egyptian to escape judgment. All they had to do was believe in this God that Moses represented.

We will see in the next few chapters that God makes a way that any who believe can be saved from the judgment upon the firstborn.

The story of the Passover is a picture of how faith in Jesus Christ can cause a person who is lost and on their way to hell to be saved, born again, made free from sin and on their way to eternal life. Those that applied the blood on their doorposts were saved by faith because they had to believe to apply the blood. Those that believe in Jesus are really applying the blood He shed on the cross for their sins so that the judgment of God will pass over them. Jesus was crucified on the same date as the Passover. He was the innocent lamb of God that died for the sins of the world. Just as there was no other way to be saved in Egypt years ago there is no other way to be saved now.

Rev 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Amen

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