The LORD caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the Israelites, and they gave the Israelites whatever they asked for. So they stripped the Egyptians of their wealth! (EXODUS 12:36)
As I read these words, it irked me a bit to think that God would allow His people to loot or strip the Egyptians off their wealth. To me when I first read it, it didn’t fit a loving God to use uncanny means to acquire things. However, it kept popping up in my mind, that I didn’t want to believe that God using such a device! To my understanding it was Satan who suited the role of a deviser, schemer and deceiver who comes to kill, steal and conquer. But, pondering over this I understood, these people had been working their heads off, who were initially welcomed to stay in Goshen, honoured by a Pharaoh during Joseph’s time. However the death of Joseph, there was an upturn!! Israelites became many in number that Egyptians feared them and enslaved and took away Israelites' privileges. Egyptians didn’t pay their wages fairly, they were asked to work beyond what they could do, the taskmasters made their jobs so hard…So there was a lot of “pending payment” from Egyptians!!! Anyone who serves in an organisation not only deserved a monthly wage but expect a ‘gratuity’ . The Israelites were not even getting what they deserved! Moses asked Pharaoh to let go of Israelites to worship God but Pharaoh's heart was hardened after the 10th plague he let all of them go. Thats when God gave israelites favour in the sight of Egyptians that they gave them whatever they asked for. All the Egyptians wanted was to get rid of these people ..we read in Verse 33 All the Egyptians urged the people of Israel to get out of the land as quickly as possible, for they thought, “We will all die!” So, no God doesn’t use wicked schemes, that was the way to get their pending wages, again the point is, God did the master plan, it wasn’t a scheme of a mortal man !! So when things seem unfair let US not take things into our own hands leave it to God! He will do it perfectly well !! If Satan has held back what we deserve, lets not hasten leave it to God, HE will restore it !!!
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