Exodus 12:33-38 "And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men. And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle."
The LORD of heaven and earth had shown His might to the Egyptians and the children of Israel. The Egyptians could now not rid themselves of the Israelites fast enough. The Egyptians feared for their lives because of the God of the Hebrews. The Israelites, having eaten unleavened bread the night before, did not have time to add any leaven to their dough or to prepare food for their journey.
According to God’s word to Moses, the people “borrowed” wealth and raiment from the Egyptians. This was not done under false pretenses of returning the items. The root meaning to the word translated as borrowed meant to ask for something. The children of Israel asked the people of Egypt to give them valuables and clothes.
On the surface, we might be tempted to think the Egyptians complied with the requests of the children of Israel to hasten their departure. The scripture is quite plain that the LORD gave the Israelites favor with the Egyptians. This happened according to the will and purpose of God. The LORD left the land of Egypt destitute, bereft, spoiled as though by a great army.
The hand of God was so great in the land that it was not just the Israelites who left Egypt. After four hundred years, it is not hard to imagine that some of the Egyptians had married some of the children of Israel. There were other slaves in Egypt besides the children of Israel. Whatever the situation, those that saw the mighty hand of God desired to follow after and worship Him rather than to remain in certain destitution.
This was no small procession. Six hundred thousand men besides their families went up out of Egypt. It is estimated that there were as many as 2.4 million people who sojourned from Egypt at that time. And according to the Psalmist, there were no feeble or infirm among them (Psalms 105:37).
Dear child of God, rest assured that He is still the same today. Whatever our bondage, He is able to deliver us with a mighty hand, and we will never go alone. The LORD will not send you out without providing for you on the journey. He is able to make all that would hinder you to see you quickly on your way. Regardless of the infirmity of our fleshly nature, there is nothing feeble about the Spirit that bids us go and worship.