Exodus 3:19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him.
What strikes me about today’s scripture is that God’s plan is so audacious. Not only will He, with Moses’s assist, convince Pharaoh to let the Egyptians go, but also He “will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.”
Exodus 3:20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.
I am reminded of Isaiah 43:19 “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness….” I am absolutely certain the enslaved Israelites did not see this coming. Moses had no idea what he would find at the burning bush. But God….
Exodus 3:21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.
Lord, Like Moses, I’m curious yet hesitant. Like the Israelites, I’m comfortable in my current situation and hesitate to change. Thank You that Your thoughts are nothing like my thoughts and Your ways are far beyond anything I can imagine (Isaiah 55:8). Keep pushing me outside of my comfort zone and closer to You. Amen.
Exodus 3:22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.”
Have a blessed day.