Exodus 11:2

_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._ Speak now in the ears of the people. These verses, describing the communication which had been made in private to Moses, are inserted here as a parenthesis, and will be considered, Exodus 12:35. MOREOVER THE MAN MOSES WAS VERY GREAT IN THE LAND OF EGYPT. This is added historically as a special reason of the liberality shown to the Hebrews at their departure. The first and principal was the favourable disposition toward them with which God was pleased to inspire the Egyptian people; the second and subordinate, but still powerful, because external, reason, was the veneration and awe cherished toward their leader. 'With historical faithfulness,' says Kalisch, 'Moses makes these remarks about his own person: they

2._Speak now in the ears of the people. _He repeats His command as to spoiling the Egyptians, of which mention was made in the third chapter, for it was not enough for God to rescue His people from that cruel tyranny under which their wretched lives were scarcely protracted in great poverty and distress, unless He also enriched them with large possessions, as if they were carrying away the prizes of victory from conquered enemies. This, therefore, was the consummation of His otherwise extraordinary bounty, that they departed splendidly adorned, (133) and laden with precious furniture. We have already explained how it was lawful for the Israelites to take away with them the golden and silver vessels under pretext of borrowing them. (134) Surely the sole authority of God absolves them from the accusation of theft and sinful deception. But it cannot be permitted to any mortal m

1-3 A secret revelation was made to Moses while in the presence of Pharaoh, that he might give warning of the last dreadful judgment, before he went out. This was the last day of the servitude of Israel; they were about to go away. Their masters, who had abused them in their work, would have sent them away empty; but God provided that the labourers should not lose their hire, and ordered them to demand it now, at their departure, and it was given to them. God will right the injured, who in humble silence commit their cause to him; and none are losers at last by patient suffering. The Lord gave them favour in the sight of the Egyptians, by making it appear how much he favoured them. He also changed the spirit of the Egyptians toward them, and made them to be pitied of their oppressors. Those that honour God, he will honour....

Verse Exodus 11:2. _LET EVERY MAN BORROW_] For a proper correction of the strange mistranslation of the word שאל _shaal_ in this verse, Exodus 3:22....

EVERY MAN - In Exodus 3:22 only women were named; the command is more explicit when the time has come for its execution. BORROW - “ask.” See Exodus 3:22 note....

EXPOSITION We have here a parenthetic statement of something that had previously happened. Before Moses was summoned to appear in the presence of Pharaoh as related in Exodus 10:24, it had been expressly revealed to him by God, 1. That one more plague, and one only, was impending; 2. That this infliction would be effectual, and be followed by the departure of the Israelites; and, 3. That instead of reluctantly allowing them to withdraw from his kingdom, the monarch would be eager for their departure and would actually hasten it. He had also been told that the time was now come when the promise made to him in Mount Horeb, that his people should "spoil the Egyptians" (Exodus 3:22), would receive its accomplishment. The Israelites,

SPEAK NOW IN THE EARS OF THE PEOPLE,.... This cannot be understood of the whole body of the people being gathered together, but of some of the principal ones, who should communicate it to others, and so from one to another, until all the heads and masters of families became acquainted with it: AND LET EVERY MAN BORROW OF HIS NEIGHBOUR, AND EVERY WOMAN OF HER NEIGHBOUR, JEWELS OF SILVER, AND JEWELS OF GOLD; to ornament themselves with at the feast they were going to keep: the Samaritan and Septuagint versions add, and clothing or raiment, and such it is certain they did borrow, Exodus 12:35 or vessels p of different forms, made of gold and silver, such as were fit and proper to be used at sacrifices and feasts, and which will account for the vessels given by princes, Numbers 7:1 for the doing o

CHAPTER 11 THE TENTH PLAGUE ANNOUNCED _ 1. God's Word to Moses and to the people (Exodus 11:1)_ 2. The tenth plague announced to Pharaoh (Exodus 11:4) 3. Pharaoh's unbelief and his heart hardened (Exodus 11:9) In chapter 10:29 we hear Moses say to Pharaoh, “I will see thy face again no more.” In this chapter, however, we hear him address Pharaoh once more concerning the tenth plague judgment. The announcement made to Moses and recorded in the first verse of this chapter occurred before the inter-view of the previous chapter and Exodus 11:4 in chapter 11 is the continuation of Moses' address to Pharaoh after he had

EXODUS 7:14 TO EXODUS 12:36. THE TEN PLAGUES. How deeply this series of events imprinted itself on the mind and heart of the nation is shown by the fulness with which the three sources report them. J 1° 2° 4° 5° 7° 8° 9° 10° E 1° 7° 8° 9° 10° P 1° 2° 3° 6° 10° 1°, river turned to blood; 2°, frogs; 3°, fice (gnats); 4°, flies; 5°, murrain; 6°, boils; 7°, hail; 8°, locusts; 9°, darkness; 10°, death of firstborn. A sound historical judgment will conclude, both from this fact and from the nature of the occurrences mentioned, as well as from the need for _some_ such group of causes to account for the escape of the tribes, that the traditions have a firm foothold in real events. But since not less than four centuries intervened between the events and the earliest of our sources, it is not to b

MAN. Hebrew. _ish_ (App-14. BORROW. ask. See note on Exodus 3:22. JEWELS: or articles, or vessels....