Not even a dog would bark
Israel plunders the Egyptians God warned Pharaoh, that Israel is His son, and if Pharaoh hardened his heart, the decisive plague would be the death of Pharaoh's son to compel him to release Israel. This sets the stage for both judgment and deliverance [Exodus 4:21–23]. The Israelites are instructed to ask their Egyptian neighbors for silver and gold. When this happens, the Egyptians willingly give these items. Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold (Exodus 11:2). The Egyptians willingly gave silver and gold, for several reasons. First, divine justice and compensation, a form of back payment for generations of forced labor. The Israelites had been enslaved for centuries, and this plundering represents a kind of restitution rather than theft. Then, God’s favor, God gave the Israelites favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, influencing their willingness ...