“Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering” Numbers 7:2a
I was struck today by the enormity of Livestock and Materials that Israel took with them from Egypt. Here, the leaders of Israel give 6 covered carts, each with 2 oxen, and then each a daily gift of silver and gold dishes, grain, oil, and animals as an offering. Add to this, all the materials needed to build the Tabernacle described in previous chapters, and It’s Staggering!
This wasn’t just a mass of people leaving Egypt with as little as possible. They were bringing with them a huge amount of animals, oil, food, wine, gold, silver, brass, wood, fabric, and the tools necessary, to make this. When we are told that the Jews “plundered” the Egyptians, they really did!!!