Exodus 37:10-38:31
Dear RTB’ers,
Many chapters and many months ago in our earlier Exodus reading we probably did not really realize what we were reading: The people of Israel had … asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing. And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians. (Exodus 12:35-36) Yes, plunder! Today we see how that plunder was used. My computer Bible notes have a talent as 75 pounds. So 29+ talents of gold comes to nearly 2200 pounds of gold, just over a ton! The hundred+ talents of silver comes to 7500+ pounds, just under four tons, and seventy+ talents of bronze comes to 5250+ pounds, slightly more than 2-1/2 tons! That’s a lot of plunder!
Blessings!