Full Back-Pay Restored by Spiritual Force, Obedience, and Favour
David W Palmer
(Exodus 12:36 NKJV) And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
This is a message for the mature sons and daughters of God. This is not a message for those who don’t eat the whole Lamb. It’s for those who are fully given over to Jesus, those who:
In this story about coming out of the locked down period, we read how God’s plan was to make the tyrannical ruler of the world’s system and his people repay God’s people what they had stolen from them over the years. In conjunction with God’s supernatural force on the Egyptians through his plagues, God’s family obeyed their prophet and went and asked for what God said was theirs. When they did, God granted them such favour that the worldly people immediately agreed:
(Exodus 3:19–22 NKJV) “But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. {20} So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. {21} And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. {22} But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”
So, for God’s family, the exodus wasn’t only about freedom from slavery and unrewarded hard labour; it was about the back pay and wealth restoration that belonged to them; and it was done with favour, not more labour.
We live in a time that is a prophetic parallel to Israel’s exodus and wealth restoration; for us, this is a season of emerging from the tyranny of the enemy’s world system and his systematic theft from us over decades. God is going to give us favour like we’ve never had before. He is going to bring back what rightfully belongs to us in the church, in our families, in our work-life, and in our lives. People are going to come into your life and give you things, opportunities, bargains, open doors, encouragement, love, etc. Properties will sell with favour, and you’ll buy with supernatural favour, etc. Some debts will even be cancelled altogether.
The transfer of wealth back to its rightful owners came up before, and in conjunction with, the plague of the first-born. In other words, God had put so much spiritual pressure on the enemy and his people that they were glad to give up the accumulated wealth to those who had generated it:
(Exodus 11:2 NKJV) “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 12:36 NKJV) And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
In this transfer, we must remember that God’s people had been in slavery for around 400 years. The tyrant who intimidated, enslaved, and exploited them owed them a lot of back pay. They had increased in number, but the thief had stolen / held back what was theirs.
God says that the thief has to repay you; but it will take spiritual force on him and favour from God to make it happen:
(Exodus 22:7 NLT)
