38. Egypt was glad when they departed, which
would not have been the case had the gold and silver been borrowed by the
Israelites, for men do not like to see borrowers carry their goods into a far
country. What a change from the time when the sons of Jacob were the drudges of
the land, the offscouring of all things, the brickmakers whose toil was only
requited by the lash or the stick. Now they were reverenced as prophets and
priests; for the fear of them fell upon them, the people proceeded to a
superstitious terror of them. Thus with cheers and good wishes their former
taskmasters sent them on their way: Pharaoh was foiled and the chosen people
were once more on the move, journeying to the place which the Lord had given to
them by a covenant of salt.
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