Plunder

As I was praying and seeking the Lord today, He told me to read His word about the Israelites exiting Egypt.  As I read this He quicken the word plunder.  I thought what does this word mean.  The definition for plunder means to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc. This word means to forcibly take something that does not belong to you.  Listen, can you hear all the wailing in the streets everyone had a loved one that had died.  The death angel had just passed through in the Passover.  The Egyptians were fearful because their loved ones had just died and they wanted the Israelites to get out of their city. As the Israelites were leaving they plundered the Egyptians jewelry, gold and silver.  The Israelites thought boy we have hit it rich.  This was their payday we are no longer slaves we are taking back what we had worked for. But, little did they know those things they had plundered would be their downfall.  When Moses was up on the mount with God and had been there for a while they began to look for something to worship. They told Aaron that Moses wasn’t coming back.  Aaron had been the spokesman for God and had seen all the plagues that God poured out on the Egyptians.  Yet, Aaron took all the jewelry they plundered in Egypt and placed it in the fire and a golden calf was erected. Their trust was not in the God who had just delivered them but they were seeking an idol to worship. God told Moses on the Mount that they had defiled themselves and had built an idol.  God’s anger was against the people. Moses went down to them and many were killed that day because of their disobedience.  God had just delivered them from slavery they walked on dry ground through the Red Sea, the Presence of God lead them by a cloud by day, and a fire by night.  Their eyes had seen miracles but yet they forgot. Let us not forget where God has brought us from and let us be mindful of the things of this world that we plunder because it too can defile our temple.  Let us remember that we are foreigners and aliens in this world we are only passing through. (Eph. 2:9) We are to be a peculiar people, a people that are set aside from this world and to abstain from all appearances of evil.  (Duet. 14:2, 1 Pet. 2:9 & Thess. 5:22)  Let us be mindful of where the Lord has brought us from and where He is leading us.  We must stand in these last days and not plunder the things of this world that will bring destruction to our lives.