Leviticus 19:13 NKJV - "'You shall not cheat
your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain
with you all night until morning."
Exodus 3:22 NKJV -
"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."
Answer:
Is it wrong to take by asking which ought to be
theirs justly?
As in Leviticus 19:13, Egyptians defrauded their
neighbors Israelites. The second part in Leviticus 19:13, “The wages of him who
is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning”. But, Egyptians did
not give the wages of Israelites and handed them to drudgery without
payment. So, the one who plunders the
neighbors were the Egyptians.
Israelites experienced drudgery from the Egyptians
and to their kings for 40 years. There are no wages for their work. They did
not give anything, except the food material. So, when the Israelites went out
from the Egyptians, Moses said to them. “But every woman shall ask of her
neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver,
articles of gold and clothing. But, he did not say to plunder the Egyptians.
Here, the situation happened that they plundered the Egyptians by their
desires. But, Moses did say only to ask.
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