Earlier on in Exodus we saw the cocky Pharaoh put off getting rid of the plague until 'tomorrow'. Here in Exodus 12 we see the plagues have moved on, and this time it is the plague of the death of first-born children. When this happens, Pharaoh has a change of heart and 'During the night...summoned Moses and Aaron and said "Up! Leave my people". (Ex 12:21) What a massive contrast to his previous attitude, where we decided (along with John Ortberg) that Pharaoh was just putting up with something he could handle. Now that's all changed, and something so bad has happened he needs to act. It makes me think about how hard times push us to God, but also how they may be avoidable if we would just come to God in the first place.
In Exoduse 12:36 we read how 'The Lord had made the Egyptians favourably disposed towards the peopel, and they gave them what they asked for'. Basically the Egyptian people are here giving the Israelites silver and gold, even though their children had all just died as a direct result of the curse brought upon them by them. This shows how we shouldn't look at the circumstances - if God wants to bless us he will do it, whatever the situation.
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