Many other people went up with them. (Exodus 12:38) Usually, when I think of the exodus, I think of an entire nation of Israelites crossing the Red Sea to find freedom. The truth is that the group was not nearly as pure pedigreed as we sometimes take for granted. In fact, this is not the last time other people groups will be folded into Israel.
There's something about finding freedom that attracts other people. Maybe they have been stuck in their old ways a long time, but seeing someone else break free of their chains makes them long for freedom as well. If it had not been for Moses leading his people out of slavery, chances are those others would have settle for the status quo, just staying where they were and making the best of it. But they wanted what Israel had. When the Hebrews gathered their belongings, their neighbors likewise packed up and headed out of Dodge.
When God's people walk in freedom, there's no telling how many others will be delivered as a result.
Who brought you to Christ? Was it someone who had already found him? Or someone who was still enslaved? As you walk in freedom, who are you bringing with you?
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