Why did Egypt end up ruined when Israel left?
Egypt was left economically, socially, and militarily ruined because Israel departed with the wealth of Egypt. This was not by Israel’s deceit; rather, the sovereign God moved the Egyptians to give them everything they had, leaving Egypt a complete shambles.
Les explains that ancient historical evidence, including papyrus and hieroglyphics, indicates Egypt was indeed a complete shambles economically, socially, militarily, and in every way by the time the Israelites had left. The reason was that Israel simply took the wealth of Egypt—not because they took it by deceit or anything like that, but because the sovereign God had laid it upon the Egyptians to just give them everything they had.