And so it is explicitly written in the book "Kol Eliyahu" (Parashat Bo, letters 54–55): And this is his language: It is written in the Gemara, Berakhot (9a), "Na" means a request. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses, "Please, go and tell the Israelites, 'Please ask the Egyptians for silver and gold vessels,' so that the righteous one [Abraham] should not say, 'They enslaved and afflicted them' (Genesis 15:13) was fulfilled in them, but 'and afterward they will go out with great possessions' (Genesis 15:14) was not fulfilled in them." They said to him, "We wish to leave ourselves." This is compared to a person who was imprisoned, and they said to him, "People will release you tomorrow and give you a lot of money." He said to them, "Release me today, and I ask for nothing."

At first glance, this is very puzzling. Why is it necessary to request from Israel to ask, and is it necessary to use strategies to establish His words? Moreover, it is puzzling what was said about the righteous one, etc., for even if he does not say, it is still necessary to fulfill the promise. Also, the parable brought does not seem to match the analogy, for if it were told to a person that they would release him immediately and give him a lot of money, then he would not disregard the money at all. Here, however, they were told to ask the Egyptians for silver and gold vessels and to take them immediately, so the parable does not match the analogy.

However, it can be explained that the truth is, the complete redemption was only at the Sea of Reeds, where they were judged in the water, corresponding to what they did to Israel, "Every boy that is born, etc." (Exodus 1:22), for the decree was only for affliction and slavery, as the scripture states (Zechariah 1:15): "I was a little angry, but they helped to do harm." And this is what the Holy One, blessed be He, said: "And also the nation that they serve, I will judge" (Genesis 15:14), meaning if they do more than what was decreed on Israel, etc. Therefore, He said to Israel to ask the Egyptians for silver and gold vessels only for Abraham's sake, so that he would think that the exodus from Egypt is the complete redemption, and he would say, 'and afterward they will go out with great possessions' was not fulfilled in them. But in truth, the complete redemption and the wealth would be at the Sea of Reeds. Therefore, Israel said, "We wish to leave ourselves; we do not want the wealth or the fear and troubles from Pharaoh's pursuit." Now the parable matches the analogy, for they wanted the complete redemption immediately upon their exodus from Egypt. End of the text.