While the rest of Bnei Yisrael were busy collecting gold and silver, Moshe had his own job to take care of. He knew that Yosef's brothers had promised Yosef that his bones would be taken out of Egypt when the Jews would eventually leave. But there was one problem: Moshe didn't know where Yosef was buried!
So what did he do? He asked Serach! (She was the one who had sung and played her harp to give Yaakov the news that Yosef was alive, way back in Parshat Vayigash.) Serach, now a very old woman, remembered exactly the spot in the Nile where Yosef's coffin was sunk. Now HaShem made a miracle for Moshe and the heavy coffin floated to the top.
Now... there was nothing to do but GO! The Egyptians hurried the Jews right out of the country. Even Paraoh's magic, golden guard dogs -- who always stood at the gates, ready to chase after any runaway slave -- just stood by silently and watched as the Jews marched right out of Egypt.
After 210 years of back-breaking labor, the Jewish people finally found themselves crossing the border of Egypt -- leaving slavery and suffering behind them. And ahead... the desert... and a land flowing with milk and honey! But first... they would face more challenges, and watch as HaShem brings miracles greater than any they had seen yet!
