The Amarna Letters

The Amarna letters demonstrate why no nation tried to destroy the Israelites during the Wilderness Period, when Israel had:

- No fortified cities
- No standing army
- No alliances or tribute networks
- Dependent on miraculous sustenance (manna, water from rocks)

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Promised Land | Episode 2 | A Weird Scripture Explained

A New Look at the Exodus | Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament

If Moses and the Israelites had social networks on the Internet 4,000 years ago, the Exodus may would have looked like this. Thanks, Dr. Claude Mariottini for calling attention to this videl




A New Look at the Exodus | Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament

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Egyptology News: Evidence for the Ten Plagues of Egypt at time of Ramesses II

I read a great article giving natural explanations for the 10 plagues leading to Israel's Exodus out of Egypt.

The Telegraph (Richard Gray)

Researchers believe they have found evidence of real natural disasters on which the ten plagues of Egypt, which led to Moses freeing the Israelites from slavery in the Book of Exodus in the Bible, were based.

But rather than explaining them as the wrathful act of a vengeful God, the scientists claim the plagues can be attributed to a chain of natural phenomena triggered by changes in the climate and environmental disasters that happened hundreds of miles away.

They have compiled compelling evidence that offers new explanations for the Biblical plagues, which will be outlined in a new series to be broadcast on the National Geographical Channel on Easter Sunday.

Archaeologists now widely believe the plagues occurred at an ancient city of Pi-Rameses on the Nile Delta, which was the capital of Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Rameses the Second, who ruled between 1279BC and 1213BC.

The city appears to have been abandoned around 3,000 years ago and scientists claim the plagues could offer an explanation.

Climatologists studying the ancient climate at the time have discovered a dramatic shift in the climate in the area occurred towards the end of Rameses the Second's reign.

I don't have a problem with natural explanations for the plagues, but I don't think the explanation fits the evidence given in Exodus for two reasons; It does not explain why Goshen, where the Israelites,  did not experience the same plagues as the rest of Egypt. And two how do they account for the speed and near simultaneity of these events? The bottom line is Israelites did not free themselves, but God did it for them.

Egyptology News: Evidence for the Ten Plagues of Egypt at time of Ramesses II

Red Sea Crossing Discovered. Artifacts & Evidence

Many skeptics say that there is no evidence of the Book of evidence. Some people disagree.  I found a great article linked below that explains some of the evidence. I realize some people dismiss Ron Wyatt as a crack pot and not everyone agrees with his conclusions, but I think that we need to look at his evidence ourselves. I look for conflicting arguments.



Red Sea Crossing Discovered. Artifacts & Evidence

Biblical Exegesis: Exodus 32:30-35

This time I would like to interact with Exodus 32:30-35. It was pointed out to me that sometimes people interpret verse 33 as referring to the "Book of Life or the "Lamb's Book of Life" discussed in Revelations. This book refers to the list containing all those who will be saved. from Hell. See Revelation 20:15 , Revelation 3:5; 20:12; and Philippians 4:3.  and Revelation 13:8; 21:27. This is confused with the "book of life" in Psalm 69:28: “Let them [David’s enemies] be blotted out of the book of the living.”. This is the "book" is Moses and God are discussing. Look at the context in the passage itself.

 ³⁰ The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."
 ³¹ So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. ³² But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written."
 ³³ The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. ³⁴ Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
 ³⁵ And the LORD struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

I see this as totally not talking about the book in Revelations because in the context these events take place right after 3000 people were killed after Moses found Israel worshiping the Golden calf. I read about this issue in an article that defends the doctrine of "Eternal Security" also known as "Perseverance of the Saints". We know that as a nation, Israel was punished by lots of the people dying by the sword and by that plague.

Source
What is the Book of Life?