The Split rock at Horeb
After the resurrection, the Exodus and the miracles surrounding it are arguably the greatest miracles God performed. Indeed, before the incarnation of Jesus, God regularly identified himself as the God who brought the Israelites out of Egypt (Ex 20.2, 29.46, Ps 81.10, Jer 11.4, etc.) So this is a very important question. But like other questions in this series, it was given as a statement too long for the title. So let’s start with the original statement, point out the implied questions, and take it from there. The original statement:
If the Exodus really happened we’d see more signs of it in archaeology. We don’t, so it’s not believable.
So let’s make explicit the implicit challenges and assumptions.
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