| (Copyright 2023) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) |
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| Where is the real Mount Sinai? If this interests you, then watch the preview to “Journey to Mount Sinai.” The second part will be released on May 15 and 17 at select theaters nationwide. The first part was released last October. The 2-part film explores six possible locations for Mount Sinai. Three were covered in the first part. The other three will be covered when the second part is released in May. To find out if the film will be showing near you go to www.patternsofevidence.com. If you can’t make it to a theater for viewing, both parts will later be available on DVD in addition to other films that they now have available on the Exodus. These films support the historical accuracy of the Bible. In addition, a free magazine is available from the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology. I have linked below their video that identifies the Pharoah of the Exodus. Notice a portrait of Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong in the top left corner of the video interview. Christopher Eames also has a well-written article on their website where he argues for a Gulf of Suez crossing. He provides some critique of the Patterns of Evidence films. That article is also linked below if you want to consider it as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChHt30lYj4 “Journey to Mount Sinai” preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdZSYUJfBo8 Pharaoh of the Exodus video Where Did the Red Sea Crossing Take Place? | ArmstrongInstitute.org |
| Iron Sharpening Iron In regard to: Mount Sinai Article by Dwight Fleming Comments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) |
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| On May 26, 2023, Darwin and I had opportunity to watch the two videos and also go over the article by Christopher Eames of the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology. Dwight claims this is a well written article. That claim turned out to be false. Christopher in his article not only twists scripture to fit his theory but he also twists history. “The Sinai Peninsula has been a part of Egypt from the First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (c. 3100 BC).” From: Sinai Peninsula – Wikipedia Most scholars who accept a historical core of the exodus date this possible exodus group to the thirteenth century BCE at the time of Ramses II, with some instead dating it to the twelfth century BCE at the time of Ramses III. From: The Exodus – Wikipedia From the above we learn that the Sinai Peninsula was a part of Egypt from Ancient times. It has only been in more recent times that it was controlled by others but it has primarily always been a part of Egypt since apparently 3100 BC. From the Bible we learn that the land of Midian is not in Egypt as some are wanting to tell us. Exo_4:19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. 1Ki_11:18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land. From the Bible we learn that Moses left Egypt and fled to the land of Midian after he killed the Egyptian. Moses was a sheep herder in the land of Midian. Moses led the flock to Horeb the mountain of God. Exo 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. From the Bible we learn that Mount Sinai and Mount Horeb are the same mountain, and it is located in the land of Midian which is not a part of Egypt. Read Exodus 17 in regard to Horeb. Exo_17:6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. From the Bible we learn that Mount Sinai/Mount Horeb is in Arabia. Gal_4:25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. There is also archaeological evidence for where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea which Christopher pretty much dismissed in his article. He uses outside sources to prove most of his points and pretty much either twists scripture or dismisses it altogether. The Bible is always a more truthful source of information than anything else that exists. So, our conclusion is that the Bible clearly shows that Midian was not a part of Egypt, and the Mountain of God was located in the Land of Midian. Meaning the Israelites had to cross the entire Sinai Peninsula and the Red Sea in order to get out of Egypt. It is not just one diver who has seen and photographed the artifacts found on the bottom of the Red Sea at the Gulf of Aquba and Moses was at the Mountain of God in Midian tending sheep before he led the Israelites to the Mountain of God in Midian (Jabel A Lawz) which is part of the Midian Mountain range in Arabia. |
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