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To: taxesareforever

This account has nothing to do with Moses' crossing of the Red Sea, however...

The arm of the Red Sea, where Moses and the Israelites are presumed to have crossed, is long and shallow. From time to time a steady, strong wind will blow directly down that arm, toward the main body of the Red Sea.

If it continues for a day or so, it can blow almost all of the water away from that part of the sea floor. When the wind stops (or changes direction) the water can come back very quickly.

A religious person can choose to believe that this occurred as critical divine intervention on behalf of Moses. After all, nobody could possibly prove otherwise.

I am not religious, so I am more inclined to think of coincidence. It doesn't take as much coincidence as it might seem, because Moses may well have been aware of this phenomenon, and planned his path accordingly, when he observed how the wind had been blowing.

Of course, there's no way to prove that this event even occurred, but the historical record says that it did, it's known to be possible, and there is no good reason to believe that it did not.


20 posted on 07/19/2006 2:23:14 PM PDT by 3niner
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To: 3niner
It doesn't take as much coincidence as it might seem, because Moses may well have been aware of this phenomenon, and planned his path accordingly, when he observed how the wind had been blowing.

That's one place where a Christian and an atheist part ways. A Christian doesn't subscribe to "coincidence" since everything is in God's control.

28 posted on 07/19/2006 4:38:12 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: 3niner

Thank you for the Hezbollah view of Exodus.


34 posted on 07/20/2006 10:36:46 AM PDT by Blogger
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