The Exodus de-coded.Any body see that show?

Question

Two hour documentary on the history channel about the israelites exodus from Egypt .A lit of material evidence was shown to prove it was a historical event,not much to prove God had anything to do with it,though Any Opinions.? j l

Answer 1

That's what I'm trying to say all along. The history of the Jews as a people is true regardless of God and religion.

I'm not religious, I don't think that the Old Testament (OT) is a history book, I don't believe every aspect of the OT is accurate. I think that the OT is more of a moral code.

Nevertheless, the Jewish people stand the test of history and of time!!!

Answer 2

That all depends on your definition of God. The Gnostic's had another opinion. Others may refer to a similar reference to ET's who assume this position. Gold has been associated with electrical properties and transmissions like a radio. Build an arc so I can talk to them. Jesus said to test all things. There are things that will eventually be explained and revealed as to why. Logic dictates this also. It was an interesting show what I did see of it. I was curious though that the Romans may have been lead into a trap and that the real reason they were chasing the Jews was because of the stolen or missing gold. It is an interesting documentary about Mt Sinai and why Egypt has control of it. This site is a Holy site and would bring flocks of tourists. Perhaps there is more than we still know. We are in the days of revelations when these things are revealing themselves.

http://www.trvnews.com/tmn/091405/godreligionlife.html

Answer 3

The show was entertaining, and it appeared to be historically documentable, although I did not try to do that. It was very informative, and it redating of the Exodus was sound. It did not need to mention God's role, because God knew and knows everything that ever happened and will happen to the smallest detail. God acts through "natural" events, and that is why folks think if we do not identify him as acting in a direct, overt, "miraculous" way it is denying his existence. The program affirms God's instead of calling it into doubt.

Answer 4

The important point about the Exodus is that the Jews fled Egypt, but then tried to claim the land belonging to the Caananites, who are the modern day Palestinians. Then, after 2,000 years and World War II, the Americans and Brits GAVE the Jews this land to create the state of Israel. Now you know why all those arabs hate us, because we keep supporting Israel, no matter how badly they oppress the poorly educated Palestinians and Lebanese.

Answer 5

Yes but I think it was a little slanted and not much like a documentary. It left out a lot of stuff. Like how a 90 year old Pharaoh was suppose to have chased the Jews. Not likely, the Pharaoh's sun was acting Pharaoh, but was in battle against the Kingdom of Kush, so he didn't chase them.

I think it is more likely they were pursued by a village magistrate and his men. They crossed the Field of Reeds during low tide and the Magistrate pursued but was caught when the tides came in.

Answer 6

It was a very good show. However it just back up what the Bible has told. The only difference is the way man has translated the Bible. For me, it put to rest some of the question that I had about the event. I have always said that man puts in the Bible what they want & not what the Bible says.

Answer 7

I like the history channel, but that program had a definate bias. The last statement showed without a doubt which way the narrator was leaning on the question he asked.

I've noticed this on a few other programs, such as digging for the truth.

Answer 8

Apparently there is a Hollywood movie in the works about the Exodus and the mountain of Sinai. the people who decided to devote ten years to this were stopped by police in (I think its Turkey) and were limited to the proof that was exposed, but that in itself is kind of proof isn't it ?

Answer 9

it is in the Qur'an that we find the most accurate account of the exodus from Egypt, because the Torah underwent much textual corruption after it was originally revealed to Moses. An important proof of this is that in the five books of the Torah—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy—there are many contradictions. The fact that the book of Deuteronomy ends with an account of the death and burial of Moses is indisputable proof that this portion would have to have been added after Moses' death.
In the Qur'an, in the account of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, as in all other stories related in it, there is not the slightest contradiction; the story is recounted soundly. Moreover, as with other stories, God reveals much wisdom and many secrets in the course of what is related. For this reason, when we examine these stories closely, we can extract a number of lessons from them.
One of the important facts concerning the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, as related in the Qur'an, is that they rebelled against the religion revealed to them by God in spite of the fact that God had rescued them through Moses from the tyranny of Pharaoh. The Israelites were not able to comprehend the monotheism that Moses communicated to them, but tended continually toward idolatry. The Qur'an describes this strange tendency here: “We conveyed the tribe of Israel across the sea and they came upon some people who were devoting themselves to some idols which they had. They said, "Moses, give us a god just as these people have gods." He said, "You are indeed an ignorant people. What these people are doing is destined for destruction. What they are doing is purposeless." (Qur'an, 7: 138-139)”. Despite Moses' warnings, the Israelites continued in such perversion, and when Moses left them, to ascend alone to Mt. Sinai, it manifested itself fully. Taking advantage of Moses' absence, a man by the name of Samiri came forth. He fanned the sparks of the Israelites' inclination towards idolatry, and persuaded them to fabricate the statue of a calf and worship it. Moses returned to his people in anger and great sorrow. He said, "My people, did not your Lord make you a handsome promise? Did the fulfillment of the contract seem too long to you or did you want to unleash your Lord's anger upon yourselves, so you broke your promise to me?". They said, "We did not break our promise to you of our own volition. But we were weighed down with the heavy loads of the people's jewelry and we threw them in, for that is what the Samaritan did." Then he produced a calf for them, a physical form which made a lowing sound. So they said, "This is your god—and Moses' god as well, but he forgot." (Qur'an, 20: 86-88). Why was there such a persistent tendency among the Israelites to erect idols and worship them? What was the source of this inclination?

Answer 10

No, but I watched a 2 hour documentary special presentation on A&E about psychic mediums, and an 1 hr. one after THAT about psychic children and indigo children. It was really fascinating.