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God's
Rock (Moses
and the whole Exodus)
- God's Rock
is
a 450 page book (the last 100 pages being an Appendix which
also
includes 5 maps)
taken right out of the Bible about the life of Moses, the great man of
faith. It begins with his faithful father and mother and details the
entire story until his death. It is told in a
fashion to invite the reader into the
story to witness the faith of heaven that was often in
operation between God and Moses and God and His
people.
Several
bits of information and small episodes also are used
from sources other than the Bible, like the writings
of Josephus.
- This Bible
Story clearly states that an agreement was finally struck
between Pharaoh and Moses (and thus with God) which allowed
Moses, the Israelites, their
children, and their livestock to go into Egypt's wilderness
for a
celebration of sacrifices unto their God...and
then to return to Goshen
to their homes.
This celebration of sacrifices to God
occurred as
specified in the agreement: That is, the Israelites (having left after
midnight of the first
Passover) journeyed six days within Egypt
proper following God's cloud
by day
and fire by night to reach a site chosen
by God for this
festival of sacrifices. Hebrew tradition and
Christian beliefs (until modern times) have
always adhered to these Biblical facts.
Therefore, if Moses had quickly
led the
Israelites directly out of Egypt easterly through the
southern region of Suez into the Sinai Peninsula, and thus to keep
going easterly,
then God and Moses would have lied and broken the agreement with
Pharaoh. Moreover, there is no Bible passage about
celebrating the feast of sacrifices in the Sinai
Peninsula or
in Arabia.
Only Moses and Aaron
knew that
God would arrange for Pharaoh (motivated by his 'hardened heart') to
force the Israelites out of
Egypt.
The people of Israel all along thought they would be
returning to
Goshen to their homes, for that was within the
agreement.
~~~
- The Bible is
entirely clear that every teaching
of God in both Old and New Testaments has been
built upon the
foundation of Israel's
Exodus from Egypt; from Israel's forty
years in
the
wildernesses of the Sinai Peninsula; from Israel's journey and ensuing
conquests just east of
the Jordan River; and in conquered
Canaan. Therefore, the
coming of Jesus (Israel's
Messiah) began at that time within promise to Israel;
and you will be reading of it in this book.
The accounts of faith
within God's Rock are of the Story's characters, most
of them
having lived during the forty years in the wilderness. In
fact,
both of my books are loaded with
episodes of faith-in-action between God and His people (mostly between
God and individuals). If you wish to focus largely upon the aspect of
faith, then you might begin with God's Hook
(a book about Biblical Faith) and then go on to God's Rock
where the workings of faith are abundant.
Today so many Christians know and
understand only
little of Moses, the Exodus, the mountain of God,
and the Rock from which
flowed pure survival waters in arid wilderness places (the Apostle Paul
tells us that the Rock was Christ. In these books
you will
be inspired by many of God's truths along with the
essential-faith that enabled
Moses and Aaron and many others to walk pleasingly before Almighty God.
The Christian who loves God and His Word will surely
enjoy these books. Moreover, in our present-day wondering
about
America and the world (the economy being but one serious
concern), confirmation of faith and
knowledge in God the
Father and
in His Son (Israel's Messiah) is needed by all of us.
~~~
- Finding
chariot wheels
in archaeological searches cannot compare
with the many described details in Bible passages
that deal with the Exodus and the
travels of the Israelites.
During my
four
years of basic study for God's Rock much information
was accumulated, including modern data collected by both the
Russian army and
(separately) the US Army in the 1950s. I used that
data for
making the
topological map of southern Sinai where Is real spent their
first year after being forced out of Egypt by Pharaoh. During the
winter months of that year the parts of the tabernacle were
constructed and in spring the whole of it was put together. Over the
course of my
studies it became more and more apparent that
God's Word
is entirely true in all of its aspects...spiritual,
historical, and
geographical. Furthermore, the Appendix in God's Rock (nine
appendixes) goes a long way in proving it to the
reader.
~~~
-
The Source from which God's Rock was
composed is the Bible. My calculations
of distances and other data were derived from information
gleaned
out of other sources about ancient times and then compared to the days
of travel in the Bible's many texts. Also, days
of encampments described in many and varied passages were
(generally) located using such methods.
As calculations and
conclusions began merging into
agreement, the estimates of encampment locations and
directions
of travel were established.(All of this is described in
Appendixes
7 and 8.)
Scripture easily
yielded some specifics (at first). Yet,
other specifics that
were
needed for
the book did not seem to be in scripture... until
many pieces
were worked separately and then the puzzle began coming
together... that is, different pieces added
understanding for other pieces. The location of the sea
crossing
through the Red Sea is identified (which was not all that difficult to
discern). And a route
to the Wilderness of Sinai is proposed (which took much more work). And
so on.
After the book's first draft was finished, I
decided to
incorporate much of my
studies into nine appendixes, the
ninth appendix having
the maps in the back of the book. Though the
appendixes are a
little
technical, they are user-friendly and you will be much
encouraged reading it. A great deal of (loving) work was
expended
on this book and my hope was then and is now that it will help
Christians become clear-minded about the overall story and about how
extremely important it is to all the rest of the Bible, both
Old and New Testaments.
-
The concept of "Christian Wilderness Press", which we use for
our
publishing name, is
based upon all that God was doing with His people for forty years in
the wilderness. He was doing many and
marvelous things in every Israelite; and even as He was punishing the
first Exodus generation for their rebellion, He was preparing
the second
Exodus generation for victorious battles and the
receiving of inheritances as
initially promised to Abraham.
-
I
have studied scripture for many years and these books are sharings of
some of my lengthy studies: To see if you will
like God's Rock, download
the first chapter or download the entire
e-book. This book is
regularly being downloaded... and at least for the present my
books are free.
- On the 'Bible Studies' page are many short Bible studies
also for
sharing with our visitors.
- Read of Barbara and me on
the 'Ron and Barbara' page.
-
The fundamental purpose for this website is to encourage
Christians in their faith and to encourage them to live in their Bibles
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Press -