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Gold of Exodus and Miracles of Exodus

The Gold of Exodus and Miracles of Exodus

Two books for those who read the Bible book of the month of August and still want more on Moses and the Exodus.

The Gold of Exodus by Howard Blum

Two avowed non Christians, Larry Williams and Bob Cornuke, learn there is gold buried at the foot of Mt Sinai and set out to find it. They are certain that the traditional Mt. Sinai is not the true one so they search scripture to find it as well as the way the Israelites traveled. They find a non-volcano with a burned top and twelve rock pillars at its base. They find a palm oasis with seventy palm trees. They find government installations and are followed by suspicious characters. Most importantly, by the end of their story they find God and Jesus Christ as their savior. If this book says anything it is that God doesn’t really NEED us to witness for Him. He is capable of bringing people to the truth without our help. He chooses us to help Him just as He chose to create us. We should delight in being invited to help.

Not everyone agrees with Williams and Cornuke’s findings including Colin Humphreys who wrote The Miracles of Exodus

In his work Humphreys, a scientist, looks at each plague in turn from a scientific point of view and gives what he considers to be the miraclulous way God used a natural phenomenon to plague Pharoah and achieve the freedom of the Children of Israel. He then follows the Israelites all through the wilderness. Humphreys believes he has found the continuing existance of manna and the location of the crossing of the Red Sea.

These two authors differ completely on the path the Israelites took out of Egypt and where and what sort of mountain Sinai was but both bring to light interesting arguments and put God first and foremost in these works. I offer them for the thought-provoking arguments they put forth. I don’t know which, if either, is the true Mt. Sinai but they are enjoyable reads.

Gold Of Exodus is available in both hardcover and paperback at major booksellers.

Miracles of Exodus is available online.