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Subject: Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Proves Exodus Was Real
From: Sound of Trumpet <soundoftrumpet@mail2world.com>
Newsgroups: alt.atheism
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Date: 3 Apr 2006 14:08:13 -0700
http://www.konig.org/wc52.htm
Evidence for the exodus
Many people do not believe the Exodus took place. They often claim that
there is no historical evidence, other than that found in the Bible.
But there is evidence of the Exodus as stated by Grant Jeffrey in his
book "Unveiling Mysteries of the Bible". An important Egyptian
historical manuscript was discovered in Egypt more than a century ago.
Remarkably, this ancient papyrus parallels the history of the Exodus
account as found in the Scriptures. This manuscript recorded the
writings of an ancient Egyptian named Ipuwer. The papyrus manuscript,
now called the Ipuwer Papyrus, was discovered by someone named Anastasi
in the area of Memphis, near the pyramids of Saqqara in Egypt.
The museum of Leiden in the Netherlands acquired the papyrus in 1828.
It was translated and published in English for the first time in 1909
by Professor Alan H. Gardiner. Gardiner wrote that the manuscript was
one that recorded a genuine historical catastrophe when the whole
country of Egypt was in distress and violence. "It is no merely local
disturbance that is here described, but a great and overwhelming
national disaster."
Gardiner suggests that Ipuwer was an Egyptian sage who directed his
writing to the king as a complaint that the national catastrophe was in
part caused by the king's failure to act and deal with the crisis.
A comparison of several key passages from the Biblical Book of Exodus
with the ancient Egyptian papyrus reveals remarkable correspondences
and parallels that point to a real historical catastrophe.
1. The Plague of Blood
In Ipuwer Papyrus 2:5-6, it says: Plague is throughout the land. Blood
is everywhere. Compare this with the Book of Exodus 7:21: There was
blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
In Ipuwer Papyrus 2:10, it says: The River is Blood. Compare with
Exodus 7:20: All the waters that were in the river were turned to
blood.
In Ipuwer Papyrus 2:10, it says: Men shrank from tasting...and thirst
for water. Compare with Exodus 7:24: And all the Egyptians digged round
about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the
water of the river.
2. The Plague of Hail
Ipuwer papyrus 9:23: The fire ran along the ground. There was hail, and
fire mingled with the hail. Exodus 9:25: And the hail smote every herb
on the field, and brake every tree in the field.
3. The Plague of Darkness
Ipuwer Papyrus 9:11: The land is not light. Exodus 10:22: And there was
a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt.
4. The Plague of Egyptian Cattle
Ipuwer papyrus 5:5: All animals, their hearts weep. Cattle moan. Exodus
9:3: Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the
field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen,
and upon the sheep: there shall be grievous murrain (disease).
5. The Plague of the Firstborn of Egypt
Ipuwer Papyrus 2:13: He who places his brother in the ground is
everywhere. Exodus 12:27: He (the angel of the Lord) smote the
Egyptians. Ipuwer Papyrus 4:3: Forsooth, the children of princes are
dashed against the walls. Exodus 12:29: At midnight the Lord smote all
the firstborn in the land of Egypt. Ipuwer Papyrus 6:12: Forsooth, the
children of the princes are cast out in the streets, Exodus 12:30:
There was not a house where there was not one dead.
6. Response of the Egyptians to the Loss of their First born
Ipuwer Papyrus 3:14: It is groaning that is throughout the land,
mingled with lamentations. Exodus 12:30: There was a great cry in
Egypt.
In light of the ample evidence accumulated from ancient Jewish and
Greek historians, together with the Ipuwer Papyrus that parallels
several of the 10 Biblical plagues, it is clear that there is
compelling non-Biblical evidence to confirm the scriptural account
about the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt. Further proof of the Exodus is
the fact; the Jews have annually celebrated three great festivals in
commemoration of their Exodus (Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles)
for 3500 years. Therefore, logically, the public observance of the
Exodus Passover festival can only be explained if the Jewish people
actually participated in these historical events as recorded in the
Torah, the first five books of the Bible.
By George Konig
March 14, 2004
www.konig.org
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