After reading chapter 15:
*Moses and the Israelites sing a song about how awesome Yahweh is for killing all those Egyptians who were after them. Not only that, but other nations will hear about this and tremble as the Israelites pass by. Yaweh will plant the Israelites on the mountain of his inheritance. Miriam, Moses's and Aaron's sister, and all the Israelite women, sang and danced with tambourines. So, how did all the Israelites know this song? Did somebody write down the lyrics, make a million copies, and pass them out? or did they spontaneously burst out in song all at the same time? There must have been hundreds of thousands of women. The text says all the women followed Miriam's example. That's a lot of tambourines. If we seriously think of these events as actual events, happening in real time, it should be easy to recognize the practical impossibilities.
*The song also says "Who among the gods is like you?" This implies there are other gods.
*Then, Moses led the people away from the Red Sea, or the Sea of Reeds, depending who you ask, into the desert of Shur. For three days over a million people wandered in the desert without finding water. When they did find some, it was bitter. The people complained. Moses cried out to Yahweh who showed him a piece of wood to throw in the water to make it sweet. Next, Yahweh speaks of himself in the third person to tell the Israelites to obey him. If they do, they won't get any Egyptian diseases. Then they come to a place called Elim, where there are trees and water.
Last Edited 9/12/15
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