A Man Too Easily Convinced

A Filmmaker has made a journey of faith to prove if the Exodus story as described in the Bible was a real historical event.

Christian Today reports that skeptics have questioned if the Exodus story was a real historical event for years. The story of the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt, march through the Red Sea, and eventual settling of the Promised Land in Canaan does read like a story that is larger than life.

Tim Mahoney, however, is now convinced of its historical truth.

“What started out as a crisis of my own faith led to an incredible journey of discovery,” Mahoney stated.

http://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/filmmaker

I think he is too easily convinced...

Remember that bit about Moses and Aaron turning all the water into blood - not just the water in the rivers and the lakes but also the water in the wooden tubs and stone jars. (Exodus 7:19)

Remember what happened next: the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts (Exodus 7:22)

As the authors of the Foote and Ball Bible Handbook wrote more than a hundred years ago: "Moses and Aaron cleverly transmuted all the water there was, but their opponents still more cleverly transmuted all the water there wasn't." I'll be a bit more blunt - the whole story is complete and utter bullshit.

Then there was the plague where god killed all the animals owned by the Egyptians (Exodus 9:6)

But the animals must have been resurrected because Exodus 9:25 says that all the Egyptians and all of their animals were later struck down by a hail storm.

Then there was a second resurrection because, at an even later time, god not only killed the first born of humans, he also killed the first born of all the cattle as well! (Exodus 11:5)

And then came a third resurrection (of the horses this time) because when the Israelites headed for the Red Sea they were followed by the Egyptian Pharaoh and all his soldiers, all his chariots, and all their drivers. (Exodus 14:9)

Somehow Tim Mahoney missed all that and says he "is now convinced of its historical truth."

So gullible. Poor man.

Or is he just another shyster Christian making easy money by telling his Christian audience what he thinks they they want to hear?