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Head 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out!
Sermonette by Mike FordCan 2½ million people (with livestock and possessions) move out of a location (Ramses in Goshen) in five hours?
Head 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out!
Article by Mike FordWithin the area of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, spanning approximately 30 miles wide by 15 miles long, lies the city of Rameses, constructed by Israelite labor as one of Egypt's treasure cities. The children of Israel departed from Rameses, heading toward Succoth, about 25 miles to the southeast. Without modern conveniences, 2.5 million people, including children, the elderly, the disabled, along with baggage, the riches of Egypt, and their herds of livestock, had to assemble in Rameses and march out in order. The Bible clearly indicates that they left at night, within a five-hour window between 1 AM and 6 AM, after receiving permission to depart following the Death Angel's passage at midnight. Even with concessions such as assembling in Rameses for the Passover rather than observing it in their homes, and moving at an average pace of one mile per hour despite the challenges of darkness and a diverse group, the logistics remain daunting. On the road outside Rameses, a column of 2.5 million people, potentially a mile wide and stretching at least ten miles long, would take over ten hours to fully pass a single point, meaning the last group would leave Rameses long after sunrise.
The Great Escape
CGG Weekly by Mike FordIf the Israelites had kept Passover on the wrong day, they would have died! If we accept error without proving it, we set ourselves up to accept other errors.
Passover (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughUsing subterfuge, some proponents of the 15th Passover muddle up otherwise clear, day and night issues by surreptitiously inserting modern English language usage.
The First Day of Unleavened Bread (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPassover takes place at twilight as the 14th of Abib begins. Unleavened Bread begins 24 hours later on the 15th of Abib. The Passover is a preparation day.
Passover (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe proponents of a 15th Passover discount clear scriptural details and instead speculate. One cannot build doctrines on implication, distortion, and traditions.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughConfusion over time of Passover, the wavesheaf offering, and Pentecost results from making assumptions unwarranted by clear scriptural evidence.
Passover (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe temple Passover commanded by Hezekiah was a very unusual circumstance in which the king centralized worship to keep Baalism from defiling the Passover.
Tabernacles and Unleavened Bread (2019)
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeBoth Tabernacles and Unleavened Bread keep us off balance so that we remain humble, seek stability, and trust in God's providence for our ultimate destiny.
Escape From Box Canyon
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod forced Israel either to trust Him completely for deliverance or to return to their slavery. One of the greatest miracles in history has a lesson for us.
The Glory of God (Part 1): The Shekinah
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Shekinah, the pillar of cloud and fire, depicts God's visible presence and protection. Yet His glory is manifested in many other ways as well.