The Bible is reliable

Thanks to my opponent for his response.What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on? Counter-rebuttalMy opponent did the exact thing which I expected would occur and that I already addressed in round 1. Essentially, he says that Mark focused on the donkey while Matthew talked about both. The issue is still Jesus' words. What did Jesus say? Did Jesus ask for both? Or just one? In the original account, if it's historical, he said actual words. Were the pronouns in the imperative plural or singular? Or is my opponent suggesting perhaps he commanded for one and then commanded for both a separate time? He can't say singular pronouns and plural pronouns at the same time.Egypt and the Exodus1) Issue of populationMy opponent seems to miss the point here. 3.5 million is the estimate for ALL of Egypt. ALL inhabitants. Slaves, citizens, foreign residents, EVERYONE. The 3.5 million was actually the highest estimate, I was being nice. Lower ones are more probable. You're looking at about 2.4 million Israelites leaving Egypt. That already brings the population down to 1.1 million at best, the plagues notwithstanding. This was a decimating event, yet Egypt entered its golden age during this period? Absurd.2) Destruction of the armyThis is also where the KJV makes things complicated, so I will go back to the original Hebrew. My opponent says "The entire army was not destroyed as you claim. It was the chariot riders and horse riders that were destroyed. There was no mention of the foot soldiers pursuing Israel into the sea and it is also mentioned that the "chosen" captains perished with Pharaoh."Yet Exodus 14:9a specifically says "But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army," The word for army here is חָ֫יִל, this word in a war context specifically encompasses all armed forces of a ruler, including chariots and foot soldiers. (http://biblehub.com...) Further, the syntax of the Hebrew in this sentence means that the ENTIRE army was thrown into the sea. All of it. The Hebrew word כָּל means "all" or "every." (http://biblehub.com...) In the construction of verse 9, this "all" expands to the army. Even beyond that, God himself says that the entire army will be destroyed in verse 17. 3) Only the chosen captains died?Here is, again, where the KJV makes things more difficult than necessary and hindered my opponent's argument. In 15:4 the word used is מִבְחָר, meaning "best," not that they were chosen out of a group of chariots, but that even the best chariots were destroyed along with the rest of the army.4) Dead Pharaoh? If Pharaoh died in the Red Sea, as is indicated, then why did Thutmose III live like until 1425 BCE, not dying in 1446 BCE?5) No alternative evidenceMy opponent also never supplied any evidence in favor of the Exodus. Instead, he just used misunderstandings of an Old English word to misrepresent the story and miss the point. No one, not Egyptians enemies not Egypt itself ever mentions the Exodus at any time. I may also add that we have a good amount of records from this time, so you'd think we'd find something...Conclusion1) My opponent did exactly as expected for Mark/Matthew. He claims one was focusing on one animal while the other discusses both. If this were all, perhaps it wouldn't be a contradiction. But Jesus's very words change from singular to plural depending on the Gospel. My opponent must address that coherently.2) My opponent misunderstood the argument against the Exodus which I put forth. The total number of people living in Egypt, including slaves, citizens, and foreign residents, was as best 3.5 million. The loss of the 2.4 million of the Israelite workforce and plagues would have destroyed their country, as Pharoah's advisors admit. Yet Egypt during this entire period entered a golden age, not destruction.3) My opponent missed the parts in the passage where it specifically says Pharoah's entire army went with him to the Red Sea, and all of them died. This misunderstanding was largely based on the use of an older English word. An understanding of the Hebrew cleared that up.4) My opponent gave no positive evidence of the Exodus occurring. This is a major, gaping hole of evidence.I look forward to my opponent's response