Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-09-26

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Aurveys for Great Britain in that part
of Egypt where the Hebrew children
accomplished their famous journey. In
his published statement, the major
general says that in the spring or TINS
year he was engaged in surveying the
borders of Lake Menzahleh, on the Req
Sea. On one occasion a sudden and
violent wind storm arose, the force OF
which was so prodigious as to carry
everything before it. including incl
dentally the water of the LAKE. In a
few hours the whole body of water had
been abducted and naught remained
save vessels. mud. sand ard the MAJ or
general. The vessels moored in the
lake We're stranded high and dry, with
no water in sight. This is undoubtedly
what occurred in the days of Moses
and gives new interest to that ia
nous history, wherein is set forth the
triumphant flight of the captives dry
shod through the way of the waters,
whose returning food destroyed their
oppressors.
For an exact comprehension Of the
whole matter review of the biblical
history is essential. Taking from their
context in order those verses of the
sacred narrative which are necessary
we have the following concise record
from the book of Exodus:
And the Lord hardened the heart of
Pharaoh, King of Egypt and he pursued
after the children of Israel: and the
children Of Israel went out with an high
hand.
But the Egyptians pursued after
them, all the horses and chariots of
Pharaoh and his horsemen, and his
army, and overlook them, encamping
by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before
BaalZephon.
And the Egyptians pursued and went
in after them to the midst of the sea,
even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots
and his horsemen.
And Moses stretched forth his hand
over the sea, and the sea returned to its
strength when the morning appeared;
and the Egyptians fled against it; and
the Lord overthrow the Egyptians in
the midst Of the sea.
And the waters returned, and covered
the chariots, and the horsemen, and all
the hosts of Pharaoh that came into
the sea after them; there remained not
so much as one of them.
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day
out of the hand Of the Egyptians; and
Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the
seashore.
Such is the biblical record of one of
the most startling, as it is one of the
most interesting, miracles known to
history. Next to the resurrection of
Christ it has attracted the most atten-
ton from scholars. Books have been
written concerning it, some explaining
one thing, some another, some nothing
at all. For years the faithful accepted
it as miracle of the most marvellous
ly mysterious sort with entire conf
dence. With equal confidence the
sceptical denied it altogether, both as
to manner and effect. Latterly, how
ever, there have been notifications on
each side.
Archaeological Investigations in
Egypt have verified SO much of the
scriptural story that it's substantial! ac-
curacy is generally admitted. An ex-
animation of the various routes over
one or another of which the fleeing
Hebrews took their way has demon
strated the fact that in many places
they could have managed a crossing of
the sea, under favorable natural condi-
tons. AS result of this, Christians
now believe that the escape through
the waters was by miraculous interven-
ton fl m God, working through nat
ural intermediate causes. The sceptic,
on the other hand, admits the escape.
but denies the providential interven-