Evening star., 1932-07-23
Pharaoh, Influenced by the death o

Pharaoh, influenced by the death OF
the f1rst-born in every home in the
land except those Of the Israelites, had
become panic-stricken and issued the
permit for the departure Of the He
brews from Egypt. Anticipating the
order, 1t did not take long for Moses
to reach by the grape line system OF
telegraphy" the Jewish people. who
were all prepared for the start, when
they commenced to eat the passover,
that marked their emancipation from
slavery and the commencement Of their
national freedom. In accordance with
previous directions, the tribes quickly
assembled to commence their march
for liberty, as a united nation. under
the leadership Of Moses. In his ad-
dress to the people, who had assembled
at the appointed place, their leader
sought to impress upon them their OBJ
legation to God for their deliverance
and warned them against the danger
Of forgetting His part in their emanci-
patton. He had not forgotten how Jo-
seph had secured pledges from his
brethren to have his bones carried back
to the Promised Land, when they would
return to the home land. for Moses
brought the bones Of Joseph out with
him.
The people were guided by the pres
ence Of the unseen Jehovah. by q pillar
of cloud and Of fire. 1t takes a long
time to develop unity out Of units. 1t
Is difficult to fuse into harmony men
Just out Of slavery, who have not eradi-
Gated slavery out Of their own lives.
The people of Israel were not prepared
to meet the warlike Philistines. 80 God
did not lead them out Of Egypt by the
short cut. They assembled. in all prob
ability. at Rameses, which Petrie has
identified as Teller -Retaba. about 10
miles west of Pithom. They moved
from Rameses past Succoth, the Egypt
ian Thukke. and proceeded along the
fertile Wady Termilat until they en-
camped before Pihakhiroth tthe mouth
of the shallows), between Migdol and
the sea, in front of Baal-zephon."
Egyptian Reaction.
When the Hebrews, numbering 3.000
600. went out of Egypt. the fields OF
Goshen we're left desolated. They left
great building enterprises incomplete
Brick yards we're without help. 1t
soon became evident to the Egyptians
that one of the greatest sources OF
their nations wealth and industry had
left the country. When they learned
that they had probably been forever
lost to the land, a reaction swept over
the people, that condemned what their
ruler had done during the panic.
The news that the Hebrews had en-
camped at a place where they could be
easily overtafen and captured caused
iay, 70 hi h0t
been "entangled in the land, shut in the
wilderness" Pharaoh was influenced
by the revulsion of the country and evil
IDENTIFY considered that the Jewish
leadership was incompetent. He deter
mined to recall his permit to let them
20. He started after the great host that
he considered Were a bewildered multi
tude The great swift moving Egyptian
force of 900 chosen chariots, and all
the chariots of Egypt, and the captains
over all OF them, and his army sought
their capture. Their approach was de-
tected by the mixed multitude, for they
we're only the rudiments OF nation
that God was destined to mold into
one of the worlds greatest nations.
They were filled with frenzy. They be-
came alarmed, and in their panic COM
menced to doubt the wisdom Of Moses,
Leadership Questioned.
They did not hesitate to let Moses
know their feelings for they asked him.
forgetting that he was Gods ambassa-
dor and agent, why he had not let them
alone and allowed them to serve the
Egyptians They asked him If there
were not graves in Egypt, that is full OF
fine mausoleums, that he should have
brought them out into the wilderness
to die. 1t was dark hour. but Moses
revealed a superb faith, advising them
to stand still and see the salvation
of God" Outwardly he appeared calm
but he was crying unto God for help
and assistance. Jehovah ordered him
to go forward"
Moses cid not hesitate to order the
apparently impossible. The cloud that
had gone before them moved back and
became a protection against their enc
mics. He went ahead Of the disturbed
and distracted people. demonstrating
his faith in Gods power. He issued the
divine command that they go for
ward" Modern authorities believe
that he was standing at point between
Lake Timsah and the Bitter Lakes.
Eight miles of sand dunes intervene be-
tween these lakes. They were probapiy
covered with the waters OF the Red Sea,
which then reached much farther
north than it does today. Naville and
others believe that there was shallow
neck of water there that could be
driven back under an east wind"
National Deliverance.
The people responded to the call OF
their courageous and confident leader.
The need of the moment is for out