In this chapter there are many comparisons between inscriptions and passages from the Bible – showing how similar the events are described, yet how different they are written, proving the inscriber wasn't just copying what Moses wrote. PLEASE contact me if you want these inscriptions.
During the last 100 years, explorers discovered a group of ancient inscriptions in the Wadi Mukatteb in the Sinai Peninsula. The chapter talks about the many proofs we know they are ancient (ask if you want to hear more please). The fact these inscriptions survived in the hot dry climate of Sinai from the time of Diodorus (10 B.C.) until today gives us evidence that they could've survived intact a further 1,500 years back in time to the era of Moses.
The Language of the Inscriptions:
One of the strongest reasons for believing that some of these inscriptions may have been composed by Israelites in the time of the Exodus is that the language appears to be an original account of the Exodus events rather than an attempt to copy Exodus passages from the inspired pages of the Torah. The writers didn't use ANY of the words or characteristic language of Moses as recorded in the Torah.
Numerous images of animals appear in the writing but only of animals that live in the Sinai Peninsula, not those that live only in Egypt. If a native Egyptian wrote these inscriptions you would expect to find Egyptian animals, also images of pagan gods. However, although numerous Sinai inscriptions contain Egyptian hieroglyphics as well as the Sinai writings, we find no evidence of pagan gods or symbols. This provides very strong evidence that these were created by Jews.
God's Judgment on Israel's Gluttony:
In a confirmation of Exodus 32:6 where Moses declares that "the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to PLAY," the Sinai inscription Number 34 describes the activities of the Israelites as "Dancing, shouting, they PLAY." In Numbers, a statement of Moses records the location of a event, the very same place where a Sinai inscription was discovered over 15 centuries later.
Sarbut-el-Khadem – An Ancient Mountain Graveyard at Kibroth-hattaavah:
This part talks of a couple graveyards. One is at the mouth of the Wadi and is called Bounli Abou Israel by the Arabs indicating their belief that it contains the bones of the ancient Israelites. Significantly, there is no evidence of any other human settlement in the Sinai area, either modern or ancient. While the Egyptians always buried their dead in the plain or in a valley, this extensive graveyard sits on the top of a 700 foot high mountain. The work involved in bringing the bodies there for burial would've been IMMENSE. But the practice of mountain burial is normal for Jews. Moses and Aaron were buried in the mountains by God. Even today, Jews in Israel often choose to be buried on the Mount of Olives and other mountains surrounding Jerusalem. Who else would be buried here on a desolate mountain in Sinai except for those ancient Israelites killed by the wrath of God?
An astonishing discovery – A Trilingual Inscription:
Critics reject the possibility that these Sinai inscriptions could actually be genuine contemporary records of the Exodus. They demanded someone find another inscription similar to the marvelous trilingual inscription known as the Rosetta Stone. So another Sinai explorer, Pierce Butler, made a phenomenal discovery in 1860 of a trilingual inscription in a cave on the Djebel Maghara mountain. This inscription contained 3 descriptions of the same event engraved in 3 languages including the alphabet used in the Sinai inscriptions. This confirms the translation of the Exodus inscriptions was accurate.
