As previously mentioned in the previous chapter regarding the life of Moses, sometime around 1446BC, he goes to discuss with the Pharaoh the release of the Israelites from slavery. The Pharaoh refuses to release the Israelites, consquently, God releases ten plagues onto Egypt to force the Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt. The ten plagues consisted of water into blood, frogs, lice, swarm of flies, diseased livestock, men and animals will break out with boils, thunderstorm of hail and fire, locusts, three days of darkness and death of all first-born son and daughters. The Pharaoh finally consents to the Israelites leaving Egypt allowing Moses to organize the Israelites and begin their 40 year journey back to Canaan, but the Pharaoh commands a group of his soldiers to chase after and kill all of the Israelites. Moses sees the approaching Egyptian army and with Gods assistance parts the Red Sea, leads the Israelites through the divided water, then after the Israelites are safe from …show more content…
Proven by archaeologists, historians and Egyptologists the total population of Egypt during this time did not exceed more than 4,000,000 people and there does not exist any historical evidence that Egypt's population decreased by a number of 2,000,000 people ever in Egypt's history. There exists two versions of the Israelite journey from Egypt. One version, by the Redactor, Priestly, Jahwist, and Elohist sources, begins with Exodus 13:20, Exodus 15:22-23 and 27, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 17:1, Exodus 19: 1-2 and 11, Numbers 10:33, Numbers 11:3, Numbers 11:34 and 35, Numbers 12:16, Numbers 20:1, and ends with Numbers 21:1, 4, 10 through to 20. The other version of the Exodus journey, by the Priestly source, begins and ends in Numbers