From my perception of “The Exodus Decoded,” Simcha Jacobovici’s “facts” and
“theories” are very easy to prove wrong, and quite frankly, over-reached. As an example- his theory for the first plague, the Nile turned to blood, in which he explained as gases floating above the waters, creating a chemical effect of a muddy-red hue, but if we are basing these facts off scripture, Exodus 7:20 specifically states that the waters turned to blood rather than to the color of blood. In other words, I find Jacobovici quite sceptical, especially about his plague explanations. On the other hand, some of the material covered is almost to the point of being believable. Among the believable foundings were the mass graves of only men found in Egypt- reflecting a possible outcome of the …show more content…
He used his gas theory to explain the abundance of frogs, the various bugs and the death of the first born. He believes that the gas “capped” the lake, and that something disrupted the water and released the toxic air, explaining the death of first borns who supposedly only slept on the floor where the low-running gas would strike. He also told the tragedy of lake Nyos in Africa to explain what might have occured. Lake Nyos really did have toxic gases hovering above it’s water, and it is believed that a landslide fell into the water, broke the seal of the gas and released all the CO2 to the villages. These gases killed over 1,500 people and over
3,000 animals. Some survivors even claimed that the flies dropped dead. But there are a few things to consider, the first thing being distance. In the lake Nyos event, the lake was measured at about 1 ½ miles long, and the gas was estimated to have traveled 15 miles going North. Now, the size of Ancient Egypt is unsure but it is estimated to have been in North-Eastern Africa. That being said, the Western desert (apart of the Libyan desert) was about 262,000 square miles and the Nile river stretches to 4,000 miles
“theories” are very easy to prove wrong, and quite frankly, over-reached. As an example- his theory for the first plague, the Nile turned to blood, in which he explained as gases floating above the waters, creating a chemical effect of a muddy-red hue, but if we are basing these facts off scripture, Exodus 7:20 specifically states that the waters turned to blood rather than to the color of blood. In other words, I find Jacobovici quite sceptical, especially about his plague explanations. On the other hand, some of the material covered is almost to the point of being believable. Among the believable foundings were the mass graves of only men found in Egypt- reflecting a possible outcome of the …show more content…
He used his gas theory to explain the abundance of frogs, the various bugs and the death of the first born. He believes that the gas “capped” the lake, and that something disrupted the water and released the toxic air, explaining the death of first borns who supposedly only slept on the floor where the low-running gas would strike. He also told the tragedy of lake Nyos in Africa to explain what might have occured. Lake Nyos really did have toxic gases hovering above it’s water, and it is believed that a landslide fell into the water, broke the seal of the gas and released all the CO2 to the villages. These gases killed over 1,500 people and over
3,000 animals. Some survivors even claimed that the flies dropped dead. But there are a few things to consider, the first thing being distance. In the lake Nyos event, the lake was measured at about 1 ½ miles long, and the gas was estimated to have traveled 15 miles going North. Now, the size of Ancient Egypt is unsure but it is estimated to have been in North-Eastern Africa. That being said, the Western desert (apart of the Libyan desert) was about 262,000 square miles and the Nile river stretches to 4,000 miles