This week on the Patterns of Evidence Podcast, Filmmaker, Tim Mahoney, and Research Professor of Old Testament at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Jason DeRouchie, discuss the historical and miraculous nature of the events at Mount Sinai.
Tim and Dr. DeRouchie relay the critical importance of Mount Sinai being a real, identifiable location and why it matters that these events actually took place. What dangers exist in people saying, “Where it happened doesn’t matter - only what happened there matters”?
Dr. DeRouchie shares his thoughts on the fire of God. Should we be looking for a mountain that shows signs of intensive burning - or - is this not necessarily a "must have" criteria due to the nature of this fire as described throughout Exodus and other passages of Scripture?
Was Mount Sinai a volcano? Are there naturalistic explanations for the thunder, lightning, and smoke atop the mountain? Tim and Dr. DeRouchie take a deep look at this, as Dr. DeRouchie emphasizes the miraculous nature of the cloud and fire of God, pointing out how it moved and led the Israelites throughout the wilderness, as well as rested on the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, and later in the Temple - all beginning with the burning bush.
The two close on the question of whether or not Mount Sinai was considered a holy mountain prior to the burning bush and God's covenant with the Israelites. Does Exodus 3:1 prove it was a holy site possibly for centuries before the Exodus - or - is there another explanation?
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