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“The true test of civilizationis, not the census, nor the sizeof cities, nor the crops—no,but the kind of man thecountry turns out..”—Ralph Waldo EmersonGulf of Aqaba“Professor Alfredo Trombetticlaims that he can prove thecommon origin of alllanguages. Max Mueller,oneof the greatest orientallanguage scholars, declaredthat all human languages canbe traced back to one, singleoriginal language.”—Grant R. Jeffrey, TheSignature of God“When you come to aforkin the road, take it.”—Yogi BerraA:15. Q:16. Q:A:Is thereany scientific explanation fortheopeningof theRed Sea and Moses leadingthe children ofIsraelacrossthebottom?Idon’tknow ofany scientificexplanation atall, Iwouldsayithad to be amiracle. Thereis, however, archaeological supportfor the Biblical account. Archaeologists havebeen lookinginthewrongplace for the last3,000 years for the remains ofPharaoh’s army at theRed Sea crossing. If you lookat amapof thenorthend ofthe Red Sea, you will seethat itsplits intotwobranches. Theleftbranch is called the GulfofSuez andtheright branchis called theGulf of Aqaba: The children ofIsraeldid notcross at theGulf of Suez. They traveledacrosstheSinai Peninsula andcrossed overattheGulf of Aqaba,which is also part oftheRedSea.Ron Wyatt(deceased) was afriend of minefrom Nashville,Tennessee, whoresearched the crossingof theRed Sea. Hefound twostonepillars, oneon either sideoftheGulfofAqaba, erected and inscribed by Solomon tocommemoratetheRed Sea crossing. Across thebottom ofthegulfbetween thetwopillars is apath littered with theremains ofgold-platedwooden chariots and chariot wheels not attached totheirchariots, just as theBible says in Exodus 14:25. God performedamiracleattheRedSea, and thereis evidence of the miracle.Ron’s ministry, www.wyattmuseum.com, has agreat videoon this topic.Is God gettingold?This is an interestingquestion thatreflects acommon humantendency. Peopleoften try toputour human limitations onGod. TheGod of the Bible does nothaveour limitations. Itisdifficultto comprehend God as not beingaffected by time,space or matter like weare. Thereis astory that may helpexplain how God is beyond understanding. Suppose thereweretwoflatpeoplerepresentedby tworectangular pieces ofpaper. Theseflat peoplelived on atabletop. Wewill call themMr. Flatand Mrs. Flatand theplacethey live in and understandis called Flatland. They aretwo-dimensional beings andlive in atwodimensionalworld. They haveno conceptof thethird dimension. They can seeonly one dimension (width) buttheycan perceivetwo, lengthand width; justas humans canseetwodimensions, lengthand width and perceiveathird,depth. (Hence, the term “depth perception.”)Now suppose thatathree-dimensional being(a human)wished tomeetand explain himselftoMr. and Mrs. Flat. Ifthatperson stuck afinger throughthetabletopcalledFlatland, Mr. and Mrs. Flat would seeonly acircle, (thecrosssection of thefinger) withnoperception oftherest oftheperson. Three dimensions arebeyond their comprehension inDr. Kent Hovind • office (850) 479-DINO (3466) •Fax 479-8562 70