If God lead Israel by a cloud then why was Hobab needed as a guide?
PROBLEM: Exodus 13:21-22 affirms that God supernaturally lead Israel
through the wilderness by a cloud that was illuminated by night.
However, Moses asked his father-in-law, Hobab, to come with them
“inasmuch as you know how we are... [ Continue Reading ]
Was the Ark placed in the middle of the camp or in front of it?
PROBLEM: In this text, we read that “the ark of the covenant of the
Lord went before them.” Yet, earlier the tabernacle (with its ark)
are said to be “in the middle of the camps” (Numbers 2:17).
SOLUTION: Some scholars claim there wer... [ Continue Reading ]