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Originally Posted by Russ D
Hmm, so was he there to witness it? Nooooo. Doesn't explain how Moses was able to make it work on demand though does it?
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But how do you know that he did do it demand?
Imagine this situation. Moses turns up at the red sea, the natural effect takes place at just the right time, it looks like Moses has parted the waves so it is attributed to divine intervention and gets written up in the bible.
The counter-scenario is that Moses gets his timing wrong, the seas don`t part, Moses is considered a charlatan and the whole thing becomes a bit of a non-event that isn`t worth recording, or conversely even gets written up as some kind of false prophet so the message is completely reversed.
We both know each other's personal views on faith, so you've probably already guessed that I wouldn`t go with the first scenario, and I`m not attempting to demolish your beliefs. In fact, even a Christian could argue this point without undermining the rest of their beliefs. I`m simply curious as to whether an example of spectacularly good timing could be misinterpreted such that it becomes an article of fact for a particular religion.