Dr. Danny Kellum, Headmaster of Donelson Christian Academy, wrote:
"One of the biggest arithmetical miracles in the world: Moses and the people were in
the desert, but what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and feeding 3 or 3
1/2 million people requires a lot of food.
According to the Quartermaster General in the Army, it is reported that Moses would have
to have 1,500 tons of food each day. Do you know that to bring that much food each day,
two freight trains each a mile long would be required!
Besides you must remember, they were out in the desert, and they would have to have
firewood to use in cooking the food. This would take 4,000 tons of wood and a few more
freight trains each a mile long, just for one day.
And just think, they were forty years in transit.
Oh, yes, they would have to have water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few
dishes, it would take 11,000,000 gallons each day, and a freight train with
tank cars 1,800 miles long, just to bring water!
And then another thing. They had to get across the Red Sea at night. Now, if they
went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35
days and nights to get through. So, there had to be a space in the Red Sea, 3 miles wide
so that they could walk 5,000 abreast to get over in one night.
But then another problem. Each time they camped at the end of the day, a campground
two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island was required, or a total of
750 square miles long, think of it! This space just for nightly camping.
Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left Egypt? I think not! You see,
Moses believed in God. God took care of these things for him.
Courtesy of
John Marinkov
john.marinkov@boeing.com