t, correspond to historical texts; so the question arises: What parts of the Bible are credible? This question however, is one that cannot be answered as easily; therefore each section of the Bible must be viewed in its own light, and given a chance to be proven fact or fiction. Most Christians however, choose to take the meaning and ideas behind each passage regardless of their historical accuracy.
As to the story at hand, the first two books of the Bible have different accounts of certain events, as well as stories that, from a scientific standpoint, can only be fiction. "The attempt to discover what historical events lie behind Genesis and Exodus, while vitally important, is fraught with difficulties that may never be overcome." Yet with all the analyzing of events, and reviewing of historical documents, the stories themselves are being neglected. "Full appreciation of the content of Scripture must include appreciation of the intention of the editors, who, step by step, promulgated authoritative Scripture, as far as that intention can be ascertained." So with the highest regard for the text in question, historical inaccuracies can be overlooked and ignored, leaving only the stories in the scripture for us to ponder.
Upon initial study of this story, or more precisely: this segment of and beginning to; the Exodus quest, the simple theme of a 'call for heroism' becomes apparent. This is not a localized theme seen only in the book of Exodus, but can be found several times throughout the Bible. When the threat is great, or change is needed God inevitably calls on a person not known by most, who never dreamed
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