I have always wondered how
Red Sea parted as described in Exodus story of Moses.The recent Tsunamis that happened in West Sumatra and tremendous destruction that came with it got me thinking - was this what really happened to Egyptian army when they were pursuing Hebrew people while they were led out of Egypt by Moses?
On internet, many eyewitness accounts can be obtained very fast. Pictures taken by amateurs appeared on news channels within hours of event. Many people were able to witness destructive effects of gigantic waves through these movies. Death just happens in an instance with pounding of 700 kph waves that destroyed everything in its path.
Ironically, just a few hundred meters away, people were busy with their shopping, eating, laughing, as if nothing happens. Nobody had expected such fury and destruction. It was just like a monster coming in and swallowing its victims.
On that eventful Sunday of 26th December 2004, I was attending Mass at our local church. At approximately 0900 hrs, I could feel a very slight tremor while I was listening to homily delivered by our Parish priest.
The tremor was so slight that at first I thought I was not feeling well and felt a bit dizzy. Then I noticed that many other people were looking around them as if they also felt something. My neighbor sitting next to me could not even feel anything.
Everybody went home without even suspecting anything amiss.
My family and I even went over to a shopping complex very near to seaside where tsunami hit. That was at about 1300 hrs.
Back to event of Exodus. About 4 thousand years ago, there was a report in bible that Red Sea parted, and Hebrew people led by Moses were able to walk through sea as if it were dry land.
After they had cross over seabed, pursuing armies of Egyptian pharaoh followed in their trails. The wheels of their chariots got stuck in mud, and water came back, swept and destroyed them. None of them survived.
I was wondering. The waters must have come in very fast! How come none of soldiers were able to escape? The recent Tsunami, triggered by an undersea earth tremor seems to provide a living example of what can cause water to rise so high and so suddenly that none of them could survive.
The recent tsunami was caused by an earth tremor. Was it likely to occur at Red Sea? Sure enough, some areas in Mediterranean were well known for volcanic activity.
