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"And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle." Exodus 12:37-38

Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and feeding two to three million people requires a lot of food.

The people needed two thousand tons, four million pounds, of food each day.

To bring that much food each day, would require three freight trains each a mile long!

In the desert they needed firewood to cook and keep warm. Each day this would take four thousand tons, eight million pounds, of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile long.

Of course, they needed water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take eleven million gallons each day, and a freight train with tank cars eighteen hundred miles long, just to bring water!

And then another thing; they had to get across the Red Sea in one night. If they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be eight hundred miles long and would require thirty-five days and nights to get through.

So, there had to be an opening in the Red Sea, three miles long so that they could walk five thousand abreast to get over in one night.

Each time they camped at the end of the day, they needed a campground two-thirds the size of the State of Rhode Island, about seven hundred fifty square miles.

They journeyed in the desert forty years.

Do you think Moses worked all this out before he left Egypt?

Moses put his trust in God.
God handled things every day for forty years.
If you think God can't handle your problems.

Think Again!