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LECTURE ON EGYPT. G7
structed we know very little, and the best authorities
differ considerably respecting dates. These differences
become less as new hieroglyphic information is obtained,
and there seems a probability that we shall be able
within a reasonable time to determine with considerable
approximation the dates of the erection of the pyra-
mids and temples, and of the dynasties and reigns of
the kings.
No doubt, however, these Grhizeh Pyramids were
finished long before any description of Egypt is given to
us in the Bible. They were probably 2,000 years old
when the principal Egyptian events recorded in the
Bible took place, but for some good reason they are
not specifically mentioned. The only verse in the
Bible which has been suggested as referring to the
Pyramids is Job iii. 14.
You remember the Bible impresses upon us two
great facts respecting Egypt; its fertility, and its liability
to famine. Abraham migrated into Egypt to enjoy its
rich crops, when there was a famine in Canaan and
plenty in Egypt, and his descendant Joseph attained
the highest rank under Pharaoh for his foresight in
anticipating and making provision against a famine in
that land of plenty. It is hardly necessary for me to
remind you that in gratitude Pharaoh presented Jacob,
the father of Joseph, with the land of Goshen, then, as
now, the richest land in Egypt.
Many attempts have been made to trace the exact
route of the Israelites when escaping out of Egypt
from the tyranny and oppression of Pharaoh. They
structed we know very little, and the best authorities
differ considerably respecting dates. These differences
become less as new hieroglyphic information is obtained,
and there seems a probability that we shall be able
within a reasonable time to determine with considerable
approximation the dates of the erection of the pyra-
mids and temples, and of the dynasties and reigns of
the kings.
No doubt, however, these Grhizeh Pyramids were
finished long before any description of Egypt is given to
us in the Bible. They were probably 2,000 years old
when the principal Egyptian events recorded in the
Bible took place, but for some good reason they are
not specifically mentioned. The only verse in the
Bible which has been suggested as referring to the
Pyramids is Job iii. 14.
You remember the Bible impresses upon us two
great facts respecting Egypt; its fertility, and its liability
to famine. Abraham migrated into Egypt to enjoy its
rich crops, when there was a famine in Canaan and
plenty in Egypt, and his descendant Joseph attained
the highest rank under Pharaoh for his foresight in
anticipating and making provision against a famine in
that land of plenty. It is hardly necessary for me to
remind you that in gratitude Pharaoh presented Jacob,
the father of Joseph, with the land of Goshen, then, as
now, the richest land in Egypt.
Many attempts have been made to trace the exact
route of the Israelites when escaping out of Egypt
from the tyranny and oppression of Pharaoh. They