A recent book by Joel David Klenck entitled, “The Exodus from Egypt: Archaeological Data and Expectations”, quotes Egyptian archaeologists who state that the Egyptian royal court would avoid any mention of a catastrophe like the Exodus and would try their best to conceal the event.

After mentioning preservation factors, the author lists ten archaeological phenomena that could not be hidden and that would provide evidence for the event.

Joel presents a well argued case, using multiple chronologies (especially 1 Kgs 6:1), and archaeological evidence that suggests the Exodus occurred between 1440 to 1491 B.C. during the reign of Thutmose II.

The book contains some very grotesque photos of pustules (boils) on the back of the pharaoh and an inscription by the next pharaoh, Hatshepsut, stating she had to repair Egypt after vagabonds destroyed it — as well as eight other lines of evidence.

For Hatshepsut, the vagabonds or wanderers did not listen to the Egyptian deity, Re, and this deity did not act against the wanderers because of divine command.

Joel ends the book with a perfect retort against the founders of the documentary hypothesis who stated the early Hebrews were “childish” and “youthful”.

His answer: “When was Israelite scholarship ever childish or unquestioning? Then as now, Hebrew scholarship has always been elevated, reasoned, and full of debate.”