God Is In The Details

Genesis traces genealogy.  It details briefly with family lines that are not Isrealite and than goes into detail for Isrealites...Gods people had mixed so much with their Caanite neighbours as to be almost blended. God made it happen that his people would be separated out through Joseph and the seventy family members that would move to Eygyt, grow and flourish, becoming a great nation. The Bible seems to do a backward and forward, criss crossing of information, the order of information is not chronological.  When one point is explained, there appears many more, giving clarity to Gods plan, giving us a glimpse into his master mindedness.  This brings us to his command to "Be still and know that I AM God". This reminder is so significant and profound as we work our way through the Bible as his created beings, seeing with human eyes.  God is in the details, as someone so aptly stated.  I erred in an early post when I said that Abraham was the author of the first five books of the Bible when authorship has been attributed to Moses. Moses had been raised as an Egyptian, and he had the skills to record the Israelite history and of course, he had a relationship with God. Israelite worship includes reenactment of their own rescue from Egypt; celebration of Gods factual intervention in history and their hope in his promises.  The events in Genesis cannot be validated from outside sources~no other records demonstrate that Abraham existed or that any of his family history occurred~this points us in the direction of the supernatural. The Israelites were used to the supernatural and perfectly ok with giving God credit for any and all historical events. Critics want proof where the Israelites had experienced Gods presence.  When archaeology and historical data are assembled around events, they fit perfectly and make good sense within the setting and details of the narratives in the Bible. Sometimes what we don't have an answer to today, gets dug up tomorrow...until next time in the Bible.