Jonathan Cahn, New York Times best-selling author and prophetic teacher, is pointing to a remarkable discovery he says connects directly to Moses and the Bible.
For years, he says, “Some critics claim the name Moses, which has a Hebrew meaning, does not even appear in the Egyptian language. And for years, critics of the Bible have charged that Moses didn’t exist. Just legend. They’ll say there’s no archaeological evidence that connects Moses in the Bible to, for instance, Sinai.”
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Cahn explains why skeptics have often dismissed the biblical account: “There’s nothing found in Sinai where Moses spent much of his life. Now, because Moses spent much of his life in the wilderness, we might not expect there to be inscriptions. But they made this charge that there was nothing for ages and ages.”
According to Cahn, that just changed. “An inscription was found in the Sinai Peninsula, the very place where Moses would have been. And the words were etched on the walls of an ancient Egyptian mine in the Sinai desert. And the one who wrote the words, the archaeologists identified it as a Semitic person. That’s as in Jewish or Israelite. The language of the inscriptions appear to be an early form of a Semitic language closely related to biblical Hebrew. They use[d] high resolution images and 3D scans.”
Nearby, other carvings added to the intrigue. “Near the inscription, they found what appears to be the name ‘EL’ in Hebrew, the name of God, the God of Israel. And there’s also what appears to be the name of an Egyptian goddess, Hathor, but the name of Hathor is defaced, scratched out, but the name of EL, God, remains.”
Even more striking are the themes recorded in the inscriptions that point back to the biblical account of the Israelites’ time in Egypt. “The inscriptions around there also speak of slavery and they speak of slave masters. And here it’s in an Egyptian mine.”
Cahn further highlights the key words of the discovery: “The words read ‘Zot M’Moshe.'” What could this possibly mean? According to Cahn, the words are: “This is from Moses.”
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Cahn points to the incredible significance of this archaeological find: “It would bear witness first that the name Moses is there in the Sinai at that time in ancient Egypt which counters the arguments that were made.”
This discovery serves as a reminder that the Word of God endures through time, leaving traces of truth that continue to surface in remarkable ways. As research continues, the world is watching with anticipation for what this find could mean for both archaeology and faith.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
