Rev. Bob Boyd<\/b><\/p>\n
*Rev. Bob Boyd can be contacted at 1712 Academy St., Scranton, PA 18504<\/p>\n
King Tut\u2019s Innermost Solid Gold Coffin<\/b><\/p>\n
Over six feet long and one-eighth inch thick, this coffin weighs over five hundred pounds! The face portrays the young pharaoh as he was in life. The whip and crook he holds – like a scepter – are symbols of his authority.<\/p>\n
BSP<\/i> 1:2 (Spring 1988) p. 13<\/p>\n
Archaeologist Howard Carter, on November 26, 1922, made the momentous discovery of the tomb of Tut-ankh-Amun in the Valley of the Kings. This Pharaoh had lived and died shortly after the Exodus. Inside his tomb, located 500 miles south of Cairo, were discovered some of the \u201criches of Egypt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kings had their tombs hewn inside rock mountains. The longer they lived, the more rooms were hewn. Their religious beliefs taught them to prepare for eternity, so personal belongings were stored in these rooms to have and use in the hereafter. Inside Tut\u2019s tomb, one coffin alone was made of solid gold, weighing 2000 pounds, and his mummified body was bedecked with 143 gold and jeweled ornaments. The current value of gold is $425 an ounce. So by today\u2019s standard, Tut was buried in a $13,000,000 coffin!<\/p>\n
Gold and precious stone jewelry, gold-overlaid furniture, gold statues, etc., found in the tomb by Carter are priceless. Someone has estimated that today his personal belongings would be valued close to $100,000,000. Keep in mind that this is just the riches of one Pharaoh, and a minor one at that. Counting them all, the wealth of the kings alone would run into the billions. No one need take my word for these remarks about the riches of Egypt. The discovery of Tut-ankh-Amun\u2019s wealth is an established fact, and the finds are in the Cairo Museum.<\/p>\n
Hebrews 11:26 speaks of the \u201criches of Egypt\u201d in relation to Moses. It states that Moses esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt. How could he have had these riches?<\/p>\n
The Bible tells us that as a babe he was hidden because of Pharaoh\u2019s death threat to all male infants. Pharaoh\u2019s daughter found him and took him to the palace to raise him. He was schooled in all the wisdom and sciences of the Egyptians and was in the royal family for 40 years (Exodus 2:1\u201310; Acts 7:17\u201323a).<\/p>\n
The daughter who found him, believed by some to be Hatshepsut, became queen, and was known as the \u201cFemale King.\u201d Having no legal heirs to the throne, she wanted Moses to be called the \u201cson of Pharaoh\u2019s daughter.\u201d If Moses had accepted, he could have been a Pharaoh, become an Egyptian deity, and inherited the \u201criches of Egypt.\u201d He refused, cast his lot with God\u2019s people, turned away from the pleasures of sin for a season, feared not the wrath of the king, and kept his eyes on Him who is invisible (Hebrews 11:23\u201327).<\/p>\n
This is a challenge for us today when so many have made material things their god. We may never acquire the \u201criches of Egypt,\u201d but far better to \u201cseek first the kingdom of God,\u201d and let Him add what is necessary. Maybe Moses did not know the passage as we do, but he knew that it would profit him nothing if he \u201cgained the whole<\/p>\n
BSP<\/i> 1:2 (Spring 1988) p. 14<\/p>\n
world and lost his own soul\u201d (Mark 8:36). He cared not what others said about his stand for the Lord; his great desire was to be numbered among those who were linked to the Living God and who kept their eyes on Him. Moses taught us that it takes courage to stand up and be counted, but also that it takes more courage to keep standing after one has been counted.<\/p>\n
Model Funeral Boat Made of Alabaster<\/b><\/p>\n
This stylistic model boat probably was intended for King Tut\u2019s pilgrimage in the after-life. Two attendants would be available at all times.<\/p>\n
BSP<\/i> 1:2 (Spring 1988) p. 15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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