They wandered in desert wastes, hungry and thirst, their soul fainted within them. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and he delivered them from their distress. Psalm 107:4-6

The story of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt and their Wanderings in the Wilderness is epic by any standard. A truly great story. Only… This book isn’t about the story. It’s about all those facts in the story you never knew, probably never wanted to know and most decidedly won’t ever need to know. For example…

• When caught out in a Wilderness like Sinai, how should you go about catching Quail for your tea?
• Just how many real, live, squawking children were running amongst the plodding steps of the adult Children of Israel?
• How exactly do you organise a campsite full of people that runs into the millions?
• Who sorts out all the funerals? And just how busy are they likely to be?
• What about water? How many 2-litre bottles of the stuff would you need to hydrate a budding nation?
• What should you do with all the criminals the thieves, hoodlums and mad, screaming, housewives lurking in the camp?
• And most importantly of all, exactly how do millions of people go to the toilet every day in a wild and lonely place where there is no Toilet Duck, without having a major sewage crisis?

…If you’ve ever asked any of these questions or equally sensible ones, then this book is for you.