As relating to the Exodus

Recently doubt has been given as to the validity of the Exodus as given in G-d's Word.


Some people would argue that just because there is an absence of evidence does not mean it never happened.
Some people would say that there was one tribe of Israelites who was appointed to clean up each place they stopped at, thus wiping away any possible evidence.

Both of those may be true. However, it is not the lack of evidence of their travel, but rather the lack of evidence of the arrival that truly casts doubt on the Exodus scene as literally described.
Surveys of ancient settlements (such as pottery and etc) suggest that there simply was no great influx of people around the time of the Exodus, which is said to be sometime between 1500 and 1200 B.C.
If people had suddenly arrived from Egypt, then their pottery and stuff would be different than that of the native Canaanites, yet no archaeological evidence shows this to be the case.

If you look at both history and the Bible, a different possibility occurs. Exodus happened. But it was not quite as large scale as previously though, but rather small-scale.
There are various rabbis and the like coming to the same conclusion. Some have went public, and others say something along the lines of "It is true, but not something that should be said too publicly."
And that is among the Jewish scholars who were encouraged to look into this stuff!
Among Christians, it is considered a deep sin to let scientific and archaeological evidence cast question on faith. Many are too close minded to even consider it, and those that do are seen as non-Christian heathens.

However,
1) A tradition cannot make a historical claim and then refuse for it to be evaluated by history if it can be done. There are some parts of the Bible that rely on faith alone, and others that correlate to history.
2) Facts should be able to line up with faith. If one fails to line up with the other, question should be brought to both. G-d gave us brains for a reason people, and for it to be insisted people should not make a study and open-minded inquiry to this area unintentionally cast doubt on G-d by implying He gave us brains but does not want us to use them.
3) Our faith should not rest on whether the Exodus was small or large-scale. At Passover, it is said we should see ourselves as if we were part of the Exodus. Whether the Exodus was 3 people or 3 million people, we are still able to do this.

Let me conclude with saying this:
In Jeremiah 16:14-15, it is prophesied that the liberation from Babylon will be more important than the Exodus. This is interpreted as inferring that when the Messiah comes, the history of the Exodus will fade. That does not mean we should not remember the Passover and the Exodus, of course not! But we also need to remember it is not the specifics of history, but rather liberation that is the central theme of faith.