The 10 Plagues in Bible History. The Bible reveals that the Hebrews were slaves in the land of Egypt for 400 years. Earlier in the book of Genesis when Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and sold as a slave and taken to Egypt, God used that whole situation to prepare the descendants of Abraham about how to trust the LORD. All of the time that the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt God was preparing a nation in fulfillment of his promise to Abraham. Egypt had become the most powerful kingdom in the world, and Pharaoh was the most powerful ruler in the world. When Moses came with a staff and demanded that he let God's people go Pharaoh scoffed at him and mocked God. Throughout a series of 10 devastating plagues upon the land of Egypt, God actually …show more content…
mocked all the gods of the Egyptians and even Pharaoh himself. Pharaoh finally let the Hebrews go and with all the wealth of Egypt. Ultimately the Hebrews learned that God is in control, that He is a God of miracles and can do whatever He wants, and that He will take care of His people and they would be wise to put all their trust in Him. Moses.
Moses learned well at the burning bush that the LORD is the God of all the earth. Moses saw the God turn his staff into a snake, and then turned back into his staff again. Moses also saw his hand become white with leprosy, and then God made his hand normal again. The Bible calls Moses "the humblest man on the face of the earth" and he was no doubt quite an individual. Moses did not feel adequate to do the task of demanding that Pharaoh let God's people go because he was not a good speaker. God told Moses "your brother Aaron shall speak for you now go" and Moses did as the Lord commanded. It is hard to imagine but Moses came and stood before Pharaoh, the most powerful man in all the …show more content…
earth. Pharaoh. The rulers within the land of Egypt called Pharaoh. It is impossible to know exactly which Pharaoh it was that was ruling Egypt when Moses came and demanded that he let God's people go. The Hebrews had been slaves for over 400 years and Pharaoh was the most powerful man in the world, he was not about to let a Hebrew threaten him to let Israel go. Moses came and said to Pharaoh "God has sent me to ask you to let his people go" and then Pharaoh scoffed at this and hardened his heart and made the burden upon the Hebrews much greater. Would Pharaoh did not realize is that the LORD is the God of all the earth and Pharaoh was not able to withstand Him. God sent 10 devastating plagues upon the land of Egypt and finally Pharaoh let God's people go, but then he sent his armies after them in defiance. The Red Sea had parted for the Israelites who would left Egypt with all their wealth, Evan Pharaoh's armies had ended the sea the close upon them and they were swept away. Pharaoh was the most powerful men the world but history proves that in the midst of all the power of man, God is in control. First Plague: Blood. In the first plague the Lord turned the water of the Nile River into blood. Moses warned Pharaoh but Pharaoh's heart was hardened, the terrible plague lasted for seven days even though the magicians of Egypt could not do anything to stop it. (Exodus 7:14-24). Second Plague: Frogs. In the next plague the Lord sent frogs throughout the land of Egypt. Moses warned Pharaoh but he hardened his heart against the Lord and would not let God's people go. (Exodus 8:1-15). Third Plague: Lice. In the third plague the Lord sent lice, because Pharaoh hardened his heart once again. Pharaoh's magicians saw this plague and said "This is the finger of God." (Exodus 8:16-19). Fourth Plague: Flies. in the fourth plague the Lord sent flies, Moses warned Pharaoh, and Pharaoh hardened his heart against the Lord and would not let the people go. Israel did not get affected by this plague, and this was the first time that Pharaoh made an offer. (Exodus 8:20-32). Fifth Plague: Disease on Livestock. In the fifth plague God sent a terrible disease on the cattle. Pharaoh was warned again and he hardened his heart. (Exodus 9:1-7). Sixth Plague: Boils. In the six plague the Lord sent open sores or boils on the skin. This time the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart. (Exodus 9:8-12). Seventh Plague: Hail. The next plague the Lord sent a great hail and when it landed on the ground it turned into fire. Moses warned Pharaoh and Pharaoh hardened his heart. Everyone who did not heed the warning was smitten by the plague. (Exodus 9:13-35). Eighth Plague: Locusts. In the eighth plague the Lord sent a miserable plague of locusts. Pharaoh made another offer to Moses but were not completely let the people go. Moses had warned Pharaoh and Pharaoh hardened his heart again. (Exodus 10:1-20). Ninth Plague: Darkness.
The ninth plague was a great darkness throughout the land of Egypt, a darkness which could be felt. The darkness remain in the land for three days. This was quite humiliating to Pharaoh since the word "Pharaoh" means "the sun". Pharaoh hardened his heart and the worst was yet to come. (Exodus 10:21-22). Tenth Plague: Death of the First-Born. Moses revealed his anger by this time, this was because of Pharaoh's rejection even in the midst of all the suffering. God sent the Angel of death to go throughout the land of Egypt, and if anyone did not have the blood of a lamb placed upon the doorpost of their house, that house would be smitten by the death Angel. The Israelites were quick to obey God, and the Egyptians suffered greatly with the loss of their firstborn, even in the house of Pharaoh. (Exodus 11). The First Passover. The Passover happened at the time of Moses and the 10 plagues. In the 10th and final plague the death Angel passed through the land of Egypt. The death angel was sent to kill every firstborn son in every house if there was not the blood of a lamb on the doorpost as a sign. when the death Angel saw the blood on the doorpost it would "pass-over" that house and the firstborn son was spared. This was the Passover. The Exodus from Egypt. After the 10 plagues Pharaoh finally agreed to let the Hebrew slaves go. The Exodus is when
Moses The Riches of Egypt. According to the Bible the Hebrew slaves left the land of Egypt with all the wealth of the Egyptians. The people of Egypt were glad to see the Hebrews go. All the gold and silver and jewels and other precious items would be later used for the construction of the tabernacle, and even Solomon's Temple. The God's of Egypt. There were many gods in the land of Egypt, the Nile River God, the bull deity, and deities for all the animals and many other sorts of gods within the land. The true God of heaven smote the land of Egypt and humiliated Pharaoh and all of his gods. The study of Moses and the 10 plagues is very important in the study of the Bible, let's pray: Dear Jesus, we thank you and praise you for your Word. It is amazing that you revealed your power in your strength in the land of ancient Egypt. Pharaoh could not stand against you, and whatever you desire will happen because you are in control and you will not let your people be slaves to anyone. We praise you Lord that you are our defender our strength and a present help in time of need. We trust you and we stand with you. In Jesus name…
Passover (also known as Pesach in Hebrew) is one of the most sacred festival in the Jewish calendar and the longest continuing ritual in the human history. Since 1300 B.C, Jews celebrate this tradition to commemorate the national freedom of the Children of Israel and recalls stories behind the Israelites' departure from the land of Egypt. Spring time signifies the season of Passover, which begins at the sunset marking the fifteenth day of Nisan, the first month in Jewish calendar. In modern calendar, that is between April and May. The story of Passover is written in the Book of Exodus, the second book of Hebrew Bible. Over 3000 years ago, Pharoah, the King of Egypt, enslaved Jews and tortur...
The Plague (French, La Peste) is a novel written by Albert Camus that is about an epidemic of bubonic plague. The Plague is set in a small Mediterranean town in North Africa called Oran. Dr. Bernard Rieux, one of the main characters, describes it as an ugly town. Oran’s inhabitants are boring people who appear to live, for the most part, habitual lives. The main focus of the town is money. “…everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits. Our citizens work hard, but solely with the object of getting rich. Their chief interest is in commerce, and their chief aim in life is, as they call it, 'doing business’” (Camus 4). The citizens’ unawareness of life’s riches and pleasures show their susceptibility to the oncoming plague. They don’t bother themselves with matters not involving money. It is very easy for the reader to realize that they are too naive to combat the forthcoming calamity. The theme of not knowing life is more than work and habits will narrow the people’s chances of survival. Rieux explains that the town had a view of death as something that happens every day. He then explains that the town really doesn’t face towards the Mediterranean Sea. Actually it is almost impossible to see the sea from town. Oran is a town which seems to turn its back on life and freedom. The Plague was first published in 1948 in France. “Early readers were quick to note that it was in part an allegory of the German occupation of France from 1940 to 1944, which cut France off from the outside world; just as in the novel the town of Oran must close its gates to isolate the plague” (“The Plague” 202). When the plague first arrives, the residents are slow to realize the extreme danger they are in. Once they finally become aware of it...
black death. The black death was one of the worst plagues ever recorded in the history of plagues. The
The Black Death, also known as the Great Mortality and Bubonic Plague, occurred during the years of 1347-1350. Although it didn’t last very long, it is said that the Plague killed over 1.5 million people in its short amount of time in activity throughout the Mediterranean and Europe. The Black Death was a very gruesome and horrible disease that caused fever, headache, chills weakness, and inflammation of the lymph nodes causing the disturbing site of buboes on the neck, groin and armpits. Petrarch, an Italian Scholar, described his feelings towards the Plague as he wrote, “O happy posterity, who will not experience such abysmal woe and will look upon our testimony as a fable” (qtd. in Nohl 17). Here, P...
The people in Europe were scared and terrified of the plague coming to their village or infecting them. The villages after some time of having the virus would have a crier announcing the day’s death toll. The people that were infected were sometimes shunned wherever they went, not many people would help them. The people that have already died would be immediately moved to the graveyard. The Black Plague lasted for a longer period than any other disease, leaving behind a huge amount of dead bodies that earth could not decompose quickly. The lives of the villagers were rough just by seeing their relatives dying in their homes but also to seeing people die in the streets. What scared the villagers most was the ghost ship, that was filled with rats and fleas and they were also filled with the bodies of the dead sailors that round it. Some people believed that the plague was a punishment from God for the sins that they have committed or that the infected people have
The Great Plague was an outbreak that killed a third of population in Europe. It was a scourge that originated in the arid plains of central Asia and traveled along the Silk Road. From then on, fleas living on rats, which were typically found on merchant ships, carried it. There were three types of the plague: bubonic plague, this was an infection of the lymph glands and the symptoms were muscle cramps, fevers, swellings and seizures; pneumonic plague, which was known for coughing, often with blood and the symptoms were fevers, chest pains and shortness of breath; septicemic plague, this plague was an infection of blood, and some of the symptoms were low blood pressure, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, bleeding fro...
The plague was spread by fleas, which were not effected by the disease. Fleas first infected the rats, which lived off garbage and sewage. The rats then spread the infection to the humans. Rats were a common sight in the cities, due to the poor sanitary conditions, so no one suspected them (www.tartans.com). In the winter the plague seemed to disappear, but only because fleas were dormant then. Each spring, the plague attacked again, killing new victims (www.byu.edu). The effects of the plague were devastating. After just five years, twenty-five million people were dead - one third of Europe's population. Once people were infected they infected others very rapidly. As a result, in order to avoid the disease, many fled to the countryside where the lower population density helped to decrease the speed at which the disease spread (www.tartans.com). From a person's time of infection to his or her death was less than one week (www.home.nycap.rr.com). The plague became known as "The Black Death" because of the discoloration of the skin and black enlarged lymph nodes that appeared on the second day of contracting the disease. The term "The Black Death" was not invented until after 1800. Contemporaries called it "the pestilence" (Cantor 7).
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in European history. The plague first arrived in Sicily, at the port of Messina, on twelve trading ships. (History) Welcoming citizens had no clue of the terror that would soon be unleashed upon their lands. Every sailor aboard each ship was either dying or dead from the vicious disease, and the living were desperate for a helping hand. Unfortunately, the people they saw as their savior were not so generous. Authorities ordered the ships to leave at once, not realizing that it was already too late. As the plague wreaked havoc across Europe, it destroyed everything in its path. People started to lose faith in God and began to wonder why he would let such a horrendous event carry on. Others thought of it as some type of punishment for all of man’s sins, and these individuals had their own way of reaching out for redemption. Europe began to crumble before their very eyes. Eventually, the Black Death led to the fall of Feudalism and serfdom. There was no organization left in society, no power or control. It just didn’t exist anymore. The virulent pestilence took innocent lives, day, after day, with no remorse.
God has another moment of mass creation during Exodus. He creates ten plagues, one after the other. The first was blood, then God sends different animals and plagues to destroy the Egyptian society. It should be noted that God doesn’t control the plagues, in the sense that he hypnotizes and forces people or animals to act according to his will...
The Black Plague, a killer that had no mercy for the lives of others, almost discontinued beliefs of a religion, and almost completely eliminated an entire nation. The infection that travelled hundreds of miles to ruin the sanity and lives of millions. The virus made people do radical things to be saved by God, to only just fade away into the past with undocumented records of their passing. And make the holiest of people of God abandon their religious morals. The Black Death was able to disturb the peace with common folk and nobles, but yet provide the common folk with higher standards of living. "In a sense the Black Death was the prehistory both of the enclosure and of the Reformation" (BBC).
Graveyards were full, medicine failed, parents abandoned ill children and in just six months, millions had died. It was the beginning of the Black Death. It was a deadly plague that spread through Europe and Asia from the mid 1330’s -50’s. The cause of death for twenty million people, the survivors thought it was God’s anger at something they had done and, therefore, the end of the world. In Venice, ninety thousand died and in Florence, half the population. There were three types of the plague. The Bubonic plague was the most common, the Pneumonic Plague was less common and the Septicaemic Plague was the most deadly and rarest of them all.
The Black Death is known as one of the deadliest plagues to ever happen in human history. During 1339, in the northwestern part of Europe, the population was beginning to reach its carrying capacity. Farm land was beginning to be overused, creating a shortage of food. The climate also changed drastically, creating winters that were extremely cold and the summers that were very dry. Due to this extreme weather, crops were not able to produce exponentially enough to sustain the population growth. People began to worry for the sake of not having enough food because of the rise in prices and the lack of quantity. During the time between 1339 and 1346 it is known as the famine or starvation before the plague. Throughout these
Due to the common occurrence of plague and disease during the epagomenal days it is to be believed that the Ancient Egyptians held a great amount of fear and distress towards this time of the year. The outbreak of disease and plagues, credited to the emissaries, arrows, of Sekhmet, was
The five plagues that destroyed Egypt are the Nile river turned to blood, the frogs, the gnats, the flies, the pestilence, the boils, the nail, the locusts, the darkness, the death of the firstborn. The first plage was turning into the Nile river to blood this kills all the fish and all other life that only lives underwater and this makes them uneatable which made people who fished for food, starve or find a new way to get food. Then the second plage was the frogs which mad a bunch of frogs come out of the water and there was a frog wherever you looked there was a frog. Ones all the Frogs died the Gnates came in spreading the next plague the Pestilence. then there was Boils. The Pestilence killed all of the animals which means that they have
Passover is a widely celebrated blessed religious holidays of Jewish faith, deriving its base from an historic event of the biblical account of exodus, when the Israelites were freed from slavery in antique Egypt. This holiday normally starts on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nisan, as well as culminates on 22nd day of the same month. After Israelites migration to Egypt they were subjected to slavery and status of a second class citizens for a good amount of time. Israelites were tired of their slavery and prayed to God for their release from the bondage. Their prayers paid off and God sent Moses to the Pharaoh with a message directing the release of the Israelites from bondage so that they can worship and work for Him as their God. Despite of the repeated directive the Pharaoh neglected the God’s message, and refuse to release the Israelites. Their refusal invoked the curse of God, and God responded them with ten harmful