Plagues
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Hail God sent hail with fire to destroy everything that was left in the fields. The people of Egypt were warned this time so that those you had started to believe in the God of Israel might escape this plague. Those who had contained with hardened heart were left to destruction. Verse 31 indicates
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Boils The boils come with an interesting consequence for the Egyptians. Not only are they suffering with the discomfort of the boils, but the boils render the magicians and the priest unclean. This uncleanliness makes them unfit to serve so they are held powerless in their positions in the Egyptians culture. This is why they
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Plague of Cattle Just like the plague of flies, the plague of the cattle set apart the Israelites from the Egyptians. The cattle of God’s people were not affected. There were many deities that were represented as bulls but I think this plague was part of destroying the economy of Egypt as the plagues continued.
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Flies It was with the plague of flies that God choses to set His people apart for the Egyptians. The swarms of flies do not effect Goshen where the Israelites dwell. The Egyptians had to have been perplexed at why their fly god would put swarms upon them and leave the Israelites unaffected. This must
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Gnats (Lice) The brevity of this plagues description draws focus on the Egyptians magicians. Until this point they have been recreating all of the plagues in an attempt to reduce God and dehumanize the occurrences. People still suffer from this urge today. It is at this point that the magicians find themselves powerless to reproduce
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Nile Turned to Blood The Nile River was the focal point of the Egyptians. It was their life source. Turning it to blood made it worthless, killed all of its fish, created a great stink, took away drinking water and most importantly showed that the gods associated with the river had no power over the
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Exodus 7:14-12:32 PLAGUE REFERENCE GOD Nile Turned to Blood Exodus 7: 14-25 Khnum: guardian of the Nile Hapi: spirit of the Nile Osiris: giver of life (river was his blood steam) Frogs Exodus 8: 1-15 Heqt: god of resurrection (form of frog) Hapi: frog goddess of Egypt Gnats (Lice) from dust Exodus 8: 16-19 Seb:
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