EGYPTIAN PLAGUES

PLAGUE OF BLOOD

• This plague made the water inedible
• This plague killed all of the fish and Egypt wreaked
• Pharaoh was warned and allowed to watch it happen
• ThEgyptian gods affiliated with this event are Khnum, Hapi, and Osiris

PLAGUE OF FROGS

• In Egypt the frog symbolized the Babylonian politicians arguing.
• The frogs also made it hard to sleep.
• Pharaoh was warned, but was not with Moses when it happened
• The Egyptian god associated with this was Heqt

PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS

• The Egyptian's harvest was completely destroyed
• The god associated with this was Seth
• Pharaoh was warned about this but still hardened his heart

PLAGUE OF DARKNESS

• Actually pharaoh was not warned
• Lasted for three days
• The Egyptian god associated with this was Ra
• Ra was the god of the sun
• Egyptian magicians did nothing to help with this plague

DEATH OF FIRSTBORN

• Pharaoh was warned and affected by this first hand
• The god attacked was pharaoh
• After this the Israelites were let go
• Pharaoh was the god attacked because he ruled the people
• And the people were affected, so he was the god attacked

DEATH OF FIRSTBORN ISRAELITE SIDE

• The Israelites were spared this by putting lambs blood on their door
• They were warned by God through Moses
• The lamb's blood symbolized Jesus dying on the cross for us
• Because the lamb was killed to save that family in the house

IN CONCLUSION

• The plagues were a terrible thing
• God used these as a way to persuade pharaoh to let the
• Israelites leave Egyptian bondage