10 plagues in the book of exodus

These plagues are described in chapters 7 through 11 of the book of exodus. Old testament book lesson 25 the plagues of egypt 10 plagues. Last of all, the plagues had a great moral purpose in that they embodied the divine use of evil in the experience of men in this world. In fact, the 10 plagues is the central theme of the book of exodus, in fact the punishment of god was recorded in such details compared to god judgement to sodom and gomorrah. Learn how the plagues convinced pharaoh to release the hebrews from. What was the meaning and purpose of the ten plagues of egypt. Over and over god tells moses to go to pharaoh and forewarn him of the coming plagues.

Nov 04, 2015 the ten plagues are ten sequential disasters god inflicted on egypt through moses and aaron, according to the biblical book of exodus. The 10 plagues of egypt not only decimated egypt physically, but more important they decimated them spiritualy. The english name of the book derives from the septuagint greek use of exodus to designate the deliverance of the israelites from egyptian bondage and their safe. The 10 plagues the first passovercrossing the sea of reeds the wilderness journey. Some critics of the bible claim that there is no verifiable evidence to support the bibles account of the exodus of the hebrews from egypt. Additional thoughts and considerations didnt pharaoh already say he would kill moses if he appeared before him again. One of the most impressive of these displays of power was when god split the water in two so that the hebrews could pass through. Ten plagues of egypt the book of exodus is the second book of the pentateuch, or weelleh shemoth according to the hebrew bible. These plagues are punishments on pharaoh and egypt for not allowing gods people, israel, to go free from their slavery.

Each year during passover, as we read through the history of the exodus, we recount the ten plagues that were visited upon egypt. In the book of exodus, the hebrew god sent 10 plagues on egypt. As the experience of job illustrates the use of evil in the life of the righteous, so the plagues of egypt illustrate the same great problem of evil in the lot of the wicked. The 10 plagues of egypt were inflicted on egypt by god as a result of pharaohs refusal to listen to gods word through moses and let his. The plagues of egypt in the story of the book of exodus, are ten disasters inflicted on egypt by the god of israel in order. Charlton hestons role as moses in the biblical epic the ten commandments is iconic. What were the 10 plagues that god inflicted on egypt and. The egyptians had lost their army, crops, cattle and even their firstborn sons. The is the final warning the tenth plague is on the horizon and the israelites are about to receive instructions that will let them avoid being caught up in the carnage.

The traditional number of ten plagues is not actually mentioned in exodus, and other sources differ. T he ten plagues in egypt are explained in exodus chapters 7 through 12. Exodus in the bible and the egyptian plagues biblical archaeology. As an instrument in the lords hand he performed many signs, or wonders, attempting to. The book of exodus relates how moses led the hebrew people out of slavery in egypt.

Ten egyptian plagues for ten egyptian gods and goddesses. God rained hail, fire and thunder upon egypt and the hail struck down all the crops in the fields and shattered every tree. In the old testament book of exodus the 2nd book of moses, there are various signs recorded which were meant to persuade pharaoh to release the jews from captivity. The book is divided into five sections that go as follows. The intention of the plagues is to indicate that business as usual is no longer an option. Moses was a great prophet, called by god with a very important job to do. The ten plagues and the impotence of egyptian deities however, before we consider the events of the tenth plague, it is important to recognize that all the ten plagues were at their core an attack on the powers of the egyptian deities cf.

Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. The ten plagues are a direct attack against the egyptian gods. Nov 18, 2019 according to the documentary film the exodus decoded, the 10 plagues of egyptjust as in the book of exodus and in the same exact orderoccurred twice in small cameroon villages in the 1980s. According to the documentary film the exodus decoded, the 10 plagues of egyptjust as in the book of exodus and in the same exact orderoccurred twice in small cameroon villages in the 1980s. Rameses ralph fiennes refusal to free the israelites leads moses val kilmer to unleash plagues. Gods people, the israelites, had been slaves in egypt for 400 years. In chapters 7, moses through the power of god releases 10 plagues of different sorts on the land of egypt which included, turning all the water to blood, plagues of insects, boils, and hail. Mar 16, 2020 i dont think the egyptian plagues were caused by natural disaster.

There are obvious similarities to these punishments in the seven last plagues note the first, second, third and fifth plagues. Apr 25, 2016 the exodus is remembered at the feast of passover the hebrew feast of pesach with special instructions for preparing, eating, and storing traditional, often symbolic food. To unleash the first plague upon the egyptians, moses struck the river nile with his staff, turning its waters to blood. Exodus 10 niv the plague of locusts then the lord bible. Read more about the story of the exodus in our article about the book of exodus. Throughout all generations, a permanent ordinance, on that same day, forever exodus 12. When considering the plagues in the book of exodus that precede israels departure from egypt, various explanations have been suggested for the order of and the reason for specific plagues.

Sep 25, 2011 this table lists the ten plagues of egypt in the book of exodus with scripture references and how these plagues are echoed in the book of revelation with sc slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The 10 plagues of egypt exodus 111 sunday school lesson. What if it is not the frogs but the water that is significant. As we read through exodus 712 as part of the annual torah reading cycle and as part of the readings for pesach, we find ten plagues that were visited upon egypt. We have photos, testimonies and historical documentation of these disasters. Jan 15, 2015 here are 5 characteristics of our mighty god from exodus 710 1. Story 34 a new kind of food story 35 jehovah gives his laws story 36 the golden calf. The ten plagues of egypt occur because pharaoh refuses to listen to god. The ten plagues spoken of in the book of shmot exodus are greatly magnified when we compare them to the plagues found in the book of revelation. Moses spoke gods word, and pharaoh resisted and defied the will of yahweh. Moses first warns of its coming to the embattled ramses, but his warning is dismissed. May 18, 2018 gregory elder writes about the bestknown biblical plagues, the 10 plagues inflicted on the egyptians in the book of exodus and the seven bowls of gods wrath poured on the earth in the revel.

Birth of the old covenant churchthe 10 commandmentsisrael accepts the covenantestablishment of sacrifice and liturgyyahweh takes possession of the tabernacle. The ten plagues arch books sara hartman, terri murphy on. Moses came to pharaoh once again, but he refused to let the children of israel free, not even at the request of his servants who were ready to be done with the plagues exodus 10. Pharaoh did consent to let the men of israel go, but not the women and children. The drama of the plagues and their role in the liberation of the jewish people are remembered during the jewish holiday of pesach, or passover. The plagues were ten disasters sent upon egypt by god to convince pharaoh to free the israelite slaves from the bondage and. There are obvious similarities to these punishments in the seven last plagues note the first, second, third and fifth plagues above. The story of the hebrews departing from egypt after god cursed the egyptians with ten plagues sounds like a fairy tale in which a vengeful god with superpowers punishes the egyptians for not letting the hebrews leave egypt.

They force us to take notice of what is already happening but what we have, thus far, been able to choose to ignore. Ultimately, it took all 10 plagues to convince the unnamed pharaoh to free all of egypts hebrew slaves, who then started their exodus back to canaan. Plagues of egypt compared to those in revelation r1606eg. The number of plagues in exodus was meant to correspond to the ten divine utterances by which the world was created and ordered genesis 1. They were a supernatural manifestation of gods power. Each plague defeated a god or combination of gods in egyptian religion the ten plagues of egypt the 10 plagues of egypt from the book of exodus is one of the most well known events from the bible.

How many of the 10 plagues do you remember and how many of the commandments. Nov 17, 2018 the book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. What was the meaning and purpose of the ten plagues of. Only the province of goshen where the children of israel dwelt was immune from this as well as from the other plagues. Jul 19, 2017 the 10 plagues of egypt described in the bible book of exodus were 10 disasters that god brought on egypt when pharoah refused to let the israelite nation leave. The 10 plagues of egypt 4122020 society bible baptist church manila. Sep 19, 2007 god is the one that called for the 10 plagues. There was not much left in egypt after the plagues and the parting of the red sea.

The plagues recorded in exodus 712 were specifically designed to unsettle the hardened heart of pharaoh. The creator responded with cosmological terrors, one after another, until he accomplished his purposes. Finally, the death of every firstborn son, this included the death of pharaohs. Treasures decoded the ten plagues of egypt tv episode. The egyptian pharaoh at the time was most likely ramses ii 1804 bce. For more information about the lessons of passover and gods other festivals, see the section on the plan of salvation. While passover traditions have varied over time and from one region to another, it is generally a family holiday in which the meal is accompanied by readings, songs. Facing the impending deadly plague, moses instructs the israelites to make a sacrificial offering to god, and to use the blood of the animal a.

Plagues of egypt definition and meaning bible dictionary. As the passover story tells it, after pharaoh refuses moses entreaties to let the enslaved israelites go free, god sends a series of ten plagues to. The book of exodus in the bible describes ten egyptian plagues that bring suffering to the land of pharaoh. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in egypt. According to the biblical story, god forced the egyptians to free the enslaved israelites with the 10 plagues, the list of which is shown in figure 1. Is there extrabiblical evidence of the ten plagues in egypt. Story 32 the 10 plagues story 33 crossing the red sea part 3 deliverance from egypt to israels first king show more. The 10 egyptian plagues in the book of exodus thoughtco. So the lord said to moses, say to aaron, stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become lice throughout all the land of egypt and it became lice on man and beast exodus 8. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel. The ten plagues of the exodus from egypt as described in the book of exodus in the bible.

God orders moses to warn that ten plagues will sweep across egypt unless the slaves are released. He sent his servant moses to pharaoh, the ruler of egypt, to demand that pharaoh let gods people go. But, as we read in our parashah, the purpose of these plagues are the same. Archaeological finding of ancient egyptian writings confirms. Understanding god through the 10 plagues part 15 the. I dont think the egyptian plagues were caused by natural disaster. The fourth plague to harass the egyptians consisted of hordes of wild animals roving all over the country, and destroying everything in their path. Mar 02, 2020 here are three theories that scientists believe might explain how the 10 plagues in the exodus story could have happened in ancient egypt.

There is no warrant or sanction anywhere in torah to support pesach on the 15th. The plagues were ten disasters sent upon egypt by god to convince pharaoh to free the israelite slaves from the bondage and oppression they had endured in egypt for 400 years. Psalms 78 and 105 seem to list only seven or eight plagues and order them differently. He tells pharaoh the very words of god and after pharaoh refuses to let gods people gogod does as he says and he unleashes a plague. During the period of exodus israel had been in egypt for about 215 years. Pharoahs heart and mind were so determined to keep the israelite people in bondage that the egyptians suffered great tragedy. The final plague is described in several phases throughout the books of exodus 11. Pharaoh was demonstrating his power over the israelites and questioning, who is the lord. Exodus chapter 3vs 10 it says so now go am sending you to bring my people of egypt amen. Thus says the lord, by this you shall know that i am the lord. Exodus 1012 niv the plague of locusts then the lord. Worse, if you read the bible, god told moses that he is going to harden the heart of the pharoh to make sure pharoh wont let the jews go, which gave god reasons to show his wonders and powers to the world by inflicting pain, suffering, and murder.

Read about the 10 plagues below and how the god of israel demonstrated his power with each. One way that the plagues are described in the book of exodus is as signs and wonders. The book of exodus in the bible describes the story of passover. How science can explain the 10 plagues of exodus charisma news. In the 10 plagues preceding the exodus, water was turned to blood exodus 7. During a recent study through the book of revelation, we noticed an interesting repetition of the same types of plagues mentioned there as well. And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants exodus 8. Each of the devastating plagues was a mockery of the powerless idol gods of the egyptians. Plagues of egypt and the end time comparison chart.

There is not one single, universally accepted version of the 10 commandments. The purpose of the ten plagues in the book of exodus is to make known that israels god is the true god and reigns over all people. The 10 plagues of egypt are a famous part of the hebrew bible book of exodus. The ten plagues of egyptalso known as the ten plagues, the plagues of egypt, or the biblical plaguesare described in exodus 712. The book of exodus consists mainly of two genres, narrative history and laws. The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. Exodus is the second book of the pentateuch the five books of moses, and its where we find the stories of the ten plagues, the first passover, the parting of the red sea, and the ten commandments. It appears that originally there were only seven which included the tenth, to which were added the third, sixth, and ninth, bringing the count to ten. Because pharaoh refused to set the israelites free, god decided to punish him, sending ten plagues on to egypt.

Exodus chapter 10 kjv king james version as many times as weve read these chapters. During the passover seder part of the tradition is to say the name of a plague out loud. The ten plagues, the passover, the parting of the red sea, the fearsome majesty of gods presence at mount sinai, the giving of the ten commandments, the building of the tabernacle. The plague of locusts threatened, pharaoh, moved by his servants, inclines to let the israelites go. What were the 10 plagues that god inflicted on egypt and is covid. While chabad lubavitch is not the only hebrewrelated web site to promote this error, this is a clear example of purposeful. We created puppets, looked at smartboard pics, sang two songs, and watched 5 minutes of the prince of egypt.

But there may be natural explanations for why these ten plagues occurred. Most of the reason for this is that although the number of commandments is said to be 10, there are actually about 14 or 15 instructions, so division into the 10 differs from one religious group to the next. Maggephah is used numerous times to describe a plague in the books of exodus, numbers, 1 samuel, 2 samuel, 1 chronicles, 2 chronicles, psalms, zechariah. Mar 17, 2020 we are all suffering from the plagues. The plagues were water turned into blood, frogs, lice, gnats, diseased livestock, boils, hail, locusts, darkness for three days and killing of firstborn sons. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. Exodus plagues mirrored in revelation topical commentary. A tyrannical pharaoh holds an army of israelites captive. The plagues generally increased in intensity as they progressed, culminating in the death of firstborn children in the 10th plague. The ten plagues are ten sequential disasters god inflicted on egypt through moses and aaron, according to the biblical book of exodus. The ten plagues in the bibles book of exodus is one of the greatest and strangest stories ever told. These signs came in the form of ten plagues which affected the great egyptian kingdom. While saying each plague we were to dip a finger in our cup of wine for me it was grape juice and then dab the wine on the plate, for each plague.

Mar 25, 2015 archaeologists today, have the evidence to prove that the story of exodus is no longer a myth. Exodus 1012 new international version niv the plague of locusts. The ten plagues are no exception, and over the years scientists have been curious about whether the story of the plagues may have been based on some event that can be proved to have happened. Is the ten plagues of egypt from the book of exodus an. The israelites had been slaves in egypt for 400 years until god sent moses to deliver his chosen people.