The 12 Plagues In Ancient Egypt

In the Old Testament, the Israelites were seen as people who failed to listen to God’s commandments. Despite knowing beforehand that they would be punished for their disobedience, they still continued to commit sin. God tried to deter their misbehavior by promising them many blessings, but it worked to no avail. Due to the insubordination of the Israelites, He made sure that the promises He made to them would be withheld and that they would face consequences.

After Joseph died the new Egyptian pharaoh began to realize that the Israelite population was on the rise and oppressed them by making them slaves. As a result of being slaves and beginning to populate Egypt the Egyptians decided to kill all the firstborn Israelite male babies. The only one to escape this massacre was Moses who’s mother put him in a basket and put him in the water. He was then found by Pharaoh’s daughter and she saved him and treated him as if he was her own son. As a result of the event of having been enslaved and having their male children killed the Israelites cried out to God and he heard them.

About 500 years after the death of Abraham, his descendants through Isaac were living in Egypt as slaves. Genesis 37 to 50 tells the story of how this came about. The 10 oldest sons of Abraham's grandson Jacob disliked their younger brother Joseph so much that they found a way to sell him to traders who in turn sold him to an Egyptian officer as a slave. In his new land, Joseph went through a series of ups and downs and eventually became the prime minister of Egypt, the highest official under the king. God enabled Joseph to foresee an approaching time of famine, and used him to store up food and then distribute it during the famine. His political position made it possible for him to settle his father's family in Egypt's most fertile territory. Here they prospered for many years. However, the time came when the leaders of Egypt began to view the rapidly growing Israelite community as a threat. As a result, they made slaves of the Israelites, treating them with ever-increasing harshness. Finally, desperate because the descendants of Jacob continued to multiply, they issued an order that all their male babies be destroyed at birth. The first 12 chapters of Exodus tell the story of how the Lord responded to the cries of His people. He miraculously provided Moses to be their leader, sent 10 plagues on the Egyptians, helped the Israelites celebrate their first Passover, and led them out of the land of bondage. It appears that as they left for Canaan, they had no

     The Jews were not free. The pharaoh’s army chased them with a force of six hundred men towards the Red Sea. When the Jews

The plague was a catastrophic time in history, and happened more than once. It took millions and millions of people’s lives. It destroyed cities and countries, and many people suffered from it.

I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.” Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation. “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to

* Sold into slavery * Potiphar * Court of Pharaoh * Steward over Pharaoh’s estate * Famine * Egypt had plenty * His brothers come to Egypt for food. * Jacob and family move to Egypt Moses 15 Century B.C. * Found by Pharaoh’s Daughter as a infant. * Raised as Pharaoh’s son.

Based on what I read in “Should I stay or should I go” I can infer that Pharaoh would not give mercy on the Hebrew slaves and wouldn’t care hurting or killing them. “Should I stay or should I go” tells me that a Pharaoh made the Israelites serve him in rigour. In addition, He made them endure through abusive treatment. In other words, Pharaoh didn’t give mercy toward Hebrew slaves so they were aggrieved, went through rigidity and their children were murdered. This shows that choosing to leave Egypt and follow Moses would be the best option because I would not want to go through aggressive

To begin with, one reason I would follow Moses out of Egypt is because the Hebrews were slaves. For instance, the Hebrews were oppressed. According to Document 2, it tells us that Moses saw a Hebrew slave being mistreated. This means that the slaves were mistreated while being in Egypt. Document 2 supports my reason because it tells us that an innocent slave was being wronged.

The Ten Plagues are significant in the reading of Exodus. The backdrop of the story entails the Egyptians withholding the release of the enslaved descendants of Abraham (Cory & Hollerich, 50). These descendant are otherwise known as the Israelites. God calls upon Moses to aid him in helping with the escape of the Israelites from the wrath of the Egyptian Pharaoh (Exod 3:7-8).With the help of Aaron and God, Moses fulfills his task.

Prior to this text nine of the plagues in Egypt have already occurred. pharaoh, despite the pleading of Moses, refused to let them go. God told the Israelites to prepare the Passover, which would protect God’s people from the final plague. After nine plagues, in this text we read about the tenth plague which is the continuation of the God’s plan to deliver Israelites from the slavery of Egyptian and bring the Israelites into the promised land. God told Moses that Israelites were to slaughter lamps and mark their blood on the doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. God is fully aware of the fact that a simple request will not convince Pharaoh that he should let the Israelites go. In fact, he clearly informs Moses that Pharaoh will refuse the request. Only after God stretches his hand and smites the Egyptians with various plagues will Pharaoh agree to let the Israelites go.

Moses was a humble man, but God sees that he is mightier than Moses sees himself. When God tells him that he must lead the Jews out of Egypt, he grows fearful and unworthy of such a task. Moses humility toward God is what makes him capable of such a tremendous mission. Although, he would have much rather not lead the Jews out of Egypt because he is afraid and does not have faith in himself, however, he is able to do it because God has told him to and God would not ask him to do so if it was impossible. Moses successfully leads the Hebrews out of Egypt. Moses was capable of freeing the Jews of slavery with a quality of humility (No Title, 1986).

Pharaoh’s dealing with Moses is a classic example of how the devil uses compromise to thwart God’s children from reaching the Promised Land (Ex. 8:25-10:26). At God’s orders, Moses and Aaron demand that Pharaoh release every family and tribe of Israel out of Egypt. Pharaoh does not wish to grant any part of their request, but sees he is going to have to yield to some extent. He feels, however, that he can save his dignity and protect his own interests by yielding less than what is demanded. On four occasions, he offers to compromise.

Cairo was a new unexplored land for the Jews. No one knew the possibilities that could happen for the Jews while they lived in Cairo; the sky was the limit. Jews first came as immigrants to Cairo in the 1490’s (The Jewish Community of Cairo). Cairo took them in and gave them a home when no one else would. Jews then began a life in Cairo and thrived there. Their jobs were good, houses were clean and most importantly, families were happy. The Jews lived for many happy years in Cairo until Israel became a State. The Jews were then forced to leave their homes that they grew so accustomed too and travelled to their true home, Israel. Life in Cairo proved at time to be difficult for the Jews but also gave them many benefits. There are many push

In the story of BNY’s exodus from Egypt God uses a series of extraordinary yet drastic plagues before God finally takes BNY out from Egypt. Throughout the plagues there seems to be many modifications and additons to the original requests Moshe made to Pharaoh, “יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִים שְׁלָחַנִי אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר, שַׁלַּח אֶת-עַמִּי, וְיַעַבְדֻנִי בַּמִּדְבָּ”. By the end of the plagues Moshe tells Pharaoh, “אַתָּה תִּתֵּן בְּיָדֵנוּ זְבָחִים וְעֹלֹת; וְעָשִׂינוּ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ”. At that point in the story Pharaoh had already conceded to letting all of BNY go and yet Moshe now adding a new condition; not is this only a new condition but it is so clearly a irrational request. Due to the ridiculous