Plagues of Egypt

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

It is no secret that Egypts new Pharaoh was threatened by the children of Israel and his enslavement and back breaking labour did not stop the Jews from multiplying. For this reason our Pharaoh also commanded that all new born Jewish males must be cast into the Nile. The Jewish people felt scared, mistreated and their conditions worsened so much so that their cries ‘rose up to G-d’. It has been reported by many of Pharoahs staff that Moses and his brother Aaron repeatedly came before Pharaoh and

over Egypt and the Israelites in approximately 1313 BCE refused numerous times to give God’s people their freedom after over 400 years of being enslave. God told Moses to go to Egypt and free the Israelites from the Pharaoh, but the Pharaoh denied him his request. Moses warned the Pharaoh that if he would not release God’s people to him, he would endure several plagues until he did what Moses was requesting of him. But the Pharaoh did not listen, so Egypt suffered through ten horrendous plagues until

record of events of Israel’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt. It later gives the Laws that God has given to the Israelites in order to guide them in their relationship with him. For the purposes of this essay, the record of events of Israel’s deliverance, i.e., the ten plagues of Egypt will be focused upon in each a religious, historical, and scientific perspective. The ten biblical plagues of Egypt (Exodus 7-12) were ten disasters sent upon Egypt by God in order to convince Pharaoh to free the Israelite

it it tells of how the tradition of Passover started and why this tradition is such an important part of what God did for the people of Israel. This story shows two very distinct sides of God, his vengeful side that he shows to the non believers of Egypt and also his merciful and loving side that he gives to his people. God’s compassion and commitments for his followers in this story sets a foundation for faith in him because it shows that God will protect you as long as you give him your compassion

Pharaoh won’t let them go. Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Moses’ brother, Aaron, and told them to tell Pharaoh to let His people go. Throughout the chapters, Yahweh will strengthen Pharaohs heart letting His signs and wonders multiply throughout Egypt. The land of Egypt will experience many acts of judgements resulting in death and in the freedom of Yahweh’s people. Pharaoh is first induced to Yahweh through two old men, Moses and Aaron. Pharaoh sees these men as not a threat resulting him into thinking

is the theological function of the plague narratives within the book of Exodus? Word limit: 2000 Word count: 1927 Date due: 16/4/2014 Date submitted: 15/4/2014 Disclaimer: The following essay, of which I have kept a copy, is entirely the work of the undersigned and all sources of ideas and expressions are duly acknowledged in footnotes or endnotes. Signed: Daniel Chieng Date: 15/4/14 ABSTRACT The main theological function of the plague narratives in Exodus is to bring

Egypt has been fighting a war since the age of the bible. In a biblical sense the Egyptians has always been people of great resilience. The ten plagues could not hold this nation down. For almost 30 centuries—from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.—ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom through the military conquests of the New Kingdom, Egypt’s majesty has long entranced

nature the text displays in a preliminary surface reading. The book of Exodus, the second book of the Torah and the Old Testament, begins with a depiction of Israel's servitude in Egypt and God choosing Moses to move Israel out of that servitude. The Pharaoh resists the purposes of God, and God responds by sending plagues on Egypt that culminate with the death of the firstborn and deliverance at the sea. Israel saves itself from this through the Passover and then journeys to Sinai. At Sinai, Israel receives

to God. God showed compassion by sending Moses and his brother Aaron to tell Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Yet, despite the many plagues that God caused, God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not free God’s people. They struggled with being faithful to God. Because they broke the patriarchal covenant, they encountered severe afflictions in the land of Egypt (Exodus 1-11). God gave Moses and Aaron a staff and commands them to drop it in front of Pharaoh when he asks them to present a phenomenal