Smith’s Bible Dictionary Plagues, The ten: The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12. The plague of blood.When Moses and Aaron came before Pharaoh, a miracle was required of them. Then Aaron's rod became "a serpent (Authorized Version), or rather "a croc...
plaguesnatural causesThe ten Plagues of Egypt described in the Bible were central to the liberation of the Jewish people from the oppression of the Egyptians. The succession of disasters demoralised the Egyptians and were seen as a victory for Jewish monotheistic beliefs. In this essay, natural ...
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 Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for 400 years until God sent Moses to deliver His chosen people. Pharoah's heart and mi...
Andy is the former senior manager of content for Bible Gateway. He currently works at Calvin College.The Angel of Death passes by a household in this painting by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1794-1872.Few stories in the Old Testament are as familiar as that of the Ten Plagues that God ...
For this God named Egypt after the garden of Eden, as it is written, “As the garden of the Lord is the land of Egypt.” When, however, the Israelites were oppressed and reduced to slavery, God made war upon Egypt, through the medium of the ten plagues, and through the last delivere...
The ten Plagues of Egypt described in the Bible were central to the liberation of the Jewish people from the oppression of the Egyptians. The succession of disasters demoralised the Egyptians and were seen as a victory for Jewish monotheistic beliefs. In this essay, natural explanations for most...
When reading about the plagues, it’s easy to see them as an assault on the Egyptians and Pharaoh himself. While that’s partly true, the central point was to destroy the idolatry of the false gods. One by one, God chipped away at their false authority. The words, “Let my people ...
The Ten Plagues of Egypt is one of the more well-known Bible stories, and Moses played a key part in it. He was the primary messenger God used to administer his wrath upon Egypt for persecuting his people. Some suggest that each of the Ten Plagues correlates to a specific Egyptian god ...
So the “soul” can die. The Psalmist, speaking of the judgement God brought upon the proud Egyptians by the ten plagues, says: “He (God) spared not their soul from death”; and then immediately adds: “and gave their life over to the pestilence” (Psalm 78:50), showing that the ...
378 illustrations, 29 stories including:The Burning Bush, The Ten Plagues, The Red Sea, The Ten Commandments, The Golden Calf, The Ark of the Covenant…Desert Journey 280 illustrations, 26 stories including:The Fire of Yahweh, Giants in the Promised Land, Korah’s Rebellion, Balaam’s ...