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The 10 plagues of egypt

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Like the Ten Plagues, a series of supernatural calamities that, according to the Old Testament, God inflicted on the Egyptians so that the sovereign could leave the Hebrews of Egypt.

The narrative appears in the second book of the Pentateuch, the Exodus (in Hebrew Shemot). This book describes how Moses and Aaron warned Pharaoh that, if he did not liberate his people, God would punish them in succession with ten great men who would fall on Egypt. According to the story, only after the last plague, the king of Egypt, library to the people, Hebrew of slavery.

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The beginning of the curses

Moses and Aaron approached Pharaoh and gave him the demand entrusted by God, which demanded that the Israelite slaves be able to leave Egypt so that they could worship their God freely. After Pharaoh's first refusal, God sent Moses and Aaron back to show him a miraculous sign of warning. Aaron's staff (wooden staff) became a serpent. Pharaoh's sorcerers were also able to turn a stick into a serpent, however, the other snake swallowed the snakes of sorcerers. Even so, Pharaoh rejected the brothers' requests.

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I - The waters become blood (Exodus 7,14-24)

The first plague was that of blood. God instructed Moses to lift his staff over the Nile River. As a result, all the water turned to blood, killing all the fish in the river and filling Egypt with a nauseating smell for seven days. Pharaoh's sorcerers then proved that they too could turn water into blood and Pharaoh, therefore, did not yield to Moses' demands.

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II - The frogs (Exodus 7: 25-8: 11)

The second plague of Egypt were the frogs. God instructed Moses to tell Aaron to stretch his staff over the water and hordes of frogs invaded Egypt. The sorcerers of Pharaoh were able to duplicate this plague with their magic. However, since they could not eliminate it, Pharaoh was obliged to grant Moses permission to go out to the Israelites, in exchange for Moses agreeing to put an end to it. To convince Pharaoh that the plague was really a divine punishment, Moses let Pharaoh choose the moment when the plague would end. The pharaoh chose as date the next day, and all the frogs died at the appointed time. However, Pharaoh revoked his authorization and the Israelites remained in Egypt.

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III - The lice (Exodus 8: 12-15)

The Lord said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground that will become lice over all the land of Egypt." They did so: Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the ground; and there were lice on men and cattle. All the dust of the earth became lice over all the land of Egypt. "(Exodus 8: 12-13) Exodus 8:25

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IV - The flies (Exodus 8: 16-28)

The fourth plague of Egypt was of creatures capable of harming people and livestock. The Torah emphasizes that the 'arob (meaning "mixed" or "swarm") only came against the Egyptians, and that they did not affect the Land of Goshen (where the Israelites lived). Pharaoh asked Moses to eliminate this plague and promised to allow the freedom of the Israelites. However, after the plague was gone, the Lord "hardened Pharaoh's heart," and refused to keep his promise. The word 'arob has caused differences of opinion between traditional interpreters. The meaning may be related to "mixture". While most traditional interpreters understand the plague as "wild animals" (such as lions, poisonous snakes, rhinoceroses), Gesenius along with many modern interpreters understand the plague as a swarm of flies or gadflies.

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V - The terrible plague on cattle (Exodus 9: 1-7)

The fifth plague of Egypt was a terrible plague that exterminated the Egyptian cattle, whether horses, donkeys, camels, cows, sheep or goats. The Israelite cattle were, once again, unharmed. Again, Pharaoh made no concessions.

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VI - The ulcers (Exodus 9: 8-12)

The sixth plague of Egypt was a cutaneous disease that usually translates as "ulcer" or "rash". God told Moses and Aaron to each take two handfuls of soot from an oven, which Moses scattered in the sky in the presence of Pharaoh. The soot caused ulcers in the Egyptian village and cattle. The Egyptian wizards were affected along with all the others and died, unable to heal themselves, much less the rest of Egypt, but none of the plagues touched Israel.

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VII - Hail and fire (Exodus 9: 13-35)

The seventh plague of Egypt was a destructive storm. God told Moses to stretch his rod toward the sky, at which point the storm began. It was even more supernatural than the previous plagues, a powerful hail shower mixed with fire. The storm severely damaged Egyptian gardens and crops, as well as people and livestock. The storm lashed all of Egypt except the land of Goshen. Pharaoh asked Moses to eliminate this plague and promised to allow the Israelites to worship God in the desert, saying that "this time I have sinned, God is just, I and my people are evil." As a demonstration of God's dominion over the world, the rain stopped as soon as Moses began to pray to God. However, after the storm ceased, Pharaoh again "hardened his heart" and refused to keep his promise.

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VIII - The locusts (Exodus 10: 1-20)

The eighth plague of Egypt was the locusts. Before the plague, Moses came to Pharaoh and warned him of the imminent plague of locusts. Pharaoh's officials begged him to allow the Israelites to be free, since they were going to suffer the devastating effects of a plague of locusts, but he was still reluctant to give in. The speaker then proposed a compromise: the Israelite men would be allowed to leave, while the women, children and livestock would stay in Egypt. Moses demanded that every person and animal leave, but Pharaoh refused. God then told Moses to stretch his rod over Egypt and picked up a wind from the east. The wind remained until the next day, bringing a swarm of locusts. The cloud covered the sky, cast shadows over Egypt and consumed the rest of the Egyptian crops, killing all the trees and plants. Pharaoh again asked Moses to eliminate this plague and pledged to allow all Israelites to worship God in the desert. The plague disappeared, but again it did not allow the Israelites to leave.

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IX - Darkness and Darkness (Exodus 10: 21-29)

In the ninth plague, God told Moses to stretch his hands to heaven, so that the darkness fell on Egypt. This darkness was so heavy that an Egyptian could feel it physically. It lasted three days, during which time there was only light in the houses of the Israelites. Pharaoh then called Moses and told him that he would let all the Israelites go if the darkness was removed from their land. However, he demanded that the sheep and cattle stay; Moses rejected it and said that in a short time Pharaoh would offer many animals to be sacrificed. The pharaoh, outraged, threatened to execute Moses if he appeared again before him. Moses replied that he would not visit Pharaoh again.

This ninth plague was especially significant. It was a direct attack on Pharaoh, since Ra was the Egyptian god of the Sun. The plague of darkness showed that the God of Moses was more powerful than that of Pharaoh.

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X - The death of all the firstborn (Exodus 11: 1-10; 14: 1-31)

The tenth and last plague was the death of all the first-born of Egypt. God commanded the Hebrews to mark their doors with the blood of a lamb, since in this way the angel of death would not enter their homes to kill their first-born. First, the angel of death went to the Hebrew people to kill some Hebrews, but he did not do so thanks to the blood of the lamb on both sides of the doors. Then the angel of death went to the Egyptian people to kill. Since there was no lamb blood on the door, he killed the firstborn of Egypt, including the son of Pharaoh. This was the hardest blow to Egypt and the plague that finally convinced the pharaoh that he must free the Hebrews. Then he repented and went in search of the Hebrews and he and his army died in the Sea of ​​Suf (Exodus 13:18).

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2 Chronicles 20: 9

If evil comes upon us, sword, judgment, pestilence or famine, we will present ourselves before this house and before you (because your name is in this house), and we will cry out to you in our anguish, and you will hear and save us .