How pharaoh or his servants responded to the plague. The book of exodus ends with a description of the order of worship which centers around the law of moses. 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. Book of revelation apocalypse seal broken in the plagues of egypt a story depicted in the book of exodus god inflicts 10 disasters, or plagues. In the book of exodus, after moses read the entire law of god to the people of israel, he sprinkled the book of the mosaic covenant with the blood of calves and goats as well as the people, thus putting that covenant god made with the people of israel into effect. The plagues of egypt glorified and exalted god and showed the enslaved jews a miraculous sign of mercy and protection. Exodus plagues mirrored in revelation topical commentary. Book of revelation apocalypse seal broken in the plagues of egypt a story depicted in the book of exodus god inflicts 10 disasters, or plagues, on the egyptian. The plaguesold testament seminary student study guide. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The plague of blood then the lord said to moses, pharaohs heart is unyielding.
The plagues were a series of events attempting to convince pharaoh, the leader of egypt, to release. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This plague in the order of its coming, immediately after the murrain, and in the description given of it and in the significant warning of the pestilence yet to come exodus 9. There was not much left in egypt after the plagues and the parting of the red sea. Here are three theories that scientists believe might explain how the 10 plagues in the exodus story could have happened in ancient egypt. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water that was in the nile, in the sight of pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the nile was turned to blood. Even the most casual reader of the plague narratives in exodus cant avoid a basic interpretive question. 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 to force the pharaoh to allow the.
Moses first warns of its coming to the embattled ramses, but his warning is dismissed. These are the miraculous punishments that afflict egypt with increasing severity, until. Book of exodus, session 3 the plagues exodus 711 between the call of moses in exodus 3 and 6 and the israelite departure from egypt in exodus 12 stands the narrative of the ten plagues. They had asked for a trip which would require travel of three days in each direction. Insects played an important role in the biblical exodus. 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. Apr 06, 2015 edens exodus is a really wellstructured story, with lots of subtle machinations on every level from interpersonal to international relationships. Most people, when they hear plague, think of those brought against egypt in the book of exodus.
Exodus 10 new living translation nlt a plague of locusts. We saw that god knows everything, when he told moses exactly how pharaoh was going to respond. Exodus is the second of the first five books of the judeochristian bible, also called the torah or pentateuch. East africas plague of locusts and the bizarre climate. Dunnam writes that there are two different views of looking at particular aspects of this plague. V plague book volume 1st edition by dirk patton author visit amazons dirk patton page. The plagues, which are recorded in the book of exodus, are a demonstration of gods power over not only pharaoh but also over the gods of. Blessing or curse, its apparent that it cant be contained. Plagues of egypt definition and meaning bible dictionary. What were the 10 plagues that god inflicted on egypt and is covid. Does the ipuwer papyrus provide evidence for the events of.
The request was repeated in verse 16 that they wanted to go into the wildness to serve the lord. The ten plagues of egypt is a story related in the book of exodus. 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. Mar 05, 2019 the fifth plague, beginning in exodus 9. Gods people, the israelites, had been slaves in egypt for 400 years. Apr 25, 2016 the final plague is described in several phases throughout the books of exodus 11. Inductive bible study on the first nine plagues in an old testament survey series. The egyptian sorcerers were not able to reproduce this one. The bible describes 10 plagues that were visited upon ancient egypt as.
The plagues recorded in exodus 712 were specifically designed to unsettle the hardened heart of pharaoh. East africa is in the midst of a crisis that sounds like something out of the book of exodus. In the esv, the 9 plagues on egypt go on for more than 3,200. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible, it describes 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 exodus is traditionally ascribed to moses, but modern scholars see its initial composition as a product of the babylonian exile 6th century bce, with. The next plague was brought on by aaron striking the dust with his staff.
Livestock diseased then the lord said to moses, go to pharaoh, and say to him, thus says the lord, the god of the hebrews. Virulent rinderpest among cattle in the east is regarded as the precursor of. Pharoah hardens his heart and refuses to let the israelites go. But because of pharaohs refusal, it was said that the plague of blood would immediately ensue.
However, when the plague was gone, pharaoh refused to let them go. A plague is defined in scripture using the hebrew word maggephah maggayfew. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading scourge. 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. 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 to force the pharaoh to allow the israelites to depart from slavery. Includes cross references, questions, teaching points, outline, and applications on exodus 710. Learn how the plagues convinced pharaoh to release the hebrews from. Aug 12, 2019 the ten plagues of egypt is a story related in the book of exodus. In the book of exodus, the hebrew god sent 10 plagues on egypt.
American novelist leon uris uses the themes of the biblical story his account of the 20thcentury struggle. The contents of this papyrus have an oddly familiar ring to those who know their old testament. Apr 30, 2020 in this plague, god clearly distinguished between the israelites and the egyptians, as no swarms of flies bothered the areas where the israelites lived exodus 8. 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. Confront him on the bank of the nile, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. What was the meaning and purpose of the ten plagues of egypt. Book, another fantastic hit exodus takes off from book 12 in a very interesting and novel way. The egyptians had lost their army, crops, cattle and even their firstborn sons. And if we treat passover as a separate section, weve got almost 4 chapters of text to rassle.
For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them, the hand of the lord will strike with a deadly pestilence your livestock in the field. Scholars usually agree that the exodus events would have taken place at some point around the new kingdom of egypt circa 1573 bce. According to the story of exodus, the hebrew people living in egypt were suffering under the cruel rule of the pharaoh. Because pharaoh refused to set the israelites free, god decided to punish him, sending ten plagues on to egypt. Then the lord said to moses, go in to pharaoh and tell him, thus. Spread over the books of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, it tells the myth of the enslavement of the israelites in ancient egypt, their liberation through the hand of their tutelary deity yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and their wanderings in the wilderness up to the borders of canaan, the land their god has given. And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants exodus 8.
The final plague is described in several phases throughout the books of exodus 11. Leon uris, exodus many modern authors have used the founding of the state of israel 1948 as an impetus to return to the exodus story. Dec 02, 2016 common approaches to the plague narratives. Unfortunately pharaoh didnt let the hebrews go free and egypt suffered extreme devastation because of the 10 plagues. There was more background into zero hour when it all started and plenty of fast paced action to keep you reading late into the night. These signs came in the form of ten plagues which affected the great egyptian kingdom. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading exodus. The animal was to be roasted whole with bitter herbs over an open fire, not boiled and not eaten raw. A plague of locusts is spreading across the region, threatening the food supply of tens of millions. I have made him and his officials stubborn so i can display my miraculous signs among them. Exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the book by those who translated it into greek. The fifth plague, the death of livestock, was a judgment on the goddess hathor and the god apis, who were both depicted as cattle. It caused them to finally declare that the plagues were brought on by god. Some scholars believe that this plague was designed to destroy the trust of the people in beelzebub.