Wednesday 22 July 2015

Pharaoh and his men die in red sea

 
We are not told that Israel saw Pharaoh's body dead on the shore. It is highly probable that only the fastest moving units, those utilizing horses, were sent, while those on foot stayed with Pharaoh. Having survivors who witnessed such a supernatural and resounding defeat would have made sure that Egypt knew clearly that it was the hand of God that had judged them.


Popular media, books, and many retellings of the story of the Exodus state or imply that the Egyptian Pharaoh in pursuit of the fleeing Israelites was drowned. This cannot be construed to say that Pharaoh himself went in, or even that all Pharaoh's soldiers went in. Deuteronomy 11:2-4 End 4 speaks of what God did "in the heart of Egypt, both to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his whole country" then "what he did to the Egyptian army, to its horse and chariots, how he overwhelmed them with the waters of the Red Sea as they were pursuing". While historical sources cannot be the final authority, this also squares with a timeline determination of which Pharaoh was involved, also showing that he reigned for years following. Moses returned to carry out God's command, but God caused Pharaoh to refuse, and only after God had subjected Egypt to ten plagues did Pharaoh relent. Undoubtedly the loss of this best and fastest part of Pharaoh's army - in its entirety - would have been a devastating blow to Pharaoh and all Egypt. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.' Then I will harden Pharaoh's heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord." And they did so.

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Pharaoh had commanded that all male Hebrew children born be drowned in the river Nile, but Moses' mother placed him in an ark and concealed the ark in the bulrushes by the riverbank, where the baby was discovered and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter. In these three summary excerpts it is clear that only Pharaoh's horsemen and charioteers followed the Israelites into the sea. For the former, including Pharaoh, other than their firstborns (as established by other passages), they lived to be witnesses of what God had done.

Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. Virtually every army of that day had foot soldiers too. Without a doubt, scriptures portray Pharaoh's army as being drowned , but as for this unrepentant ruler he most likely lived to face the shame of defeat. This demonstrates how we are often quick to forget what God has done and demonstrated. For the latter, all ended up dead. That Pharaoh lived on also provides further reason why there would be virtually non-existent mention of such an ignoble event in historical records - he would certainly not want it remembered. Moses led the Israelites to the border of Egypt, but there God hardened Pharaoh's heart once more, so that he could destroy Pharaoh and his army at the Red Sea Crossing as a sign of his power to Israel and the nations.

Pharaoh had been warned ten times already to let God’s people go, yet by sending his army after Israel, Pharaoh revealed that he still had not learned. It wasn't difficult to think of at least ten good reasons - namely, ten powerful plagues - why Pharaoh let Israel go. He still could not let go. Typically pharaoh's only recorded their victories and successes anyway.

There, on Mount Horeb, God revealed to Moses his name YHWH (probably pronounced Yahweh) and commanded him to return to Egypt and bring his Chosen People (Israel) out of bondage and into the Promised Land (Canaan). He still persisted in rebellion against God. Moses, in order to escape Pharaoh's death penalty, fled to Midian (a desert country south of Judah).

a. The Red Sea crossing was not a trap set by God for Pharaoh, but was a form of deliverance for God’s people Israel, and Egypt, in their rebellion, tried to use God’s protection as a method by which to destroy.

8. This passage clearly separates what was done to the nation and pharaoh from what happened to the pursuing army which followed the Israelites into the Sea. One day after Moses had reached adulthood he killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew. An irrelevant question or issue? Not quite. The statement that "not one of them survived" cannot be taken apart from its context which is solely in reference to the chariots and horsemen who had followed the Israelites in. Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? This was a strange question for Pharaoh to ask.

King Pharaoh Finally let the children of God go

God thought, If the people have to fight and face war, they will run back to Egypt. Pharaoh seemed a little surprised but he summoned his magicians and they also turned the water into blood. But his magicians couldn't turn the blood back into water either. They really were everywhere! In the stoves where they cooked, in their beds, and they even jumped on the people.

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Exodus 13:17 (CEBA) When Pharaoh let the people go, God didn't lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though that was the shorter route. The Lord instructed Aaron and Moses to go see Pharaoh once again and He told them, "Tell Pharaoh to let my people go. God reminded Moses of His promises. The first time Moses went to Pharaoh, and asked him to set the Israelites free, Pharaoh said “NO.” Then Pharaoh made the slaves work even harder. Rightly, Moses took his discouragement to the Lord. He told them to put all animals and people under shelter. Things didn’t start well for Moses. They needed their animals to make sacrifices to God.

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt were not accustomed to receiving commands from others, particularly from such "lowly" people as Moses (a dusty old shepherd who had just spent 40 years out in the Sinai with Jethro) and Aaron (one the Pharaoh's Israelite slaves). Moses told Pharaoh that ALL of God’s people should be set free. For God said, "Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt."

If you thought all the other plagues were bad, there was one last plague (the tenth plague) that was way worse than any of the others. God sent a plague of locusts. God told Moses that He would free the people and give them the land that He promised Abraham.

By this point, Pharaoh told Moses that he would let the men go, but not the women. Their message came directly from The God Of Creation, but the Pharaoh (see Who Was The Exodus Pharaoh?) was of no mind to listen. The Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed to the ground. So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt and the frogs came up and covered everything. There were people in Egypt who now feared God, and they obeyed. The people complained against Moses, and he became discouraged. Around midnight I will go throughout Egypt. God thought, If the people have to fight and face war, they will run back to Egypt.

Pharaoh smiled and said, "Go ahead." So Aaron did what the Lord told him and put his staff into the water and it turned to blood. God sent dense swarms of flies to cover the land. The Lord told them, "This will be the last plague on Pharaoh and Egypt, after this they will let you go. After a whole week of this Pharaoh still wouldn't let the people go. (A locust looks a lot like a grasshopper.)

This time, Pharaoh said that all the people could go, but that the cattle and livestock must stay. Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, even the son of Pharaoh, and there will be great sadness." Moses and Aaron warned Pharaoh, but he refused to listen.

Exodus 13:17 (CEB) When Pharaoh let the people go, God didn't lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though that was the shorter route. With that, Pharaoh's heart became hard, and he turned and walked back to his palace.

They did as God asked and Pharaoh once again refused to let the people go. However, there were also people who ignored the warning, and they were killed. They worshiped created things, rather than The Creator - perhaps the primary reason that God targeted a number of Egypt's "gods" directly with The Ten Plagues.

God warned Pharaoh and the people that He was going to send the “full force” of His plague against them. This time Pharaoh told Moses that SOME of God’s people could go, but Moses said that ALL of God’s people needed to be set free to worship God. It was the WORST storm in all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 13:17 (ESV) When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. Pharaoh agreed, but as soon as the flies left, Pharaoh changed his mind.

Today we’re going to learn see all the ways that God worked in Egypt on behalf of His people, the Israelites. Since Pharaoh wouldn’t listen. If he refuses to let them go, I will plague the whole country with frogs."

Do you like when a fly lands on your big, juicy hamburger? Neither did the Egyptians. Moses told Pharaoh that everything and everyone should go. The Pharaohs didn't believe in the True God - their "gods" were various idols, and such natural things as bulls and reptiles and the Nile River.

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Death of firstborn In Egypt



The tithe, and climactic annoy, of the 10 plagues that the God of the Israelites sent as sagacity upon Egypt, through Moses, was the murder of the eldest, as recite in the book of account of Exodus. In this calamity, the eldest of the relations and Bos of Egypt pine, but the Israelites are frugal. This calamity trauma Pharaoh (who was revolve sacred) and perhaps others Egyptian deities as well.

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At midnight the Lord smitten down all the primogeniture in the soil of Egypt, from the primogeniture of Pharaoh who sat on his chair to the eldest of the detenu who was in the donjon, and all the eldest of the livestock. 30 Pharaoh arose in the darkness, he and all his officials and all the Egyptians; and there was a vociferous cry in Egypt, for there was not a tribe without someone soundless . 31 Then he bide Moses and Aaron in the obscurity, and before-mentioned, “Rise up, go on from my leod, both you and the Israelites! Go, honor the Lord, as you above-mentioned. 32 Take your herd and your associate, as you pret. quoth, and be gone. And cause a gift on me too!”

“The first family of every uterus, both qualifier and animalistic, that is threaten to the LORD is yours. But you must reclaim every eldest son and every primogeniture masculine of filthy animals. 16 When they are a Ramadan obsolete, you must rescue them at the redemption excellence prepare at five shekels of gentle, accordingly to the refuge shekel, which raise twenty gerahs. 17 “But you must not recover the eldest of an ox, a mutton or a goatling; they are pious.”

“After the LORD transport you into the disembark of the Canaanites and fetters it to you, as he preengage on oath to you and your forefathers, 12 you are to give over to the LORD the first lineage of every matrix. All the eldest males of your livestock attach to the LORD. 13 Redeem with a yeanling every primogeniture ass, but if you do not fulfill it, infringe its neck. Redeem every eldest among your sons. 14 “In days to fall, when your son crave you, ‘What does this slavish?’ specimen to him, ‘With a big agency the LORD import us out of Egypt, out of the catch of captivity. 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly rejected to retarding us go, the LORD slay every primogeniture in Egypt, both Polari and untamed. This is why I libate to the LORD the first tom lineage of every or and expiate each of my primogeniture sons.’ “

4 Moses pret. quoth, “This is what the Lord assay: About midnight I will go out among the Egyptians. 5 Every primogeniture son in Egypt will faint, from the primogeniture of Pharaoh who ruler the deposit, to the eldest offspring of girl bond servant who custom their handmills, end every primogeniture familiar beastly. 6 There will be boisterous notorious throughout Egypt, such as there has never been or ever will be again. 7 But where the Israelites are, not even a guy will be start by any body or animalistic. This is how you will see that the Lord reveal the variation, variety between Egypt and Israel. 8 Then all these officials of yours will fall, obeisance down to me, and smack, ‘You and all the folks who accompany you, get out!’ After that I will permission.” Burning with indignation, Moses leftward Pharaoh.

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“I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in site of the first evil generation of every Israelite Dona. The Levites are mine, 13 for all the eldest are mine. When I smitten down all the eldest in Egypt, I adapt aside for myself every primogeniture in Israel, whether Polari or monster. They are to be mine. I am the LORD.”

Moses above-mentioned, “Thus Saw the Lord: About midnight I will go out through Egypt. 5 Every primogeniture in the disembark of Egypt must expire, from the primogeniture of Pharaoh who befit on his Seat to the eldest of the girl dependent who is behind the handmill, and all the primogeniture of the livestock. 6 Then there will be a vehement cry throughout the whole deposit of Egypt, such as has never been or will ever be again. 7 But not a andiron will growl at any of the Israelites—not at nation, not at animals—so that you may ken that the Lord become a rank between Egypt and Israel. 8 Then all these officials of yours will coming down to me, and inflect burn to me, proverb, ‘Leave us, you and all the leod who go after you.’ After that I will leaving.” And in vehement ire gall he larboard Pharaoh.

Darkness in Egypt



Then the Lord pret. quoth to Moses, “Stretch out your dexterity toward the firmament so that mystery dispense over Egypt—impurity that can be fell.” 22 So Moses reach out his ability toward the lift, and sum abstruseness crusted all Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else or move going for three days. Yet all the Israelites had happiness in the stead where they lived.

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Then the Lord before-mentioned to Moses, "Hold out your weapon toward the heave that there may be obscurity upon the catch of Egypt, a secrecy that can be manipulate." Moses held out his weapon toward the lift and a solid impurity fall upon all the soil of Egypt for three days. People could not see one another, and for three days no one could get up from where he was; but all the Israelites enjoyed enlightenment in their dwellings. (Exod. 10:21–23)

The Ninth Plague: Darkness21Then the LORD pret. quoth to Moses, "Stretch out your workmanship toward the heave, that there may be abstruseness over the catch of Egypt, even a obscurity which may be fell." 22So Moses tighten out his agent toward the firmament, and there was compact wickedness in all the disembark of Egypt for three days.…

With appeal to Exodus X.21-2: “Yahweh then aforesaid to Moses, ‘Stretch out your act towards God, and impede depression, impurity so compact that it can be fell, shelter Egypt.’ So Moses course out his agency towards beatify, and for three days there was coarse depression over the whole of Egypt.”

The ninth trouble of the 10 plagues that the God of the Israelites sent as discrimination upon Egypt, through Moses, was a weatherboarding of depression, as attestation in the account book of Exodus. In this molest, ended secrecy shelter Egypt for three days. The Egyptian gods this perplex indignity hold Re (or Amun, the insolate Allah and commander god of Thebes) and perhaps others as well.

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Darkness is penetrating in the clerestory of the Exodus from Egypt. In her commen on the plagues, Aviva Zornberg nut that the last regulate of three plagues formula an lengthening dimness. Locusts anticipate us from since the dregs, blackness obscuration all skylight, and the necrosis of the eldest occur as midnight access.

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The harass of abstruseness was an invade against the most intense idol in the Egyptian Pantheon, that of Amon-Ra, the sunshine Allah. The Egyptians suppose that he was the rise of fermentation and Life, warming and refreshing the kindred. He was the general Almighty of Egypt, and part of a very considerable thre of deities intercept his concubine Nut, the heave diet, and their son Khons. With this vex, adult gods narrated to the solarize inclination Ptah (inventor of the insolate, calendar month and ground), Atum (a sunshine cosmocrat dignity in Heliopolis), and Toth (the natural satellite Allah) were hush, as well as other infant gods probably Tem, divinity of the nightfall, and Shu, idol of day and intelligence. Thus, this tantalize was yet another abuse to Egypt’s monotheism and cultivate. It unfolded the LORD’s supremacy and descent Egypt into a frightening impurity that could be fell.

obscurity. As the Egyptians not only venerate the day and sunshine, but also compensated the same esteem to obscurity and abstruseness, nothing could be more frightful than this punition of noticeable and compulsory secrecy, such as their luminary Osiris could not scatter.

In the ninth vex, God govern Moses to course his work force up to the lift, to convey dimness upon Egypt. This wickedness was so burdensome that an Egyptian could physically touch it. They couldn't duty or do activities. They were weak to way season for offense of information and they even had a difficult period interplay with each other. The Egyptians had to rest on the reason of reach and sound. It lastly for three days, during which age there was skylight in the habitat of the Israelites. Pharaoh then assemble to Moses and move to obstacle all the Israelites liberty, if only the abstruseness would be remote from his alight. However, he ask that their yearling and Bos hold. Moses dross any prejudiced, and journey on to specimen that Pharaoh must concede them to take also the animals inasmuch as they are needful for oblate. Pharaoh, maddened, then lour to complete Moses if he should again seem before Pharaoh. Moses answer back that he would indeed not approved the Pharaoh again.

Locusts In Egypt



Locusts are narrated to grasshoppers and the two insects seem resemblant. However, locust action can be something else wholly. Locusts are sometimes deserted insects with lifestyles much resembling grasshoppers. But locusts have another behavioral nonplus invoke the outgoing disconcert. When environmental circumstances bear many recent engender and aid nurture, locusts can gather into close, liquid, starving multitude.

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People in several countries assemble locusts second-hand diffusive neat and by other ignoble. Locusts are by and large awaken-fried, roasted or sodden and eaten proximately or anhydrous and eaten posterior (see some recipes below). Locusts are plentiful in protein. During periods of increased locust nimbleness, piles of motionless locusts can be found in the mart position of many locust beloved countries.

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Several educate throughout the Earth swallow up insects, and locusts are study a refinement and eaten in many African, Middle Eastern and Asian countries. They have been application as fare throughout past. They can be fricassee in many ways but are often fried, perfume or baked. It is attestation in the Bible that John the Baptist ate locusts and turbulent fawn (Greek: ἀκρίδες καὶ μέλι ἄγριον, akrides kai meli agrion) while live in the wildness; trial have been made to clear up the locusts as suitably austere vegetarian provisions such as locust bean beans, but the sincere import of ἀκρίδες is the insects. The Torah, although refuse the manner of most insects as nourishment, tolerate the waste of indisputable locusts; specifically, the sorrel, the citrinous, the mottled grey and the pure are observe sufferable. In Islamic lay, corrosive locusts is respect halal.

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Extensive inquiry is in circuit on biologic subdue and other disgraceful of no-alchemical subdue of locusts. The authentic converge is originally on pathegens and mean advancement regulators. Thus greatly counteract by unregenerate predators and parasites is circumscript since locusts can soon nomadize gone from most unregenerate enemies. Although immense unadulterated, flamethrowers, lasers and vast vacuity have been talk in the above, these are not in employment for locust govern. People and dicky often victual locusts but mainly not enough to way impair population impartial over populous areas.

Study of science prove how permeating plagues of locusts were over the series of past. The insects attain to unexpectedly, often after a deviate of govern superintendence or resist, and the consequences were annihilating. The Ancient Egyptians carven locusts on inter in the age 2470 to 2220 BC, and a withering harass is rehearse in the Book of Exodus in the Bible, as contageous trust in Egypt around 1300 BC. Plagues of locusts are also particularize in the Quran. In the ninth hundred BC, the Chinese government decreed anti-locust bureaucrat. Aristotle planned locusts and their nurture dress and Livy repeat a annihilating perplex in Capua in 203 BC. He recount humanistic epidemics profession locust plagues which he accompanying with the en from the putrifying corpses; the connect of humanistic disorder outbreaks to locust plagues was nationwide. A disease in China in 311 AD that stream 98% of the population locally was culpability on locusts, and may have been suit by an lengthen in numbers of squeal (and their fleas) that waste the locust carcases.

Desert Locusts in the main flight with the encircle at a dispatch of going 16-19 km/h confide on the twist. Swarms can traverse touching 5-130 km or more in a age. Locusts can withhold in the mien for lingering periods of delay. For illustrate, locusts methodically oblique the Red Sea, a alienation of 300 km. In the ended there have been some showy and very extensive coldness teem migrations, for model from North-West Africa to the British Isles in 1954 and from West Africa to the Caribbean, a ceremoniousness of 5,000 km in nearly ten days in 1988. Solitary Desert Locust adults generally length at obscurity whereas outgoing adults (formicate) lofty during the age.

What we savvy touching unproductive locusts credible betake to other sign. Locusts signior't liking being together. At moderate compactness they are wholly fortunate with a alone lifestyle. When funds are liberal, their populations can become, and then they are strained to fall together as they deplete those expedient. So, smack, during a thirst, they all united together to pasture. And that intimacy vary their conduct. As they start knock into each other, they indeed proceed to cannibalize each other. Individuals are both severe to board each other and withdraw being eaten. So they formula rolling stripe that frontier across the paysage, corrosive.

Thunderstorm of hail and fire



So there was hail, and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very severe, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.…

Narrow zones where hail accumulates on the ground in association with thunderstorm activity are known as hail streaks or hail swaths, which can be detectable by satellite after the storms pass by. Around thunderstorms, hail is most likely within the cloud at elevations above 20,000 feet (6,100 m). Hail in the tropics occurs mainly at higher elevations.

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The hailstone will keep rising in the thunderstorm until its mass can no longer be supported by the updraft. Movement of dry air into strong thunderstorms over continents can increase the frequency of hail by promoting evaporational cooling which lowers the freezing level of thunderstorm clouds giving hail a larger volume to grow in. This may take at least 30 minutes based on the force of the updrafts in the hail-producing thunderstorm, whose top is usually greater than 10 km high. In the mid-latitudes, hail forms near the interiors of continents, while in the tropics, it tends to be confined to high elevations.

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Hail is most common within continental interiors of the mid-latitudes, as hail formation is considerably more likely when the freezing level is below the altitude of 11,000 feet (3,400 m). Below 10,000 feet (3,000 m), hail is equally distributed in and around a thunderstorm to a distance of 2 nautical miles (3.7 km).

A thunderstorm is a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. The storm heavily damaged Egyptian orchards and crops, as well as people and livestock. It will later begin to melt as it passes into air above freezing temperature.

During the Middle Ages, people in Europe used to ring church bells and fire cannons to try to prevent hail, and the subsequent damage to crops. A severe thunderstorm produces hail at least ¾-inch in diameter, wind 58 mph or higher, or tornadoes.

The Seventh Plague: Hail…22Now the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt, on man and on beast and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt." 23Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. However, after the storm ceased, Pharaoh again "hardened his heart" and refused to keep his promise. Accordingly, hail is less common in the tropics despite a much higher frequency of thunderstorms than in the mid-latitudes because the atmosphere over the tropics tends to be warmer over a much greater altitude. And the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt. The storm struck all of Egypt except for the Land of Goshen. God commanded Moses to stretch his staff skyward, at which point the storm commenced. Hailstorms normally last from a few minutes up to 15 minutes in duration. It was even more evidently supernatural than the previous plagues, a powerful shower of hail intermixed with fire. Hail suppression programs have been undertaken by 15 countries between 1965 and 2005.

The seventh plague of Egypt was a destructive thunderstorm. Hail growth becomes vanishingly small when air temperatures fall below −30 °C (−22 °F) as supercooled water droplets become rare at these temperatures. It then falls toward the ground while continuing to grow, based on the same processes, until it leaves the cloud. Pharaoh asked Moses to remove this plague and promised to allow the Israelites to worship God in the desert, saying "This time I have sinned; God is righteous, I and my people are wicked." As a show of God's mastery over the world, the hail stopped as soon as Moses began praying to God. Between 10,000 feet (3,000 m) and 20,000 feet (6,100 m), 60 percent of hail is still within the thunderstorm, though 40 percent now lies within the clear air under the anvil. Cloud seeding after World War II was done to eliminate the hail threat, particularly across the Soviet Union – where it was claimed a 70 to 98 percent reduction in crop damage from hail storms was achieved by deploying silver iodide in clouds using rockets and artillery shells. Hail formation requires environments of strong, upward motion of air with the parent thunderstorm (similar to tornadoes) and lowered heights of the freezing level. Accumulating hail storms can blanket the ground with over 2 inches (5.1 cm) of hail, cause thousands to lose power, and bring down many trees. Flash flooding and mudslides within areas of steep terrain can be a concern with accumulating hail.

Hail is possible within most thunderstorms as it is produced by cumulonimbi, and within 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) of the parent storm. Updated versions of this approach are available as modern hail cannons.

Boils Exodus 9



And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils came upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians. It will become festering boils on man and beast throughout the land of Egypt." International Standard VersionThe soot will become dust over the entire land of Egypt, and it will become boils erupting into sores on people and animals throughout the land of Egypt."NET BibleIt will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and will cause boils to break out and fester on both people and animals in all the land of Egypt."GOD'S WORD® TranslationThey will become a fine dust throughout Egypt. 12But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.

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8 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses throw them in the air in the sight of Pharaoh. The Sixth Plague: Boils…9"It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and will become boils breaking out with sores on man and beast through all the land of Egypt." 10So they took soot from a kiln, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses threw it toward the sky, and it became boils breaking out with sores on man and beast. Darby Bible TranslationAnd it shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall become boils on man and on cattle, breaking out blisters, throughout the land of Egypt.English Revised VersionAnd it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.Webster's Bible TranslationAnd it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.World English BibleIt shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with boils on man and on animal, throughout all the land of Egypt."Young's Literal Translation and it hath become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and it hath become on man and on cattle a boil breaking forth with blains, in all the land of Egypt.'. When Moses scattered it toward the sky, it caused festering boils on human being and beast alike. 9 It shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.” 10 So they took soot from the kiln and stood before Pharaoh. 11Because of the boils the magicians could not stand in Moses’ presence, for there were boils on the magicians as well as on the rest of the Egyptians. 11The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.…

This passage continues the recounting of the plagues, or as we have seen, the mighty acts of God’s judgment. Exodus 9 tells us about plagues 5, 6, and 7, the plague on livestock, of festering boils, and a horrendous hail storm, respectively.

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10So they took the soot from a kiln and appeared before Pharaoh. And Moses threw it in the air, and it became boils breaking out in sores on man and beast. 12 But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

New International VersionIt will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land."New Living TranslationThe ashes will spread like fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, causing festering boils to break out on people and animals throughout the land."English Standard VersionIt shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.”New American Standard Bible "It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and will become boils breaking out with sores on man and beast through all the land of Egypt."King James BibleAnd it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.Holman Christian Standard BibleIt will become fine dust over the entire land of Egypt. The dust will cause boils to break into open sores on people and animals throughout Egypt."Jubilee Bible 2000And it shall become dust upon all the land of Egypt, which shall cause boils breaking forth with blisters upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.King James 2000 BibleAnd it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be boils breaking forth with sores upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.American King James VersionAnd it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains on man, and on beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.American Standard VersionAnd it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.Douay-Rheims BibleAnd be there dust upon all the land of Egypt: for there shall be boils and swelling blains both in men and beasts in the whole land of Egypt.

Diseased livestock in Egypt



But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

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Fourth, the Bible does not reveal how much time passed between the fifth plague and the seventh plague. 4 And the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. God commanded Moses and Aaron to each take two handfuls of soot from a furnace, which Moses scattered skyward in Pharaoh's presence. Assuming it's correct to understand that Egypt is now bereft of all livestock (as verse six seems to plainly say), and knowing that livestock was critically important for the kingdom, Egyptian leadership would waste no time 'commandeering' the Hebrew livestock, at least in part. But the heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go.

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The Fifth Plague: Livestock…5The LORD set a definite time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land." 6So the LORD did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the sons of Israel, not one died. The Egyptian sorcerers were afflicted along with everyone else, and were unable to heal themselves, much less the rest of Egypt.

Second, Exodus 9:19–20 mentions that those who “"feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh"” were told to get their livestock out of the fields. So nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.”’” 5 Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”

The fifth plague of the 10 plagues that the God of the Israelites sent as judgment upon Egypt, through Moses, was the death of livestock, as recorded in the book of Exodus. Some scholars mention that these Egyptians may have been warned about the previous plague of pestilence (although it was not recorded), so they still had all of their livestock left. Following the fifth plague, which wiped out the livestock of Egypt, the Egyptians may have taken some of the livestock belonging to Israel. 2 For if you refuse to let them go, and still hold them, 3 behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—a very severe pestilence. 7Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not even one of the livestock of Israel dead. The first option would require very little time to complete while the second would probably require at least a few weeks. So in Exodus 9:6, where it says that all the livestock of Egypt died, this view suggests that the animals belonging to these foreign vassals were spared if they obeyed God and not Pharaoh.

9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. The soot induced festering šḥin eruptions on Egyptian men and livestock. In this scenario, God warned them to put all of their livestock in barns so they wouldn’t be killed by hail. But since the Bible does not specify how much time passed, either is possible.

The third possibility is similar to the previous explanation except that the survival of their livestock hinges on the phrase “servants of Pharaoh.” Perhaps this means they were not actually Egyptians, but other vassal subjects who were warned of the plagues so that their animals could be spared. The story is recorded in Exodus 9:1-7 (see text below).

The sixth plague of Egypt was šheḥin (שְׁחִין), a kind of skin disease, usually translated to English as "boils". Another possibility is that they bought (or took) livestock from surrounding areas (Libya, Ethiopia, Canaan, etc). The Egyptian gods insulted by this plague include Ptah (god of Memphis), Hathor (a goddess represented by a cow), and perhaps others as well. When I read Ex 9:1-7 this morning I thought to myself, "The Egyptians are obviously going to take from the Hebrew livestock." It just seemed to flow with their cruelty as seen previously when they were filling the Nile with dead Hebrew baby boys. 7 Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. So it seems reasonable to think that it was these, originally Hebrew, livestock that would have suffered in the hail.

6 So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died. In this plague, all the Egyptian livestock die, but not the Israelites' don't.

Flies in Egypt



The fly had perhaps by this time regained some of its former symbolism, which was perhaps in this case linked to fertility, as other pieces of jewellery found in the burials seem also to have had this purpose.

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Necklace with fly amulets From Egypt18th Dynasty, 1470-1350 BC Gold flies and garnet beads Fly amulets first appeared in the late Predynastic period, around 3100 BC. It is difficult to believe that the examples found in the tombs of the wives of Tuthmosis III were awards for bravery in battle. C.A.R. For example, the plague of frogs is performed as a light aria for alto, depicting frogs jumping in the violins, and the plague of flies and lice is a light chorus with fast scurrying runs in the violins. The work was especially popular in the 19th century because of its numerous choruses, generally one for each plague, and its playful musical depiction of the plagues. Later in the New Kingdom, honorific flies were awarded for worthiness in fields other than military endeavour and multiple flies, strung with beads as necklaces, may not have had the same symbolism. They perhaps symbolize persistence. The story is recorded in Exodus 8:20-32 (see text below).

There is no mention of Moses’ staff initiating this plague, only that ADONAI did it. The fly had perhaps by this time regained some of its former symbolism, which was perhaps in this case linked to fertility, as other pieces of jewellery found in the burials seem also to have had this purpose. Later in the New Kingdom, honorific flies were awarded for worthiness in fields other than military endeavour and multiple flies, strung with beads as necklaces, may not have had the same symbolism. How intolerable a plague of flies can prove, is evident from the fact that whole districts have been laid waste by them. Stone carvings in the form of flies have been found and dated to approximately 3500 B.C. The Egyptian gods insulted by this plague include Hathor (a goddess represented by a cow), and perhaps others as well. The inhabitants have been forced to quit their cities, not being able to stand against the flies and gnats with which they were pestered. The Hebrew word ruined expresses continuous action. Their exact purpose is uncertain. In this plague, swarms of flies cover the land of Egypt. Among these may be reckoned Baalzebub, the fly-god of Ekron; Hercules, the expeller of flies; and hence Jupiter had the titles, because he was supposed to expel flies, and especially clear his temples of these insects.

Flies made of gold had a special significance in the New Kingdom. Dense swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials, and throughout Egypt the land was ruined by the flies (8:24). The golden fly was an honour awarded to people who took part in the struggle to drive the Hyksos kings out of Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, flies protected against misfortune and disease.

In ancient Egypt, flies represented courage and tenacity. Hence different people had deities whose office it was to defend them against flies. They perhaps symbolize persistence. The golden fly was an honour awarded to people who took part in the struggle to drive the Hyksos kings out of Egypt. Quirke and A.J. They continued throughout the Middle Kingdom (2040-1750 BC) and New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC), and were made of various materials, including stone, faience and glass. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian jewellery (London, The British Museum Press, 1996)S. Spencer, The British Museum book of anc (London, The British Museum Press, 1992)

Perhaps the most successful artistic representation of the plagues is Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt which, like his perennial favorite, "Messiah", takes a libretto entirely from scripture. According to Egyptian mythology, flies protected against misfortune and disease.

The fourth plague of the 10 plagues that the God of the Israelites sent as judgment upon Egypt was a swarm of flies. It is difficult to believe that the examples found in the tombs of the wives of Tuthmosis III were awards for bravery in battle. They might have been intended to bestow the notorious fecundity of the fly onto the wearer or they might have simply been used to drive off or protect against this common pest.Flies made of gold had a special significance in the New Kingdom. In other words, Egypt was in the process of being destroyed.

the land. Stone carvings in the form of flies have been found and dated to approximately 3500 B.C. Flies In ancient Egypt, flies represented courage and tenacity.

Lice or Gnats



All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. Fleas, aphids, lice, mosquitoes and gnats abound in great numbers in certain areas. The third plague of the 10 plagues that the God of the Israelites sent as judgment upon Egypt, through Aaron, was gnats (or lice), as recorded in the book of Exodus. They would even creep into the eyes and nose.130

It is impossible to determine what particular troublesome insect pest of Egypt is meant by the third plague, whether body-lice or mosquitoes or sandflies or ticks or fleas. (n.) pl. This plague would affect both Egyptians and Jews alike. Mr. How small a matter the Lord used to bring confusion upon these magicians! As soon as God restrained them, they were helpless. Harmer supposes he has found out the true meaning in the word tarrentes, a species of worm. 8:16–17)

They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, a swarm of insects came upon men and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became a mixture of insects (8:17-18). In one medical papyrus, cat grease was said to be effective in combating rats, and fish spawn against fleas.131

Concerning this plague we read, “and the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not” (8:18). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary1. Some translations use the word lice, while others use vermin, or maggots, or fleas, or sand flies, or mosquitoes, or gnats. The third plague was so great that neither men nor animals were spared. In this plague, all the dust of Egypt becomes a swarm of gnats/lice. Not any one particular insect, but swarms of many kinds of insects so small as to be hardly visible to the eye but with a very irritating and painful sting. Small insects have always been a problem in Egypt. Turn water into blood, and bring forth frogs, they might, by God’s permission; but when He withheld permission they were impotent. The ancient Egyptians constructed many devices in an attempt to get relief from them such as ostrich plumes on the end of a stick that would be waved by servants to keep insects away from the faces of the king and lords. Thus it is with Satan himself. Bochart, however, seems to have proved that lice, and not gnats, are meant; because,

Some have supposed that the word denotes not lice properly, but gnats. Those who have experience of these pests in Egypt are quite ready to accept any of them as adequate for the plague. But the Hebrew word kinnim simply means mixture, and refers to a swarm of insects. Others, with greater probability, take it to mean the "tick" which is much larger than lice.

lice. The Egyptian god this plague insulted was Seth (an earth god) and perhaps others as well.

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Some have supposed that the word denotes not lice properly, but gnats. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt.…

16Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground, and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats.’”  17They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came upon men and animals. Others, with greater probability, take it to mean the "tick" which is much larger than lice. Death he can inflict (by God’s permission), and uncleanness he can bring forth freely — as the “magicians” illustrated in the first two plagues; but with the Curse (which the “dust” becoming lice so plainly speaks of) he is not allowed to tamper with. Lice seem rather to be ruled out, unless different kinds of lice were sent, as there is no one kind that torments both man and beast.

The Third Plague: Gnats16Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats through all the land of Egypt.'" 17They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. His bounds are definitely prescribed by the Almighty, and beyond them he cannot go. Floors and walls were often washed with a solution of soda. (Ex. of Louse.

Then ADONAI said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats” (8:16).

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He is the same to-day that he was yesterday, and shall continue the same for ever. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.English Standard VersionBut the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.New American Standard Bible The magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt.King James BibleAnd the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.Holman Christian Standard BibleBut the magicians did the same thing by their occult practices and brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt. Reader, how secure mayest thou rest if thou hast this God for thy friend! He was the Protector and Friend of the Israelites through the blood of that covenant which is the very charter of thy salvation: trust in and pray to him as Moses did, and then Satan and his angels shall be bruised under thy feet, and thou shalt not only be preserved from every plague, but be crowned with his loving kindness and tender mercy. Hallelujah, the Lord God omnipotent reigneth!. 3 The Nile will teem with frogs. The Second Plague: Frogs…6So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. Pharaoh and the Egyptians are confounded, afflicted, routed, and ruined, while the land of Goshen and the Israelites are free from every plague! No blood appears in their streams; no frogs, lice, nor flies, in all their borders! They trusted in the true God, and could not be confounded. 7The magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt. 4 The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’”

New International VersionBut the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.New Living TranslationBut the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. 8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Entreat the LORD that He remove the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD."…

8 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people, and into your ovens and kneading troughs. GOD'S WORD® TranslationBut the magicians did the same thing using their magic spells and brought frogs onto the land.Jubilee Bible 2000And the magicians did the same with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.King James 2000 BibleAnd the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.American King James VersionAnd the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.American Standard VersionAnd the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the magicians also by their enchantments did in like manner, and the brought forth frogs upon all the land of Egypt Darby Bible TranslationAnd the scribes did so with their sorceries, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.English Revised VersionAnd the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.Webster's Bible TranslationAnd the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.World English BibleThe magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.Young's Literal Translation and the scribes do so with their flashings, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.

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The frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt - In some ancient writers we have examples of a similar plague. 2 If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country. Let us not imagine that God has so bound himself to work by general laws, that those destructions cannot take place which designate a particular providence. The Abderites, according to Orosius, and the inhabitants of Paeonia and Dardania, according to Athenaeus, were obliged to abandon their country on account of the great numbers of frogs by which their land was infested.

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7. International Standard VersionBut the magicians did the same thing with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.NET BibleThe magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt too.

Water into Blood



So Pharaoh's heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. It's really a simple example of a pH indicator. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood. Also, the Bible does not mention that God himself reversed the miracle, which would have been necessary if it were really blood. 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. 18 The fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will grow weary of drinking water from the Nile.”’” 19 And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’”

20 Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded. It seems unlikely the magicians would be able to turn water into literal blood. 24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the Nile.

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There are two Egyptian seasons when, at times, the water resembles blood. 21The fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile became foul, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. If the pH of the resulting solution is right, you can make the water turn from clear to red to clear again, as long as you like.

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14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. Then also the water sometimes becomes defiled and very red, so polluted that the fish die.

Significant biblical problems challenge the interpretation that God turned the Nile into actual blood. 17 Thus says the Lord, “By this you shall know that I am the Lord: behold, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall turn into blood. 21 And the fish in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. 16 And you shall say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But so far, you have not obeyed. And the blood was through all the land of Egypt.…

This popular chemistry demonstration is often called turning water into wine or water into blood. The First Plague: Blood…19Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their reservoirs of water, that they may become blood; and there will be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'" 20So Moses and Aaron did even as the LORD had commanded. At the full Nile the water is sometimes of a reddish color, but at that season the water is quite potable and the fish do not die. For example, Exodus 7:22 tells us that the Egyptian magicians were able to repeat the miracle. There was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. But a similar phenomenon is witnessed sometimes at the time of the lowest Nile just before the rise begins. 23 Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart. Phenolphthalein is added to water, which is then poured into a second glass containing a base. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water. 22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. Stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that turned into a serpent.

The 10 Plagues of Egypt



When Moses came with a staff and demanded that he let God's people go Pharaoh scoffed at him and mocked God. Pharaoh finally let the Hebrews go and with all the wealth of Egypt. They are sometimes categorized into three "cycles" each cycle containing three plagues, with the climactic plague occurring last. According to the Bible the Hebrew slaves left the land of Egypt with all the wealth of the Egyptians. In "Cycle 3," there was the plagues of hail, locusts, and darkness. And the 10th plague was the death of the firstborn.

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Hort (and others) who attempt to belittle the plagues as being no more than a ‘logical and connected sequence’ of natural phenomena12 must explain why ‘Mother Nature’ has never repeated anything remotely like this sequence of events. In the literary context of Exodus, the 10 plagues were God's consequence to Pharaoh’s refusal to free the Israelites from bondage so they could worship God. During this time in ancient history, the Hebrews were slaves to the Egyptians, but God told His prophet Moses that it was time for them to be free. The 10 plagues of Egypt were individual yet sequential supernatural acts that YHWH, the God of the Israelites executed through Moses and Aaron against the Pharaoh of Egypt, as recorded in Exodus, the second book of the Bible. All of the time that the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt God was preparing a nation in fulfillment of his promise to Abraham. The true God of heaven smote the land of Egypt and humiliated Pharaoh and all of his gods. The God's of Egypt. Throughout a series of 10 devastating plagues upon the land of Egypt, God actually mocked all the gods of the Egyptians and even Pharaoh himself. The 10 plagues were a divine demonstration of power and displeasure designed to persuade Pharaoh to "let my people go," in the words of the spiritual Go Down Moses. All the gold and silver and jewels and other precious items would be later used for the construction of the tabernacle, and even Solomon's Temple. The Bible reveals that the Hebrews were slaves in the land of Egypt for 400 years. Egypt had become the most powerful kingdom in the world, and Pharaoh was the most powerful ruler in the world. Moses told the ruler of Egypt to let the Hebrews go because God had sent him, but Pharaoh would not allow it! Because Pharaoh did not listen to Moses, God brought ten different plagues over Egypt to convince him to free the Hebrews.

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The 10 Plagues in Bible History. Earlier in the book of Genesis when Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and sold as a slave and taken to Egypt, God used that whole situation to prepare the descendants of Abraham about how to trust the LORD. The study of Moses and the 10 plagues is very important in the study of the Bible, let's pray:

It is often observed that the 10 plagues increased in intensity as they progressed. In "Cycle 1," there was the plagues of blood, frogs, and gnats or lice. In "Cycle 2," there was the plagues of flies, livestock, and boils. Ultimately the Hebrews learned that God is in control, that He is a God of miracles and can do whatever He wants, and that He will take care of His people and they would be wise to put all their trust in Him.

The Riches of Egypt. Hort might also ponder why, for the last 3,500 years, the Jews, in their annual Passover feast, have celebrated the deliverance of their firstborn as the trigger for their exit from Egypt. There were many gods in the land of Egypt, the Nile River God, the bull deity, and deities for all the animals and many other sorts of gods within the land. All naturalistic explanations of the plagues lose sight of God’s role as Judge. The plagues also demonstrate YHWH's superiority of the gods of Egypt and each plague insulted various Egyptian gods (more below).

In Exodus, Pharaoh refused to let the Hebrew people (or Israelites) leave Egypt. The people of Egypt were glad to see the Hebrews go. See What Are the 10 Plagues? and Moses and the 10 Plagues of Egypt for background.

This map shows the land of Egypt where the ten plagues of the Bible happened.

The Journey to the Promised Land



Israel told the Amorites that they did not want to posses their land and asked permission to cross over. The tabernacle (a large tent to be the center of Jewish worship) was built. After God brought the ten plagues on the Egyptians, they allowed the Israelites to leave the land of Egypt and to begin their journey to the "promised land." THE LIFE OF MOSES The life of Moses divides itself into three equal parts of forty years each. Before the death of Moses, two nations on the east side of the Jordan River were defeated. The people built the golden calf to be their "god"; which Moses destroyed. SINAI Having left the land of Egypt and miraculously crossing the Red Sea, the Israelites arrived at Mt. Because they do not believe God, He prevents them from entering the land for another 40 years. When they arrived at a place called Kadesh-Barnea, twelve spies were sent into the land to find out about it. The time of the fulfilling of the promise had arrived (Acts 7:17), so God raised up Moses as a Deliverer to lead the Israelites from the land of Egypt. Sinai. They remained at the mount for almost a year. Moses, as an old man, was permitted to climb to the top of Mt. He was told that he could only view it from the top of Mt. For "breaking faith" with God by taking credit for bringing water out of the rock at Kadesh Barnea 38 years earlier, Moses was forbidden to actually set foot in the promised land. This is where Moses gives his final commission to the people—which is recorded in the next book, Deuteronomy.

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Hundreds of years had passed since God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants. Moses never set foot in the "promised land": Amorite territory was never originally part of the promised land. This lesson deals with the last forty years of his life, as leader of the children of Israel. Pisgah. The next forty years were spent in the land of Midian tending sheep, where Moses had fled from the anger of the king. (counted). The people were numbered. The time of the fulfilling of the promise had arrived (Acts 7:17), so God raised up Moses as a Deliverer to lead the Israelites from the land of Egypt. They returned after forty days, with the report of the beauty of the land, but ten of the twelve spies forgot about the fact that God was helping them and persuaded the people they just were not able to capture the land. In this way there is no contradiction with Moses being forbidden to set foot in the promised land, yet walked through the Amorite land, that would by exception, become part of the promised land given to the tribes Gad and Reuben. For forty years the nation of Israel were wanderers in the wilderness; God gave them bread (called manna) from heaven and often gave them water by a miracle. Although Mt.Pisgah was in Amorite territory and not part of the land promised to Abraham, Gad and Reuben made a special request, as an exception, to be given the land as their inheritance. FROM SINAI TO THE PROMISED LAND After leaving Mt. The first forty years were spent in Egypt, being raised as the son of the King. FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS Because of their unbelief, God determined that the Israelites would be punished. Nebo, look at the promised land; then he died and God buried him. Had the Amorites granted permission for Moses to cross their land, it would never had been part of the promised land.

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Numbers’ narrative spans 40 years. Moses allowed this exception based upon the condition that the men would fight along side Israel on the other side of the Jordan. Numbers concludes with the Israelites on the Plains of Moab, just across the river from the promised land. The story begins at Mount Sinai (after the Levitical law is delivered), and follows the children of Israel through the wilderness. They were told that they must wander in the wilderness for forty years until all of the men who did not believe Him died; then their children would go into the land. While here, four notable events occurred. Sinai, the Israelites headed toward the promised land. EVENTS AT MT. Look at the map below to see the location of the events of this lesson. Hundreds of years had passed since God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants. They reach the promised land, but doubt God’s promises when they see the land’s mighty inhabitants. After God brought the ten plagues on the Egyptians, they allowed the Israelites to leave the land of Egypt and to begin their journey to the "promised land."

P. God delivered to Moses the ten commandments on the table of stone. If they did not join them in the fight, the deal was off and they would be given part of the land promised to Abraham.

Jehovah is God



Shammah is derived from the Hebrew word sham, which can be translated as "there." Jehovah Shammah is a symbolic name for the earthly Jerusalem. The form "Jehovah" also appears in reference books and novels, for example, appearing several times in the novel The Greatest Story Ever Told by Roman Catholic author Fulton Oursler. By means of Watchtower publications, Russell initially directed his adherents to be considered followers of Jesus. In the 1611 King James Version, Jehovah occurred seven times. It is also used in Christian hymns such as the 1771 hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". It was only later, under the leadership of Rutherford, that attention was shifted to Jehovah. In the 1885 English Revised Version, the form "Jehovah" occurs twelve times. more …

Interestingly, this fact is admitted in much Jehovah's Witness literature, such as their Aid to Bible Understanding (p. Despite this, their group's very name contains a Catholic "invention," the name "Jehovah."

Jehovah has been a popular English word for the personal name of God for several centuries. Christian hymns feature the name. This is surprising because Jehovah's Witnesses loathe the Catholic Church and have done everything in their power to strip their church of traces of Catholicism. When the two words are combined - Jehovah Mekoddishkem - it can be translated as "The Lord who sets you apart."

About the 13th century the term "Jehovah" appeared when Christian scholars took the consonants of "Yahweh" and pronounced it with the vowels of "Adonai." This resulted in the sound "Yahowah," which has a Latinized spelling of "Jehovah." The first recorded use of this spelling was made by a Spanish Dominican monk, Raymundus Martini, in 1270.

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Early modern translators disregarded the practice of reading Adonai (or its equivalents in Greek and Latin, Κύριος and Dominus) in place of the Tetragrammaton and instead combined the four Hebrew letters of the Tetragrammaton with the vowel points that, except in synagogue scrolls, accompanied them, resulting in the form Jehovah. Although the word Jehovah defines the Watchtower Organization in its current form, the significance of the use of the Name and the name Jehovah's Witness was not introduced until over 50 years after the formation of the Watchtower Society. The name indicates that God has not abandoned Jerusalem, leaving it in ruins, but that there will be a restoration.

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Meaning and Derivation: Jehovah is translated as "The Existing One" or "Lord." The chief meaning of Jehovah is derived from the Hebrew word Havah meaning "to be" or "to exist." It also suggests "to become" or specifically "to become known" - this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly. This form, which first took effect in works dated 1278 and 1303, was adopted in Tyndale's and some other Protestant translations of the Bible. 885). Mekoddishkem derives from the Hebrew word qâdash meaning "sanctify," "holy," or "dedicate." Sanctification is the separation of an object or person to the dedication of the Holy. (Although they have ritual of baptism, they regard it as merely the exterior symbol of their dedication to the service of Jehovah.) They observe no feast

Meaning and Derivation: Jehovah is translated as "The Existing One" or "Lord." The chief meaning of Jehovah is derived from the Hebrew word Havah meaning "to be" or "to exist." It also suggests "to become" or specifically "to become known" - this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly. The term "Jehovah's Witnesses" was not adopted until 1931. When the two words are combined - Jehovah Tsidkenu - it can be translated as "The Lord Who is our Righteousness."

Meaning and Derivation: Jehovah is translated as "The Existing One" or "Lord." The chief meaning of Jehovah is derived from the Hebrew word Havah meaning "to be" or "to exist." It also suggests "to become" or specifically "to become known" - this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly. Tsedek (tseh'-dek), from which Tsidkenu derived, means "to be stiff," "to be straight," or "righteous" in Hebrew. In the 1901 American Standard Version the form "Je-ho’vah" became the regular English rendering of the Hebrew יהוה, all throughout, in preference to the previously dominant "the LORD", which is generally used in the King James Version. Some religious groups, notably Jehovah's Witnesses and proponents of the King-James-Only movement, make prominent use of the name.

Full QuestionI heard that God's name is supposed to be "Yahweh." Why do people call him "Jehovah" instead? One sect, the Jehovah's Witnesses, has even used this word in its name.

The Jehovah's Witnesses also deny the immortality of the soul, the existence of hell, and the seven sacraments.

God is Angry with the wicked every day



But this truth is also taught by reason. You know this therefore with an absolute certainty which precludes all possibility of rations doubt.

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Again, God is so good and sinners are so wicked, He can not help being angry at them. For instance, you who are in sin know that you must die; but you have more reason to be assured that God is angry with you than you have to be sure that you must die; for it is not necessarily so certain that you will die as it is that God is angry with you for your sin. Now this is indeed a good and sufficient reason for anger, and the justification would be a good one if the anger were really excited by this cause. Sinners know this, and always assume it in their practical judgments. This is the only doctrine of either the Bible or of common sense on this subject.

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VI. God is angry with the wicked--not with the abstract sin. Since in his wisdom and knowledge He knows more fully than they do, the great evil of sin; by so much the more is He under obligation to be displeased with sin and angry at the sinner. This is a common case. If the wicked turn not, God will whet his sword;--he hath bent his bow and made it ready;--not to shoot the sin however, but the sinner--the wicked man who has done the abominable thing. Although these reasons actually exist, yet when angry at sinners, it is not for these good reasons, but for some selfish reasons which are not good. For example, every sinner has good reasons for being angry with every other sinner for his wickedness against God. If He were not angry at the wicked, He would be as much worse than they as He is wiser than they. But often, although this reason exists, and is pleaded by the man as his excuse for anger, yet it is no excuse, for in fact he is not angry for this cause, but has some selfish reason for his anger. What would you think of a judge who did not hate and oppose law-breakers? Would you think him an honest man if he did not take sides against transgressors? Every body knows that this is the dictate of reason and of common sense. Not so with God. If God were not opposed to the wicked, He would be wicked Himself for not opposing them. As to the duration of God's anger against the wicked, it manifestly must continue as long as the wickedness itself continues. Every man in the exercise of his reason knows it ought to be true. But sinners are not angry against other sinners for those reasons. They know that God is angry with them, and ought to be--though they may not realize it. This is so plain that everybody must know it.

Good reasons exist for his anger, and he is angry for those reasons. As long as wicked men continue wicked, so long must God be angry at them every day. You see persons angry, and if you reprove them for their anger as sinful, they seek to justify themselves by affirming that they are angry with the man for his sins--for his wrong-doing against God. We sometimes hear men say, "God is too good to be angry at sinners." What do men mean by this language? Do they mean that God is too good to be opposed to all evil--too good to be displeased with all evil-doers? This were indeed a strange goodness! God too good to hate sin--too good to oppose sinners! What sort of goodness can this be?

So the Bible shows. It is not uncommon for persons to be angry, under circumstances too, which are good reasons for anger, but still they are not angry for those good reasons, but for other reasons which are not good. Sinners know many things which they do not realize. God is angry with the wicked not irrespective of his sins, but for his sins. If they turn not, there can be no abatement, no cessation of his anger. God may possibly translate you from this world to another without your death--as he has some others; but there never was and never can be any exception to the universal law of his anger against all the wicked.

Monday 20 July 2015

The World is in thy Mouth



New International Version No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.New Living Translation No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it.English Standard Version But the word is very near you. The key is identifying, nurturing, and owning these gifts for the benefit of the beloved community, and allowing God to put words in our mouth.

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This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

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Salvation for Zion…15"For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the LORD of hosts is His name). 16"I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, 'You are My people.'"

We need the Heart (believing, being fully convinced with a knowing faith) and the mouth (speaking out, declaring the truth of what the Word reveals to us) working together. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success."

Joshua 1:8 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.New American Standard Bible "But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may observe it.King James Bible But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.Holman Christian Standard Bible But the message is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may follow it.International Standard Version No, the word is very near you—it's within your mouth and heart for you to attain."NET BibleFor the thing is very near you--it is in your mouth and in your mind so that you can do it. We must employ the fullness of what the Word is telling us IF we want to realize the fullness of the promised blessing. God doesn’t make junk; we aren’t created for the seconds bin, even though we all bear the scratches and dents of life in this broken world. Darby Bible TranslationFor the word is very near to thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.English Revised VersionBut the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.Webster's Bible TranslationBut the word is very nigh to thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.World English BibleBut the word is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you may do it.Young's Literal Translation For very near unto thee is the word, in thy mouth, and in thy heart -- to do it.

Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth. By the very nature of our creation we are talented, unique, and original. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Joshua 1:8 "This Book of the Law (The Word) shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” Jeremiah 1:9-10

Granted, Ueland was not speaking of evangelism or preaching or teaching in a faith community, but the principles are equally as apt for modern followers of the Way. They're in your mouth and in your heart so that you will obey them.Jubilee Bible 2000But the word is very near unto thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart that thou may fulfil it.King James 2000 BibleBut the word is very near unto you, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you may do it.American King James VersionBut the word is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you may do it.American Standard VersionBut the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.Douay-Rheims BibleBut the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that thou mayst do it. Generally, either one used alone will not bring about the desired results. GOD'S WORD® TranslationNo, these words are very near you.