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THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT : EXODUS CHAPTER 7 – 13.
Ten Plagues, judgments of God befall the Egyptians. God judged the Egyptians by sending
them the symbol of their false gods in abundance. As the return of Jesus our Lord draws
near, God is slowly removing the veil and allowing the world to celebrate their false gods in
abundance (and their sin), thus we see the explosion and growth of false religion.
Mat 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
2 Tim 3:13. But evil men seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they
heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the
truth, and shall be turned unto fables
Many of the Pharaohs were named after the false gods of Egypt, as the Pharaohs were
considered to be Divine. I.e. Rameses was a Pharaoh, named after RE or RA, the Sun god,
and Meses (or Moses) meant “taken from” or “given by”. It was an Egyptian name. Moses
was found by the Pharaohs daughter drifting in a basket and because she drew him from the
Nile River, (The Nile was perceived as a god), she named him Moses, meaning “given by”.
The Plagues and the gods and goddesses of Egypt. (Fm Encyclopaedia Brittanica)
Plagues
Ref
Possible Egyptian gods and goddesses of Egypt attacked by
Exodus:
the Plagues.
1. Nile turned 7:14-25
Hapi (also called Apis), the bull god, god of the Nile; Isis,
to blood
goddess of the Nile.
2. Frogs
8:1-15
Heqet, goddess of birth with a frog head.
3. Gnats
8:16-19
Set, god of the desert.
4. Flies
8:20-32
The god Uatchit – fly god.
5. Death of 9:1-7
Hathor, goddess with a cow head. Apis, the bull god, symbol
livestock.
of fertility.
6. Boils
9:8-12.
Sekhmet, goddess with power over disease. Sunu, the
pestilence god. Isis, goddess of healing.
7. Hail
9:13-35
Osiris, god of crops and fertility; Set, god of storms.
8. Locusts.
10:1-20
Nut, the sky goddess; Osiris, god of crops and fertility
9. Darkness
10:21-29
Re/Ra, sun god; Horus, a sun god, Hathor, a sky goddess.
10. Death of 11:1-12:30 Min, god of reproduction. Heqet, goddess who attended
the
women at childbirth, Isis, goddess who protected children.
firstborn
Pharaoh’s firstborn son, a god.
POSSIBLE SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION FOR THE PLAGUES.
The Nile turning into blood most likely was Red tide, toxic algae that causes discolouration of
the water, and kills marine life. Frogs populated the river Nile and because of the toxic
water, sought fresh water and invaded the cities. Gnats and flies from the hot desert were
the result of rotting fish on the banks of the Nile. The flies caused livestock to become sick
and die. Flies are also the cause of body boils as we know in central Africa today. The
hailstorm damaged crops, and this was followed by swarms of locust that caused the sky to
turn black as they veiled the light of the sun. The death of the first born was most likely the
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result of the firstborn being fed more than the siblings, and with bacteria in the food which
could lead to food poisoning, and because the first born would have been served bigger (at
least double) portions, death would result.
MOSES – A TYPE OF CHRIST
Moses stands again as a type of Jesus Christ who alone is worthy to break the seals of
judgement in the last days. (Rev 5:6-9). The judgements that were poured out upon Egypt
are a type of the catastrophic judgements that are poured out upon the earth in the last days.
Most of the ten plagues upon Egypt are repeated in the book of Revelation.
1st Plague – Nile turned to blood (Ex 7:14-24 compare with Rev 8.8, 16.4)
5th Plague – Disease (Ex 9:1-7 compare with the pestilence in Rev 6:8)
6th Plague – Boils (Ex 9:8-12 compare with Rev 16:2,11)
7th Plague – Hail (Ex 9:13-35 compare with Rev 8:7, 16:21)
9th Plague – Darkness (Ex 10:21-29 compare with Rev 8:12, 16:10)
10th Plague – Death (Ex 11:1-12 compare with Rev 6:8, 9:15)
MOSES
An evil king/Pharaoh tried to kill him as a baby:
Exodus 1:22
He was hidden from the evil king/Pharaoh:
Exodus 2:2
Moses was sent into Egypt to preserve his life:
Exodus 2:3-4
He was saved by women: his mother: Exodus 2:3;
Miriam 2:4; Pharaoh's daughter 2:5-10
Pharaoh's daughter adopted Moses: Exodus 2:10
Moses became a prince of Egypt: Exodus 2:10
Long period of silence from childhood to
adulthood
Moses had a secret identity
He tried to save a Hebrew kinsman: Exodus 2:1112
Went from being a prince to a pauper: Exodus
2:15-19
Saved women at a well: Exodus 2:15-19
Became a shepherd: Exodus 3:1
Moses' mission was to redeem Israel from
slavery to Egypt
Moses was loved and supported in his ministry
by his sister Miriam [in Hebrew, Miryam]
He was often rejected by his own people
Moses will give God's law on the mountain of
Sinai: Exodus 20:1-31:18; 34:1-35
Moses spent 40 days fasting on the mountain:
24:18;34:28
Moses performs signs/ miracles
Moses offered his life for the salvation of his
people after the sin of the Golden Calf: Exodus
32:33-33
Moses is the prophet of the Old Covenant
Church
JESUS
King Herod tried to kill baby Jesus: Matthew 2:16
An angel said to hide the child from the evil King
Herod: Matthew 2:13
Jesus was taken into Egypt to preserve His life:
Matthew 2:13-15
Saved and helped by His mother, Mary: Matthew
2:14
Joseph adopted Jesus: Matthew 1:25
Jesus is the Prince of Peace: Isaiah 9:5; Matthew
28:18; Luke 2:14
Long period of silence from childhood to adulthood
Messianic secret = Jesus the Son of God
Jesus came to save His Hebrew kinsman first: Mark
7:26-28
Went from being God to being man: John 1:1-3;
Mark 6:3
Saved a woman at a well: John chapter 4
He is the Good Shepherd: John 10:11
Jesus' mission is to redeem mankind from slavery to
sin
Jesus was loved and supported in his ministry by His
mother Mary [in Hebrew, Miryam]
Jesus was often rejected by His own people
Jesus will give the new law from the Mt. of
Beatitudes: Matthew chapter 5
Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert wilderness:
Matthew 4:2
Jesus performs signs/miracles
Jesus offered His life for the salvation of the world:
Isaiah 53:12; Romans 5:12; 6:10; 2 Corinthians 5:1521; Colossians 1:19-20; 2:14-15; 1 John 1:7; 2:2; etc.
Jesus is the prophet, priest, and King of a New and
everlasting Covenant.
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