| The Plagues of Egypt were also aimed at the false gods of Egypt pharaoh was considered to be a god as well God sent Moses to free the Hebrew people from Egyptian bondage. In Genesis, God told Abraham that this would occur. It reads: And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. Genesis 12:13-16 God used Moses and the plagues to overcome pharaoh and free the Hebrew people. The plagues not only taught pharaoh and the Egyptians a lesson but tore down the faith in false gods for many. Read Exodus 4-12 The plagues mentioned and their significance can be related to 21st century life. 1. Nile - Blood - Source of Life / focus of life / dependence - Sopdet Nile god, Hapi, Khnum, Nu, Tauret, and Osiris 2. abundance of frogs - reproduction/production/fertility - Heqt / Heget had a frog's head 3. Dust - Lice / Gnats - cleanness/self-consciousness - little things that trip you up - Set god of the desert who protected from storms and pestilence, Geb god of the earth 4. Flies - Aker god of the earth who guards worshippers against pests, Amon Ra, Ra 5. Livestock Diseased - Ausare/Osiris god of agriculture and underworld, Apis, Ptah, Hathor, Khnum, and Bast 6. Boils - Aset / Isis --or -- Hathor had a cow head, Imhotep, Serapis, and Thoth 7. Thunder and Hail - Thermuthis, Nut, Shu, Horus, Isis, and Set 8. Locusts - Ra, Nepri, Isis, Ermutet, and Thermuthis 9. Darkness - Atum/Aten creator and god of light, Amon Ra, Horus, Ptah, Shu, and Tem 10. Death of the Firstborn - Selket, Meskhenet, Hathor, Min, Isis, and Renenutet Under Construction Jeremy Brown 2005 Also see: gods / goddesses BACK |