The Ten Plagues Upon Egypt
To escape punishment for killing an Egyptian, Moses ran away to Midian, where he met and married the daughter of a shepherd. During that time, the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites called out to God in their suffering. In the past, God had made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob concerning the fate of them and their descendants, and the time had come for Him to rescue them. While Moses was tending his father-in-law's sheep, he led the sheep through the desert until they arrived at Mt. Horeb. There, the angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in the form of flames from a bush. The Lord told Moses that He saw the misery that the Israelites were suffering at the hands of the Egyptians, and would come and rescue them. He instructed Moses to go to the Pharaoh, ask that the Israelites be freed, and then lead them out of Egypt and into the land of the Canaanites. When Moses objected that neither Pharaoh nor his own people would support him, God let him know that He knew Pharaoh's heart would harden against Him, so He would show His power to the Egyptians by raining down calamities against them. This display of anger for the Egyptians who refused to follow His will was manifested in ten plagu
Even Pharaoh's magicians saw this was the work of God, but Pharaoh still would not listen. God spoke to Moses again, and told him that He would send one more plague down on Egypt, after which the Israelites would not only be freed, but also driven out completely. Even the water stored in jars would turn to blood. Lightning flashed through the sky, and every man and animal outside was killed, all crops were beaten down, and all trees were stripped bare. Even the women and children could go, but the animals had to stay behind. God made the Egyptians kind toward the Israelites so that they would give these items to them. Pharaoh, his officials, and every Egyptian woke up in the middle of the night and a loud wailing was heard over the land. God knew this was going to happen and sent Moses to Pharaoh to demand freedom, or a fourth plague would descend upon him and his people. They filled the Nile, and every home, bed and oven. Moses warned Pharaoh that unless he let the Israelites go to worship God, the river would turn to blood, the fish would die, the water would stink, and the people would not be able to drink. This was to represent a lasting festival to the Lord for all future generations. Pharaoh called for Moses and told him to go and worship God. At this point, God instructed Moses to go once again to Pharaoh, only this time the punishment for disobedience would be even greater. Pharaoh disobeyed, and God let loose his wrath.
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