The 10 Plagues - Jehovah Versus the Gods of Egypt

PLAGUE GODS OF EGYPT INTERESTING NOTES

• Khnum - Guardian of river’s source. • Duplicated by the Egyptians.
WATER TURNED TO BLOOD • Hapi - Spirit of the Nile.
1 • Occurs in Goshen where Israelites lived.
Exodus 7:14-25 • Osiris - Nile was his bloodstream. • Dead fish — putrid smell

FROGS
2 Exodus 8:1-15
• Hapi
• Heqt } Frog goddess to Egypt.
Both related to fertility
• Duplicated by the Egyptians
• Occurs in Goshen where Israelites lived.

• Not duplicated by the Egyptians

LICE • Occurs in Goshen where Israelites lived.
3 • Seb The earth god of Egypt
Exodus 8:16-19 • Attributed to the “finger of God.”
• God now makes a separation between the
FLIES • Uatchit - The fly god of Egypt. Egyptians and the Israelites.
4 Exodus 8:20-32 • No more plagues will come upon the Israelites.

5
DISEASE ON CATTLE
Exodus 9:1-7
• Ptah • Mnevis
• Hathor • Amon } Egyptian gods associated
bulls and cows.
• Affects property.
• Death of livestock.

• Sekhmet - Egyptian goddess of Epidemics

• Affects physical bodies.
BOILS
6
Exodus 9:8-12
• Serapis
• Imhotep }Egyptian gods of healing. • Pharaoh’s magicians cannot even appear in court.

• Nut - Egyptian sky goddess. • Historical uniqueness for such a storm in Egypt.
HAIL • Isis & Seth - Egyptian agriculture deities. • Pharaoh confesses his sin but later changes his
7 Exodus 9:13-35 • Shu - Egyptian god of the atmosphere. mind.
• Pharaoh offers a compromise.
LOCUSTS • Serapia - Egyptian deity protector from • The compromise is rejected.
8 Exodus 10:1-20 Locusts • Pharaoh again confesses his sin.

9
DARKNESS
• Re • Amon-re • Aten
• Atum • Horus } Egyptian sun gods. • Dark in Egypt at midday.
• Apparently light was still provided for the
Exodus 10:21-29 • Thoth - Egyptian moon god. Israelites in Goshen.
This plague was a judgment on all of Egypt’s gods, including Pharaoh himself. In Exodus 1, Pharaoh had killed
10 DEATH OF FIRSTBORN the sons of Israel. Now the Lord kills the firstborn sons of the Egyptians (Exodus 11-12). Pharaoh will now let
Exodus 12:29-36 Israel go. He will later loose his army to death in the Red Sea (Exodus 14:4-31).
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