TEN PLAGUES AGAINST TEN IDOLS
The 10 Plagues that occurred in Egypt was designed to prove to the Egyptians that God is the Lord.
- Exodus 7:5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Each plague was designed to prove that the Egyptian gods have no power over the judgments of the Hebrew God.
| Plague sent from God | Attack Against the Egyptian Idol |
|---|---|
| the rivers and water judged (Exod. 7:14-25) | Hapi: god of the Nile |
| frogs (Exod. 8:1-15) | Heket: god of fertility (Heket looked like a frog) |
| lice (Exod. 8:16-19) | Geb: god of the dust of the earth| |
| beasts and flies (Exod. 8:20-30) | Khepri: god of creation and sun movement |
| livestock disease (Exod. 9:1-7) | Hathor: goddess of love and protection |
| boils (Exod. 9:8-12) | Isia: goddess of medicine and peace |
| hail mixed with blood (Exod. 9:13-35) | Nut: goddess of health and peace |
| locusts (Exod. 10:1-20) | Seth: god of storms and disorder |
| darkness (Exod. 10:21-29) | Ra: god of the sun |
| death of firstborn (Exod. 11:1-10) | Pharaoh: the ultimate god of Egypt |
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