The ten plagues of Egypt-
1. Water to Blood
2. Frogs
3. Gnats or Lice
4. Flies
5. Livestock Diseased
6. Boils
7. Thunder and Hail
8. Locusts
9. Darkness
10. Death of the Firstborn
The ten plagues on Pharaoh of Egypt and his peoples are listed in Exodus 7 thru 12. They are also considered 'the ten great calamities' upon Egypt and her gods. These were specifically against each Egyptian diety to show their impotence and that the God of Israel and all Creation is the one and only Supreme God:
1. Water turned to Blood
2. Frogs
3. Gnats or Lice
4. Flies
5. Livestock diseased and death
6. Boils on the people
7. Thunder and large hail
8. Locusts
9. Darkness covers the land (perhaps a giant sandstorm)
10. Death of the Firstborn via Pharoah's own words as he represented 'god' on earth. So God says:
Exodus 12:12New International Version (NIV)
12 "On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
Another perspective... :
as to "what" the ten plagues were; they were Divine intervention in the affairs of men; warnings and testimony through Moses and Aaron... the result of which struck fear in the hearts of the Egyptians, and according to Halley's Bible Handbook:
"...Except for the Ten Plagues, ISRAEL WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN DELIVERED, and there would have been no Hebrew nation. 'Borrowed' Jewels (12:35). RV says 'asked.' They were not loans, but outright Gifts: payment of debts for accumulated generations of slave labor. God himself had commanded the people to ask these gifts (3:21, 22; 11:2, 3). Egyptians were glad to comply, for they feared the God of Moses (12:33). A large part of Egypt's wealth was thus tranferred to Israel. Some of it was used in the construction of the Tabernacle." (Halley's Bible Handbook with the King James Version, Classic Edition: EXODUS; Chapters 11, 12. Death of Egypt's First-Born, p.123).
Nile River turns to blood
Frogs upon the land
Lice from the dust of the ground
Flies
Death of livestock
Boils and sores
Hail Fire
Locust devour crops
Darkness covers the Land
Death of the 1st born of Egypt
Each of the above Plagues where directed against the false gods of Egypt showing the God of Israel as the only true God.
1. The water of the Nile river was turned to blood.
2. Frogs covered the entire land.
3. There were gnats everywhere.
4. There were flies everywhere.
5. All the livestock died of a disease.
6. Boils broke out on all the people and animals.
7. A hailstorm ravaged the land.
8. Clouds of locusts covered the land.
9. Darkness covered the land for three days.
10. The firstborn son and firstborn of the livestock in every household in Egypt were killed.
Dam (Blood). Tzfardeia (Frogs). Kinnim (Lice). Arov (Swarms). Dever (Murrain). Shchin (Boils). Barad (Hail). Arbeh (Locusts). Choshech (Darkness). Makkas Bechoros (Striking of the firstborn).
Blood, frogs, lice, mixed animals, plague to Egyptian livestock, boils. hail, locusts, darkness, smiting of Egyptian firstborn.
In Ancient Egypt
A historically-based, religion-inspired movie about the ten plagues of Egypt.
No there were no poisonous animals in the 10 plaques.
The water of the Nile was turned to blood and frogs covered the entire land.
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Archaeology is a science, and archaeologists say that the ten plagues never happened. So the rational and scientific explanation is that there never were the ten plagues of Egypt. In fact, the respected Israeli archaeologist, Israel Finkelstein, says that over 90 per cent of scholars believe that the Exodus from Egypt never happened [allowing for those scholars who accept no evidence contrary to a literal reading of the Bible].
After the 10 plagues, the Egyptians allowed the Israelites to leave Egypt. As the Israelites left, Pharaoh changed his mind and pursued them, leading to the parting of the Red Sea and the drowning of Pharaoh's army. This event marked the end of the Israelites' enslavement in Egypt.
Answer 1The ten plagues are prevented today with science. We have the technology and the know how to prevent most disasters. When water goes back, we have ways of cleaning it. When there are too many insects, we can spray the crops.Answer 2God's Ten Plagues were brought about by God to make a certain statement to the Egyptians and Israelite nations in Egypt. So, it's not that the plagues are currently being prevented (and would naturally occurr without human intervention) but more that God does not have something to prove by bringing back the plagues.
A:The Egyptians never did explain the ten plagues of Moses, since they were entirely unaware of them. In fact, the respected Israeli archaeologist, Israel Finkelstein, says that over 90 per cent of scholars do not believe that the Exodus from Egypt ever happened, as described in the Bible.
Several plagues
In the biblical story, God used a series of plagues to demonstrate his power and persuade the Pharaoh to release the Israelites. After witnessing the devastating plagues firsthand, the Pharaoh eventually relented and allowed the Israelites to leave Egypt.
Researchers into the matter of where the disaster happened have widely accepted the idea that the plagues struck in a place called Memphis in about 1260BC. Memphis is 12 miles south of modern Cairo, and was a large city which is guessed to have anywhere between 6000 - 30,000 inhabitants.