I came across something interesting today, that in Exodus 12:12, the plagues were also judgements against the many gods of Egypt:
1) THE NILE PLAGUE - judged Khnum, Sati, Aapi, Osiris, Hathor,Neith, Sobek, and Apepi.
2) THE FROG PLAGUE - judged the creator goddess Heka.
3) THE LICE PLAGUE - judged Seth, Geb, Ra, and Osiris.
4) THE FLIES PLAGUE - judged Vatchit, Beelzebub (didn't know that was an Egyptian god), and the Scarab beetle.
5) THE DEADLY MURRAIN - judged Ptah, Apis, Hathor, and Osiris
6) THE BOILS PLAGUE - judged Ptah, Osiris, Sekhmet, Imhotep, Serapis, the Egyptian priesthood, and the turual of casting ashes.
7) THE HAIL PLAGUE - judged Nut, Geb, Amun-Ra, Osiris, and Pharaoh.
8) THE LOCUSTS PLAGUE - judged Sobek, Ra, shu, geb, and Osiris.
9) THE DARKNESS PLAGUE - judged Nut, Hathor, Amun-Ra, and the Egyptian priesthood.
10) THE DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN - judged Heka, Isis, Min, Horus, Bes, Seker, and the Pharoah.
It's like Yahuweh was saying to the Egyptians,
"OK, let's see how much your water gods can help you after I turn the Nile red." He did this in turn with each of the other groups of gods, demonstrating that they were false since they had no real power.
If this is correct, I suspect that there is special significance attached to Plague #10 - THE DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN. Since this final plague/judgement was directed at the Egyptians, I wondered if it however also had in some way, a Messianic tie-in and foreshadowing?
Edited by user Monday, December 31, 2007 4:40:28 AM(UTC)
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