Exiting Egypt Chapter 7 P3

Exiting Egypt

“God’s Purposes Behind the Plagues”

Exodus 6:28 – 7:13

By Dennis Lee: Chapter 7 P3

7. To Establish He is God

Each plague seemed to be launched against a particular god of Egypt

• Turning the Nile River into blood was against Nilus or Hopi, the god of the Nile River and of water. They controlled the waters of the earth.

• The plague of frogs was against Ptha, the frog-headed god and Hekt, the goddess of reproduction.

• The plague of lice was against Seb, the god of the earth. This idol was worshiped in the hope that he would bless the earth by making it productive and protecting it from natural catastrophes.

• The plague of flies was against Kehephera, the beetle or sacred god. The Dake Bible says that the god was Beelzebub, god of the flies.

• The plague of livestock disease was against Hathor and Apis, the sacred cattle gods at Memphis. They were worshipped as gods of reproduction and fertility, as gods who could protect from plagues, diseases, and accidents.

• The plague of boils was against Typhon, the evil-eye god: worshipped in the hope of averting plagues.

• The plague of hail and lightning was against Iris, the water god, and Osiris, the fire and lightning god, and Shu, the god of the atmosphere: all worshipped in the hope that they would control nature and provide protection against storms and natural catastrophes.

• The plague of locust was against Seraphis, the insect god: worshipped in the hope of being protected from locusts

• The plague of darkness was against Ra, the sun god: worshipped to protect against any natural disaster from the sun and to provide warmth, light, and fruitfulness

• The plague of death of firstborn was against Ptah, the god of life.

And so, when we put them all together what we see is that the plagues reveals that there is no other God but the Lord, and that He is the Lord (Jehovah, Yahweh) the God of redemption, deliverance and salvation. {You can find this next Scripture in your notes}

Or did God ever try to go and take for Himself a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord Himself is God; there is none other besides Him (Deut. 4:34-35 NKJV)

Now we come to God’s first encounter with Pharaoh, and the miracle of Moses’ rod being turned into a snake.