In the Old Testament we are told these disasters wre from God. However, Modern science claims they can explain most, if not all, to a series of somewhat related natural disaster. Thoughts on both sides of the argument would be greatly appreciated.
2006-12-24 15:49:15 · 11 answers · asked by JOHN 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1: Bloody polluted water
2: Frogs everywhere
3: Tormenting gnats
4: Swarming flies
5: Cattle all got sick and died
6: Animals and men break out in boils
7: Hail storm
8: Hordes of locusts
9: Three days of darkness
10: Passover when God murdered all of the first born sons of the Egyptians.
The first 9 plagues are based on things that do happen in the area but it is the timing and the degree that makes them miraculous. The 10'th is different because of its restriction to the first born sons of an enemy. It is a traditional biblical Hebrew punishment on an enemy, to kill off his heirs.
Arguing about which were real or unreal is sort of pointless since the story is a made up one. Please read this:
http://www.bibleorigins.net/ExodusProblems.html
His points can be easily validated.
ps The Pharoah agreed pretty quickly to Moses' requests! But then God made him change his mind. God hardened Pharoa's heart. Pharoa and Egypt get punished in this story through no fault of their own, just so God could make a big name for himself. When you are reading the bible notice how many people must die because God wants to make a name for himself.
2006-12-24 16:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by Barabas 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would leave Coptic completely out as that doesn't show up until after Greek is widely used (it is Egyptian using Greek letters and shows up a couple thousand years after Moses) and would be be impossible to know before it existed. Middle Egyptian and Moabite/Hebrew (functionally dialects of the same Semitic language) are main contenders.
2016-03-29 06:05:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all started when Moses instructed Aaron to make his stick into a snake......(just out of interest Moses was 80 and Aaron was 83); then the Nile river turned into blood; then the frogs came; then the gnats came; then the flies came; then the animals died; then everyone broke out in sores; then the hailstones came; then the locusts came; then they got dropped into darkness; then Egypt's firstborn sons died (including the beasts)..........this all preceded crossing the river - just one helluva bad year!
2006-12-24 16:13:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes thats the surface reasone why...the undelying meaning is G-d will judge those who harden thier hearts against Him, like Pharoah. G-d offered Pharoh many opportunities to believe and obey, but He got the ultimate judgement by continuing to harden his heart.
Like some today.
David
2006-12-24 15:53:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lice,darkness,frogs,locust,water turned to blood,hail,death of the first born.
2006-12-24 16:01:57 · answer #5 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no evidence the Hebrews were ever slaves in Egypt
2006-12-24 15:58:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
wouldn't it be rather peculiar timing for these things to happen at just the right time without some over-seeing or controlling or at least fore-knowlege of the events?
2006-12-24 15:52:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
wasn't one of them god murdering a bunch of babies to show pharaoh who was boss?
Sick!
2006-12-24 15:57:10 · answer #8 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Frogs, Locusts, fire and brimstone, plagues, drought, dead babies, I forget everything else.
2006-12-24 15:52:01 · answer #9 · answered by Atlas 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
LET MY PEOPLE GO
2006-12-25 00:49:46 · answer #10 · answered by STORMY K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋