What are the scientifical truths/explanations for the 10 Biblical plagues?

Answer 1

Individually, the locusts could have had an unusually large breeding period, resulting in larger swarms. We've seen frogs fall during rain storms, due to their being lifted while VERY Small, and falling a very short time later. Cleanliness was not a very high priority, so boils occured. Periods of famine have occured throughout the world, periodically, which would kill live stock. Illnesses killed children. We have seen rivers turn red, due to certain kinds of algae, which also killed the fish living in the water. They all have a scientific explanation, but as a whole, there is nothing to prove that they occured within the time-frame put forth by the bible.

Answer 2

They all really can be explained by major tectonic activity. Frogs follow volcanic eruptions, see Mt. St. Helens as an example. Amphibians were everywhere after that eruption.

Here's a breakdown:
1.Rivers turned to blood - Silt falling into the river due to earthquakes near Lake Victoria (where the earth is red)
2. Frogs - Amphibian populations explode after volcanic activity, additionally, frogs flee from water polluted by silt and would come on land.
3. Lice - People and animals would likely be kept indoors, huddled closely together.
4. Insects or beasts - the natural predators of insects may have been killed or the creatures could be migrating, seeking available food after ash covered the land.
5. Diseased livestock - Increases in lice and insects, lack of proper food
6. Sores on the skin - ash burns, bed sores, louse bites, etc.
7. Hail mixed with fire - ash falling from the sky
8. Locusts - same as #4, not to mention that Africa has frequent locust plagues as it is.
9. Darkness - sun blocked out by ash
10. Death of the first born - First born sons were the only ones who slept in beds on the ground floor of homes. It was a special honor. Massive carbon dioxide releases from earthquakes would kill those closest to the ground.

There was also a contraversial, but rather intriguing documentary on this called Exodus Decoded that aired on the History Channel. It explained all of them and showed archeological evidence of mass burials of young men and almost exclusively young men, in Egypt at the time when the Hyksos left Egypt. It also showed ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics that tell a story of a number of these plagues, one of which was one of the steles of Ahmose that were discovered at Karnak.

Answer 3

"Scientifical"is a word?

The first nine plagues — the Nile turned red, frogs, flies, gnats, pestilence killing cattle, boils appearing on the skin, hail, locusts, and the sun being blotted out — could all be seen as natural phenomenon that have been recorded through Egyptian history.

The first biblical plague in which tradition holds the Nile turned blood red could in fact be described by flooding, Kitchen says. Heavy rains in Ethiopia wash away heavy, red soil and can dramatically alter the color of the water thousands of miles downstream in Egypt.

The heavy silt can destroy aquatic life, just as the bible describes, and, yes, frogs would then flee the pollution and swarm the land. Without frogs in the Nile, flies and gnats multiply in an uncontrolled manner, and of course dying frogs and animals provide even more sources of flies..

Fields flooded with the polluted waters can breed anthrax spores which the cattle eat and die from. The anthrax can also be carried by insects to humans which would result in skin irritations and boils.

Although hail is rare in Egypt, it has been recorded in winter months and has been known to destroy crops, which could in turn be further devastated by locusts which typically arrive in March.

Locusts are typically driven out by the hot, dry winds known as the "khamseen," which typically blow in April and cast a yellow haze that can blot out the sun.

But the 10th plague, the death of the first-born sons, would seem to defy scientific explanation, which in my view means it probably didn't happen or was not actually limited to first born..

Answer 4

God allowed them. There could be many scientific reasons for the plagues. The red sea could be algae. The locust could just be nature.

Answer 5

When god turned the Nile into blood, who needs scientific evidence?

When he brought forth frogs, why you ask for scientific evidence.

Scientific evidence and freaky Bible stories don't mix. Get over it, just believe and pray to god, pray like crazy.

Get on the street corner and raise your hands to the heaven and call upon god, and raise your voice to a high-pitched stutter.

To hell with evidence, just do what feels good.

Answer 6

Have you ever been plagued by insecurities, fears, doubts, etc?
It's psychological. Many consider psychology to be a science.

Answer 7

Nothing in the bible can be explained scientifically, silly wabbit!

Answer 8

Here they come, they shall say it didn't happen:

Tell me did they get that conclusion through science? Uh No! But don't worry we all know that they are smart and worship science!

Answer 9

God just decided to be creative with his pestilence.

Answer 10

God is made of 3 persons. The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. All 3 added together is God, BUT each one by THEMSELVES is God.

Every HUMAN is a SPIRIT, we have a SOUL and we live in a physical BODY. You are a spirit, you have a soul and your spirit and soul are inside your physical body. (It is your spirit and soul that goes to heaven, not your physical body).

It is impossible to please God without faith. 2000 years ago God sent His only Son (LOOK TO THE FIRST PARAGRAPH TO REALISE WHO THE SON ACTUALLY IS) to die for the sins of the whole world. We ALL inherited sin from Adam when SATAN deceived Adam to sin in the Garden of Eden. AND on top of that we ALL sin everyday. (There would be no such thing as sin in the world if Satan did not exist).

In the eyes of God - we are FILTHY SINNERS because ON TOP of inheriting sin from ADAM, Satan CONTINUOUSLY DECEIVES the world to sin. So EVERYBODY in this world is FULL OF SIN. God HATES SIN.

NO FILTHY SINNER can get into heaven. This is why God kicked Lucifer (who is Satan) out of heaven - He was a sinner. But God made a way for us to clean ALL our sins away and get into Heaven.

2000 years ago, God sent His ONLY SON JESUS CHRIST to die, SPECIFICALLY for YOU in order to "purchase" your FILTHY sins so that ALL your sins will be taken away. THREE days later, God RAISED Jesus Christ from the dead and Jesus went to heaven taking with Him all your FILTHY sins.
It says in the Word of God:

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotton Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

("Perish" in the above scripture means GO TO HELL).

THE ONE AND ONLY WAY to go to HEAVEN is to:
1. Say with you mouth and believe in your heart (your spirit) that Jesus Christ is your Lord and personal Saviour and that God raised Him from the dead taking away your sins.
2. Ask God to clean away your filth and take away ALL your sins.

When you do this by FAITH The Holy Spirit (LOOK TO THE FIRST PARAGRAPH TO REALISE WHO THE HOLY SPIRIT ACTUALLY IS) will LIVE inside your spirit and God will recognise you as one of His Children, and when you die you will go to Heaven.

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