Plague
This first plague turned the Nile River into blood.
What is the Plague of Blood?
The Nile-god associated with the river struck by the first plague.
Who is Hapi?
The blood plague demonstrated that the God of Israel had authority over this vital Egyptian resource.
What is the Nile River?
This area of Egyptian life was attacked when the Nile turned to blood.
What is Egypt's water supply?
The book containing the account of the ten plagues.
What is Exodus?
This plague came after frogs and before flies.
What is the Plague of Gnats (or Lice)?
This plague covered Egypt with amphibians.
What is the Plague of Frogs?
This frog-headed goddess of fertility was challenged by the plague of frogs.
Who is Heqet?
The frog plague showed that fertility and life did not ultimately come from Egyptian gods.
What is God's power over fertility?
The plague of frogs challenged Egyptian beliefs about this aspect of life.
What is fertility and birth?
Moses and this brother frequently confronted Pharaoh.
Who is Aaron?
This plague destroyed crops with ice and fire from heaven.
What is the Plague of Hail?
This plague brought swarms of insects, often translated as flies.
What is the Plague of Flies?
This sky goddess and protector deity was powerless against the plague of hail.
Who is Nut?
The livestock plague demonstrated God's authority over these economic and religious resources.
What are Egypt's cattle and wealth?
By sparing the livestock of Israel while destroying Egypt's herds, God challenged this source of Egyptian wealth and power.
What is Egypt's economy?
God hardened this person's heart throughout the plague narrative.
Who is Pharaoh?
This plague consumed what remained of Egypt's vegetation.
What is the Plague of Locusts?
This plague produced painful boils on people and animals.
What is the Plague of Boils?
The sun god defeated during the plague of darkness.
Who is Ra?
The darkness plague symbolized God's superiority over Egypt's most important deity.
What is the sun god Ra?
The plague of darkness attacked not only a god but also this foundation of Egyptian royal authority.
What is Pharaoh's claim to divine power?
The Israelites marked their doorposts with the blood of this animal before the final plague.
What is a lamb?
Egyptian magicians could imitate some plagues, but failed at this early plague.
What is the Plague of Gnats (or Lice)?
This final plague caused the death of Egypt's firstborn.
What is the Death of the Firstborn?
Pharaoh himself was viewed as the son of this chief god, shown powerless in the final plague.
Who is Amun-Ra?
The final plague revealed that this earthly ruler was not truly divine.
Who is Pharaoh?
The death of the firstborn struck at Egypt's future by threatening this institution.
What is the royal succession (inheritance of power)?
This feast commemorates the night God passed over Israelite homes.
What is Passover?
The overall purpose of the plagues was to show Egypt and Israel this truth.
What is that the Lord alone is God?
The ten plagues collectively attacked Egypt's religion, economy, government, and natural world to demonstrate one central truth.
What is that the Lord, the God of Israel, is sovereign over all creation and greater than every Egyptian god?
This falcon-headed god, associated with kingship and the divine authority of Pharaoh, was repeatedly challenged as Pharaoh's power crumbled throughout the plagues.
Who is Horus?
By sparing Goshen during several plagues while Egypt suffered, God demonstrated this important truth about His relationship with His people.
What is that God protects and distinguishes His people from judgment?
By turning Egypt's dust into gnats, God demonstrated His power over the very land Egyptians believed their gods controlled.
What is Egypt's belief that its gods ruled the earth and nature?
According to Exodus, this chapter contains God's instructions for the first Passover.
What is Exodus 12?
Of the ten plagues, this was the first one in which Pharaoh confessed, "I have sinned this time. The Lord is in the right."
What is the Plague of Hail?