Exodus 9:8–12
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
God is not simply trying to persuade Pharaoh to let His people go. He is systematically dismantling the entire religious, political, and cultural framework of Egypt. Each of the ten plagues is a targeted missile, aimed directly at the heart of a particular Egyptian deity. God is demonstrating, in spectacular fashion, that the gods of Egypt are no-gods, impotent nothings. This is not a contest between Yahweh and the Egyptian pantheon; it is a demonstration of the infinite distance between the Creator and His creatures. It is a polemical education for Pharaoh, for Egypt, and for Israel. The first five plagues have already struck at the heart of Egyptian life and worship. The Nile, their source of life and a god itself, turned to blood. The frog goddess Heqet was mocked with an infestation of her own symbol.