Ten Plagues of Egypt: Evidence
by Owen Borville
March 18, 2021
Bible, Archaeology, History, 13th century B.C.
The Book of Exodus (chapters 7-11) described a series of ten plagues that God placed on Egypt and the Pharaoh as punishment for not letting the Israelite laborers free from bondage.
As the Pharaoh of Egypt continued to refuse to let the Israelites go, the plagues continued. Several of the plagues seem to be part of a domino effect or a chain reaction where one plague caused the next plague.
1 The Nile River water turned to blood: Fish died, water stank and was undrinkable. Researchers believe that rising temperatures caused the Nile River to dry up, causing the waters to become silt-saturated, changing the color to red and in the process killing the fish and making the water undrinkable. Therefore, a scientific explanation is available in addition to a historical explanation, as this process has happened in the past. Satellite images of the Nile River in 2016 showed that the river had turned red.
2 Frogs everywhere: As a result of the Nile River water condition, frogs likely escaped the Nile and came into the cities, invaded homes, and perished, while attracting insects.
3 Lice or gnats: Flying insects would flourish in the absence of frogs, their predator, who eats any insect. The lice, gnats, and other flying insects were also eating the dead frogs and therefore were attracted toward them. We are not sure exactly what type of insects these were, but they were some type of insects that invaded the land and caused pestilence.
4 Wild animal pestilence and flies: Flies and other flying insects would thrive in the absence of frogs and would invade the civilization causing pestilence on the animals.
5 Pestilence of Livestock: would be caused by the many flying insects and the diseases they spread.
6 Plague of Boils: The plague of boils was a skin disease on humans and animals. Boils can be caused from bacterial from insect bites, as the many flying insects could have done.
7 Hail and Fire: This could have been caused by a volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean Sea mixing with thunderstorms.
8 Locust Plague: Swarms of locusts have been experienced in Egypt throughout its history, even in recent times.
9 Darkness Plague: This could have been caused by a volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean, a solar eclipse, or a sandstorm-duststorm, or a combination of these.
10 Death of the Firstborn Plague: This is the most difficult plague to explain and could have been caused by some of the other plagues, such as the insect pestilences, but the element of the supernatural is also likely.
by Owen Borville
March 18, 2021
Bible, Archaeology, History, 13th century B.C.
The Book of Exodus (chapters 7-11) described a series of ten plagues that God placed on Egypt and the Pharaoh as punishment for not letting the Israelite laborers free from bondage.
As the Pharaoh of Egypt continued to refuse to let the Israelites go, the plagues continued. Several of the plagues seem to be part of a domino effect or a chain reaction where one plague caused the next plague.
1 The Nile River water turned to blood: Fish died, water stank and was undrinkable. Researchers believe that rising temperatures caused the Nile River to dry up, causing the waters to become silt-saturated, changing the color to red and in the process killing the fish and making the water undrinkable. Therefore, a scientific explanation is available in addition to a historical explanation, as this process has happened in the past. Satellite images of the Nile River in 2016 showed that the river had turned red.
2 Frogs everywhere: As a result of the Nile River water condition, frogs likely escaped the Nile and came into the cities, invaded homes, and perished, while attracting insects.
3 Lice or gnats: Flying insects would flourish in the absence of frogs, their predator, who eats any insect. The lice, gnats, and other flying insects were also eating the dead frogs and therefore were attracted toward them. We are not sure exactly what type of insects these were, but they were some type of insects that invaded the land and caused pestilence.
4 Wild animal pestilence and flies: Flies and other flying insects would thrive in the absence of frogs and would invade the civilization causing pestilence on the animals.
5 Pestilence of Livestock: would be caused by the many flying insects and the diseases they spread.
6 Plague of Boils: The plague of boils was a skin disease on humans and animals. Boils can be caused from bacterial from insect bites, as the many flying insects could have done.
7 Hail and Fire: This could have been caused by a volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean Sea mixing with thunderstorms.
8 Locust Plague: Swarms of locusts have been experienced in Egypt throughout its history, even in recent times.
9 Darkness Plague: This could have been caused by a volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean, a solar eclipse, or a sandstorm-duststorm, or a combination of these.
10 Death of the Firstborn Plague: This is the most difficult plague to explain and could have been caused by some of the other plagues, such as the insect pestilences, but the element of the supernatural is also likely.