The fourth plague, swarms (the phrase “of flies” was added by the translators), was a judgement against the one or more Egyptians gods that had the appearance of insects. The third plague, lice (the word “lice” is translated as “sand flies” or “fleas” in some translations), was a judgement against Geb, the great god of the earth.

Heqt was always shown with the head and the body of a frog. She was the wife of the creator of the world and the goddess of birth. The second plague, frogs, was a judgement on the goddess Heqt. Khnum was the guardian of the Nile Hapi was the spirit of the Nile for Osiris, the god of the underworld, the Egyptians believed the Nile was his bloodstream Tauret was the hippopotamus god of the river and Nu was the god of life in the Nile. The first plague, water changed to blood, was a judgement on several Egyptian gods having to do with the Nile river. Did you know that each of the ten plagues of Exodus was a judgement against one or more of the gods of Egypt?

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