In this article we will talk about the 10 plagues of egypt, a topic with many curiosities that every Christian should know. Stay and discover this interesting event.
What did the 10 plagues of Egypt consist of?
It is said that in certain seasons Christians celebrate Easter, it is a holiday that they share with the Jews. It is narrated in the book of Exodus in the Old Testament, in it you can also read that event about the 10 plagues that hit all the Egyptians. Where Moses and the Jews were able to escape from the great Pharaoh to continue their journey to Israel through the desert for 40 years.
The ideal thing now would be to continue seeing things from another perspective, in a less biblical way and focusing more on the scientific vision, this is because we can attribute each plague to a certain phenomenon that would inevitably occur and on which ancient writings were based.
The water that turns to blood
As can be read in chapter 7, verse 21 in Exodus, an event occurs when Moses proceeds to hit the river with his staff, since this caused said waters to turn into blood. This would lead to the first plague in Egypt, in fact, his brother Aaron performed the same phenomenon in canals and ponds throughout the region.
Here all the fish died and a clearly undrinkable liquid was produced for all Egyptians, according to ancient writings.
Seeing this from a scientific point of view, it is highly likely that the phenomenon of that time was due to red algae. They appear on certain occasions, producing a bloody color to all waters. In the oceans, this phenomenon has a name of “red tide”, although it could also happen in fresh water, such as in said river.
All this seems to make a lot of sense, since certain components of these plants are toxic and harmful to marine life, and all these components are capable of poisoning. In addition to that, they produce vapors that, when dispersed through the air, can cause many respiratory problems.
Rain of frogs
Then, there was the second plague that Moses launched on all of Egypt, the same was the rain of frogs. According to the Old Testament, many frogs suddenly appeared inside the homes of the Egyptians.
In fact, it is quite coincidental that this phenomenon has been described many times in various parts of the world. A report was found published on July 12, 1873, where a shower of frogs was described as darkening the sky, after passing through a storm.
After this event, Charles Fort mentioned it in an interesting book published in 1919. In fact, in 2010, there was talk of a large number of frogs that appeared in a large lake, which is very possible that they were looking for food .
Lice
As a third plague appeared lice or fleas, this depends on your interpretation. We must take into account that previously there was a plague of red algae in addition to a rain of frogs, it is to be expected that a plague of insects or a concentration of them in some region would suddenly attack.
The explanation that we could give you in this case is extremely simple, because frogs tend to look for insects to feed, just like flies, their food source is lice and fleas (with other insects) to control the population of the flies will not die off. This was stated by a famous climatologist from the Leibniz Institute, in a special that was televised on National Geographic.
Then, we find a high concentration of these same lice and fleas, these same ones were the basis of the next plagues. Since these insects carry a responsible bacteria, it is given bubonic, according to a published study.
The death of livestock is extremely common and Egypt was no exception, this phenomenon was caused by the excess of these insects. This was all according to a review published in 2008.
wild beasts
We must mention the word Arov, since it is a highly ambiguous Hebrew word that translates as mixture. Although over time it has been interpreted to refer to any wild animal, from mosquitoes to wild wolves.
According to Exodus, certain wild animals such as snakes or scorpions were considered the fourth plague, they include many other animals such as bears or lions.
Although, the study published by Caduceus in 1996 carried out by John Marr, stated in its entirety that what happened was due to an epidemiological problem caused by a strong alteration to the climate, due to the appearance of many flies, or rather, a swarm full.
sick cattle
The fifth known plague was a mysterious and contagious disease that affected much of the cattle in Egypt, it killed absolutely all the animals in that place. This description agrees with a disease that has the name of rinderpest, which is produced as a result of a virus and is totally deadly. In fact, for many centuries this disease triggered deaths in all cattle populations.
As published in the New York Times, the origin of this plague was rooted in Asia and traveled to Egypt 5.00 years ago through old trade routes, which killed 80% of all affected livestock. 200 million cattle died in the 2008th century throughout Europe. This study is assured by Science in 2010, since by XNUMX, this disease was considered completely over.
Boils
After the death of all the Egyptian cattle, the sixth plague that was unleashed was the number of boils that the natives of that place suffered on the skin. They are extremely painful bumps, usually surrounded by a kind of red Halo, and is caused by a bacterium that usually lives on human skin, but can cause many infections.
In this case, what happened was a sudden outbreak of smallpox, which also causes a lot of blisters and can be highly contagious, affecting many people at the same time. Moreover, there are facts that smallpox affected Egypt approximately 3.000 years ago, as smallpox scars have been found on several mummies from that time, including a pharaoh named Ramses V.
Fire rain
On the other hand, after all the death of the cattle and the terrible outbreak of smallpox, writings assure that Moses produced a heavy rain of hail as the seventh plague, which came to injure many people, animals and even trees. The most curious thing is that the Glosen region, where the Israelites lived, was not affected by this plague.
At that time, 3.500 years ago, a volcanic eruption occurred on Santorini, which was an island that was located north of Cresta, its location could explain this "plague". Most likely, the volcanic ash was mixed with many electrical storms that affected Egypt, and that is why this whole situation gave rise to the "fiery hail storm", this was suggested by a professional climatologist.
lobsters
After all these plagues, the pharaoh continued in denial by letting the entire Jewish people go, therefore, Moses unleashed an eighth plague that he called: rain of locusts.
“The face of the earth will be covered, so that no one will be able to see the earth”
These locusts had the mission of devouring all the plants that were not destroyed by that rain of fire, according to what Moses mentioned.
This plague could be based on a volcano eruption in the town of Santorini, it would have created totally favorable climatic conditions for such an excess of locusts to be produced, all this was according to a molecular biologist, according to an interesting book. The ashes were the ones that totally altered the climate, producing an excess of heavy rains with higher humidity, which would be a great crop for locusts.
Darkness
This penultimate plague was darkness, it could be summed up in two totally different ways: first, because of an excess of ashes that were produced by that Santorini volcano, or it could also be due to a solar eclipse. According to the old testament, there was such a thick darkness that people could not see anything at all, not even themselves, all this for 3 days. Although the Israelites did enjoy the light in their rooms.
Although, on March 5, 1223 BC, an eclipse with these same characteristics occurred, this study was carried out by an archaeoastronomer. The fact that the inhabitants of Israel did come to enjoy light in their homes does not make scientific sense, since there is no clear explanation for why some had light and others did not.
On the other hand we find the other hypothesis that refers to the volcanic ash that was found in Santorini approximately 3.500 years ago, however, such an eruption occurred 800 km away from Egypt, long before the entire event of the Exodus reported in the Bible.
The slaughter of the firstborn
We are already in the last plague imparted by Moses, which is known as the slaughter of the firstborn in Egypt. On this occasion, the eldest son of each house appears with a prior notice that Moses gave to the pharaoh.
In fact, according to a study published in 2003 by the journal Clinical, excess red algae released powerful toxins that were potentially lethal to all inhabitants. These were contaminants of the grains of wheat, rendering them deadly.
All this is affirmed by the epidemiologist John Marr, in the Department of Health in New York, it would certainly make sense. Since the firstborn were always the first to collect all the grains, they were therefore more exposed to the plague, since these toxins managed to spread throughout the entire air.
Reflection on the plagues of Egypt
The plagues of Egypt could be said to be a controversial topic today, religiously or not. Because by chance this week a problem has been known that has come to scandalize the entire world. Pollution is a strong theme.
In many places and especially in our region, episodes can be seen in which some days the water arrives in a very dirty and contaminated way, it can present waste or even sometimes, a very bad smell. Many have come to think that they may be respective episodes.
From the issue of the pandemic, the murders and others, many people may feel that we are living the same story as years ago.
Curiously, in what we study the Bible, we can notice migration, and this cannot be a simple and vulgar coincidence. Around these times we can continue talking countless times on the subject, but it is preferable that each person has their own concept of the facts.
What would be the best way to avoid a repetition of the 10 plagues of Egypt?
Although the most ideal is to close the topic by generating certain unknowns that we can internalize later: Is the pharaoh who rules this land proud? o Is it the beginning of an important correction that will take its toll on us due to our indifference, corruption, crime and disobedience?
I believe that everything should be summed up that we must be humble and seek the help of the believer, pray that all this stops before the whole situation can rise to a much more delicate and worrying level.
We ourselves must rescue the world in which we live, this can be achieved by correcting all our actions, and confessing our sins to our almighty lord.
He is the one who has the last word and the power to help change our lives, that is why our gratitude should be eternal. It is the ideal given the situation we are experiencing throughout the world.
On the other hand, we as Christians must focus clearly on continuing to fulfill our words and God's requests. Leaving aside that greed that characterizes the human, for which the world was about to become extinct and for which we are still paying.
Positivity and hope is the key to our religion, that way we will have enough strength to face any situation that comes our way today, because we have mutual support among all practitioners of the word.
The most prudent thing is that we join in prayers so that everything can return to its cause and in this way we will get the right path, the one that God has assured for us.
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