We have been preparing for Holy Week!
Last week, we talked about Moses parting the Red Sea to lead the people to freedom. This week, we talked about the Ten Plagues of the Bible. During this time in ancient history, the Hebrews were slaves to the Egyptians, but God told His prophet Moses that it was time for them to be free. Moses told the ruler of Egypt to let the Hebrews go because God had sent him, but Pharaoh would not allow it!
Because Pharaoh did not listen to Moses, God brought ten different plagues over Egypt to convince him to free the Hebrews. The first plague was turning the Nile River into blood but Pharaoh still didn’t believe it was from God. So God sent the second plague of thousands of frogs! They were jumping everywhere, even in the Egyptians’ houses! After the frogs, God sent a plague of gnats. They buzzed all around the people and animals. The fourth plague was the plague of flies. After the flies, God sent a terrible plague on all of the Egyptians’ horses, camels, and other animals, but God protected the Hebrews’ animals. The sixth plague was a plague of boils where people got big, painful bubbles on their skin. But Pharaoh still wouldn’t free God’s people! So God sent the plague of Hail over all the land. Hail is hard ice that falls from the sky like rain. Pharaoh said he would let the people go, but as soon as God stopped the hail, Pharaoh changed his mind and didn’t let them leave! God brought three more plagues, the plague of locusts (which are like grasshoppers), and the plague of darkness (where the land was dark for 3 days straight), and the worst plague of all: the plague of the firstborn. Moses warned Pharaoh that the firstborn child of every family in Egypt would die if the Hebrews were not freed; once the final plague happened, Pharaoh finally let them go.
If Pharaoh had listened to Moses and obeyed God, none of these plagues would have happened. Next week, we will be having an Ice Cream Seder during Message Experience! Stay tuned.
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