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Exodus 9: Plagues of Our Lives
As the plagues continue in chapter 9, here are three further ideas as to why God chose these plagues.
1. Middah k’neged middah for Egypt’s oppression of Israel. Blood: Pharaoh decreed that male infants be drowned in the Nile. The river that became an instrument of death now turns to blood, a source of death for Egypt. Frogs: Egyptians forced Israelites to capture amphibians for food or rituals. The plague overwhelms them with frogs, which later rot—symbolizing the corruption of their actions. Lice: Denial of basic hygiene to the Israelites results in a plague that makes cleanliness impossible…
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