moses and the plagues Flashcards
what did moses’ s mother do when he was born
put him in a reed basket, covered in tar onto the river
why was moses’ s mother protecting him
the king of egypt had ordered that all hebrew boys must be killed at birth
who found moses in the basket
the king’s daughter
who were forced to work as slaves
the Hebrews or Israelites
who did Moses kill
an egyptian who was killing a slave
where did moses escape to
Midian
how did god speak to moses
through a burning bush
what did god tell moses
that he had been chosen to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt
what did moses do after god spoke to him
went back to egypt and asked the pharaoh to set the slaves free
how did moses warn the pharoah
that many bad things would happen
what did god send when the pharaoh didn’t listen
the ten plagued
what was the first plague
moses striked his stick and the nile turned to blood
what is the scientific reason for the blood river
there was poisonous red dye from red funghi in the river
what was the second plague
the frogs came put the river and covered the land
what is the scientific reason for the frogs
they were escaping the poisonous funghi
what was the third plague
the dust in egypt was turned into gnats
what is the scientific reason for the gnats
they followed the frogs from the funghi
what was the fourth plague
flies covered the land
what is the scientific reason for the flies
they were attracted to the frogs that had died from the funghi
what was the fifth plague
all the animals died
what is the scientific reason for the death of the animals
they drank the poisonous water and were bitten by the flies
what was the sixth plague
all people and animals were covered in boils
what is the scientific reason for the boils
they were bitten by the flies but resistant to the disease
what was the seventh plague
there was a huge hailstorm
what was the 8th plague
there was a huge swarm of locusts
what is the scientific reason for the locusts
they followed the hailstorm
what was the 9th plague
darkness for three days
what is the scientific reason for the darkness
an eclipse or the sun was blocked by the locusts
what was the 10th (the last) plague
the eldest son in every family died
how did the Israelites protect themselves from the last plague
they painted lamb blood on the doorposts
what is the scientific reason for the death of the first born
the first born was important and was given lots of food and they ate infected meat
