Moses And The Plagues

Question 1

Moses

Answer 1

Whilst Moses was in the desert (after fleeing from Egypt after he killed an Egyptian ) God spoke to him from a burning bush. God told Moses to free the Israelites from slavery but the Pharaoh refused because the slaves worked on his grand buildings.
God sent the plagues

Question 2

The plagues

Answer 2

Nile turns to blood- fungi . The spores burst and released a red poisonous dye.
Frogs- frogs jumped out of Nile to avoid poisonous fungi
Gnats-followed frogs because of poisonous fungi
Flies- frogs died because they had drunk poisonous water. Flies attracted to dead bodies
Disease of animals- bitten by flies who passed on poison which killed the animals
Boils- humans resistant to disease but were bitten by the gnats and came up in boils
Hail- just a storm
Locusts- locusts follow a hailstorm
Darkness- eclipse or locusts blocking the sun
Death of first born son -seen as very important and given lots to eat before younger siblings, might have eaten infected meat

Question 3

Who was affected?

Answer 3

The Israelites were not affected (for the final plague they had to paint red blood from a lamb on their door posts)
Pharaoh was not affected until the final plague

Question 4

What happened after the plagues?

Answer 4

Pharaoh was so upset with the death of his son that he let the Israelites go. Changed his mind and sent an army after them.
The Israelites were chased to the banks of the Red Sea. God told Moses to raise his rod, and the waters parted to form a pathway for them to escape.
When the Israelites were safe and on land , the waters closed, drowning the Egyptians.