4th Plague – Swarm of flies
Against – Khepri / Egyptian god of creation, movement of the sun and rebirth.
This god had the head of a fly.
Exodus 8:21-24 (NKJV)
21. Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.
22. And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land.
23. I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.”
24. And the Lord did so. Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.
5th Plague – Death of cattle and livestock
Against – Hathor / Egyptian goddess of love and protection.
This goddess was depicted with the head of a cow.
Exodus 9:3-7 (NKJV)
3. behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—a very severe pestilence.
4. And the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. So nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.”
5. Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”
6. So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.
7. Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go.
6th Plague – Ashes turned to boils and sores
Against – Isis / Egyptian goddess of medicine and peace.
Exodus 9:8-11 (NKJV)
8. So the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes from a furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh.
9. And it will become fine dust in all the land of Egypt, and it will cause boils that break out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.”
10. Then they took ashes from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses scattered them toward heaven. And they caused boils that break out in sores on man and beast.
11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
Against – Khepri / Egyptian god of creation, movement of the sun and rebirth.
This god had the head of a fly.
Exodus 8:21-24 (NKJV)
21. Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.
22. And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land.
23. I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.”
24. And the Lord did so. Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.
5th Plague – Death of cattle and livestock
Against – Hathor / Egyptian goddess of love and protection.
This goddess was depicted with the head of a cow.
Exodus 9:3-7 (NKJV)
3. behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—a very severe pestilence.
4. And the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. So nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.”
5. Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”
6. So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.
7. Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go.
6th Plague – Ashes turned to boils and sores
Against – Isis / Egyptian goddess of medicine and peace.
Exodus 9:8-11 (NKJV)
8. So the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes from a furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh.
9. And it will become fine dust in all the land of Egypt, and it will cause boils that break out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.”
10. Then they took ashes from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses scattered them toward heaven. And they caused boils that break out in sores on man and beast.
11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
