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| God punishes Egypt |
First Moses and Aaron went to the king and warned him that if he don't let the people Israel go free from his country all kinds of misfortune will happen in Egypt . The king laughed and made fun of them , refused to pay attention to their words . As god ordered , Moses raised his stick over the life giving water of the river Nile and the water turned into red oozing liquid out of that water frogs came jumping and hopped into their beds , vessels and into their ovens all the land was filled with frogs . The chief magicians copied Moses and showed him what wonderful tricks they can do , but none were able to make the water pure and take away the frogs . The king was sorry to himself and called Moses , told him that he will let his people go if their god take away the frogs . Moses prayed to god the red oozing liquid turned into pure water and all the frogs died . The movement the trouble was over the king changed his mind and said "No".
Then god sent stinging , whining gnats and fat buzzing flies . each time when the trouble comes the king would feel sorry as soon as the trouble goes away he said "No". Cows , donkeys and horses died and the people Egypt them self suffered from red painful boils , but still the king said "No". A storm came , and huge hill stones rained like bullets but the still the king said "No". Hungry locusts came and destroyed the crops , but still the king said "No". the sky became black , whole Egypt was plunged into darkness for three days , the children of Israel were kept safe in Goshen from all these troubles god has proved that he was stronger and greater than all the gods of Egypt and clever than black magicians of Egypt . Moses and Aaron went to the king to warn him about the last and worst punishment Moses said to the king " god of Israel says in every Egyptian family first born child will die , if u don't obey god after this you will let his people go", but still the rude king did not give ear to the warning . Moses went to the people of Israel and said "to night god's angle will pass all over the Egypt killing all the first born child in every house, god promised you and your children will be kept safe but you should follow some instructions , every father should cut a lamb and dumb the blood on the door post , this will be the sign when the death angle passes that your his obedient child, every mother should prepare a special feast and all the family should eat together , stay indoors , when your children ask you what it is tell them that this is pass over meal and how god saved them when the death angle passes". all the children of Israel did as they were told to do by Moses all the fathers killed a lamb and dubbed the blood on the door post and mothers prepared roast lamb and they wear safe in doors . Middle of the night they a great cry from all the houses of Egypt then they understood god has done as he told , all the first born male child died from the king to the poor. king sent for Moses and asked him to leave his country along with his people . All the children of Israel started and the Egyptians gave them gold and silver and urged them to hurry out of their country before more terrible things happen in their land.
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