Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Ten Plagues

Pharoah, king of Egypt, and his lovely Queen (0r "a little creepy bride of Frankenstein" according to Isaiah) reinacted the start of the ten plagues God called down upon Egypt.
Isaiah did a fine job in the role of Moses. He would have given Charleton Heston some competition for an Emmy. Take a close look at his astonished face as his staff turns into a snake.




Joel intently gazed upon the "Nile River" as it turned to blood.
Joshua was busy collecting frogs that infested our home later in the afternoon. 105 frogs made their way into drawers, beds, books, appliances, etc. It'll take years possibly for us to retrieve them all.


Today, began a five day study of the plagues. We'll be reinacting them each day to make them memorable and to give some serious thought to the implications these would have had upon Ancient Egypt. We learned today that the Nile turned to blood for seven days. The fish died, and the people had to dig along the Nile to get clean water for cleaning and drinking. We also learned about how the frogs would have been everywhere imaginable. We talked about frogs jumping onto your foot while you were trying to eat a meal, or hopping into your bed while you were resting. You might have found frogs in your flour bin when you were going to bake bread or in your ovens when you were ready to put the loaf in. Undoubtedly, it would not have been a good situation. It would have been absolutely gross!
Above all though, we learned how powerful the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is. There is nothing He can not do and his judgment is terrible. He is worthy of our awe and of all our worship. He is the true King and the only True God.

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