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Because God was inflicting these plagues, they had a specific order that made sense.

The timing from the first to the tenth plague was a period of six months; they did not come in a rapid succession.

A. Blood, exodus 7:14-25.

came with a warning, 7:14-18.

onset of the plague, 7:19-21.

the waters of Egypt, even in vessels of wood or stone (common idiom for idolatry), became blood.

results: water turned to blood, fish died, river became foul, no one could drink the water, was throughout the land of Egypt.

received opposition from the magicians, 7:22-23.

They were able to duplicate this miracle (Satan can duplicate God’s miracles, but he cannot undo what God does) but it was the last thing the Egyptians needed. They made matters worse. Pharaoh hardened his heart , and enclosed himself in his house and would not let Israel go.

Came by the hand of Aaron.

The response of the people: they dug for water underground and thus were able to stay alive. This explains where the magicians found the fresh water to turn into blood.

This plague lasted seven days.

Egyptian gods affected:

Nile River, sacred to Egyptians, turned to blood.

Khnum, guardian of the Nile’s source unable to protect his own river.

Hani, the spirit of the Nile, was affected, but the Nile turned to blood anyway.

Osiris was affected as the Nile was considered his bloodstream. Divine humor seen here.

Sepek, the crocodile god was affected.

Neith, the protector of the lates, the largest fish of the nile, yet this fish died.

Hathor, the protector of the chromis, a major fish of the NIle, was not protected and died.

B.