Making Sense Of The Plagues: The Education Of Pharaoh
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INCONSISTENCIES WITHIN THE PLAGUES
Then YHVH said to Mosheh, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the
people go. Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; stand
by at the river bank to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was
turned into a snake. Say to hi ....
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.... Some of these warnings take place in the early morning by the banks of the
Nile (wild beasts and hail) while others take place in Pharaoh's palace.
3) A theological message (e.g. "By this you shall know that I am YHVH") is
appended to the warning - whereas other warnings are bereft of such a message.
4) Mosheh's staff is used in some of the plagues - but not all (it is only used
in the plagues of blood, frogs, lice, hail and locusts).
Our first simple and straightforward question is: Is ther ....
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