Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh Marc Chagall ;
The Ten Plagues: MEASURE FOR MEASURE Here is a teaching of the prophet Elijah
the LORD inflicted ten plagues to the Egyptians. Each of them is a punishment that they did to the Jews. Like everything that the Lord is true, measure for measure, there is no injustice that comes from Him.
Poor measurement can befall man that because of his bad deeds. (It is man himself who creates his punishment because of his bad behavior).
And here are the wounds that have afflicted the Egyptians
Blood, frogs , lice, wild beasts, vermin, pestilence, hail, locusts, darkness, death of the firstborn.
1. Why were they punished by the plague of blood ?
Because they saw that the children of Israel were dipped in the mikvah to purify themselves after having their periods, and after having had intimate relations . What did the Egyptians? They forbade them to soak so they can not purify themselves and generate offspring. It is for this that Hashem turned their waters into blood and the fish died.
2. Why were they punished by the plague of frogs?
Because they told the children of Israel, "and bring us out of the slimy beasts and creeping to our games and entertainment options. That this that Hashem inflicted upon them the plague of frogs, to the point where we could hear their croaking in the belly of the Egyptians.
Until then, Pharaoh said to Moshe: "You come with me with magic, I call Egyptian children who are learning magic in schools, they too will be able de produire des grenouilles."
Ainsi il est dit : "Pharaon appela aussi les voyants et les magiciens et ils en firent de même". (Chémot 7:11)
Mais à partir de ce moment, les magiciens ne purent reproduire les poux, car nulle magie dans le monde n'a de pouvoir sur ce qui est plus petit que la taille d'une lentille.
3. Pour quelle raison furent-ils punis par la plaie de la vermine ?
Egyptians forced the Israelites to sweep the roads, houses and fields, as well as markets and streets. The men were doing chores for women and vice versa. The man was sweeping the house of the woman and the woman the man's house. That is why the Lord turned the dust of Egypt vermin to such an extent that they found more than dust to sweep the children of Israel.
4. Why were they punished by the plague of wild beasts ?
Egyptians said to the children of Israel: "Go out and we'll capture the bears and lions, then bring them and let them enter our amphitheaters (for they play). " All this so that the children of Israel go get lost in the desert regions, away from their homes and can no longer conceive children. That is why the Lord sent them wild beasts of the world, until they confess that "we have faults."
5. Why were they punished by the plague of pestilence ?
Egyptians forced the children of Israel to work as a shepherd and keep their horses, donkeys, cattle and sheep, so they do can be home and give birth to offspring. That is why the plague fell upon the beasts that guarded the children of Israel and killed them all, as he says: "Behold the hand of the Lord will be manifested in your animals that is in the field - horses, donkeys, camels, big and small livestock - a very serious mortality. "(Shemot 9:3).
6. Why were they punished by the plague of ulcers?
Egyptians forced the children of Israel for their warm and cool water baths. It why the Lord sent them ulcers (more properly "she'hin" which is a disease skin), so they can not endure either hot water or cold water, because it caused them great pain.
7. Why were they punished by the plague of hail ?
Egyptians forced the children of Israel to plant gardens and all kinds of trees to prevent them from returning home and having children. The Lord sent hail which destroyed all that was planted Israel, as it says: "By the hail he killed their vines ..." (Psalm 78:47) Single Goshem land where the Israelites lived, hail no point raging.
8. Why were they punished by the plague of locusts ?
Egyptians forced the children of Israel to plant wheat, barley, beans, lentils and legumes of all kinds to keep them from childbearing . The Lord sent the locusts ate all their crops.
9. Why were they punished by the plague of darkness ?
It s were among the children of Israel from the wicked who do not want to leave Egypt at this time. As the Egyptians were in darkness and Jews in the light, these ungodly died and were buried so that the Egyptians can not not mean that the children of Israel were also hit by this plague.
10. Why were they punished by the plague of death of the firstborn ?
Pharaoh who wanted to destroy the newborn Jewish by various decrees, the Lord gave him measure for measure.
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