Re-arrange the Sequence of the Biblical Plagues of Egypt.

Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature School on Blog
Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio
738 DZRB AM, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to Friday

Lesson in bioloigical science and ecology.  For discussion. 

Can you re- arrange on a scientific basis the sequencing of the plagues of ancient Egypt in the time of Moses? Which of the 10 plagues constitute the 7 plagues in another version?   Which of these are probably not true?  What intervening events or causes are important to support your revision?  Support your answers.

 

• The River Nile turns red.
• The country is overrun by giant frogs.
• Gnats and lice emerge in gigantic swarm.
• Animals in large number get sick and die.
• People and animals suffer of boils.
• Hail storms destroy crops and animals.
• Locusts swarm and darken the sky.
• Darkness covers the whole of Egypt for three days
• Eldest sons die. 

Reference Topics:

• El Niño Phenomenon
• Volcanic Eruption
• Physiography of the Nile River
• Astronomical coincidences 
• Autheticity of story
• Other factors.

Acknowledgement: Internet images