Table 3.D Plagues as Judgment on the Gods of Egypt
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Table 3.D Plagues as Judgment on the Gods of Egypt

While the correlation between plagues and Egyptian deities is incomplete and in some cases ambiguous, there are enough parallels to suggest that on at least some level the plagues of Yahweh were intended to demonstrate his superiority over Egyptian gods (see Zevit 1990).

PlagueEgyptian Deity targeted
1. Nile to bloodKhnum--creator of water and life
Hapi--Nile god
Osiris--the Nile was his bloodstream
2. FrogsHeket--goddess of childbirth whose symbol was the frog
3. Gnats
4. Flies
5. Cattle diseaseHathor--mother and sky goddess whose symbol was the cow
Apis--bull god
6. Boils
7. HailSeth--god of wind and storm
8. LocustsIsis-goddess of life
Min--goddess of fertility and vegetation, protector of crops
9. DarknessAmon-Re, Atum, Horus--sun deities
10. Death of firstbornOsiris--judge of the dead and patron deity of the pharaoh