In this essay I will talk about the plagues that God sent against the Egyptians so that the Hebrews would be freed from their hands. There was not a struggle between God and the Egyptian power, but between God and the Egyptian gods to show who was the true God. In Exodus 9:13-14, Yahweh told Moses to say to the Pharaoh of Egypt: “Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says this: Let my people go and worship me. This time I will inflict all my wounds on you, your officials and your subjects, so that you will know that there is no one like me in all the world. “The ten plagues made Yahweh evident among the Israelites and also to the stubborn Pharaoh and his Egyptian subjects. The plagues also demonstrated the power of Yahweh and the hardships he endured to free them. The first plague turned the Nile into blood. By doing this, all the fish died from the blood and the river started to stink. The Egyptian would hate to drink from the river. They had turned every spring of water into blood, every stream, river, pond, pool of water, wooden buckets and stone jugs. The Nile turned to blood was a judgment against the Egyptian god Apis, who was the gold of the Nile. Egyptian magicians could also turn water into blood. His magicians could not convert blood back into water and the Egyptian people had to dig for water for seven days. The second plague, bringing frogs from the Nile, was a judgment against the Egyptian god Heket, who was the frog-headed goddess of birth. . To the Egyptians, frogs were sacred and should not be killed. Yahweh caused frogs to invade all the houses of the Egyptians. When the frogs died, they stank. Egyptian magicians could also summon frogs, but they could not send them away. At this point, ...... middle of paper ...... final plague. He sent the angel of death throughout the land of Egypt, who would kill the firstborn male in every family. If there was lamb's blood stained on the door, then the angel would celebrate Passover in that house. It was the plague that Pharaoh decided to let the Israelites go. The aftermath of all these plagues left the people of Israel with the impression that God had power, protection, and plans for them. After the Israelites left, Pharaoh hardened his heart again and sent people after the Israelites. God opened the Red Sea for the Israelites, but Pharaoh's army tried to follow them, but they were swallowed up by the Red Sea. The mighty act of the lord had two interpretations, the first being that they were attacks on the deities of Egypt and the second being that they were meant to teach Israel that the God of creation was the God who had delivered from Egypt.