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NASB | Exodus 8:8 ¶ Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Entreat the LORD that He remove the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 8:8 ¶ Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Plead with the LORD that He may take away the frogs from me and my people; and I will let the people go, so that they may sacrifice to the LORD." |
Bible Question: Why did God send the plague of frogs upon Israel? |
Bible Answer: Greetings angelface, There were about 80 major gods and godesses in Egypt, and these were clustered about the three natural forces of the Egyptian life, the Nile river, the land and the cloudless sky with its ceaseless sun. Each plague that God sent were sent against a god or goddess in this pattern. The plague of frogs was the second plague to hit the Egyptians and went against the gods of the Nile. One of the godesses of the Nile was Hekt and was always pictured with the head and often the body of a frog. Frogs, therefore, were sacred and could not be killed. The Egyptians were forced to loathe this slimy symbol of their depraved worship. prayon |
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