An overview of what has happened

Today the army returned but it was only a small fraction compared to the number that Pharaoh had taken with him. Where did they all go? Are they going to come back? I have heard a story that the army had finally caught up to Moses and the Israelites when they were crossing a sea. But they were not crossing on boats… they were walking across. I heard that the sea had parted for them to walk across to the other side. Pharaoh sent the army to follow them across the sea but right when the last Israelite got across and stepped on the shore on the other side of the sea, the wall of water collapsed on to the army. It destroyed them all…

He's out for blood

Again Pharaoh has changed his mind and this may be the last time. I think that he is going to kill Moses when he catches up to him and the Israelites in the wilderness. He has taken with him a large amount of the army. I think that he means to destroy all of them. He was so driven by rage when he left on his chariot.

They may finally leave

Last night in the middle of the night Moses and Aaron were summoned by Pharaoh. He told him to take his people and leave Egypt. I couldn’t believe it. He also asked that Moses bless him. He is so emotionally distraught over the loss of his son.

They are all Dead!!

This is terrible! Every first born child is dead!!! I can’t believe what I am seeing.  Last night, to celebrate something the Israelites call the Passover, all of the Israelites put the blood of a lamb over their doorways.  I thought this was really strange at the time but now it seems like somehow that has protected them.  Not a single one of their children has been harmed.  Even Pharaoh’s oldest son has died.  I wouldn’t be surprised if he kills Moses and Aaron and maybe a couple more Israelites for good measure.  

Time for a Nap

Now it is darkness. This is ridiculous. I can’t even see my hand in front of my face. Well, on the bright side, I don’t have very much work to do since no one can see anything. I will probably try to catch up on some sleep while I can. The last couple of these plagues have left me very sleep deprived. There is no way Pharaoh is going to let them go right now.

They are eating all the food

Ok, enough with the bugs.  They keep getting bigger and bigger and frankly I am scared of what size bug might come up next.  Whatever the hail didn’t destroy in the fields, these locusts are sure to do.  I have heard that they have been eating everything that is possible to eat.  When are these going to end!  I just want things to go back to normal.

So many Plagues so little time

It has been a rough couple of days. I have been so busy that I haven’t been able to keep you updated on what has been going on. Well, first, the Israelites’ God sent a plague upon all of the livestock. The day after he had warned Pharaoh, all of the livestock were dead. But he still would not let them go. Then there was the plague of boils. This was not fun at all. While Moses was meeting with Pharaoh he threw some soot into the air and it cause boils to appear on everyone. Still the Israelites are not allowed to leave. Next came the hail. It came down and destroyed all of the fields. Pharaoh told Moses if he made it stop he would let his people go. But as soon as Moses had made it stop hailing, Pharaoh changed his mind and would not let them leave.

The flies are finally gone! Thank God. Pharaoh has decided to let Moses and his people go into the desert but just a little ways. He said that he would let them do it in the city but Moses said that was not acceptable. So Pharaoh finally said that they may go, but not very far… And then he did it again. Pharaoh went back on his word, even though Moses told him that it would be very bad if he did this.

Ugh!! Now there are flies everywhere. I have heard that they are all throughout the land of Egypt and they are in every house and room, even those of the Pharaoh. I have heard they are everywhere but in there area that the Israelites live. Surely Pharaoh must believe that Moses and Aaron are right and that there actually is this God of theirs. I have heard that he has decided to finally let the people go. We can all only hope that he has.

Now Flies!

This morning, again while Pharaoh was down by the Nile, Moses and Aaron showed up. Moses has threatened us again but this time he says that his God will send swarms of flies into Egypt. He said that they will be everywhere and impossible to get away from. But Pharaoh is still refusing to let the Israelites go.

Gnats

Today I woke up and it appears that Moses and his brother Aaron were back at it.  I woke up to this itchy feeling all over my body.  There are little bugs all over the place.  There have bitten me all over and are impossible to keep off our bodies.  From what I have overheard at the palace, the magicians were not able to duplicate this so called miracle.  I personally don’t see anything miraculous about it.  Despite this entire thing Pharaoh is still not letting them leave.

You're not going anywhere

Well, today Moses did as he said he would, kind of. All of the frogs are dead, but now we have to clean them all up. The stench from the dead frogs is overwhelming. I was in the palace when all of this happened and from what I heard from a friend, all of the Israelites were gathered together in preparation to leave and go into the wilderness. However, at the last moment Pharaoh changed his mind and would not let them leave.

No more Frogs!

Pharaoh’s magicians were able copy what Moses and Aaron had done by making frogs appear.  We really didn’t need anymore frogs.  Thankfully, Pharaoh asked Moses and Aaron to ask their God to take all of the frogs away.  He even said that he would let the Israelites go into the wilderness to make sacrifice to their God if they did so.  Moses asked when he should do this and Pharaoh told him to do it tomorrow.  I kind of wish he had said to do it today.

Ew it's in my toe nails

This morning I woke up hearing screaming. It sounded as if it was coming from Pharaoh’s bedchamber. I jumped out of bed to see what had happened when I stepped on something very squishy. My second foot found the same. I looked down to see two squished frogs and many more live ones all around my chambers. What Moses had said would happened came true! There are frogs everywhere.

Cloudy with a Chance of Frogs

It has been seven days since Moses and Aaron turned all of the water to blood. Today he showed up again to ask Pharaoh to let his people go into the desert to worship their God.  This time he warned Pharaoh that if he refused, his God would plague the whole country with frogs.  He said that the river will swarm with frogs and that they will go into house, bedchambers, beds and into the servants house, in ovens, and kneading bowls.  I’m not very happy about the idea of finding a frog in my bed tomorrow morning.

Stop with the Blood

After Moses and Aaron had turned all of the water to blood, Pharaoh’s magicians were able to do the same. Though why they would want do this too, I don’t know. Now there is no way that Pharaoh will listen to Moses. We are forced to dig along the Nile to get drinking water because we can no longer drink from the Nile.

Water has turned to Blood

This morning while I was serving Pharaoh down by the Nile, Moses and Aaron again showed up and requested that their people be released.  They are really relentless.  But again Pharaoh refused them.  When Pharaoh did this, Moses took his staff and just touched the water.  All of a sudden it began to turn red.  The water was turning to blood!  All of the fish are dying!  Then Aaron raised his hands into the air and all the water in Egypt was turned into blood.  There is now nothing that we can drink.  All of the streams, canals, ponds, reservoirs, and even our water in buckets have turned to blood.  Between the smell of the dead animals in the water and the smell of blood I am hardly able to stand it.

Moses Turns Water Into Blood by movieclips

Is it a Staff or Snake?

Again today, Moses came to Pharaoh to ask that the Israelites be allowed to go off into the wilderness but this time he came with his brother Aaron.  Pharaoh told them to perform a miracle to prove that their God really exists.  When he said this Aaron throw down his staff and it then turned into a snake.  I don’t think that I would have believed it had I not been there.  Not to be outdone, Pharaoh’s sorcerers then threw down their staffs which also turned into snakes.  But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up all of the other staffs.  However, Pharaoh still is not going to let the Israelites leave.

No Straw

Today while I was working in the palace, a man named Moses came to meet with Pharaoh. I have heard that he is considered a leader of the Israelites. He came to ask Pharaoh if the Israelites could go into the desert for a three day journey to offer sacrifices to their God. As I thought that he would, Pharaoh immediately denied him this request. He then ordered that the Israelites no longer be given any straw, which is needed in order to make the brick that they were forced to make. He then said that they would still be required to make the same amount of bricks that they were making before when the straw was provided for them. I can only imagine how angry the Israelites were with Moses for causing this and making their lives more miserable than they already were.

Beginning the Oppression

Pharaoh has begun to oppress the Israelites and has ordered that they be treated harshly. He is making their lives bitter with hard service in making mortar, bricks and all kinds of hard working in the fields. The treatment of the Israelites is harsher than I have ever seen before. Even as a servant in Pharaoh’s palace, I have never seen anything like it.

Time to Oppress

Today in the palace, I overheard Pharaoh talking to his generals. I think that he is beginning to feel threatened by the Israelites and their numbers. They were talking about how if Egypt was to be attacked, he fears the Israelites would join our enemies and rebel against Egypt. If this would happen, he believes that Egypt would be destroyed. Pharaoh has decided to oppress them and is going to begin treating them harshly in order to make them obedient to him.

So Many Israelites

Now, the Israelites have become many and have grown strong in Egypt. There are so many Israelites here in Egypt today. Since Jacob came here, they have vastly multiplied and have grown strong.

History part two

I have heard stories from my forefathers, who were also servants in the palace of Pharaoh many years ago, about a young Israelite that had started off as a servant and eventually became second only to Pharaoh himself. I was told that this man, whose name was Joseph, was sold into slavery by his own brothers and was brought to Egypt by the slave-traders. Once bought, he was falsely accused of sexual assault by the wife of his owner after she made advances to him. He was imprisoned for this. I heard that while he was in prison, Joseph proved that he could interpret dreams, to which he gave credit to his God. He was summoned to interpret one of Pharaoh’s dreams, and when he did so, he predicted this famine. Pharaoh then put him in charge the storage of all of the grain in preparation for the famine and made him second only to himself. During the famine Joseph’s father, Jacob, ended up coming to Egypt with his family. They are now referred to as the Israelites because, as I have heard, their God changed Jacob’s name to Israel.

History

There have been so many people that have been moving into Egypt recently. This must be because of the famine that has struck this region. I believe that many of these people are descendent of Israel, a man that was once named Jacob.