Ten Plagues of Egypt

[prairiedog]

How long did each plague last?

I know that the death of the firstborn lasted only one night, but what about the previous nine?

[Joel]

I don't think scripture lays it out, save for the 9th plague - which was 3 days [Exodus 10:22-23].

The next closest approximation might be gleaned from Jewish oral tradition, allthough I am not aware of any allusions to the length off-hand from there, either.

[Joel]

As a small note, 7 of the 10 Egyptian plagues seem to have allusions in some form through the Tribulation judgments.
Every plague was a judgment on a particular 'God' that the Egyptians revered and worshipped.
The final plague being on Pharaoh - who was revered as God manifest.

Therefore, the son of Pharaoh was in effect the 'son of God'.
Interesting then the 'son of God' had to die before the liberation of Israel physically.
Sound familiar, in spiritual terms?

I always too thought it peculiar the plague of darkness that lasted 3 days immediately preceded the death of this son.
We know the true Son of God tasted death for our liberation, spiritually... and was then in the heart of the earth/the grave for 3 days...

[Jany]

I was reading about these and I didn't find any "time line" but I did see that plagues 5, 7, 8 and 10 were given with a waring that they would happen - why not the others? More study :) <><

[Chris]

Here's another opinion on how long they might have lasted. :idunno

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http://www.gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/time-duration-of-the-plagues-of-egypt

Time Duration Of The Plagues Of Egypt
Ask a Bible Teacher

Q. How much time elapsed between the first plague in Exodus and the last (passover)?

A. While the Bible doesn't specify the duration of time required for the 10 plagues to run their course, scholars have estimated that it took several months, perhaps as many as nine. They base this on various things, the flood stages of the Nile, the growing season, etc. Knowing that the 10th plague was memorialized by the Passover, which takes place in March/April, they then backed into an estimated start date using these factors as their guide.

[icebear]

9 huh?

interesting :)

[Jany]

icebear, what?

[Joel]

pregnancy?

[Mitsy]

How long did each plague last?

I know that the death of the firstborn lasted only one night, but what about the previous nine?

I was wondering this. I don't think it happened in a few days or just a few weeks. There were plagues against food crops and livestock that required time for recovery afterwards.

EX 9:31 (The flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom. 32 The wheat and spelt, however, were not destroyed, because they ripen later.)

Here the early crop was destroyed by one plague and then later the other crops were destroyed by another plague. I believe there is 6 to 8 weeks between these types of crops. So I would assume it all occurred over many months, I wouldn't be surprised if it could have been more than a year. :idunno

Now using the age of Moses to give us some kind of time frame. He was 80 years old when he was called by God to lead God's people out of Egypt. He was 120 years old when he passed away. They spent 40 years in the desert. So the plagues couldn't have taken more than a year. Therefore I guess a number of months it is. :thinking

[Hootmon]

pregnancy?Birth of a Nation?