“The fact check of 10 Plagues in The Book of Exodus”(허와 실)

[거사 주]: 구약에 나오는 ‘출애굽기”의 “10가지 재앙”은 Judeo-Christian(유대교/기독교인)들이 모세를 유대인의 신인 야훼의 명을 전달하는 예언자로 만들기 위해서 지어낸 허구이며, 람세스 2세 집권 때의 공식적인 기록은 없다. 이집트인에게는 나일즈 강은 생명줄이므로 엄청난 괴질을 유발한 재앙이 창궐했다면 당연히 중대한 역사적 사실로 기록했을 거라고 한다. 그리고 10가지 재앙이나 지명 등을 영문표기하는 것이 나을 것 같아서 올린 것을 양해해 주시기 바랍니다.

Moses was born in a time when his people, the Israelites, an enslaved minority were increasing in population and the Egyptian Pharaoh worried that they might ally themselves with Egypt’s enemies. His Hebrew mother secretly hid him when Pharaoh ordered all new born Hebrew boys to be killed to reduce their population.  He was put in the basket and adopted as a founding from the Nile River bank by the Pharaoh’s hdaughter. He was raised as a prince of Egypt and even his real mother later had helped to take care of him. After he killed the Egyptian slave master abusing Israelites and fled across the Red Sea of Midian, where encountered the Angel of the Lord, speaking to him from within a burning bush on Mt. Horeb also known as Mt. Sinai and was given 10 commandments. Some scientists argue Moses might use a psychoactive entheogen to gain insight and connect with the divine and had a hallucinatory experience using like Dictamnus albus for the burning bush look-alike.

Moses came back to Egypt and led the Israelites, but they wandered in the desert for 40 years, which was the consequence of their lack of faith and refusal to trust God when faced with the giants residing in Canaan. They were being forced to remain in the desert until the generation that had refused to enter Canaan died. Moses was 80 years old when he led the Israelites out of Egypt.

The 10 Plagues (1570~1440 BCE) during the reign of Ramses II (1279~1213 BCE) in The Book of Exodus in Torah believed by Judeo-Christian are ultimately a biblical narrative and totally different from the consensus views by many scholars and there is no historical record even in Egypt. Also, the time line does not match with the Ramses II’s ruling. The plagues clearly assault upon some of the gods of Egypt. Followings are the comparative reviews: 

Fig 1: The proximate location of Canaan

Fig 2: The Exodus route (red colored) Moses led Israelites to Canaan

* 10 Plagues in the Book of Exodus                            

1.    The Plague of Blood; Moses put his staff into the Nile, which turned to blood:

Red colored silts during flooding, A toxic red colored Mercury Sulfide from the ash spewing from the volcanic explosion, and red colored algae (It is known that no toxic red colored algae’s rapid blooming in the Nile). So, the toxin from ash made fish die. And red colored algae sucked oxygen in the water, which fish are suffocating to die. But there were no red colored algae in the Nile historically.

2.     The Plague of frogs; A large swarm of frogs landed out of water and invaded human living areas:  Frogs also need oxygen and came out of river and died in the dry land.

3.     The Plague of Gnat:  A large swarm of gnats are swarming to rotten fish and frogs eventually.

4.     The plague of Flies:  A large swarm of flies also swarming to the rotten fish and frogs.

5.     The Plague upon Livestock; Livestock were killed by the contaminated gnats and flies.

6.     The Plague of Boils; Egyptians were attacked by the contaminated gnats and flies to transfer skin disease.

7.     The Plague of Hail; Volcanic eruption in 1,600~1,300 BCE on the Greek island of Thera (now Santorini), 949 miles away and associated weather patterns like El Nino.

8.     The Plague of Locusts; A combination of environmental factors relating to increased rainfall and vegetation can create the ideal breeding conditions to rapid population growth. Widespread devastation of crops results in potential famine and social disruption. 

9.     The Plague of Darkness; Volcanic ashes were spreading all over the places blocking sunlight.

10.  The Plague of the 1st born kids die; In Egypt the 1st born boys were prioritized to take care of well to be a pillar of the family. So, some contaminated foods were severed first although it was hard to get foods while most of crops were spoiled.  

Fig 3: The massive volcanic eruption in the Island Thera (Santorini) effected the Catastrophic disaster in Egypt.

Fig 4: Strong wind pushes waters to the side making dry land until it stops.

*  Crossing the Red Sea; 

Possible cause 1; Moses with Israelites could cross the top of the Red Sea while a tremendously strong wind is pushing the waters as shown in Fig 4. In 2024, strong winds (Seiche)and gusts up to 65 mph pushed Lake Irie, Michigan water away from the shore revealing the lakebed in the western basin.

Possible cause 2; The massive earthquake caused by the volcanic eruption in Thera triggered the sea bed moves and crack. Then waters could swept away for a while along the shore following massive tsunami.

P.S.: Pictures and some stories are from “History’s Great Mysteries” in History Chanel narrated by the famous actor, Laurence Fishburne for The Matrix Trilogy and religious studies professors. (-)