The Finger of God

God said, Let my people go. If Pharaoh refused, God would send frogs over all the land. Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters, and frogs covered the land. The magicians did the same. Pharaoh called Moses and asked him to pray to Yahweh to take away the frogs. He promised to let the people go. Moses let Pharaoh choose the time: Tomorrow. Moses said, That you may know that there is no one like Yahweh our God. The frogs died and were gathered in heaps. But when Pharaoh saw relief, he hardened his heart.

Aaron struck the dust with his rod, and it became lice on man and animal throughout Egypt. The magicians tried with their secret arts but could not. They said, This is God's finger. But Pharaoh would not listen.

God sent swarms of flies on Egypt, but He set apart Goshen: I will put a division between my people and your people. Pharaoh said, Sacrifice to your God in the land. Moses said they must go three days into the wilderness. Pharaoh agreed, but only if they didn't go far, and asked Moses to pray. Moses prayed, and not one fly remained. But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also.