Nile
In the land of Egypt the great river served as both a source of sustenance and a stage for divine judgment during the time of Israel's bondage. It was along its banks that the infant Moses was hidden and then discovered by Pharaoh's daughter, preserving the future deliverer of God's people. When the Lord stretched forth His hand through Moses the waters of this river were turned to blood, and from its depths came forth the plague of frogs, revealing the impotence of Egypt's idols and advancing the redemption of the covenant nation.
Details
- Region
- Egypt
- Modern Location
- Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia
Key Passages
Moses Found in the Nile
Exodus 2:3-6
Pharaoh's daughter discovers baby Moses floating on the Nile.
3nd when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the riverโs brink.
Nile Turned to Blood
Exodus 7:20-21
The first plague turns the Nile into blood as judgment on Egypt.
20nd Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
Frogs from the Nile
Exodus 8:3-6
The second plague brings frogs from the Nile throughout Egypt.
3nd the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
Did You Know?
The Nile is the longest river in Africa at over 4,100 miles.
Moses was hidden in the Nile as a baby and later turned it to blood as a plague.
Ancient Egyptians worshipped the Nile as the god Hapi. The blood plague was a direct challenge.