Ten Terrible Troubles

Moses went to Pharaoh. 'God says: Let my people go!'

Pharaoh laughed. 'No! I don't know your God!'

So God sent ten plagues—terrible troubles—to show He was the true God.

PLAGUE 1: The river turned to BLOOD! Fish died. It smelled awful. No one could drink the water. But Pharaoh said NO.

PLAGUE 2: FROGS everywhere! In beds, in ovens, hopping all over! Pharaoh said he'd let them go if Moses stopped the frogs. But when the frogs died, Pharaoh said NO.

PLAGUE 3: Tiny GNATS covered everything—people, animals, everywhere! Even Pharaoh's magicians said, 'This is God's power!' But Pharaoh said NO.

PLAGUE 4: FLIES buzzed everywhere in Egypt—but NOT where the Hebrew people lived! Pharaoh still said NO.

PLAGUE 5: All the Egyptian animals got sick and DIED. But the Hebrew animals were fine. Pharaoh said NO.

PLAGUE 6: Painful SORES broke out on everyone in Egypt. So itchy and ouchy! Pharaoh said NO.

PLAGUE 7: HAIL crashed down from the sky! Thunder boomed! Some people listened to Moses' warning and stayed inside. Others didn't. Pharaoh said NO.

PLAGUE 8: LOCUSTS ate every plant left after the hail. Everything green was gone! Pharaoh said NO.

PLAGUE 9: DARKNESS covered Egypt for three days. It was so dark nobody could see anything! But the Hebrews had light. Pharaoh STILL said NO.

Nine times God showed His power. Nine times Pharaoh's heart stayed hard. One more plague would come—the worst one yet.