This slideshow is an entry into the Jewish Interactive digital homework competition - January 2013.

1. THE 10 PLAGUES
By Shira Lebrett

2. Introduction
 Yaakov went down to Egypt with 70 people. They
lived very happily in Goshen until he died at age
147. Then after a while, Pharaoh made the B’nei
Yisrael work because they were multiplying too
rapidly.
 Hashem decided to punish the Egyptians and put
His plan of action into place…
 Some say He made the plagues like an army
officer would. See what you think…

3. Hashem, the army officer!
Hashem first cut off the water
The plagues: supply, then the food and
then hit the people.
 The first plague was blood. Hashem made
all the water in Egypt turn into blood, but
only the Egyptians water! This meant that the
Egyptian’s had to pay money to the Jews to
get normal water. Aharon brought this
plague.
 The second plague was frogs. Originally, one
frog came out the River Nile but the angry
Egyptians hit it and more jumped out of its
mouth. They got everywhere – in the ovens,
beds and food!
 The third plague was lice. Unlike with the
blood and frogs, the Egyptians couldn’t do
this and had to agree that Hashem existed.
The Egyptians itched all week!

4. Hashem, the army officer!
Enter city, kill animals which
The Plagues: provide food and again attack
the people.
 The fourth plague was wild animals.
Hashem brought animals from all
over the world such as polar bears
and camels with tigers.
 The fifth plague was illness on the
animals. Any animals which was left
outside died during this plague. This
was because the people were
warned so those who had trust
brought in their animals and they
survived, those that didn’t lost all
their animals.
 The sixth plague was boils. Large
boils grew on the Egyptians and
were terribly itchy. There were 24
different types of boils!

5. Hashem, the army officer!
Hailstones act as bullets/arrows, locusts
The Plagues: block off food supply and darkness meant
the enemy was at a disadvantage.
 The seventh plague was hailstones. This was a mixture
of fire and water and the miracle was that the water
didn’t put the fire out. We can learn from here that
everything will work together- even ‘enemies’- to do
the will of Hashem.
 The eighth plague was locusts. They ate all the grass
and vegetation in the whole of Egypt. This left Egypt
with no food! Pharaoh begged Moshe to stop the
plague. There were so many, you couldn’t see the sky!
 The ninth plague was darkness. Everything went dark
for six days. In the first three days, it was dark but
they could move. But in the final three days, the
Egyptians couldn’t move and were stuck in their
positions. The Jews used this time to check what gold
and silver the Egyptians had so that when they left
Egypt they could ask for whatever they wanted and
they couldn’t refuse!

6. Hashem, the army officer!
The Plagues: Finally, Hashem actually killed
the people!
 The tenth plague was the
death of the firstborns. Any
firstborn Egyptians were
killed. Any visiting strangers
were also killed, however
Egyptian firstborns outside
Egypt were killed. Pharaoh
thought that he would die so
went running for Moshe but
Hashem deliberately kept him
alive for later…

7. Quick Quiz:
How many people went down What was the ninth plague?
to Egypt with Yaakov? Darkness
How long did it last for?
70 6 days
What was the first plague? Who died in the last plague?
The eldest in each family
Blood Why did Pharaoh run around
Who brought it? looking for Moshe in the
Aharon middle of the night?
He thought he was going to die
What was the third plague? BONUS: HOW WAS HASHEM’S
Lice PLAN LIKE AN OFFICER’S IN
THE ARMY?
Because he attacked the city just
like an army would!