They were welcomed in peacefully as herdsmen and given the land of Goshen to raise their livestock (Genesis 46:34). This sounds remarkably like the arrival of Jacob, his 12 sons and extended family to Egypt. Would that he had perceived their nature in the first generation then he would have imposed obstacles, he would have stretched out his arm against them, he would have destroyed their herds and their heritage.” Though his herds are few, yet he spends a day to collect them, their hearts being on fire. “He brings coolness upon heat men say: He is the herdsman of mankind, and there is no evil in his heart. In the latter part of his papyrus scroll, Ipuwer inserted an interesting thought, hinting at a reason for the carnage that came upon the land: This prophecy was circulated among the pre-slavery Israelites living in Egypt (Genesis 50:24-25). Indeed, the events leading up to the Exodus had been foretold to Abraham, some 500 years earlier (Genesis 15). “What the ancestors foretold has arrived,” Ipuwer wrote near the start of his scroll. … And Moses said : ‘Thou must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God. Indeed, noblemen are in distress, while the poor man is full of joy.Įxodus 14:8: or the children of Israel went out with a high hand.īehold, he who did not know his god now offers to him with incense of another ….Įxodus 6:3 10:25: y My name Yahweh I made Me not known to them. Indeed, gold and lapis lazuli, silver and turquoise … are strung on the necks of maidservants ….Įxodus 11:2: very woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. Indeed, poor men have become owners of wealth, and he who could not make sandals for himself is now a possessor of riches ….Įxodus 12:35: And the children of Israel … asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment. The Bible says the Israelites took the wealth of Egypt and departed with a “high hand.” This too is reflected in the Ipuwer text. ‘Spoiling’ the EgyptiansĪfter the final plague, the Egyptians demanded that the Israelites leave, even offering them personal belongings and treasures. Indeed, laughter is perished … it is groaning that is throughout the land ….Įxodus 12:30: nd there was a great cry in Egypt for there was not a house where there was not one dead. Indeed, men are few, and he who places his brother in the ground is everywhere ….Įxodus 12:30: here was not a house where there was not one dead. Indeed, the children of princes are dashed against walls ….Įxodus 12:29: he Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive …. Indeed, every dead person is as a well-born man …. Indeed, everywhere barley has perished ….Įxodus 9:31: And the flax and the barley were smitten ….Įxodus 10:22: nd there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. Owns are destroyed and Upper Egypt has become an empty waste.Įxodus 8:18 9:26: And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there …. So there was hail, and fire flashing up amidst the hail, very grievous …. Indeed, gates, columns and walls are burned up ….Įxodus 9:23-24: nd fire ran down unto the earth …. Indeed, all animals, their hearts weep cattle moan because of the state of the land ….Įxodus 9:3: ehold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks there shall be a very grievous murrain.īehold, the fire has gone up on high …. And the magicians could not stand before Moses …. Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh: ‘This is the finger of God’ …. Indeed, magic spells are divulged smw- and shnw-spells are frustrated because they are remembered by men.Įxodus 8:14-15 9:11: And the magicians did so with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not …. Indeed, are violent, pestilence is throughout the land, blood is everywhere, death is not lacking ….Įxodus 9:15: Surely now I had put forth My hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence ….Įxodus 7:19: nd there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt …. Indeed, the river is blood, yet men drink of it.Įxodus 7:20: nd all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
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