Table 3.D Plagues as Judgment on the Gods of Egypt
While the correlation between plagues and Egyptian deities is incomplete and in some cases ambiguous, there are enough parallels to suggest that on at least some level the plagues of Yahweh were intended to demonstrate his superiority over Egyptian gods (see Zevit 1990).| Plague | Egyptian Deity targeted |
| 1. Nile to blood | Khnum--creator of water and life Hapi--Nile god Osiris--the Nile was his bloodstream |
| 2. Frogs | Heket--goddess of childbirth whose symbol was the frog |
| 3. Gnats | |
| 4. Flies | |
| 5. Cattle disease | Hathor--mother and sky goddess whose symbol was the cow Apis--bull god |
| 6. Boils | |
| 7. Hail | Seth--god of wind and storm |
| 8. Locusts | Isis-goddess of life Min--goddess of fertility and vegetation, protector of crops |
| 9. Darkness | Amon-Re, Atum, Horus--sun deities |
| 10. Death of firstborn | Osiris--judge of the dead and patron deity of the pharaoh |
