Exodus · around about 1446 BC
Plague of Darkness
Plague of Darkness is recorded in Exodus and falls around about 1446 BC. Below is what happened, where it fits, and the full text.
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What happened
Thick darkness covers Egypt for three days while the Israelites have light.
Where it fits on the timeline
Darkness comes in the ninth plague, after the locusts and before the first Passover (Exodus 10:21-29; Exodus 12:1-30; Exodus 10:1-20).
The passage
Exodus 10:21-29
The LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.” Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. They didn’t see one another, and nobody rose from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, “Go, serve the LORD. Only let your flocks and your herds stay behind. Let your little ones also go with you.” Moses said, “You must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. Our livestock also shall go with us. Not a hoof shall be left behind, for of it we must take to serve the LORD our God; and we don’t know with what we must serve the LORD, until we come there.” But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he wouldn’t let them go. Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Be careful to see my face no more; for in the day you see my face you shall die!” Moses said, “You have spoken well. I will see your face again no more.”
Psalm 105:28
He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
Scripture references
Exodus 10:21-29; Psalm 105:28
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