@theprofessor,
THE 10 PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Moses said to the Pharaoh, “Let my people go!”
But the Pharaoh looked down at Moses and said, “No!”
Pharaoh, Rameses, release my squad
So that they may freely worship God
But Rameses had a hard heart, he slaughtered all the children
Sent his royal guards to do the job to profit from the killin’
Moses was commanded by God to go forth
And collect all the Israelites under the roll call
He promised all the folk that they would go to the Promised Land
Lead them to God’s Kingdom together, arm in hand
Moses made his way to the Pharaoh’s building
And pleaded with Rameses to release God’s children
The Pharaoh wouldn’t have it, he laughed in Moses’ face
Then he watched as Moses turned his staff into a snake
He said, “Behold, this is the power of the Lord,
Now let my people go, or where this came from, there’ll be more!”
But Rameses wouldn’t give in, he wasn’t troubled up
He ordered all the slaves’ work to be doubled up
Moses said to the Pharaoh, “Let my people go!”
But the Pharaoh looked down at Moses and said, “No!”
Pharaoh, Rameses, release my squad
So that they may freely worship God
But Rameses refused, thus the Pharaoh wouldn’t budge
That’s when Moses told him that Egypt was gonna be struck
By ten plagues, each one bringing terror and disaster
Each of them was brought by the heavenly master
The
first plague was when Moses stretched his staff across the Nile
Turned the water into blood, and all the fish died
Turned the river into bile, the Egyptians couldn’t drink it
Made such a stench that left the river stinkin’
The
second plague God brought was frogs
They covered their whole house, stoves and women, even their dogs
However, the Pharaoh chose the plague to end the next day
But he rescinded his permission, went back to his old ways
The
third plague was brought, which was the plague of lice
Crawled all over their floorboards, like groups of mice
The
fourth plague God brought was a plague of flies
They came like killer bees, they reigned the skies
Harmed the people and the livestock, but didn’t harm the Hebrews
Because He knew the Hebrews were all God’s people
The
fifth plague was brought; the livestock were no more
Killed by an epidemic disease which couldn’t be cured
Then came the
sixth plague, the sorcerers suffered boils
Left the Egyptians in trouble, bubble and toil
Irritated their skin, marks were pale red
Some of them spread over men and killed them dead
The
seventh plague was hail, showered upon them like rockets
The pinnacle of God’s wrath, even the Pharaoh couldn’t stop it
Brought down villages, and struck down crops
Rameses repented soon as he told Him to stop
Yet again he toughened up, thus causing the
eighth plague
A plague of large locusts came to a raid
Devouring every remain, swarmed the entire kingdom
Every sorcerer and every slave vixen
The
ninth plague was the second last
As soon as Moses stretched his staff, darkness covered every stretch of land
It was so heavy that, every gram burdered every man
But Moses and God both knew it would never last
The Pharaoh offered to let the Israelites go
As long as this darkness was removed from his home
However, he said that only the livestock could remain
Only the sheep and the cattle could stay
Moses refused, asked that he take that last advice
Said that before long, the stock would be provided for sacrifice
Rameses reacted madly, he was irate
Ordered Moses to immediately leave his place
Then he would go on to tell him
That if Moses ever appeared before him again, he would kill him
No Egyptian was ready for the
tenth and final plague
It was clear that the Pharaoh still wouldn’t resign his ways
The worst one was looming, he didn’t see it coming
Or maybe he did? The coincidence is stunning
Moses preached to his folk once again
Said that the Lord has spoken to him again
He said to take a young lamb, and with its own blood
Mark all your posts on every door with the stuff
For at midnight, God will travel throughout the whole land
And kill all the first-born with His own hands
So that is what they did, a young lamb they had killed
Roasted it, ate it, and added just a spill
Of the blood, marked a sign of peace on their doors
Went inside their house, shut their blinds and closed their drawers
Everything was silent, a few moments later
The Angel of Death came to take them .....
I
could have added the bit where Moses split the sea, but I couldn't be bothered to go into detail.