Many years past, a great evil and injustice had been done. People were being kept as property, as slaves. It was not the blacks, who were enslaved by Americans in the 1800's. It was the Jews; kept in Egypt to live and die working. In time, the great prophet Moses was born. He was sent down the Nile as a baby, for the Hebrew males were now being killed. Found by the daughter of Pharoah, he grew up as a prince, seperated from his brothers, who toiled in the land as slaves. One day he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, and in a rage killed him. He was forced to run away, because Pharoah had a price on his head now. Working as a shepherd in the fields one day, he saw a most amazing sight. A bush burning, yet it was not being consumed. G-d called out to him, and told him to tell Pharoah to let the Jews go, or else he would bring down his wrath upon Egypt. Pharoah refused, his heart was hardened. G-d brought upon him and the rest of Egypt the first plague, the plague of blood. Every water source the Egyptians had was turned into blood; the Nile included. Yet Pharoah would still not let the Jews go. The second plague was brought upon Egypt now- frogs. They were all over the place, surrounding the Egyptians in and out of their homes. Pharoah was still not convinced that these were divine signs, and would not let the Jews go. Next, as the 3rd plague, gnats infested the land of Egypt. They swarmed, everywhere the Egyptians went they were covered in them. Pharoah's heart was hardened still, and he would not let the Jews go. In the fourth plague, the plague of beetles, the magicians of Egypt realized that there was divine inspiration here. Pharoah would not, however, recognize a power greater then him. The cattle were all killed next, plaguing something which the Egyptians worshipped and revered. The people of Egypt were getting unruly. Yet still Pharoah was stubborn. The 6th plague, the plague of boils, was the worst one yet. Covered in them, the Egyptians were itching throughout their bodies. Yet through all these plagues, the Jews had not been affected, for G-d made a seperation in the land. The seventh plague was then upon Egypt, the plague of hail. Everything outside was either destroyed or killed. But people and things inside remained safe. Many Egyptians were now angry with Pharoah, demanding that he let the Jews go. Pharoah would not comply with their requests. The 8th plague, the locusts, brought filth and pestilence to the land of Egypt. All of the crops of the Egyptians died; but the Jews crops were not affected in the slightest. Despite all this, Pharoah's heart was hardened still, and he would not let the Jews go. The ninth plague was the plague of darkness, and it would be horrible. It was darker then the darkness of night. So dark that the Egyptians did not move, for fear of hitting something. The Jews had light, and plenty of it: they were safe from the plagues which ravaged Egypt. Pharoah would not yet stand down, even after everything that he had witnessed. G-d would now bring the worst plague yet. The slaying of the first born. In every household in Egypt, a first born died. Screams were heard echoing throughout Egypt on a non-stop basis. The Jews were passed over by G-d, for following His commandments. Pharoah finally agreed to let the Jews go, after all 10 of the plagues had destroyed his country and his family. For his first born was no exception. -Spock [Havok]