Darkness - This infliction was specially calculated to affect the spirits of the Egyptians, whose chief object of worship was the Sun-god. I…

THE NINTH PLAGUE.

The ninth plague, like the third and sixth, was sent without any previous warning. It consisted in a …

And the Lord said to Moses. God here inflicts the punishment without announcing it beforehand; because Pharaoh had deceitfully broken his …

And the Lord said to Moses
About the eleventh day of the month Abib: stretch out your hand toward heaven…

The plague of darkne brought upon Egypt was a dreadful plague. It was a darkne that could be felt, so thick were the fogs. It astonished and terrif…