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Ashes Before Pharaoh

Exodus 7:14–12:32

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The Ten Plagues of Egypt

Moses threw furnace ashes into the air before Pharaoh. The passage describes painful boils on people and animals. The picture focuses on the warning action.

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Moses threw furnace ashes into the air before Pharaoh. The passage describes painful boils on people and animals. The picture focuses on the warning action.

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Read Exodus 9:8-12 together before coloring. What did Moses throw into the air?

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