Passover Plague: Was it Biowarfare?

Why was it so important that the Israelites remove the yeast from their homes? Could there have been some contaminate in it that killed all those Egyptians in the Passover massacre?

Primary pneumonic plague results from inhalation of fine infective droplets of aerosolised plague bacteria. Could it be that this bacteria can be cultured on yeast? Could there have been a deliberate contaminated dust wind stirred up within the area of the Egyptian's homes? Could a culture have been sprinkled on their doorsteps?

The instructions were to remove all yeast and yeast products seven days prior to the passover (Israelites did not know the details of what was going down. They simply obeyed their instructions without question.)

The most apparent symptom of pneumonic plague is coughing up blood but that does not present until the pneumonia has progressed for about four days.

Could this have anything to do with the blood streaks being painted on the door frame? Was this done to make it appear as though staggering, infected, blood-coughing Israelites had grabbed the doorframe and held on? Was the blood painted on the door frame used as a fake-out to keep the Egyptians from coming to investigate them as having had something to do with the massacre? Did the prank serve as a false alibi as they ran out the back while the Egyptians were dropping dead during the Passover night?

Could the hyssop (which is actually oregano) look like fingerprints when dipped in blood and slapped or smeared against a door frame?


Although the death of the firstborn and Passover are synonomyous, the Midrash reveals that because so many people in each household died from this plague, their deaths were explained as firstborns from hidden adulteries. It seems rather like an attempt to justify what appears to be random murder and a sneaky massacre using biowarfare.

(Btw, Moses was not a Jew; he was a Canaanite---this was why the promise of the land of Canaan fell to him through inheritence.)

Were the plagues of Egypt based on biowarfare disguised as "the invisible hand of God"?

It is evident that Moses was a sorcerer.

Moses rod turning into a snake was a metaphor for black magic, 'snakes' being used to imply poison or evil.

Moses "snake" swallowing the other snakes is a metaphor foreshadowing the outcome of Moses' evil outwitting or overpowering them in the end. Was he merely more crafty or was he more vile?

All of this "magic" revolved around knowledge of science, botany, biology, etc. Much has been written on the plagues of Egypt which uphold this. Only the elite had access to that kind of knowledge and they used it to their advantage to hold power over superstitious people. (The same tactics are still working today)

Moses did not work alone. Not only did he have his sidekick Aaron, but there was also a council of elders he had gathered together.

So how did they pull off this last "plague"? Was it something in the yeast? What was the poison and what was the method of delivery?

I believe Passover has its roots in springtime Bedouin festivals. In the Spring, Bedouins would sacrifice a lamb. They would also eat traditional Bedouin foods with the lamb like bitter herbs and flat bread. The Jews borrowed this springtime ritual and it evolved into Passover.

Today, the sacrificial lamb no longer exists in Passover, but the tradition of eating flat bread continues on. An interesting thing to point out is that Samaritans' (an ancient religious sect) matzah is not crunchy like traditional Jewish matzah, but soft.

Originally posted by hotpinkurinalmint
I believe Passover has its roots in springtime Bedouin festivals. In the Spring, Bedouins would sacrifice a lamb. They would also eat traditional Bedouin foods with the lamb like bitter herbs and flat bread. The Jews borrowed this springtime ritual and it evolved into Passover.

Actually, hotpink, I don't think Passover really had anything to do with 'whats-for dinner'.

In Exodus, it appears that the term "Passover" was derrived from the fact that the Death Angel would 'pass over' ( meaning 'not harm') those who had the Mark on their door.

In this particular instance, the blood represented those who had the Mark of Cain, as they were following instructions from their Canaanite leader. Those who had the blood of the innocent on their hands were the ones who were spared from the massacre.

Superstituous people have been led to believe that this Death Angel is the 'invisible hand of god' when it is actually the work of evil men.

Could this same deception play out in today's world?