Editing Creeping Death (section)

==Lyrics==
{{Further|Plagues of Egypt}}
The song is told from the perspective of the "Destroyer", the Angel of Death sent by God during the Tenth Plague of Egypt. Moses, through his older brother Aaron, insisted he was sent by God and repeatedly demanded that Pharaoh should set the Hebrew slaves free from Egypt to the promised land of Canaan. For the previous 400 years, the Hebrew people had lived as slaves in the [[Land of Goshen]] within Egypt. To punish Pharaoh for his obstinacy, God set ten plagues upon Egypt. The references to the plagues in the song include:

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| ''"To kill the first-born Pharaoh's son"'' || The final plague of Egypt, during which the firstborn son of every non-Israelite, including the Pharaoh's son, is killed by the "Destroyer". This was done in response to the Pharaoh's order to throw every Israelite baby boy into the Nile River.
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| ''"Blood, Running red and strong, down the Nile"'' || The first plague of Egypt, during which the water in the Nile River turned to blood.
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| ''"Plague!"'' || A reference to any of the Ten Plagues.
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| ''"Darkness three days long"'' || The ninth plague of Egypt, during which the sun was blotted out for three days and darkness fell over all of Egypt.
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| ''"Hail to fire"'' || The seventh plague of Egypt, during which burning hail rained from the skies over Egypt.
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| ''"Blood, lamb's blood painted door; I shall pass"'' || A reference to the forewarning given to the Israelites by God before the final plague; the Israelites were commanded to paint their doors with lamb's blood so that the Angel of Death would know to pass over their homes while reaping the souls of the firstborn. The Jewish holiday [[Passover]] is celebrated to commemorate the "passing over" of the Angel of Death.
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