Part 1 of Essay
INCONSISTENCIES WITHIN THE PLAGUES Then YHVH said to Mosheh, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; stand by at the river bank to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake. Say to him, 'YHVH, the God of the ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... take place in the early morning by the banks of the Nile (wild beasts and hail) while others take place in Pharaoh's palace. 3) A theological message (e.g. "By this you shall know that I am YHVH") is appended to the warning - whereas other warnings are bereft of such a message. 4) Mosheh's staff is used in some of the plagues - but not all (it is only used in the plagues of blood, frogs, lice, hail and locusts). Our first simple and straightforward question is: Is there any rhyme or reason to the plague ....