This week's Drabbles of Art piece is taken from Joseph Mallord William Turner's dramatic painting 'The Fifth Plague of Egypt' . It brought out an interesting 'what if?' drabble.
If you haven't read the previous drabbles in the series (and it's worth it just for some of the paintings!) then you can find them all here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/p/as-promised-in-last-weeks-final-post-in.html
The Fifth Plague of Egypt by Joseph Mallord William Turner
“How could you do this?”
“I didn’t do this – I simply warned them what would happen.”
“Don’t lie to me Moses. Of all people I know the truth.”
“Then you should know not to question what must be done.”
“But to destroy their entire civilisation?”
“These people have to be released. They must find their way to the Promised Land and be in the appointed place at the right time for him to arrive.”
“And you will lead them?”
“Of course. Who else can?”
“And what of these Egyptians?”
“They will submit or history will forget that they ever existed.”
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