16Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
17This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.
18The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
19“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
Several versions of the the Bible say lice while others say gnats. Lice or gnats they came upon man and beast.
It’s important to note the infestation of beast because the Egyptians couldn’t sacrifice their animals to their gods because they were infected with lice or gnats! Their ritual required them to be clean.
Also the magicians occult powers couldn’t produce the lice or gnats which demonstrates that Satan’s power is limited.
“This is the finger of God,” yes it was, He was poking them with it! He does have a sense of humor!
Exodus 31:18
When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.
“But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened,”.
What is your heart condition? Ask God to reveal it to you.
Do it before He pokes you with His finger!
Blessings, David
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