Exodus 8: 16-19: “And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”
The last plague came out of the river while this plague came from the dust. This demonstrated that there was nowhere in Egypt to hide from the Lord for there is dust everywhere. The Egyptians were very clean people but were troubled by lice so they shaved their head and body hair to keep themselves clean and in the right condition to worship their god. Moses asked Pharaoh to let the Israelis go out into the desert to worship the Lord but he refused so the Lord made it impossible for them to worship their gods for they were all unclean. In this case, too, the magicians were unable to replicate the plague giving Pharaoh a further piece of proof that he could not escape from the Lord and the reach of the Lord’s authority. However, Pharaoh remained hard hearted and the Egyptians had another chance to see that the Lord is the Lord and submit to the Lord.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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