What is the meaning of Exodus 10:5? They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it Pharaoh is warned that an avalanche of living insects will blanket Egypt. Picture it: the horizon disappears beneath a rolling sea of wings. This is not hyperbole. Scripture records in Exodus 10:14–15 that “they covered all the ground until it was black.” Similar language shows up when God later warns Israel in Deuteronomy 28:38 of locusts consuming their crops, and the prophet Joel echoes the scene, describing a day when “a great and mighty people” (Joel 2:2) darken the skies. God is reminding Pharaoh—and us—that He can turn daylight into darkness without touching the sun. When He commands creation, creation obeys. They will devour whatever is left after the hail The hail of the seventh plague had already shredded Egypt’s flax and barley (Exodus 9:31–32). What little grain survived now hangs by a thread. Locusts finish the job, chewing through the remnants faster than replanting is possible. Psalm 78:47–48 later recalls how God “gave their crops to the hail and their cattle to lightning.” The sequence matters: hail first, locusts second, making sure the devastation is total. By stacking judgments, God makes His sovereignty unmistakable—He controls the weather, the insect world, and the timing of every event. and eat every tree that grows in your fields Egypt’s fruit trees had appeared untouched, a thin hope for recovery. Not for long. Locusts even strip bark, leaving orchards skeletal (Joel 1:7: “It has laid waste My vines and splintered My fig trees”). Deuteronomy 28:42 warns Israel that disobedience would invite the same fate: “Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land”. In other words, there is no safe corner when God judges. Pharaoh’s refusal to humble himself puts every fig, date, and olive branch at risk. summary Exodus 10:5 paints a literal, three-stage catastrophe: darkness from a sky filled with locusts, total loss of remaining grain, and the stripping of every tree. Each phrase underscores God’s unmatched authority and the futility of resisting Him. What hail spared, locusts would destroy, proving that only repentance and obedience bring relief when the Creator speaks. |
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