Exodus 10:5

"Or else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country,"

Key Reflection

In this passage, God warns Pharaoh that refusing to release Israel would result in a devastating locust plague the next day, symbolizing His judgment and power over nature. This event foreshadows both immediate consequences for Egypt's resistance and, more broadly, the ultimate sovereignty of God over all creation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The face -Literally, cover “the eye of the earth,” alluding to the darkness which follows, when the whole atmosphere is filled on all sides and to a great height by an innumerable quantity of these insects. Shall eat every tree -Not only the leaves, but the branches and even the wood were attacked and devoured. The Egyptians were passionately fond of trees.

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