Exodus 10: 13: So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind on the land all day and all that night. when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts." This is the eighth plague the LORD has brought on Pharaoh and Egypt. The first seven were: Water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock diseased, boils and hail. God calls them "my plagues" in chapter 9: 14. God's use of the possessive pronoun specified what should be clear to Pharaoh that the events were God's own doings. The concept we draw from today's text is how God works sometimes. God is bringing the plague of locusts. He uses an east wind which is a natural occurrence. God can work a miracle. A miracle is an interruption of natural law. For example, someone is dying of cancer and has about a day to live. That person will die without a miracle. However, most times God uses secondary causes. Think of these secondary causes as a "means" to an "end." They are natural events that act in accordance with natural law. God weaves all these secondary causes together to bring about His perfect plan. What's so special about an east wind? Nothing really, unless God uses it to bring locusts!
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