The finger of God

“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.” – Exodus 8v19

God’s judgement on Pharaoh had begun. His refusal to let the people go resulted in tow plagues, the turning the water into blood and the plague of frogs. Pharaoh’s magicians had copied those plagues and strengthened Pharaoh’s stand.

The third plague was a plague of lice. The Bible says that “all the dust of the land” became lice. It is hard to imagine the depth of this plague, and when the magicians failed to copy it they made an astounding statement to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.”

These lost men knew when God had acted. They knew that this plague was the act of Moses’ God. His chief magicians now acknowledged this God Who Pharaoh had refused to acknowledge.

We need to be aware of when the finger of God is at work. We can see things happening and just think it is the natural course of things. The finger of God is at work even today. Rather than see events as happenstance, may we always recognise the “finger of God” at work.