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 they did exactly that. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the ground, and it turned into gnats on people and animals. All the dust throughout the entire land of Egypt became gnats.
God is showing His power through Moses and Aaron by turning all the dust in Egypt into gnats, creating the third plague that affects both people and animals.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the third plague God sent upon Egypt when Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go. The Egyptian magicians had been able to replicate the first two plagues (water to blood and frogs), but this plague of gnats was beyond their power, leading them to acknowledge 'this is the finger of God.' This miracle demonstrated that the God of Israel was more powerful than Egyptian magic and gods.
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