He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
God chose one people freely from all nations and bound Himself to them by covenant. He did not merely speak His promises to Abraham and his seed; He proved them true across centuries with unnumbered mercies, so that those delivered from Egypt would keep faith with Him and serve Him faithfully.
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Commenting on Psalm 105:1-45
He spoke, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number. One word from the Captain and the armies leap forward. The expression is very striking, and sets forth the immediate result of the divine word. The caterpillar is called the licker, because it seems to lick up every green thing as in a moment. Perhaps the caterpillar here meant is still the locust in another form.
God turned the hearts of the Egyptians from protection to hatred. They dealt subtly with Israel, making their burdens heavy and their lives bitter. Malice is crafty to destroy; Satan has the serpent's subtlety with his venom. Every creature becomes to us what God makes it to be, friend or enemy.
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Commenting on Psalm 105:25-45