Exodus 10:19
And the LORD turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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This verse highlights God's precise control, not just in bringing the plague with an east wind, but in removing it completely with a powerful west wind that swept every last locust into the sea. It reveals that even the natural world, like the wind, is an instrument in God's hand to execute His plans and display His sovereignty.
After the devastating plague of locusts has stripped Egypt bare and Pharaoh has cried out for Moses to intercede, God responds by sending a powerful west wind. This wind dramatically removes every single locust, driving them all into the Red Sea and leaving Egypt miraculously clean. This divine intervention directly follows Pharaoh's plea and Moses' prayer, but it also sets the stage for Pharaoh's heart to be hardened once more, leading to the next plague.
Ever feel like things are just blowing out of control? This plague shows that even the wildest winds are under God's command.
The locusts came by an east wind, a wind that blows from the land inland. But when it was time for them to go, God
It's one thing for a problem to lessen, but what about it disappearing entirely? This plague's end was as miraculous as its beginning.
Pharaoh and the Egyptians had endured devastation from the locusts. But when God acted, the removal was absolute. Not a single locust was left.
This powerful wind didn't just blow the locusts away – it sent them to a specific destination with a significant name.
The Hebrew name for the Red Sea, 'Yam Suph,' likely means 'Sea of Weeds' or 'Sea of Reeds.' While the exact reason for the name is debated, its ultimate use here is clear: it becomes the watery grave for the locust plague. This signifies that even the natural world, with its often beautiful or mundane features, can be used by God as an instrument of judgment.
c. 1446 BC
The Ten Plagues Begin
God sends a series of increasingly severe plagues upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery.
c. 1446 BC— this verse
Plague of Locusts
A massive swarm of locusts is sent, devouring all remaining vegetation in Egypt, a devastating blow to the land and its people.
c. 1446 BC
Locusts Eliminated
A powerful west wind, sent by God, sweeps all the locusts into the Red Sea, leaving not a single one in Egypt.
c. 1446 BC
Plague of Darkness
Egypt is plunged into a thick, palpable darkness for three days, while the Israelites in Goshen have light.
c. 1446 BC
Pharaoh's Heart Hardens Again
Despite the devastation of the plagues, Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to let the Israelites go, and God, in His judgment, hardens his heart further.
This passage speaks of God removing a plague of locusts, just as in Exodus, by driving them away with a strong wind, specifically mentioning the 'north wind' being moved to the 'uttermost sea,' paralleling the removal of the locusts into the Red Sea.
Luke 8:24Jesus rebuking the wind and the raging of the water shows His absolute authority over the elements, similar to how God demonstrated His power by controlling the wind to remove the locusts in Exodus.
Psalm 107:25This verse describes God commanding the wind to fulfill His will, which directly relates to the Exodus account where the Lord commanded a strong west wind to carry away the devastating locusts.
Nahum 1:4This passage vividly describes God's power over nature, stating He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and makes all rivers dry, illustrating the kind of divine control over wind and water seen in the Exodus plague.
gillExodus 10:19: "And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt."
And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind,.... He turned the wind the contrary way it before blew; it was an east wind that brought the locusts, but now it was changed into a west wind, or "a wind of the sea" (u), of the Mediterranean sea; a wind which blew from thence, which lay to the west of Egypt, as the Red…
cambridgeExodus 10:19: "And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt."
19 . turned , &c.] i.e. caused by a change a west wind to blow. west wind ] Heb. a sea-wind . The ‘west’ is regularly in Heb. the sea ( Genesis 12:8 ; Genesis 13:14 , &c.). The idiom must have formed itself in Palestine, where the ‘sea’ was on the west. It is a common fate of locust swarms to be driven away by the w…
This verse highlights God's precise control, not just in bringing the plague with an east wind, but in removing it completely with a powerful west wind that swept every last locust into the sea. It reveals that even the natural world, like the wind, is an instrument in God's hand to execute His plans and display His sovereignty.
After the devastating plague of locusts has stripped Egypt bare and Pharaoh has cried out for Moses to intercede, God responds by sending a powerful west wind. This wind dramatically removes every single locust, driving them all into the Red Sea and leaving Egypt miraculously clean. This divine intervention directly follows Pharaoh's plea and Moses' prayer, but it also sets the stage for Pharaoh's heart to be hardened once more, leading to the next plague.
After the devastating plague of locusts has stripped Egypt bare and Pharaoh has cried out for Moses to intercede, God responds by sending a powerful west wind. This wind dramatically removes every single locust, driving them all into the Red Sea and leaving Egypt miraculously clean. This divine intervention directly follows Pharaoh's plea and Moses' prayer, but it also sets the stage for Pharaoh's heart to be hardened once more, leading to the next plague.
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"And the LORD turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt." — This verse highlights God's precise control, not just in bringing the plague with an east wind, but in removing it completely with a powerful west wind that swept every last locust into the sea. It r…
