Plague or Pestilence, The
Inflicted by God -- Eze 14:19; Hab 3:5. One of God's four sore judgments -- Eze 14:21. Described as noisome -- Ps 9:13. Israel threatened with, as a punishment for disobedience -- Le 26:24,25; De 28:21. Desolating effects of -- Ps 91:7; Jer 16:6,7; Am 6:9,10. Equally fatal day and night -- Ps 91:5,6. Fatal to man and beast -- Ps 78:50; Jer 21:6. Sent upon The Egyptians. -- Ex 12:29,30. Israel for making golden calf. -- Ex 32:35. Israel for despising manna. -- Nu 11:33. Israel for murmuring at destruction of Korah. -- Nu 16:46-50. Israel for worshipping Baal-peor. -- Nu 25:18. David's subjects for his numbering the people. -- 2Sa 24:15. Often broke out suddenly -- Ps 106:29. Often followed war and famine -- Jer 27:13; 28:8; 29:17,18. Egypt often afflicted with -- Jer 42:17; Am 4:10. Specially fatal in cities -- Le 26:25; Jer 21:6,9. Was attributed to a destroying angel -- Ex 12:23; 2Sa 24:16. The Jews sought deliverance from, by prayer -- 1Ki 8:37,38; 2Ch 20:9. Predicted to happen before destruction of Jerusalem -- Mt 24:7; Lu 21:11. Illustrative of God's judgments upon the apostasy. -- Re 18:4,8. The diseased state of man's heart. -- 1Ki 8:38.