When an eagle is happy in an iron cage, when a sheep is happy in water, when an owl is happy in the blaze of the noonday sun, when a fish is happy on dry land – then, and not till then, will I admit that the unsanctified man could be happy in heaven.
J.C. Ryle

PLAGUE or Pestilence

PLAGUE or Pestilence

PLAGUE or Pestilence, The

  1. Inflicted by God # Eze 14:19 Hab 3:5
  2. One of God’s four sore judgments # Eze 14:21
  3. Described as noisome # Ps 9:13
  4. Israel threatened with, as a punishment for disobedience # Le 26:24,25 De 28:21
  5. Desolating effects of # Ps 91:7 Jer 16:6,7 Am 6:9,10
  6. Equally fatal day and night # Ps 91:5,6
  7. Fatal to man and beast # Ps 78:50 Jer 21:6
  8. SENT UPON 8a) The Egyptians

    # Ex 12:29,30

8b) Israel for making golden calf # Ex 32:35 8c) Israel for despising manna # Nu 11:33 8d) Israel for murmuring at destruction of Korah # Nu 16:46-50 8e) Israel for worshipping Baal-peor # Nu 25:18 8f) David’s subjects for his numbering the people # 2Sa 24:15 9) Often broke out suddenly # Ps 106:29 10) Often followed war and famine # Jer 27:13 28:8 29:17,18 11) Egypt often afflicted with # Jer 42:17 Am 4:10 12) Specially fatal in cities # Le 26:25 Jer 21:6,9 13) Was attributed to a destroying angel # Ex 12:23 2Sa 24:16 14) The Jews sought deliverance from, by prayer # 1Ki 8:37,38 2Ch 20:9 15) Predicted to happen before destruction of Jerusalem # Mt 24:7 Lu 21:11 16) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 16a) God’s judgments upon the apostasy # Re 18:4,8 16b) The diseased state of man’s heart # 1Ki 8:38