Locust, the

Locust, the

A small insect
Proverbs 30:24 Proverbs 30:27
Clean and fit for food
Leviticus 11:21 Leviticus 11:22
DESCRIBED AS
- Wise
  Proverbs 30:24 Proverbs 30:27
- Voracious
  Exodus 10:15
- Rapid in movement
  Isaiah 33:4
- Like to horses prepared for battle
  Joel 2:4 ; Revelation 9:7
Carried every way by the wind
Exodus 10:13 Exodus 10:19
Immensely numerous
Psalms 105:34 ; Nahum 3:15
Flies in bands and with order
Proverbs 30:27
One of the plagues of Egypt
Exodus 10:4-15
THE JEWS
- Used as food
  Matthew 3:4
- Threatened with, as a punishment for sin
  Deuteronomy 28:38 Deuteronomy 28:42
- Deprecated the plague of
  1 Kings 8:37 1 Kings 8:38
- Often plagued by
  Joel 1:4 ; 2:25
- Promised deliverance from the plague of, on humiliation, &c
  2 Chronicles 7:13 2 Chronicles 7:14
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of destructive enemies
  Joel 1:6 Joel 1:7 ; 2:2-9
- Of false teachers of the apostasy
  Revelation 9:3
- Of unGodly rulers
  Nahum 3:17
- (Destruction of,) of destruction of Gods enemies
  Nahum 3:15

Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Locust, the'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.

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