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.