[T]he magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not … The magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” Exodus 8:18-19a
God and Pharaoh were locked in battle over freedom for the Hebrews; the magicians, the really smart ones, finally realized it was a one sided fight.
They admitted what even God’s people sometimes forget – its not God’s power they were no match for, it was just his finger.
– fritz
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