5 Bible Verses About Locusts

Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

Exodus 10:4KJV

And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

Exodus 10:12KJV

And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

Exodus 10:13KJV

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

Exodus 10:14KJV

And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

Exodus 10:19KJV

These scriptural accounts of locusts, whether detailing plagues of judgment or the simple passage of creatures across the land, offer more than mere historical record. They serve as profound symbols for human vulnerability and the transient nature of earthly security. Consider the suddenness of their appearance, the totality of their consumption – does this not speak to the swiftness with which our own carefully built lives or spiritual complacency can be laid bare? The biblical locust calls us to contemplation: acknowledging the forces, both external and internal, that can challenge our foundations, and prompting a deeper reliance on that which endures when all else is stripped away. They are a stark reminder to look beyond the superficial and find strength in the enduring realities of faith and divine purpose.