askandanswer Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Its not an exact, one-on-one comparison, but the similarities are thought-provoking. The only plague from Egypt that I couldn’t find a recent match for in Australia over the last 6 months is the plague of lice or gnats. To find a similar plague I had to go back to 2018 when there was a flea infestation as a result of a hotter than usual Summer. The Summer we’ve just finished was hotter than the one in 2018. Water to Blood: Ex. 7:14–24 This is a pic from Mallacoota, Victoria, during the height of last Summer’s bushfires. The people of the town evacuated to the beach and the flames were so intense that when reflected in the waters of the ocean, the oceans took on the same colour as blood. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/31/mallacoota-fire-mayhem-armageddon-bushfires-rage-victoria-east-gippsland Frogs: Ex. 7:25–8:15 Hitchhiking cane toads highlight 'disturbingly regular' occurrence in northern NSW https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-14/hitchhiking-cane-toads-highlight-regular-occurrence-in-north-nsw/11965066 Lice or gnats: Ex. 8:16-19. Heatwaves and fleas go together to make summer a nuisance for humans and pets https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-01/fleas-and-heatwaves-go-together/9373500 Pestilence of livestock: Ex. 9:1–7 Silence of the lambs: NSW farmer to shoot starving flock because he can’t afford to feed them https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/science/silence-of-the-lambs-nsw-farmer-to-shoot-starving-flock-because-he-cant-afford-to-feed-them/news-story/73cb7f3e90525214ae89cab3b613d856 Boils: Ex. 9:8–12 Charting the COVID-19 spread in Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-17/coronavirus-cases-data-reveals-how-covid-19-spreads-in-australia/12060704 Thunderstorm of hail and fire: Ex. 9:13–35. Hail storm sweeps through Canberra, damaging countless cars and smashing windows https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-20/hail-storm-in-canberra-damages-cars-smashes-windows/11882472 Interestingly, the hail storms happened while the bushfires were still unprecedented amounts of damage 1.8 8. Locusts: Ex. 10:1–20 Report dated 20 March from the federal Department of Agriculture about the current locust plague https://www.agriculture.gov.au/pests-diseases-weeds/locusts/current Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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