16:8
Next came the sun. Man thinks he is independent of God, indeed that there is no God. He takes the presence of the earth, the seas and rivers and the sun for granted. These actions of God demonstrate that man is not independent, rather we are completely dependent upon God for everything, including the sustaining of the universe. The sun does not just shine and provide the right amount of light and heat by chance, it does so because God causes it to. (This does not obviate the laws of physics, for God created the laws of physics.) So God changed the working of the sun so that it scorched people.
16:9
The people were seared by the heat. They should have reacted by repenting, realising that they were not quite as in control as they thought they were. Instead they cursed God, the same God that they thought they didn’t need. In the past year or so we have been afflicted by the covid pandemic, demonstrating to us that we are not in control. Yet no one thinks to turn to God, thinks to admit that we are not the masters that we thought we were. We should turn to God, admitting our limitations, confessing our guilt, and calling on the Lord for help.
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