The magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast.The plague of gnats is considered one of the more minor plagues. Though it was highly annoying since the gnats covered everything, it didn't do any real damage. However, this verse signifies something that can often go overlooked in a casual read-through.
This is the point where God proved Himself sovereign. All the signs God had given so far to Pharaoh had been seemingly duplicated by the magicians. From this point, God shows Himself to be in a league of his own. He is not just another god forgotten from the pantheon, with powers roughly equivalent to the rest. He now is known to do things that no other can do, and that is when Pharaoh's resolve starts to shake.
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