the finger of God / act of God
An act directed by God. Divine providence that guides things.
("And the magicians said to Pharaoh, 'This is the finger of God,' but Pharaoh's heart was hardened and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had spoken." - Exodus 8:15; Also: "This time I saw that it is the finger of God, and from this incident peace will spring" - Abraham Mapu, Ayit Tzavua, 56; Also: "As it has been etched in my soul since then, the finger of God is hidden / And as I will bear it in my heart until the last day to the ends of the earth" - H.N. Bialik, Echad Echad Uve'en Roeh)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אֶצְבַּע אֱלוֹהִים
Definition (Hebrew)
מַעֲשֶׂה הַמְּכֻוָּן ע"י הָאֵל. הַהַשְׁגָּחָה הָאֱלֹהִית הַמְּכַוֶּנֶת אֶת הַדְּבָרִים.
("וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַחַרְטֻמִּים אֶל פַּרְעֹה אֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים הִוא וַיֶּחֱזַק לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ה' " - שֵׁמוֹת ח טוּ, וְכֵן:"הַפַּעַם רָאִיתִי כִּי אֶצְבַּע אֱלוֹהִים הִיא, וּמִן הַמִּקְרֶה הַזֶּה יִפְרָח שָׁלוֹם"- אַבְרָהָם מַאפּוּ/ עַיִט צָבוּעַ, 56, וְכֵן:"כַּאֲשֶׁר חַרְתָּתוֹ מֵאָז בְּנַפְשִׁי אֶצְבַּע אֱלוֹהִים נֶעֶלְמָה/ וְכַאֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁאָנוֹ בְּלִבִּי עַד יוֹם אַחֲרוֹן לִקְצֵה אֶרֶץ"- ח.נ. בְּיָאלִיק/ אֶחָד אֶחָד וּבְאֵין רוֹאֶה)