Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,' and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats." Exodus 8:16
...gnats came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. Exodus 8:17'
HEY GOD! YOU'RE GOD! You don't need to torture people to get one man to obey you. Just fold your arms and blink like on I Dream Of Jeannie or Bewitched.