I did say I was going to go hit the sack but your comments just keep on coming...a few more minutes won't hurt...
Jethro,
Magic is one way of describing it.
What is the most abundant thing in the visible creation? Dust. Not just on the earth because it is made of dust, but out in the universe there are dust clouds. Dust is nothing more than energy. If you understood the transformation of altering energy then you could easily understand how God can manipulate nature, for energy is nature in its many forms. Dust causes rain droplets to fall and without water life does not exist. It is energy vibrating at different speeds dependent upon which side you exist.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 "The dust returns to the earth as it once was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it."
Genesis 28:14 "Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring."
Exodus 8:17 "Aron struck the earth with his staff and the dust became gnats of the third plague."
Exodus 9:9 "The dust of the earth also became festering boils on people and animals throughout the land of Egypt."