Milk cows carried the Ark back, who had not long before given birth, yet were heading straight for Israeli territory. Here is a case of pagans, who followed gods of their own invention, believing that the God of Israel had supernatural power. They observed cause and effect and came to the right conclusion. Even pagans in foreign countries recognize that evil, illness, death, disaster, generally are caused by sin. It doesn't seem so.
People blame natural forces for many things happening, even for disasters.
But how many of us here in the west recognize that God Himself, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jesus has power over the elements. Where I live, we are experiencing a drought, and I am convinced it has to do with the sins of this whole part of the country. And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. Now, although we are no longer required by God to live according to the Laws of Moses, I wonder how many of us realize that blessings come with obedience, but curses and troubles by disobedience -I am referring to obedience to God as a Christian, not obedience of the Old Testament Laws. Jesus fulfilled those.