![]() Those who venture to handle poisonous snakes, like the modern Egyptians and the inhabitants of the coast of Barbary, generally take hold of them by the neck, in which case they are unable to bite. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:” This would be a show that God’s power was greater than Satan’s power.Įxodus 4:4 “And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. The difference being that Moses’ or God’s serpent would swallow the Egyptian serpents. Probably God used this particular sign, because the magicians of Egypt would bring this very sign against Moses. The “He” that said this, was God of course. But to Egypt, like the bite of the most poisonous serpent, it betokened desolating judgments. When stretched forth by the hand of Moses or Aaron, it became a token to Israel of guidance, encouragement, and protection. There was a significance in this sign: it intimated what and how pernicious his rod would be to the Egyptians. The rod was really changed into a serpent. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent and Moses fled from before it.” ![]() As I said, whatever this piece of wood was, God would make use of it.Įxodus 4:3 “And he said, Cast it on the ground. Egyptians loathed shepherds and a shepherd’s staff would have been an offense to them. We do know that it doesn’t matter with God what it is, He can use it. We are not told for sure whether this was a shepherd’s staff, or whether this was a rod the elderly use. Notice here, God uses whatever is at hand. Although it had no supernatural properties, the Lord would include it in the many miracles pertaining to the delivery of His people. Moses’ “rod” was probably nothing more than a long walking stick. No matter what the situation Moses could envision himself facing, God had sufficient resources to authenticate His man and Moses was not to think otherwise.Įxodus 4:2 “And the LORD said unto him, What that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.” Two of these signs personally involved Moses right then and there, the rod to snake and back, the hand leprous and healed. Note the purpose stated: “That they may believe that the LORD God … appeared unto thee” (verse 5). ![]() Verses 2-9: In response to the hypothetical situation of Israel’s rejecting God as having appeared to him, Moses was given 3 signs to accredit him as the chosen spokesman and leader. In a way, Moses was feeling sorry for himself and said they (the people), won’t believe him. He suddenly felt panic that they would not believe him even though God had already promised him success and favor with Pharaoh. Here we see again, that feeling of inability on Moses’ part to carry out the task that God had called him to do. At this point, the hypothetical situation proposed became more objection than reasonable inquiry. “Moses answered and said”: In a third objection, Moses gave an unworthy response, after the lengthy explanation by God to Moses (in 3:14-22). Exodus 4:1 “And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.”
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