2And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
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And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)I. Moses objects that in all probability the people would not hearken to his voice (Exod. 4:1), that is, they would not take his bare word, unless he showed them some sign, which he had not been yet instructed to do. This objection cannot be justified, because it contradicts what God had said (Exod. 3:18), They shall hearken to thy voice . If God says, They will , does it become Moses to say, They…
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