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Exodus 4:3 Cross-References
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“And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.”
Exodus 4:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 4:3
And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it (וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ אַרְצָה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵהוּ אַרְצָה וַיְהִי לְנָחָשׁ וַיָּנָס מֹשֶׁה מִפָּנָיו)—Cast it on the ground—obedience precedes miracle. The rod becomes a serpent (נָחָשׁ, nachash), and Moses fled (וַיָּנָס)—natural reaction to a snake. The serpent imagery is significant: serpents represented Egyptian power (uraeus on pharaoh's crown), divine authority, and satanic opposition (Genesis 3:1). Moses' rod-turned-serpent will later swallow Pharaoh's magicians' serpe...
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“with which you shall do the signs.,And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs., וְאֶת־הַמַּטֶּה הַזֶּה תִּקַּח בְּיָדֶךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה־בּוֹ אֶת־הָאֹתֹת׃ פ ,And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.”
“and a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall”