2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
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2 And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
2 And Jehovah saith unto him, `What `is' this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'
2 And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.
2 Yahweh said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A rod."
2 And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
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 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.
The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
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Commentary on Exodus 4 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 4
This chapter,
Exd 4:1-9
It was a very great honour that Moses was called to when God commissioned him to bring Israel out of Egypt; yet he is with difficulty persuaded to accept the commission, and does it at last with great reluctance, which we should rather impute to a humble diffidence of himself and his own sufficiency than to any unbelieving distrust of God and his word and power. Note, Those whom God designs for preferment he clothes with humility; the most fit for service are the least forward.
Exd 4:10-17
Moses still continues backward to the service for which God had designed him, even to a fault; for now we can no longer impute it to his humility and modesty, but must own that here was too much of cowardice, slothfulness, and unbelief in it. Observe here,
Exd 4:18-23
Here,
Exd 4:24-31
Moses is here going to Egypt, and we are told,