Scripture Post #1,751: *FROM STAFF TO SNAKE*

 

Exodus 4:

2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

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.

Context: 

Ex. 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."

Verse 2: "And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod."

V. 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."

V. 4: "And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:"

V. 5: "That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee."

GOD showed Moses His power by turning a staff into a snake, and then back into a staff again! Moses didn't believe his people (that were enslaved by the Egyptians) would believe him if he told them that the GOD of their forefathers had sent him to them. But after seeing GOD's power, signs and wonders, they'd certainly believe!

Originally Published: Thu. 6 • 29 • 17