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Selected Verse: Exodus 4:2 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ex 4:2 |
King James |
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
the Lord said, . . . What is that in thine hand?--The question was put not to elicit information which God required, but to draw the particular attention of Moses.
A rod--probably the shepherd's crook--among the Arabs, a long staff, with a curved head, varying from three to six feet in length. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
A rod - The word seems to denote the long staff which on Egyptian monuments is borne by men in positions of authority. It was usually made of acacia wood. |
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
rod
"Sign of the rod" means "power", (Psa 110:2); (Psa 2:9); (Rev 2:27). It was Moses' shepherd's crook, the tool of his calling. Cast down, it became a serpent; taken up in faith, it became "the rod of God"; (Exo 4:20); (Exo 7:12).
(See Scofield) - (Exo 7:12) |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
A rod - Or staff. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
A rod - מתה matteh, a staff, probably his shepherd's crook; see Lev 27:32. As it was made the instrument of working many miracles, it was afterwards called the rod of God; see Exo 4:20. |
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
20 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.
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
20 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.
32 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.