ROD "Sign of the rod" means "power", (Psalms 110:2); (Psalms 2:9); (Revelation 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"; (Exodus 4:20); (Exodus 7:12). (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 7:12) _... [ Continue Reading ]
PUT NOW THINE HAND The sign of leprosy. The heart ("bosom") stands for what we are, the hand for what we do. What we are, that ultimately we do. It is a sign of (Luke 6:43). The two signs, rod and hand, speak of preparation for service: (1) consecration -- our capacity taken up for God; (2) the h... [ Continue Reading ]
AARON THE LEVITE (Cf) (Exodus 28:1). (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 28:1). _... [ Continue Reading ]
HARDEN HIS HEART (Cf) (Exodus 8:15); (Exodus 8:32); (Exodus 9:34). In the face of the righteous demand of Jehovah and of the tremendous attestations by miracle that He was indeed God, and that Moses and Aaron were His representatives, Pharaoh "hardened his heart." Instrumentally God hardened Pharao... [ Continue Reading ]
KILL HIM (Cf) (Genesis 17:14) The context (Genesis 4:25) interprets v. 25. Moses was forgetful of the very foundation sign of Israel's covenant relation to Jehovah. On the eve of delivering Israel he was thus reminded that without circumcision an Israelite was cut off from the covenant. (Joshua 5:3... [ Continue Reading ]