Exodus 4:2

The Lord asked him, “What are you holding in your hand?” “A walking stick,” Moses replied.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1“But what if they don't believe me or listen to what I say?” Moses asked. “They could say, ‘The Lord didn't appear to you.’”

3“Throw it on the ground,” he told Moses. So Moses did. It turned into a snake and Moses ran away from it.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:37Then Jacob cut some sticks from poplar, almond, and plane trees that had white wood under the bark. He peeled off some of the bark, making the sticks look streaked with white.

Exodus 4:20Moses put his wife and sons on a donkey and went back to Egypt, carrying the walking stick that God had used to perform miracles.

2 Kings 4:2“What can I do to help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in your house?” “I, your servant, don't have anything in my house except a jar of olive oil,” she replied.

Isaiah 11:4Instead, he will judge the poor justly, and make decisions fairly on behalf of the destitute people of the earth. He will strike the earth when he pronounces judgment, and he will execute the wicked with just a word from his lips.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 4:2-10

The Objections of Moses Overruled. ( b. c. 1491.) 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. 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. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and… Read the whole commentary →

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