Exodus 4:1-9

Moses' First Objection: The Signs of Authority

Exodus 4:1-9

Moses' Signs from God

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And Moses answereth and saith, `And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?'
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And Jehovah saith unto him, `What is this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'
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and He saith, `Cast it to the earth;' and he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh a serpent--and Moses fleeth from its presence.
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And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tail of it;' and he putteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in his hand--
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`--so that they believe that Jehovah, God of their fathers, hath appeared unto thee, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.'
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And Jehovah saith to him again, `Put in, I pray thee, thy hand into thy bosom;' and he putteth in his hand into his bosom, and he bringeth it out, and lo, his hand is leprous as snow;
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and He saith, `Put back thy hand unto thy bosom;' and he putteth back his hand unto his bosom, and he bringeth it out from his bosom, and lo, it hath turned back as his flesh--
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`--and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.
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`And it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor hearken to thy voice, that thou hast taken of the waters of the River, and hast poured on the dry land, and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become--blood on the dry land.'
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Where else Scripture says this.

  • Exodus 4:17

    and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'
    from verse 2

  • Exodus 4:20

    and Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass, and turneth back to the land of Egypt, and Moses taketh the rod of God in his hand.
    from verse 2

  • Leviticus 27:32

    `And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock--all that passeth by under the rod--the tenth is holy to Jehovah;
    from verse 2

  • Isaiah 11:4

    And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.
    from verse 2

  • Exodus 19:9

    And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, I am coming unto thee in the thickness of the cloud, so that the people hear in My speaking with thee, and also believe in thee to the age;' and Moses declareth the words of the people unto Jehovah.
    from verse 5

  • 2 Kings 5:27

    yea, the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave to thee, and to thy seed, --to the age;' and he goeth out from before him--leprous as snow.
    from verse 6

  • Numbers 12:10

    and the cloud hath turned aside from off the tent, and lo, Miriam is leprous as snow; and Aaron turneth unto Miriam, and lo, leprous!
    from verse 6

  • 2 Kings 5:14

    And he goeth down and dippeth in Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh doth turn back as the flesh of a little youth, and is clean.
    from verse 7

  • Genesis 30:37

    And Jacob taketh to himself a rod of fresh poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut, and doth peel in them white peelings, making bare the white that is on the rods,
    from verse 2

  • Micah 7:14

    Rule Thou Thy people with Thy rod, The flock of Thine inheritance, Dwelling alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel, They enjoy Bashan and Gilead as in days of old.
    from verse 2

  • Psalms 110:2

    The rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule in the midst of thine enemies.
    from verse 2

  • Exodus 3:15

    And God saith again unto Moses, `Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel, Jehovah, God of your fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you; this is My name--to the age, and this My memorial, to generation--generation.
    from verse 5
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Moses flees to Midian and returns to Egypt
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Exodus 4:1-17, Exodus 7:14-25, Exodus 8:20-31
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