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Exodus 4:3

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Exodus 4:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 4:3

Theological / Devotional

It became a serpent. Since Moses’ faith was not yet strong enough to rely on the future sign promised him (Exodus 3:12), God provided immediate signs by which he might validate his mission. These three signs were intended to convince the Israelites of the fact that God had appeared to Moses, but served at the same time to strengthen Moses’ faith and dissipate his fear of failure. This was to be evidence that God had called Moses to be the leader of Israel and endowed him with the power to discharge this responsibility.

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