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A Sign Against Pharaoh
Commentators explain that this miracle was a direct challenge to Egyptian power. The serpent, likely a cobra, was a symbol of the Pharaoh's royal and divine authority. By turning a simple shepherd's staff into this potent symbol, God demonstrated His supreme power over the king and gods of Egypt.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 4:3
18th Century
Theologian
A serpent - This miracle had a meaning which Moses could not mistake. The serpent was probably the basilisk or Uraeus, the Cobra. This was t…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 4:3
19th Century
Bishop
A serpent. — The word used here (nakhash) is a generic one for a snake of any kind and tells us nothing as to the species…
John Gill
On Exodus 4:3
17th Century
Pastor
And he said, cast it on the ground
That is, the rod or staff: and he cast it on the ground, and it becam…
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 4:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Moses objects that the people would not take his word unless he showed them some sign. God gives him power to work miracles.
But those who a…