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Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
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The Public Verdict
Commentators note the importance of Moses bringing all the rods out for the leaders to see and reclaim. This was not a private revelation but a public demonstration. Each leader could identify and take his own lifeless rod, making the miraculous life in Aaron's rod an undeniable, shared truth. This public act was designed to settle the dispute decisively.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord, unto all the children of Israel
Presbyterian
While all the other rods remained as they were, Aaron's rod became a living branch. In some places there were buds, in others blossoms, and in othe…