Question: To whom did God ask the question: “What is that in thine hand?”
Answer: Moses. (Exodus 4:2)
Comments: God knew how to set up a magic tragic trick. This is the old, "what's that behind your ear?" bit. What was in Moses' hand? His staff. God made the staff transform into a serpent when it contacted the ground.
The LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A staff." (Exodus 14:2, NASB)
The visual was used to give proof to the Israelites, whom he would be leading, that Moses had indeed been selected by God for his task.
Note: This image of the transformation of Moses' staff was illustrated by Annie Vallotton.
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Dear Chan,
In january you wrotean article about the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life center. Do you know if they are still active and how I can contact them?
Wim Dorsman, wdorsman@elim.nl
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