20. Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an
ass--Septuagint, "asses." Those animals are not now used in
the desert of Sinai except by the Arabs for short distances.
returned--entered on his journey towards Egypt.
he took the rod of God--so called from its being appropriated to
His service, and because whatever miracles it might be employed in
performing would be wrought not by its inherent properties, but by a
divine power following on its use. (Compare
Ac 3:12).
JFB.
Outline
1 Moses' rod is turned into a serpent
6 His hand becomes leprous
10 He is loath to be sent
14 Aaron is appointed to assist him
18 Moses departs from Jethro
21 God's message to Pharaoh
24 Zipporah circumcises her son
27 Aaron is sent to meet Moses
31 The people believe them
Ancient Customs
Rod
bosom
leprous as snow
slow of speech
slow tongue
the inn
circumcision
bowed their heads
worshipped
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Map of the Nile River and Egypt
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Ancient Topics
rod of God
Ancient People
God, Moses, Aaron, Jethro, Zipporah, elders
Geography
Midian
Egypt
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Moses
and the Exodus
The Giving of the Law
The
Tabernacle
The Wilderness Wanderings