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Numbers 17:10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

THE TWO BRETHREN AND THEIR RODS

I. The rod of Moses, a shepherd's staff, a commonplace instrument, changed by God's power into "the rod of God" (Exodus 4:17), "the rod of his strength."

II. The rod of Aaron, a tribal scepter, a symbol of power, as the shepherd's staff was not. This symbol of authority used for remedial and spiritual purposes.

HOMILIES BY D. YOUNG

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