Holy Scripture
Exodus 4:3
A church father on this verse
“But we know that prophecy expressed itself by things no less than by words. By words and also by deeds is the resurrection foretold. When Moses puts his hand into his bosom and then draws it out again dead, and again puts his hand into his bosom and plucks it out living, does not this apply as an anticipation of the r…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.
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In context
1And Moses answered and said, If they believe me not, and do not hearken to my voice (for they will say, God has not appeared to thee), what shall I say to them?
2And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in thy hand? and he said, A rod.
— Exodus 4:3 —
4And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth thy hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,
5and it became a rod in his hand—that they may believe thee, that the God of thy fathers has appeared to thee, the God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.