Dictionary of Bible Themes 1 Samuel 14:27The staff was a basic item of personal property See also It was carried at most times Genesis 47:31Judges 6:21 Hebrews 9:4 Genesis 32:10 See also It was carried by travellers Exodus 12:11Matthew 10:5-10 pp Mk 6:7-13 Micah 7:14pp Lk 9:1-6 See also It was carried by shepherds Psalms 23:4Zechariah 11:7,10-14 Genesis 49:10 The staff was sometimes a symbol of authority See also Genesis 38:18,25Numbers 21:17-18 Judges 5:14 2 Kings 18:21 Matthew 27:28-30 pp Isa 36:6 pp Mk 15:19 Exodus 4:2-5,15-17; 7:8-12,14-20God's miraculous power was manifest through Moses' and Aaron's staffs Exodus 8:5-6the plague of blood Exodus 8:16-17the plague of frogs Exodus 9:22-24the plague of gnats Exodus 10:12-14the plague of hail Exodus 14:15-16the plague of locusts Exodus 17:5-13the parting of the Red Sea Numbers 17:1-10Hebrews 9:4 The budding of Aaron's staff: Numbers 20:7-13See also 5072 Aaron, spokesman5101 Moses 5514 scribes 7784 shepherd |
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