Moses and Aaron “Shamgar had an ox goad, David had a sling, Dorcas had a needle, Rahab had some string, Samson had a jawbone, Aaron had a rod, Mary had some ointment, and they all were used of God.” I learned this song as a child at a church camp in Washington, Indiana. The lyrics put me in mind of a question which God posed to Moses, in Exodus 4, when Moses queried how he would convince Pharaoh it was God Who had sent him. God responded by asking, “What is in your hand?” He was referring to Moses’ rod. Of course, we know the story of how God turned the rod into a snake and back again. We also recall that, when Moses and Aaron showed this to Pharaoh (using Aaron's rod due to Moses' speech impediment and lack of confidence), his magicians used their enchantments and did the same with their rods. However, Aaron’s serpent swallowed those of the court magicians. This is the beginning of the story of how God delivered Israel from Egypt and the stubborn Pharaoh through ten plagues. The story culminates when God uses Moses to part the waters of the Red Sea in order to bring the Israelites across safely and drown the pursuing Egyptian army. God would not have used Moses and Aaron in this way if they had not allowed God to use what was in their hands – their rods. Interestingly, Moses later referred to his rod as, “the rod of God” when Israel battled the Amalekites in Exodus chapter 17.
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AuthorKayti grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Hobe Sound Bible College in Hobe Sound, Florida, graduating 2013. She taught four years at a private Christian school on the west side of Indianapolis. She also coached a girls volleyball team for two years. She is now a full-time caregiver for her wonderful grandmother, Ruth. Archives
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