Read Exodus 4 here or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
3:1-4:17 {p} Call of Moses
4:18-26 {p} Return to Egypt
4:27-6:1 {s} …
The 3:1-4:17 paragraph makes a Chiastic Structure:
Moses is the first person in the Bible to perform miraculous signs. Here we see in the structure, that the Word of God was first given to Moses, and then paired with the Signs of God, so that the Word would be believed.
And Aaron spoke all the words which YHVH had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of all the people. So the people believed; and when they heard that YHVH had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped. Exo 4:30-31
Yeshua did the same for His disciples:
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mar 16:15-18
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Act 1:8
The Signs testify that the Word is from God.
If there are questions, these are good resources:
Exo 4:18-26, The puzzle piece of Moses’ wife and sons – Christine Miller
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