The Rod and the Serpent

And Moses answered and said, But behold they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. And the Lord said unto him, What is in thine hand? And he said, a rod. And He said, Cast it on the ground ….Ex. 4:1-9 "Certainly I will be with thee," says the Lord to Moses who, as overwhelmed by a feeling of his own nothingness, shrinks from the office, now assigned to him by the Lord, of bringing forth His people the chil­dren of Israel out...