Aaron speaks all the words the Lord had spoken to Moses. Then Aaron performs the signs before the people. The arrangement God promised in verses 15–16 is now in operation: Moses received the revelation, Aaron delivers it. The signs authenticate the message. This is not merely practical division of labor but theological structure: the word and the sign together constitute the full testimony. In the New Testament, the same pairing appears consistently — the apostles preached and performed signs, with each validating the other (Acts 2:22, 2 Corinthians 12:12, Hebrews 2:3–4). Signs without words can be misconstrued; words without signs can be doubted. Aaron's performance of the signs before the elders is the authentication Moses feared he could not provide; God has arranged the provision through a brother Moses did not know was coming.

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