“And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.”
God tells Moses to put his hand back into his cloak, and when he takes it out, it is restored — like the rest of his flesh. The instantaneous restoration is as stark as the instantaneous affliction. God does not heal gradually here; He restores completely and immediately. This will be the character of much of the exodus deliverance: when God moves, He moves decisively. The theological point is direct — the same God who struck Egypt with disease and death in the plagues is the same God who restored Moses' hand. Power over affliction and power over restoration belong to the same being. Deuteronomy 32:39 says: I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal. The God of the burning bush is not a God of one power but of all power, and this second sign demonstrates both sides in a single hand.
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