“Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.”
So Moses took the staff from before the LORD, as he was commanded — Moses obeys the initial instruction to take the staff, which he had used in the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7:15-21) and in dividing the Red Sea. The staff's presence connects the present crisis to past deliverances. The text emphasizes that Moses acts 'as he was commanded,' establishing his initial obedience. The crisis seems about to be resolved through proper submission to divine instruction.
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