Exodus Chapter 4:1-31(CSB)

 Miraculous Signs For Moses

This will take place so that they will believe you, the God of Abraham, God of Jacob, and God of Isaac. Moses took his trusty walking stick and astonishment, the inanimate piece of wood was instantly transformed into a slithering, squirming, hissing reptile. A snake. The Lord told Moses, "Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail."In response to this, the Lord gave Moses three signs.First sign was of the rod turning into a serpent. The second sign was of his hand becoming leprous. The third sign was of the water turning to blood.

Moses's Return to Egypt

Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand. The Lord said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. "God sent Moses back to Egypt to demand the release of the Israelites from slavery. Moses said that he could not speak eloquently, so God allowed Aaron, his elder brother, to become his spokesperson. The Lord had said to Moses while he was still in Midian, "Go back to Egypt. All the men who tried to kill you are now dead." So, Moses put his wife and his sons on a donkey, and they started on the journey back to Egypt. And Moses carried the stick of God in his hand.


Reunion of Moses and Aaron 

Now the Lord said to Aaron," Go to meet Moses in the wilderness" So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord which he had sent him, and all the signs that he had commanded him to do. In the Midrashic amplification, Zipporah set out for Egypt with Moses, but never arrived there. Their parting took place on the way, following the encounter with Aaron. Moses and the latter met at the mountain of God when Moses was on his way to Egypt.



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