We do not have space in this study to list the books that tell the truth of whom Israel is today. It is a
study in itself. Yet, interested ones can obtain the list from Destiny Publishers, Haver hill,Mass., U. S.
A. and the Covenant Publishers, 6 Buckingham Gate, London, S. W. 1, England.
The word "serpent" makes its next appearance in Exo. 4:3 and 7:15 in which it is nachash. It is written
without bars and dots under the last two characters. Written thus. and close study of the chapters, we
know the word means Divine. Then why did Moses run from it?. The fire in the burning bush in Exo. 3
was Divine, yet it aroused his curiosity which brought a warning from God. We know that fire was
Divine, because it is "esh" in the Hebraic. It was the manifestation of Jehovah's Power being translated
into the material plane. It was a corona of cosmic electricity similar to the corona observed at night
around a copper transmission line carrying 100,000 or more volts of electricity. In the vicinity of that
bush was generated a tremendous field of cosmic energy. That is the reason Jehovah told Moses to
remove his shoes—so he would be thoroughly grounded and would not be spiritually-electrocuted. Or,
as the text says, the ground was holy. The Hebraic for that word "holy" is qodesh, or a sanctuary.
If that is so, then what was the serpent that frightened Moses when he cast his rod upon the ground? A
portion of the answer is in that word "rod". Originally, it was matteh. It means a staff. Then, in Exo. 4:8
God says to Moses: "If they will not believe you, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, then they
will believe the voice of the latter sign".
The first sign was in the rod. The second occurred when Moses thrust his hand into his coat. The irst
word "voice" is qol. It means crackling. That word "qol" is written with three Hebraic characters. The
second "voice" is also qol, yet written with only two characters, which means lightness. It verifies verse
6 as to Moses' "hand was leprous as snow". Then, ‘the first word "sign"is oth. It means ensign, badge or
rank of power. The second "sign" is also oth, but it means miracle.