Put now thine hand
The sign of leprosy. The heart ("bosom") stands for what we are, the hand for what we do. What we are, that ultimately we do. It is a sign of (Luke 6:43-45). The two signs, rod and hand, speak of preparation for service:
(1) consecration -- our capacity taken up for God;
(2) the hand that holds the rod of God's power must be a cleansed hand swayed by a new heart.