And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
Ver. 3. And it became a serpent.] So doth the word to those that cast away the care of it; it stings them with unquestionable conviction and horror. With this rod Moses should guide the Israelites, sting the Egyptians. Isa 14:29 Jer 8:17
And Moses fled from before it,] First fly from sin as from a serpent, saith one. But if thou hast taken this serpent into thy hand, rest not, till, like Moses's serpent, it be turned into a rod again to scourge thy soul. Be either innocent or penitent.