Exodus 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand [was] leprous as snow.

Ver. 6. Put now thine hand.] Here was sign upon sign, as Exodus 3:12. So low stoops the Most High to our meanness. And doth he not the same favour for us by the often administration of the Lord's supper? Doth he not seal again and again, &c.?

Was leprous as snow.] Let us but lay our hands upon our hearts, thrust them into our bosoms to rifle there, and we shall be sure to take them out leprous, all of a tetter. tetter: A general term for any pustular herpetiform eruption of the skin, as eczema, herpes, impetigo, ringworm, etc.

Exodus 4:6

6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.