Staff מַטֶּה

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jul 12, 2025 · 5m

We are in Exodus chapter four with our word for today used four times in our chapter. מַטֶּה staff, stick, rod, shaft, stem, branch, tribe. It is used 252 times in the Old Testament. We see our word used in a figurative way in the sense of power. Isaiah 14:5 The Lord has broken the מַטֵּ֣ה staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers. It is also used in a literal sense of a strong stick used for a lot of different purposes. We see Jonathan use it to extract honey. 1 Samuel 14:27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the…