Exodus 4:2

And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

Cross-reference

Exodus 4:17 Parallel

Exodus 4:17 instructs Moses to take the staff for performing signs — the same staff from 4:2 becomes the miracle tool.

Exodus 7:9 Parallel

Exodus 7:9 commands Aaron to throw down his staff (the same staff) to become a serpent before Pharaoh — first confrontation miracle.

Exodus 7:15 Parallel

Exodus 7:15 explicitly references 'the staff that was turned into a serpent' — directly linking back to the staff from Exodus 4:2.

Exodus 14:16 commands Moses to lift the staff to part the Red Sea — the same staff used for signs earlier.

Exodus 17:9 Parallel

Exodus 17:9 has Moses holding the 'staff of God' during battle against Amalek — same staff from earlier.

Numbers 20:8 commands Moses to take the staff and speak to the rock — the same staff from Exodus 4:2 used to bring water.