But the LORD said to Moses, "Put out your hand and catch it by the tail" -- so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand --
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."
You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.
And he said, "Throw it on the ground." So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses ran from it.
"that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."
And he said, "Take it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.