Snake venom is both a deadly poison and an antidote, and the rod represents control over this duality. Snakes are close to the ground and shed their skin, making them symbols of life and death ...

Exodus 7:10-12: "And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

Snake venom is both a deadly poison and an antidote, and the rod represents control over this duality. Snakes are close to the ground and shed their skin, making them symbols of life and death ...