Numbers 17 and 20.
Take the green rod of Aaron,
Near the Shekinah kept,
That blossom'd in the night-time
While selfish Israel slept;
The flowers and fruit in clusters
Miraculously grew
O branch of grace and mercy
To lead the people through!
The fountain of fresh waters
Ever and ever flows.
The service in the highest
No interruption knows;
The great High Priest, untiring
Presents us to His God:
For ever bright and vernal
Buds the fair almond rod.
The rod which budded and brought forth flowers and fruit in Numbers 17 represents grace in the priesthood in the power of resurrection. Moses' rod was death and judgment; the Red Sea had been divided with it. E. L. Bevir.