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What’s a Sign?

What’s a Sign? Exodus 3:12 Excerpt ... [a sign is] a significant event, act, or other manifestation that betokens  God’s presence or intention. Signs may be miraculous and spectacular,  as in the case of those performed by Moses before the people of Israel  to demonstrate that God had sent him to them ( Exod.  4:1-9 ,  17 ,  30 ) or  before Pharaoh for the same purpose ( Exod.   7-11 ). On the other hand,  a natural phenomenon such as a rainbow or a sunset may be called a sign ( Gen.   9:13 ; Ps.   65:8 ), as may an identifying mark such as  circumcision ( Gen. 17:11 ) or even a prophet and his children ( Isa.   8:18 ).  More Achtemeier, Paul J., Harper & Row and Society of Biblical Literature.  Harper’s Bible dictionary  1985 : 951. Print.

What’s a Sign?

What’s a Sign? Exodus 3:12 Excerpt ... [a sign is] a significant event, act, or other manifestation that betokens  God’s presence or intention . Signs may be miraculous and spectacular,  as in the case of those performed by Moses before the people of Israel  to demonstrate that God had sent him to them ( Exod.   4:1-9 ,  17 ,  30 ) or  before Pharaoh for the same purpose ( Exod .  7-11 ). On the other hand,  a natural phenomenon such as a rainbow or a sunset may be called a  sign ( Gen.  9:13 ; Ps.   65:8 ), as may an identifying mark such as  circumcision ( Gen.   17:11 ) or even a prophet and his children ( Isa.   8:18 ).  More Achtemeier, Paul J., Harper & Row and Society of Biblical Literature.  Harper’s Bible dictionary  1985 : 951. Print.