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Originally Posted by Delaney
I didn't check out the links posted yet, so sorry if this is just repetitive, but my understanding is the "rod" is what a shephard used to gently guide his sheep with. It was not something he used to punish or hit his sheep/herd with.
Which also makes sense with "thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me".
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You are right.
Which reminds me, I found a
blog post today on exactly that.
Of course, it also has other meanings, hence the Bible Studies linked above.