From Eden to The Third Temple: The Messiah
The staff of God is no simple stick. From Eden to the Third Temple is what every Jew is waiting for. It started in Eden. It carried divine power through history. This is not a metaphor. It’s real hardware from God.
I watched Rabbi Chaim Richman’s video on Parashat Shemot.1 Something clicked deep inside.
The staff of God is no simple stick. It started in Eden. It carried divine power through history. This is not a metaphor. It’s real hardware from God.
The Staff’s Ancient Origins
God created the staff at twilight. This was on the sixth day of Creation.2 It joined ten miraculous items.
Adam received it when he left Eden. He passed it to Enoch. Enoch gave it to Noah. Noah handed it to Shem.
Shem passed it to Abraham. Abraham gave it to Isaac. Isaac to Jacob. Jacob took it to Egypt. He gave it to Joseph.
The Staff in Egypt
After Joseph died, Pharaoh took it. It ended up in his palace. Jethro, an advisor, recognized its power. He fled with it to Midian.
Jethro planted it in his garden. No one could pull it out. It was like a sword in stone. Only the true redeemer would succeed.
Moses walked up. He pulled it effortlessly. Jethro knew. This was the man to free Israel. He gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.
The Staff’s Miracles
Moses used the staff for wonders. It turned into a serpent before Pharaoh. It brought the ten plagues. It split the Red Sea.
It drew water from rock. It helped win against Amalek. The staff was violent. It was precise. It was holy.
It struck. It commanded. It never preached softly.
Echoes in Other Cultures
Every culture copied the idea. England has Arthur and Excalibur.3 A sword in stone. Only the true king pulls it.
Greece had Dionysus. Persia had Mithras. Egypt had Horus. Many claim virgin births. Many die and rise. Many celebrate on December 25.
These are beautiful tales. But they are echoes. They repeat the pattern. They change details.
Christianity’s Version
Christianity tells a similar story. Jesus as redeemer. A cross instead of staff. Death and resurrection.
But the staff doesn’t fit. It never bent to preach. It never wore thorns. It never hung on wood.
The staff of God stayed Jewish. It split seas for Israel. It brought plagues on Egypt. It pointed to Sinai. Not to Golgotha.
The Question for Christians
If the story is so old… Why claim yours is unique? We see the pattern everywhere.
Horus. Mithras. Dionysus. Arthur. All have miracle births. All save the world. All die and rise.
These are not proofs. They show borrowing. Your story echoes ours. But echoes fade. The original remains.
The Staff’s Future
But it waits. As a descendant of Aaron, a Kohen, I wait. We build toward the Third Temple. Prophecy promises it.5
One day, a worthy one lifts the staff. Not as cross. Not as relic. As command from God.
The cloud of glory returns. Redemption finishes. Israel stands whole.
Conclusion
The staff of God started in Eden. It led to Sinai. It points to the Third Temple.
Christianity offers an echo. A reflection. A mirror. Mirrors crack.
The original sings. It never paused. It never changed. It waits for us.
Echoes fade. The staff endures.
Footnotes
Rabbi Chaim Richman, “Parashat Shemot 5785 | The Toolkit of Miracles,” Jerusalem Lights (YouTube). ↩
Mishnah Avot 5:6; Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer 40. See Chabad.org on Moses’ Staff. ↩
Arthurian legend of Excalibur parallels the staff in stone. See Wikipedia on Excalibur. ↩
Midrash on the staff with Judean kings until Temple destruction. ↩
Biblical prophecies like Ezekiel 40-48; current discussions in Jewish sources on Third Temple preparations. ↩
Hazan Gavriel ben David