[imardmd1]

The rod mentioned in the Bible is literally an instrument of beating when and if necessary to carry through the corrective action it is meant to enforce. Sometimes the word is used figuratively, though rarely. Do not make the mistake of "spiritualizing" it.

[Nifster]

No it is not.

You need to go back to the original languages

It is the same word as seen in psalm 23....Thy rod and Thy staff