Justice and Mercy -
As Moses Lifted up the Serpent part 9
When Jesus spoke to Nicodemus about the necessity of being
born again, Jesus told Nicodemus that He would die on a cross. (John 3:3-8, 14-15)
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have eternal life." - John 3:14-15 KJV
What was Jesus talking about when He said, “And as Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness”?
This is what the Bible says:
"And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the
Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much
discouraged because of the way. And the people spake against God, and against
Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?
for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this
light bread.
“And the LORD sent fiery [poisonous] serpents among the
people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the
people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the
LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from
us. And Moses prayed for the people.
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent,
and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is
bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass,
and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any
man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived." - Numbers 21:4-9 KJV
To be continued…
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