Episode 649: The Bronze Serpent in Numbers

Episode 649 May 18, 2023 00:10:00
Episode 649: The Bronze Serpent in Numbers
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Episode 649: The Bronze Serpent in Numbers

May 18 2023 | 00:10:00

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Show Notes

Throughout the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites, God was constantly teaching them things about Himself and about their own sinfulness. He brought them into the wilderness, to the same mountain where He revealed Himself to Moses, so that He could instruct them in what He required of them. Shortly after the amazing events at Mt. Sinai, God brought them to the border of the Promised Land, but when the people heard the reports from the spies, their faith failed. They said that God could not overcome the giants in the land. As a result of this unbelief, God sent them into the wilderness to wander until that generation died out (Numbers 14:28-34).

 

In Numbers 21, the people again got discouraged, and in their unbelief they murmured against Moses for bringing them into the wilderness. They had already forgotten that it was their own sin that caused them to be there, and they tried to blame Moses for it. As a judgment against the people for their sin, God sent poisonous serpents into the camp, and people began to die. This showed the people that they were the ones in sin, and they came to Moses to confess that sin and ask for God’s mercy. When Moses prayed for the people, God instructed him to make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole. If people looked at this serpent, they would be healed (Numbers 21:5-7). The serpent foreshadows Jesus and we explore that in this episode.

 

Additional scriptures referenced include John 3:14-16 and  John 12:32.

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