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Numbers 21:8
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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.
About Numbers 21:8
Few verses address The Bronze Serpent in the Bible as directly as Numbers 21:8. This Old Testament passage from the law of Numbers has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Numbers 21:9
“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.”
- John 3:14
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”
- 2 Kings 18:4
“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.”
- Numbers 21:6
“And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.”
- Numbers 21:7
“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.”
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How to Apply Numbers 21:8
Pray through Numbers 21:8 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of The Bronze Serpent in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.