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Numbers 21:9
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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.
About Numbers 21:9
Numbers 21:9 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on The Bronze Serpent in the Bible and The Serpent in the Bible. Found in the law of Numbers, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Numbers 21:8
“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.”
- 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 21:9
Meditate on Numbers 21:9 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of The Bronze Serpent in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.