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THE BRONZE SERPENT

THE BRONZE SERPENT. NUMBERS 21:4-9. The Bronze Serpent – Numbers 21:4-9. The people were led by God 9:15-23 He led them around Edom Saved them from war with kinsmen The people complain with fiery words Focused on what they did not have Loathed God’s blessings

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THE BRONZE SERPENT

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  1. THE BRONZE SERPENT NUMBERS 21:4-9

  2. The Bronze Serpent – Numbers 21:4-9 • The people were led by God9:15-23 • He led them around Edom • Saved them from war with kinsmen • The people complain with fiery words • Focused on what they did not have • Loathed God’s blessings • God punished them (not the first time) 11:1-3 • Fiery serpents sent by God to bite them • Many died

  3. The Bronze Serpent – Numbers 21:4-9 • The people confessed their sin against Godand against Moses • Asked Moses to pray for them • God’s solution was for Moses to make a fiery serpent of brass upon a pole • Whoever looked on it would live • Remedy resembled the affliction • The people had to do something to live • Serpents not removed

  4. The Bronze Serpent – 2 Kings 18:1-7 • Some burned incense to the bronze serpent • They made an idol out of the instrument of God’s grace • Hezekiah destroyed it • Hezekiah recognized what it was (Nehushtan) The power was not in the object • It was in the obedientfaith of the person • God was pleased with Hezekiah destroying it • Bronze serpent is a type of Jesus on the cross

  5. Son of Man Lifted Up – John 3:1-21 • Signs indicated Jesus was fromGod • New birth necessary to enter God’s kingdom • Born of waterand the Spirit1 Peter 1:22-25 • Jesus explainedheavenly things with earthly things v.10-12 • BecauseHe came fromHeavenv.13 • Jesuslifted up forsinto be curedv.14 • Resembledtheremedy 2 Cor. 5:21; 8:9 • Do not worship thecrosson which He died • We must obediently believe inHimv.15-21

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