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Numbers 21:8 Cross-References
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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.”
Numbers 21:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 21:8
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole. God commands Moses to create a bronze replica of the venomous serpents that had been killing Israelites as judgment for their complaints. This strange command—making an image of the judgment instrument—becomes a means of deliverance when looked upon in faith. The bronze serpent (nachash nechoshet, נְחַשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת) plays on the similarity between "serpent" and "bronze" in Hebrew.The lifting up of the serpent on a pole (nes, נֵס—standard, signal) made it visible throughout the camp. Those bitten by serpents needed o...
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Cross-References for Numbers 21:8
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