Bronze serpent commentary on the book

For god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that. God sends poisonous serpents as punishment, but provides a bronze serpent on a pole so that a person who had been bitten could look at the serpent of bronze and live. He began his video commentaries on myspace in 2007 and his audience followed his work over to youtube where his videos would be viewed by hundreds of thousands to even millions. It would come to be written the book of john, just as moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the son of man must be lifted up john 3. The bronze serpent is a symbol of both the sin of the people and the mercy of god. Numbers 21 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. We have sinned, for we have spoken against the lord and against you. Jesus indicated that this bronze serpent was a foreshadowing of him. And moses made a bronze serpent and set it on the standard. 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. In john chapter three jesus used a historical illustration to teach nicodemus about the importance of believing in his coming death. However, bronze is a metal associated with judgment in the bible, because bronze must be made by passing through the fires of judgment. Numbers 21 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The bronze snake contributed by mark holdcroft on mar 9, 2007 message.

Bronze serpent media is a production moniker under which to produce audiovideo productions. True meaning of the bronze serpent has interesting history. The serpent, a symbol of sin and judgment, was lifted up from the earth and put on a tree, which was a symbol of a curse galatians 3. Why does a serpent represent what jesus did on the cross. There, in the account of king hezekiahs purging of the temple, the bible tells of the destruction of this symbol. The story of the bronze serpent in the book of numbers 21. Why did god tell moses to make a bronze serpent on a stick. Near the end of their arduous 40 years in the desert, the israelites were traveling from mount hor around the land of edom, following the red sea. So moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. Lifted up was a polite way of referring to crucifixion. Jun 26, 2017 the story of the copper serpent presents a wellknown theological difficulty, put by the sages and cited by rashi in his commentary on numbers 21.

We trust in the lord our god, is he not the one whose high places and altars hezekiah has removed, saying to judah and jerusalem. The rabbinic message is that the bronze serpent is meant to be understood as a symbol for the one god and a way for the individual to be. But he saw that people had begun to look to it as a good luck charm. Read numbers 21 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The devil is the old serpent, a fiery serpent, hence he appears as a great red dragon.

Sep 09, 2018 about 700 years after this incident in the wilderness, king hezekiah had to destroy this bronze serpent because it had become an object of idolatry to the israelites 2 kings 18. The author of the book of wisdom understood the true bearing of those facts when he called the brazen serpent a. This snake had become a sacred object of worship, but he saw that it had degenerated into idolatry. Why hezekiah destroyed the bronze serpent and what it can. Any of those bitten who looked upon the bronze serpent would live. Fiery serpents among the people numbers 21 bible commentary. He is now leading them to the land he has promised them. Throughout the wilderness wanderings of the israelites, god was constantly teaching them things about himself and about their own sinfulness. What did the people who were bitten have to do in order to live. Grand old holy tells the story from old testament, of israelites being punished for their relentless complaints and. The new international commentary on the old testament.

Remember, though, that even those who are healed will not live to reach canaan. Jun 16, 20 about 700 years after this incident in the wilderness, king hezekiah had to destroy this bronze serpent because it had become an object of idolatry to the israelites 2 kings 18. Through moses, the lord has delivered them up out of slavery, redeeming them from their captivity. It was moses that lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the law is a schoolmaster to bring us to christ. The bronze serpent and the cross of christ burning hearts. The bronze serpent 8 then the lord said to moses, make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. The bronze serpent what does this story mean and how does it apply to my life. Rather, when the people looked up and gave their hearts to their heavenly father they were healed mishnah rosh hashanah 3. Mar 09, 2007 8 then the lord said to moses, make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole.

For this reason, it will wisely be destroyed by righteous king hezekiah 2 kings 18. You may remember that god had previously commanded moses to build a bronze altar and bronze wash basin for the tabernacle courtyard. Bronze serpent holman bible dictionary bible dictionary. And the lord said to moses, make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live. Bronze snake what the original bronze snake represents. Examples of these identifications are in the book of isaiah where a reference is made to a serpent like dragon named leviathan isaiah 27.

The people came to moses and said, we sinned when we spoke against the lord and against you. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. Number 1500, or lifting up the bronze serpent answers. Check out these helpful resources biblical commentary childerns sermons hymn lists john 3. Erich fromm 19001980, in his highly acclaimed work psychoanalysis and religion, which is rather fascinating reading, by the way, astutely observed, religion is any system of thought and action shared by a group which gives the individual a frame of orientation and an object of devotion. The old serpent was the cause of death, temporal and spiritual.

In the hebrew bible, the book of genesis refers to a serpent who triggered the expulsion of adam and eve from the garden in eden. The book of numbers contains the account of a strange event which took place during israels time of wandering in the wilderness. For god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. Sep 14, 20 i will say this, if it is any consolation. God told moses to make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole. Why is a bronze serpent used to save the israelites in. Moses did pray, and god commanded that moses make a bronze fiery serpent and place it on a pole. Apr 05, 2009 pray to the lord, that he take away the serpents from us. Sep, 2016 listen in as monte judah answers questions on faith, scripture, and our walk as believers.

Bible commentary on the book of numbers, chapter 21, by dr. God ordered moses to make the representation of a fiery serpent, which he did, in brass, and set it up on a very long pole, so that it might be seen from all parts of the camp, and every one that was stung with a fiery serpent was healed by looking up to this serpent of brass. Satans temptations are called his fiery darts, eph. To put some context around it, the people of israel had been in slavery in egypt. In what way does the brazen serpent point to christs. Then the lord said to moses, make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole.

Dec 15, 2006 the bronze serpent story in numbers 21. Then the lord said to moses, make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard. He brought them into the wilderness, to the same mountain where he revealed himself to moses, so that he could. Jesus refers to the way moses made a bronze serpent and put it up on a pole in order to make one specific point to nicodemus. Everyone in israel that had been bitten would live if they would look to the serpent. So why would jesus refer back to a bronze snake lifted up by moses as an explanation of his life purpose. Nasb in verse 4, the people became impatient because of the journey. In the new testament numerous allusions to incidents in the book of numbers appear. Bronze serpent i old testament i animated bible story for.

The book of numbers derives its name from the account of the two censuses taken of the hebrew people, one near the beginning and the other toward the end of the journey in the wilderness chaps. So, getting back to moses and the bronze serpent in the book of numbers. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze serpent, he would recover. Listen in as monte judah answers questions on faith, scripture, and our walk as believers. Lifting up the bronze snake was a type that foreshadowed christs death on the cross. Book of numbers bible survey who was aaron in the bible. Jul 29, 2014 and moses made a serpent of bronze, 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 bronze, he lived. So moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole.

Posted on january 31, 2017 december 1, 2019 by paul tautges the book of numbers contains the account of a strange event which took place during israels time of wandering in the wilderness. In looking at that bronze serpent, they will remember that god sent those serpents as punishment for their sin. He prayed and god provided this unusual remedy of a bronze snake on a. In numbers 21, the israelites experience victory over the canaanites but soon fall back into grumbling and complaining. They dont worship it, but they are to look at it in order to live. Sep 04, 2017 the story of the bronze serpent in the book of numbers 21.

It is most often referred to as moses and the bronze serpent. The book ends with the israelites across the jordan outside the land of canaan, underscoring a chief theme of the pentateuch as a whole. The bronze serpent 6 the lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of israel died. Certainly just looking at a bronze snake does not assuage a medical. I have heard many sermons on this text, yet i still do not have a good grasp on its significance. Mainstream scholars suggest that the image of the fiery serpent served to function like that of a magical amulet. Mar 18, 2012 many of the israelites are killed by the snakes, and the people repent and plead with moses to intercede on their behalf. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent. In chapter 6 of the book of romans we find that before becoming christians we were slaves to sin. As the people are going around the nation of edom, the people became impatient on the way 21. A couple of additional lessons are taught in the bible.

The wrath of god is on this people for their sin of ingratitude and murmuring and rebellion. The book of numbers interpreted and explained according to its spiritual or internal sense study the original hebrewgreek with qbible. Lets take a few minutes to think about this unusual biblical story, see its significance to israel, and then learn from jesus interpretation and. In order for someone who was bitten to live, they have to be willing to look square in the face of their sin.

The meaning of this type, or sign of salvation, is explained in the book. Moses does intercede, and god instructs him to make a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole. The means god chooses to rescue the people from his own curse is a picture of the curse itself. As can be clearly seen in this passage, god himself commanded moses to make the bronze serpent, and he commanded any of the israelites who were stricken to gaze upon it. Impatience is a devastating sin that is the gateway to committing many other sins. Nothing more is known of the bronze serpent until it is mentioned again in 2 kings 18. This serpent was symbolic of the serpents god used to chastise the people for their unbelief. Verse 14 of numbers 21 mentions the book of the wars of the lord. The son of man must be lifted up like the serpent resource by john piper. Apparently, the bronze serpent had become an object of worship as the israelites burned incense to it. So moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. Surely god does not send poisonous snakes to punish human beings for their missteps.

In response to moses prayer for the people, god instructed moses to set up a bronze serpent on a pole, and everyone who looked upon it would live. I am going to eventually release a book that explains the full prophetic significance of the bronze serpent, but that will be a few years down the line. The bronze snake sermon by mark holdcroft, numbers 21. Why is a bronze serpent used to save the israelites in numbers 21. The zo loft is a play on words using a shortened version of my name, alfonzo rachel or zo and my loft where i conduct my commentaries. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a period of thirtyeight years, from the end of their.

Gods instruction then is remarkablehe tells moses to make a bronze image of a serpent and set it up on a pole and to instruct the people to look upon it to be healed. The son of manson of god, jesus christ how was jesus raised up like the serpent on the pole. Because it is such a radical explanation, many things have to be laid out first. During the wilderness wanderings, on one of the many occasions that the children of israel were murmuring against gods provision, god sent deadly serpents as a judgment. 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.

Christ jesus, in the likeness of sinful flesh, was made sin for us 2corinthians 5. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live. And moses made a serpent of brass, and put it on a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. The bronze snake that god told moses to make as recorded in numbers 21. The word nehoset can mean bronze an alloy of copper and tin, brass an alloy of copper and zinc or copper a metal in its own right. Jesus said, as moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up.

In that culture, this method of execution was so vile that it was often mentioned using substitute phrases. Or could it be a reference to something learned from egypt, like possible hermetic disciplines. The commentaries are observations through a biblical, conservative, and i dare say a comedic filter on politics, culture, and whatever i may find interesting the news. Bronze was a symbol of righteous judgment on the earth.

David guzik commentary on numbers 21, where god sends fiery serpents. Numbers 2021, the bronze serpent west palm beach church of. The next reference we find in the bible to this serpent is in john 3. Most if not all of those sermons focused on the storys relation to the crucifixion of christ. Jesus as the bronze serpent in the book of numbers the. There are many books on prayer and there are many books on bible study. Look at the bronze serpent on the pole in the book of john, someone was compared to the bronze serpent. In later years, the israelites will view the bronze serpent as a holy relic of veneration and begin worshiping it. Many of the israelites are killed by the snakes, and the people repent and plead with moses to intercede on their behalf. Moses made a serpent of brass nehoset, and set it on the standard. Bronze serpent media is founded by alfonzo rachel, one of the most unique voices in social political commentary.