...hateful sin must be in his sight. Pray for the sanctifying influences of the Holy Spirit, &c. JAN. 15. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon...man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Numb. xxi. 9. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted...

...believeth in him, might not perish, but have everlasting life." Hence the Lord said unto Moses, " make a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole ; and it...bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, HE IIVKD." Now there can be no doubt that this scene refers to the Lord Jesus Christ himself, as God's...

...divine instructions, we are told that " Moses made a serpent of brass, like one of the fiery serpents, and put it upon a pole; and it came to pass that if...man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived." Here we have the history of the event to which the Saviour alludes in the words before us. And in that...

...bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live" (cf John 3:14, 15). Faith was present (at least in some): "Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a...man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived." vi). In 2 Kings 5:1-14 Naaman the Syrian leper is commanded by God, through His prophet, to "Go and...

...take away our problems." But God didn't do it their way. He had a better way. He told Moses: "Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and...is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live."" God wanted them to develop faith, but works were also important. They had to look Ithat was the works1,...

...which to do it! In Numbers 21, the people of Israel were dying from snakebite. God tells Moses, "Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and...that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live." (21:8) If carving images is a sin, then God commanded Moses to sin. And what about the Temple? In I...

...the wilderness. People who had been bitten were told to look at a model of a serpent on a pole: "Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and...that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live" (cf John 3: 14, 15). Faith was present (at least in some): "Moses made a serpent of brass, and put...

...Recognizing their sin, the people begged Moses to pray for relief: "And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole and it...that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live." So Moses made a serpent of brass, and it had the predicted effect. In the early modern period, this...

...the children of Israel were dying in the bites of venomous serpents, 'The Lord said unto Moses. Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole; and...man. when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived." Num. 21:8-9. "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be...

...take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and...man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived." Numbers 21:4-9. Again, the New Testament refers to Jesus as the One whom the Old Testament scripture...