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.
So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole. And whenever someone was bitten by a snake, if they looked at the bronze snake, they lived.
God provided a simple way for people to be healed from deadly snake bites - they just had to look at a bronze snake on a pole that Moses made.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Numbers, the Israelites were wandering in the desert after their exodus from Egypt, facing hardships that led them to complain against God and Moses. As a result, God sent poisonous serpents to punish their rebellion, causing many deaths among the people. When the Israelites repented, God instructed Moses to make a bronze serpent and lift it on a pole, so that anyone bitten who looked at it would be healed.
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