Bible Verses About "What Is the Bronze Serpent"
The bronze serpent was the serpent of brass Moses lifted up on a pole to heal the Israelites from fiery serpent bites — a type of Christ's crucifixion.
The bronze serpent was the serpent of brass Moses lifted up on a pole to heal the Israelites from fiery serpent bites — a type of Christ's crucifixion.
"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. 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." — Numbers 21:8-9 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is the Bronze Serpent?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"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. 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."
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life."
"He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan."
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