Thematic Bible: Brazen serpent
Thematic Bible
Brazen serpent » A symbol of Christ
And [just] like Moses lifted up the snake [on the pole] in the wilderness [Num. 21:9], so the Son of man must be lifted up [on the cross] so that whoever believes in Him would have never ending life." [Note: Some translations extend Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus through verse 21].
Brazen serpent » Worshiped by israelites
Brazen serpent » Made by moses for the healing of the israelites
Idolatry » Objects of » Brazen serpent
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Brazen serpent
Types of Christ » Brazen serpent
And [just] like Moses lifted up the snake [on the pole] in the wilderness [Num. 21:9], so the Son of man must be lifted up [on the cross] so that whoever believes in Him would have never ending life." [Note: Some translations extend Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus through verse 21].
Worship » Brazen serpent » Of man
The people began shouting, "His is the voice of a god and not a man."
Verse Concepts
And when the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the dialect of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in human form."
Verse Concepts
But the natives expected him to swell up [from snake bite] or fall dead suddenly, but after expecting this for a long time and not seeing any harm come to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
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