Thematic Bible: Brazen serpent
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Brazen serpent » A symbol of Christ
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
Brazen serpent » Worshiped by israelites
He eliminated the high places, smashed the sacred pillars to bits, and cut down the Asherah pole. He also demolished the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been offering incense to it; it was called Nehushtan.
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Brazen serpent » Made by moses for the healing of the israelites
So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that if a snake had bitten someone, when he looked at the bronze snake he lived.
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Idolatry » Objects of » Brazen serpent
He eliminated the high places, smashed the sacred pillars to bits, and cut down the Asherah pole. He also demolished the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been offering incense to it; it was called Nehushtan.
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Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Brazen serpent
The Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous snake and set it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live."
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Types of Christ » Brazen serpent
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that if a snake had bitten someone, when he looked at the bronze snake he lived.
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Worship » Brazen serpent » Of man
But the crowd began to shout, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"
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So when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!"
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But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
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