A serpant on a pole

[Flavius]

The story of the firery serpents has alot of implications.It can still be found in the medical field today,some show a serpent and some show a man.

Why did the serpent heal people who looked at it?
Why did it become a bad thing after a while?
Why serpents? They used to be the most beautiful creature in the garden.

 

[Netzari5730]

The story of the firery serpents has alot of implications.It can still be found in the medical field today,some show a serpent and some show a man.

Why did the serpent heal people who looked at it?
Why did it become a bad thing after a while?
Why serpents? They used to be the most beautiful creature in the garden.

B'mid'bar/Numbers 21

"6) And Hashem sent N'chashim ha S'raphim (fiery serpents) among the people; and they bit the people, and many people of Yis'rael died. 7) And the people came in to Mosheh and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against Hashem, and against you. Pray to Hashem, and He shall turn the serpent away from us. And Mosheh prayed on behalf of the people. 8) And Hashem spoke to Mosheh, Make yourself a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that when anyone is bitten, when he sees it, he shall live. 9) And Mosheh made a N'chash N'chosheth (serpent of bronze) and put it on a pole; and it happened, if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the N'chash ha N'chosheth (bronze serpent), he lived."

In the Hebrew the Bronze (or Copper) Serpent is N'chash N'chosheth. These two words are similar in spelling (Nun-Cheth-Shin) except that N'chosheth has a Thav. It may very well be that the Bronze Serpent was made of this material because it was the same colour as the Fiery Serpents that were biting the people. As a foreshadow of the things to come in Messiah, this is very important. As we know, Messiah compared Himself to it in John 3:14,15:

"14)And as Mosheh lifted up the Serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Ben ha Adam (Son of Man) be lifted up, 15) that whoever believes into Him should not perish but have Life Everlasting."

I am of the opinion that these parallel greatly:

Sin represented by the serpents. Looking upon the Bronze Serpent and living is the same as Believing into Yeshua and being saved. And Yeshua himself being the Bronze Serpent, which was made in the likeness of the serpents that were attacking the people, represents Him becoming sin for us. As it is written:

21) For to this you were called, because Mashi'ach also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 22) "Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth"; 23) who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24)who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed.
(1 Peter 2:21-24)

And:

20) Now then, we are ambassadors for Mashi'ach, as though Elohim (G`d) were pleading through us: we implore you on behalf of Mashi'ach, be reconciled to Elohim (G`d). 21) For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of Elohim (G`d) in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:20,21)

In Yeshua...
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[visionary]

Bronze means the judgment of all the sins of mankind

 

[Netzari5730]

Bronze means the judgment of all the sins of mankind

Kewlness, that fits the puzzle since the sins of mankind are judged in what Yeshua has done, and whether or not His work is received in faith (John 3:18).

In Yeshua...
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[Sephania]

Why did the serpent heal people who looked at it?

Careful there, you are giving the glory to an idol not the L-RD. It was not the graven serpent that healed but the faith that if you looked upon it as the L-RD told Moshe to tell the people to do that healed them, FAITH, and by that faith the L-RD did the healing. Just as Moschiach Y'shua who was a curse on the tree, but those that did not see him that way, and believed that He was the son of G-d were and are still today , healed. They looked up ( to the L-rD) and repented and believed and were fully forgiven and healed. Those who look upon the pole and see Y'shua, the innocent guiltless lamb, made sin for US, and believe this, hopefuly this will impart repentance in our hearts and healing will happen , for G-d promised it.

Why did it become a bad thing after a while?

See above, because they began to worship the "sin on a stick" and not the healing G-d behind it. Sounds alot like some religions today when you look at it that way, huh?

1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. 3 And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.4 He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the Asherah; and he broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days the children of Israel did offer to it; and it was called Nehushtan.

See the sin on the pole became the object of worship and incense was burned to it, kinda scary huh?

 

[Sephania]

The story of the firery serpents has alot of implications.It can still be found in the medical field today,some show a serpent and some show a man.

Thus the "G-d complex" of many doctors today who think they are the true healers.

 

[visionary]

Numbers 21:6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. 7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8 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. 9 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.

There is a connection between all the brass objects that are found in the outer court of the Temple of God and the brass (brasen, brazen, bronze serpent on the pole), Yeshua pointed to the brazen serpent as said that it pointed to Him. He was made like sin so that we who look to Him for salvation may we be saved from the serpent’s bite.

John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

As you said it was not the graven serpent that healed but the faith that if you looked upon it as the God told Moses to tell the people to do that faith healed them. For by faith they knew God would heal them if they obey and looked. Just as Yeshua who was a curse on the tree, for those that believe that He is the son of G-d are still today healed. They looked up Yeshua repent and believe. They are fully forgiven and healed. Those who look upon the pole and see Yeshua, the innocent guiltless lamb, made sin for us represented by the serpent, they will get a glimmer of what Yeshua was telling them. As it happened later, people missed the message and worshiped the serpent on the pole and it had to be torn down.

2 Kings 18:3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did. 4 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. 5 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

Let us not miss this message and worship the serpent. Satan is one brazen, bold, deceitful, conniving, instigator of malicious devious lies. Hopefully you understand how repentance in our hearts brings the promises of God to our life, so that healing of your mind and body from the bites of Satan will happen as God promised.

 

[Sephania]

One wonders when will the spirit of Hezakiah come upon G-ds people?