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Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it on the standard: and it happened, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, he lived.
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A Clear Picture of Christ
All commentators agree that the bronze serpent is a powerful symbol of Jesus Christ. As Jesus Himself explained in John 3:14-15, just as the serpent was lifted up for healing, He would be lifted up on the cross. The serpent, representing the curse of sin, became the means of life, prefiguring how Christ, who was 'made sin for us' (2 Corinthians 5:21), brings salvation to all who look to Him in faith.
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19th Century
Anglican
And Moses made a serpent of brass.— The old serpent was the cause of death, temporal and spiritual. Christ Jesus, in the liken…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses made a serpent of brass Which was the most proper metal to make it of, that it might resemble the fiery se…
Presbyterian
The children of Israel were wearied by a long march around the land of Edom. They spoke discontentedly of what God had done for them and distrustfu…
