277. The Fiery Serpent and the Brazen Serpent

Numbers 21:1–35

John 3:14-18

Open It

1. What is a hasty decision you made that you later regretted?

Explore It

1. *Where did the people of Israel become impatient? (21:4)

2. *How did the people express their impatience against God and Moses? (21:5)

3. *What kind of punishment did the Lord give the Israelites for being impatient? (21:6)

4. How did the people ask Moses to intervene on their behalf? (21:7)

5. What did the Lord tell Moses to do with a snake? (21:8)

6. If someone was bitten by a snake, how could he or she be healed? (21:9)

7. How did Jesus compare Moses’ snake with the Son of Man? (3:14)

8. *What is the result of believing in the Son of Man? (3:15, 18)

9. How did God demonstrate His love for the world? (3:16)

10. *Why did God send His Son into the world? (3:17)

Get It

*What does this passage teach us about becoming impatient with God?

1. When would you say you were born again?

2. *How would you describe what it means to be born again to someone?

3. What were some of the circumstances that led you to Jesus?

4. What were some of the things that caused you to believe that Jesus is the Son of God?

5. Why are spiritual truths often hard to understand?

6. What are a few spiritual truths that you struggle to understand?

7. *How does God’s gift of His Son affect our lives?

Apply It

1. How will you change your daily routine to better appreciate and enjoy God’s gift of His Son?

2. *For what specific spiritual truths will you seek answers this week?