THE FIERY SERPENT
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4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way.
5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.”
6 Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
7 And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
9 So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor."
Benjamin Franklin.
In the fifth century, a man named Arenius determined to live a holy life. So he abandoned the conforms of Egyptian society to follow an austere lifestyle in the desert. Yet whenever he visited the great city of Alexandria, he spent time wandering through its bazaars. Asked why, he explained that his heart rejoiced at the sight of all the things he didn't need. Those of us who live in a society flooded with goods and gadgets need to ponder the example of that desert dweller. A typical supermarket in the United States in 1976 stocked 9,000 articles; today it carries 30,000. How many of them are absolutely essential? How many superfluous?
Our Daily Bread, May 26, 1994.
1- THE SIN
1- THE SIN
A- THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL GRUMBLED AGAINST THE BLESSINGS OF GOD.
A- THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL GRUMBLED AGAINST THE BLESSINGS OF GOD.
5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.”
NUMBERS 5:
19 They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
20 He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?”
21 Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel,
22 because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power.
23 Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,
24 and he rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.
25 Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.
26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;
27 he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas;
28 he let them fall in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.
29 And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
PSALMS 78:19-
PSALMS
B- WE OFTEN GRUMBLE AGAINST GOD’S PROVISIONS.
B- WE OFTEN GRUMBLE AGAINST GOD’S PROVISIONS.
11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.
PHIL. 4
15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
2- THE JUDGMENT
2- THE JUDGMENT
2- THE JUDGMENT
2- THE JUDGMENT
2- THE JUDGMENT
A- GOD SENT FIERY SERPENTS AS A JUDGMENT ON HIS PEOPLE.
A- GOD SENT FIERY SERPENTS AS A JUDGMENT ON HIS PEOPLE.
6 Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
NUMBERS 21:
B- WE ARE UNDER A NEW COVENANT. HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL FACE A JUDGMENT.
B- WE ARE UNDER A NEW COVENANT. HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL FACE A JUDGMENT.
B- WE ARE UNDER A NEW COVENANT. HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL FACE A JUDGMENT.
B- WE ARE UNDER A NEW COVENANT. HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL FACE A JUDGMENT.
REVELATION 20
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
REVELATION 20:
3- THE REDEMPTION
3- THE REDEMPTION
3- THE REDEMPTION
3- THE REDEMPTION
A- THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL CONFESSED THEIR SINS AND GOD PROVIDED A WAY OF REDEMPTION.
A- THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL CONFESSED THEIR SINS AND GOD PROVIDED A WAY OF REDEMPTION.
6 Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
7 And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
9 So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
7 And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
9 So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
B- A WAY OF REDEMPTION HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR US AND IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS WE CAN OBTAIN IT.
B- A WAY OF REDEMPTION HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR US AND IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS WE CAN OBTAIN IT.
JOHN 3:
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
PSALMS 107:1-
1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble