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Num 21:5 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.”
Num 21:6 Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
Num 21:7 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.
Num 21:8 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.”
Num 21:9 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.
This is an interesting story found in Bemidbar (Wilderness) chapter 21. A story that is indicative of the human condition. A condition so readily evident in the "religious" life of Judaism.
Modern Judaism loves to ignore the struggles found in the "Wilderness" journey. It was just a short journey from Egypt to Canaan. Yet, Israel struggled to make the trip. Many perished along the way. Many at the very "hand" of God.
Over and over again, you find the primary issue related to being "fearful" of God. Believing God requires intimacy. In the example found in Numbers 21, the people had to "look at" the very "thing" that was killing them. It is another example of the choice between "life and death". A look at our condition. A sinful condition that haunts us all the days of our life.
Nowhere is this "more" true than in the Judgement of Sin in the very Body of the Innocent Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Messiah. Yeshua. The Darling Son of God.
John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
When Judaism beholds the suffering servant, Jesus Christ...... they must face their own fears. It is both a look upward and a look inward.
The heir of Abraham came to save humanity but it requires something from everyone. It requires you to consider someone better than yourselves. I believe we all know you trust yourself. However, you must trust another with the most important aspects of your life.
Num 21:6 Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
Num 21:7 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.
Num 21:8 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.”
Num 21:9 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.
This is an interesting story found in Bemidbar (Wilderness) chapter 21. A story that is indicative of the human condition. A condition so readily evident in the "religious" life of Judaism.
Modern Judaism loves to ignore the struggles found in the "Wilderness" journey. It was just a short journey from Egypt to Canaan. Yet, Israel struggled to make the trip. Many perished along the way. Many at the very "hand" of God.
Over and over again, you find the primary issue related to being "fearful" of God. Believing God requires intimacy. In the example found in Numbers 21, the people had to "look at" the very "thing" that was killing them. It is another example of the choice between "life and death". A look at our condition. A sinful condition that haunts us all the days of our life.
Nowhere is this "more" true than in the Judgement of Sin in the very Body of the Innocent Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Messiah. Yeshua. The Darling Son of God.
John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
When Judaism beholds the suffering servant, Jesus Christ...... they must face their own fears. It is both a look upward and a look inward.
The heir of Abraham came to save humanity but it requires something from everyone. It requires you to consider someone better than yourselves. I believe we all know you trust yourself. However, you must trust another with the most important aspects of your life.