1. ‘The BRONZE SERPENT’ Num 21:4-9

2. 1. The Emblem

5. Rod of Asclepius Rod of Caduceus

6. 2. The Condition

9. 3. The Consequence

11. 4. The Cure

13. Acts 17:27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Jer 19:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Lk 11:9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 

14. Acts 17:27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Jer 19:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Lk 11:9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 

15. Acts 17:27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Jer 19:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Lk 11:9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 

16. Acts 17:27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Jer 19:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Lk 11:9 So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 

17. 5. Lifted Up

18. Jesus himself said, ‘Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up. …’

19. Jesus himself said, ‘Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up … that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.’

22. 6. Not the Object

24. 7. Application