Bronze serpent

Moses and the Brass Serpent, by Judith Mehr. The Lord sent fiery serpents upon the children of Israel and many died from the serpents’ bites. The Lord told Moses to make a fiery serpent and set it upon a pole. He made a serpent of brass and raised up the pole. Those who looked at it lived (see Numbers 21:8–9). This typifies Christ. Those who will look unto Him and believe will “have eternal life” (see John 3:14–15; Alma 33:19–22).

Jesus referred to the bronze snake (NEHUSHTAN) on the pole in Moses’ day. Some later burned incense to NEHUSHTAN and committed IDOLATRY!

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What did the bronze serpent mean? JAN SHRADER leads us to the answer in this devotional. #preachitteachit

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The caduceus from Greek κηρύκειον kērukeion "herald's staff"is the staff carried by Hermes Trismegistus in Egyptian mythology and Hermes in Greek mythology. The same staff was also borne by heralds in general, for example by Iris, the messenger of Hera. It is a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings. In Roman iconography, it was often depicted being carried in the left hand of Mercury, the messenger of the gods, guide of the dead and protector of merchants.....