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Yeast is often associated with sin, yet Yeshua haMashiakh (Jesus the Christ) used it in a parable to describe a vital work of Heaven. A serpent is a frequent Bible symbol for haSatan (the Adversary), yet Yeshua connected the Moshe’s bronze serpent on a pole in Numbers 21 with healing from His death on the cross. Let’s get to the naked truth of God’s lesson here.
Thought questions
What are the “fiery serpents” in Numbers 21:6?
How has the relationship between the people and God changed now with Aharon and Miriam dead? (See Numbers 21:1-2, where Israel makes a vow to YHWH. When did Israel make this vow?)
Why is this account in the Bible if it happened after the encounter with the snakes? How is it similar to having four biographies of Yeshua’s ministry, many with a different order of events and some details?
Numbers 21:4-5: What was the “miserable bread” Israel had been given for 40 years? WHat was the “bite” of the serpent in Eden in Genesis 3?
John 3:14-15: What is the connection of the serpent being lifted up and Messiah being lifted up? Who was Messiah audience?
Genesis 2:25-3:1: Man and Woman were naked and unashamed. The serpent was more “naked” than any animals. How was Messiah “naked” or “exposed” on the cross like the serpent was exposed or vulnerable on the pole? Should the focus be upon the serpent or the pole?
Numbers 21:14: What is “the Book of the Wars of the LORD”? What does “waheb in suphah” mean?