As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent in the Wilderness

Text for discussion: Numbers 21.

Numbers 21 with the fiery serpents biting many Israelites, and Moses setting up a bronze serpent on a pole which they could look at and live is a Bible narrative emblazoned on our minds.  It is to this narrative that Jesus alludes when He speaks of His own crucifixion which was yet to come.  In this chapter we learn about the spiritual warfare taking place in that age, and in our very own age.  

The Hymn: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (public domain)

The engraving: from the Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story, 1891.  Artist: Foster, William A. (from old catalog) digitized and contributed by The Library of Congress.  Public domain.