Numbers 21:8

The Message

God said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it on a flagpole: Whoever is bitten and looks at it will live.”

Cross References

Psalm 145:8

God is all mercy and grace— not quick to anger, is rich in love.

Isaiah 30:6

And this note on the animals of the Negev encountered on the road to Egypt: A most dangerous, treacherous route, menaced by lions and deadly snakes. And you’re going to lug all your stuff down there, your donkeys and camels loaded down with bribes, Thinking you can buy protection from that hollow farce of a nation? Egypt is all show, no substance. My name for her is Toothless Dragon.