Looking at a snake on a pole seems like an odd way to be healed, but God specializes in mysterious miracles. The interesting thing about this story is how it hints at a bigger story God is weaving—the story in which the sin of man is forgiven by the sacrifice of one man on a pole, or, as we call it, a cross. As the ailing Israelites looked up with hope at a symbol, we look to the cross of Christ, hoping in the healing for our souls that comes only from Him.
Turn to me and be saved,
all you ends of the earth;
for I am God, and there is no other.
Bronze is usually made by mixing melted copper, a naturally occurring metal, with a little tin, which is also found in nature. But other metals can be added to copper to make different kinds of bronze. Adding another metal to copper makes a stronger substance.
Draw a picture of what you think the snake on a pole might have looked like.
Father God, I know You can heal me from anything and make me whole again. Help me to trust You when I’m not sure what to do. Amen.