The Gospel in the Old Testament: The Bronze Serpent
Jesus pointed to a bronze serpent on a pole — that Moses was instructed by God to make in the Old Testament — as a teaching tool to help us understand what an wonderful thing He did to save us!
Numbers 20:1-21:9
John 3:13-18
2 Kings 18:4
Revelation 2:1-5
1 Peter 2:7
Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:
Why is complaining against God so bad?
Why was the serpent both a chastisement and a gracious thing?
How does this point to Jesus?
Why are people still in danger of perishing?
Why did the bronze serpent need to be destroyed?
What does this teach us?
