# Numbers 21: A Snake Story Before the Greatest Verse in the Bible

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Published: 2026-05-18T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

A teaching from Numbers 21 about Israel’s impatience in the wilderness, where their complaint leads to judgment through fiery serpents and healing comes when God commands Moses to lift up a bronze serpent—foreshadowing Jesus’ crucifixion and the simplicity of salvation through belief as described in John 3:14–16.

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