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Sep 19, 2019 · What does the Bible say about Snakes? Discover the top Bible verses about Snakes from the Old and New Testaments. View the biblical references and examples of Snakes to learn more about its meaning and significance.
- Matthew 23
Chapter 23. Jesus reproves the scribes and Pharisees. (1-12)...
- Matthew 23
Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? Psalm 58:4-5 They have venom like the venom of a serpent;
4 days ago · What Does the Bible Say About Snakes? In the Bible, snakes are often used as symbols of deception, evil, and temptation. The very first mention of a snake in the Bible is in the Garden of Eden, where Satan, in the form of a serpent, tempts Eve to disobey God and eat the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3).
- Genesis 3:1. “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Has God indeed said, “You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”‘”
- Numbers 21:8-9. “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.’
- Matthew 10:16. “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.” In Matthew 10:16, Jesus imparts wisdom to His disciples, using the serpent as a metaphor.
- Mark 16:18. “They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
- Because of Sin, All People Are Under The Curse of death.
- God Graciously Provided The Remedy For The Curse.
- The Remedy Must Be Lifted Up.
- The Result of Looking Was Life.
- Conclusion
- Application Questions
The people in the wilderness were dying because of their sin. They did not deserve to live, because they had rebelled terribly against God and His goodness toward them. They had a track record of 40 years of grumbling in spite of God’s gracious faithfulness. He had delivered them from Pharaoh’s army. He had provided water and protection in that bar...
The snake-bitten people could not do anything to save themselves. They were dropping like flies. God had to provide a way for them to be healed or they all would die. When they confessed their sin and asked Moses to intercede for them, God provided this strange remedy: Make a bronze snake, put it on a pole, and whoever looks at it will live. Even s...
John 3:14: “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.” John uses this phrase of Jesus three other times and each time it refers to the cross: John 8:28: “So Jesus said, ‘When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things ...
Whoever looked in faith at the snake lived. Whoever believes will in Jesus have eternal life. This is John’s first of ten references to eternal life (although he has already said in 1:4 that in Christ was life, which refers to eternal life). Eternal life is not only life forever, but abundant, joyous, life in the presence of God forever, without an...
In his Exposition of the Gospel of John(on monergism.org) A. W. Pink wrote: Man became a lost sinner by a look, for the first thing recorded of Eve in connection with the fall of our first parents is that “The woman saw that the tree was good for food” (Gen. 3:6). In like manner, the lost sinner is saved by a look. The Christian life begins by look...
Can a person come to saving faith if he (or she) doesn’t feel any deep conviction of sin? Can the conviction come after he believes?In light of Galatians (especially 1:6-9) can a person who believes that we must add our good works to faith for salvation be truly saved?Some argue that “lordship salvation” adds a requirement (submitting to Jesus as Lord) to faith, which is the only requirement for salvation. Are they right? Why/why not?Someone says to you, “I forgive those who wrong me. Why can’t God just forgive everyone?” How would you answer?Isaiah 59:5-15 They give birth to snake's eggs, and make spider's threads: whoever takes their eggs for food comes to his death, and the egg which is crushed becomes a poison-snake. Their twisted threads will not make clothing, and their works will give them nothin... Read verse in The Bible in Basic English
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Genesis 3:1-23 GNBUK. Now the snake was the most cunning animal that the LORD God had made. The snake asked the woman, “Did God really tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?” “We may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden,” the woman answered, “except the tree in the middle of it.
