The Bronze serpent
The Bronze serpent
Teaching children about the Bible miracles is important because it helps them to see how nothing is impossible for God. If God can do miracles in the Bible, He can do them in our children’s lives today. Here is an easy way to do that interactively.
Today let’s focus on a Bible miracle from the book of Numbers; The Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)
God’s People were moving towards their Promised Land but taking the long way around to avoid the land of Edom. As a result of the journey’s hardships and because the people felt they were getting further away from their destination, not closer, they began to complain again against God and Moses.
Ask the children…
When the people complained and displayed a lack of trust in God, what did God do?
“So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died.” (Numbers 21:6)
How did the people respond?
“Then the people came to Moses and cried out, ‘We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take away the snakes.’ So Moses prayed for the people.” (Numbers 21:7)
What did God ask Moses to do and what was the result?
“Then the LORD told him, ‘Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!’ So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!” (Number 21:8, 9)
The people were healed if they had faith to look at the bronze snake attached to the pole. Reminds us of how we are healed of sin by believing in Jesus who was nailed to a pole and lifted up.
Now you can see how Bible miracles are God’s way of blessing the world. Glory to Him!!!
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A serpente de bronze
Ensinar as crianças sobre os milagres da Bíblia é importante, pois ajuda-os a ver como nada é impossível para Deus. Se Deus pode fazer milagres na Bíblia, Ele pode fazê-los na vida das nossas crianças hoje. Aqui está uma maneira fácil de fazer isso de forma interativa.
Hoje vamos nos concentrar em um milagre da Bíblia do livro de Números ; O Bronze Serpent ( Números 21:4-9 )
Povo de Deus estavam se movendo em direção a sua Terra Prometida , mas tomando o caminho mais longo para evitar a terra de Edom. Como resultado das dificuldades da viagem e porque as pessoas sentiram que estavam ficando cada vez mais longe do seu destino, não mais perto, eles começaram a reclamar novamente contra Deus e contra Moisés.
Pergunte às crianças ...
Quando o povo reclamou e exibida uma falta de confiança em Deus, o que Deus fez ?
"Então o Senhor enviou serpentes venenosas entre as pessoas , e muitos foram mordidos e morreram. " (Números 21:06 )
Como as pessoas reagem ?
"Então o povo veio a Moisés e gritou: ' Pecamos , falando contra o Senhor e contra ti. Ore para que o Senhor vai tirar as cobras. "Então Moisés orou pelo povo . " (Números 21:07 )
O que Deus pediu a Moisés para fazer e qual foi o resultado ?
" Então o Senhor lhe disse: ' Faça uma réplica de uma cobra venenosa e anexá-lo a um poste . Todos os que são mordidos vai viver se eles simplesmente olhar para ele ! "Então Moisés fez uma serpente de bronze e acompanha-lo a um poste . Então, qualquer um que foi mordido por uma cobra podia olhar para a serpente de bronze e ser curado ! " (Número 21:08 , 9)
As pessoas foram curadas , se tinham fé para olhar para a serpente de bronze ligado ao pólo. Lembra-nos de como somos curados do pecado crendo em Jesus que foi pregado a um poste e levantou -se .
Agora você pode ver como os milagres da Bíblia são a maneira de abençoar o mundo de Deus. Glória a Ele !
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the cross, as Jesus saw it
The Word for today:
Numbers 22
Here’s an easy question…
Q. What is the most well-known Bible verse?
A. John 3:16.
Here’s a slightly tougher question…
Q. Of all the Old Testament stories, which one did Jesus use to illustrate John 3:16?
A. For the answer, let’s turn to John 3 and see:
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:14-16)
Now let’s look at the story Jesus referred to:
They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the desert? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!" Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, "We sinned when we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take the snakes away from us." So Moses prayed for the people. The LORD said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live." So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived. (Numbers 21:4-9)
The serpent on the pole represented the people’s sins, just as Christ was made sin for us on the cross:
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Jesus told Nicodemus that He would be lifted up, just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness. Through the snake and through Jesus, God provided a way of escape that required only faith from the people.
Neither the people of Israel -- nor Nicodemus, nor you, nor I -- can do anything more than look to God’s remedy with faith. If we do, we will live forever.
If we want to understand the cross, we should see it as Jesus did. If we want to see it as Jesus did, we should liken it to the snake on a pole in Numbers 21,
For just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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