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worship the tools or the people God chooses to use but always bring honor and glory to God alone.

The next reference to this serpent in the Bible is in John 3:14. Jesus indicated that this bronze serpent
was a foreshadowing of Him. The serpent, a symbol of sin and judgment, was lifted up from the earth
and put on a tree, symbolizing a curse (Galatians 3:13). The serpent lifted up and cursed symbolized
Jesus, who takes away sin from everyone who would look to Him in faith, just like the Israelites had to
look to the upraised symbol in the wilderness. Paul is reminding the Galatians that Jesus became a curse
for us, although He was blameless and sinless—the spotless Lamb of God. “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).
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What Happened When israel Was in the Wilderness?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0vCwEkerRQ

Let’s Practice…

1. How long was the wilderness wandering?

2. How many people do Bible scholars believe left Egypt and took part in the wandering?

3. Why did the people not enter the land when they arrived the first time?

4. How did God use the time in the wilderness to prepare His people?

5. How does the wilderness generation give a foundation for Christians as we live by faith, seeking the
New Jerusalem promised by God?

6. When does the wandering come to an end?

7. What is the traditional route of the exodus through Sinai?

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