8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
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And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. …
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-9)Here is, I. The fatigue of Israel by a long march round the land of Edom, because they could not obtain passage through it the nearest way: The soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way , Num. 21:4. Perhaps the way was rough and uneven, or foul and dirty; or it fretted them to go far about, and that they were not permitted to force their passage through the Edomites’ country. Thos…
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