Typology Lesson 10

Typology Lesson 10

Serpent in the Wilderness

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Jesus used the events of the serpent in the wilderness as a type of how He would die on the cross to save mankind from sin. "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:14-15

Fiery serpents were sent among the Israelites because of their sins against God.

1. There were three sins mentioned that the Israelites sinned against God that

brought on the fiery serpents:

A. The people against Moses, God's anointed.

(Numbers 21:5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.)

B. They did not like the that God sent them.

C. They said there was no .

2. represented God talking to the people.

(Exodus 20:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.)

When the people spake against Moses, they were speaking against God.

3. represents Jesus as the of life.

(John 6:31-35 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.)

When the people said there was no bread, they were speaking against Jesus.

4. represents Jesus.

(1 Corinthians 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.)

When the people said there was no water, they were speaking against Jesus.

5. "Neither let us Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were

destroyed of serpents."

(1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.)

6. God told Moses to make a of and put it upon a pole.

(Numbers 21:8-9 And 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.

9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.)

7. is symbolic of judgment.

8. The is symbolic of sin.

9. The wages of sin is .

(Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.)

10. A brass serpent on a pole is a type of of sin.

11. When a person that was bitten by a serpent, if they would look by faith at the

judgment of sin, a brass serpent on a pole, they would .

(Numbers 21:9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.)

12. What did Jesus mean when he said in (John 3:14 "As Moses lifted up the

serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be liftd up.")
Choose one of the following

A. Moses killed all the serpents.

B. Jesus would die upon a cross.

13. What did Jesus mean when he said in (John 3:15 "That whosoever believeth

in him should not perish, but have eternal life.")

Choose one of the following.

A. Everyone would be saved, because Jesus died.

B. Only those who would look to Jesus in faith would be saved.

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