Good Friday and Jesus Victory
This page educates on these topics: ●Abraham, Issac & Jesus ●Lifted up OT & Lifted up Cross ●Satan, Serpent & Savior Qs ●Resources to examine or dive into Good Friday; Jesus Salvific work on the cross ●Other helpful related topics Q: Why is the (Numbers 21) lifting up and being saved connected to a Serpent if Jesus is who is being depicted in shadows/typology in OT? A: In biblical theology the typology of the serpent in Numbers 21 has its connection to Christ being “lifted up” for salvation. 1. The Context : Numbers 21:4–9 In the Old Testament, the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness. They grumbled against God and Moses, and God sent fiery serpents among them, which bit people and caused death. God then instructed Moses: “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” (Numbers 21:8) At first glance, it’s strange: why does looking at a bronze snake save someone from a deadly bi...