Title: Fire Snake Incident
Title: The Fire Serpent Case (Numbers 21:4-9)
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In 1956 there was a young missionary named Jim Eliot. He was speared and miserably killed by the Indians along with four young missionaries who were accompanying him in an attempt to spread the gospel to the then-Ecuadorian Auca Indians. At that time, Jim Elliot was 25 years old and had just married a woman named Elizabeth, who had a daughter, Valenia. So, how sad and tragic is that? Shortly after, when their wives were having a prayer meeting, Jim Elizabeth prayed like this: “Oh God, God knows that they did these things because they did not know Him. Forgive them for not knowing how great a sin it is to kill people like this. They pierced their husbands with spears. But now, Lord, pierce their hearts with the spear of love. So that they may believe in You and become our brothers.”
Three years later, Elisabeth, the wife of missionary Jim Elliot, and a three-year-old daughter, and a man named Rachel, the sister of a martyred missionary named Saint, visit there again and preach the gospel. They translated the Bible into the language of the Auca tribe, and through the work of persistent preaching of the gospel, she finally led to Christ two of the seven men who brutally murdered their husbands with a spear. was opened
The text is about an incident where a fiery serpent appeared and bit him, and many people died. Moses prayed, so he made a fiery serpent and hung it on a pole to make a fiery serpent, and everyone who was bitten comes back to life when they see it.
We hope that you will be filled with grace through this text.
4 When the people set out from Mount Hor to circumnavigate the land of Edom along the road to the Red Sea, the people's hearts were broken by the road. 5 The people grumbled against God and against Moses. There is no food or water here.
The Israelites are blaming God and Moses for their way. To complain is to say that you do not believe in God.
The Israelites did not blame God once or twice.
Since God took care of the people of Israel since the Exodus from Egypt, the Egyptian army came after them. They complained, complained that there was no water, and that there was no food, and they complained about the road problem. The Israelites, who complained all night about the report, were not allowed to enter the land of Canaan except for Joshua and Caleb under the age of 20.
We must not grumble like the Israelites.
Numbers 14:28 “Say to them, As I live, saith the LORD, As your words have heard me, I will do to you.
God says that we do what we hear.
If you say you will die, you will die; if you say you will not live, you will not live; if you are difficult, it will be difficult; if you are unhappy, you will be unhappy; if you are in a bad mood, you will feel bad.
However, if you are grateful, you will be grateful, if you are happy, you will be full of joy. If you are happy, you will be full of happiness. If you say you want to live, you will live. If you are doing well, then I believe that good things will happen. Do you know why our members are doing well? Things are always going well... so I hope you'll believe it's going well.
But what did God do when the Israelites were offended by their way and complained about it? As God's ears have heard, his resentment grows louder.
6 The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people to bite them, and many of the people of Israel died.
A fiery serpent appears in the wilderness, and many people who are bitten by the snake will die. What could be a greater resentment than death?
Only then will the people of Israel understand and repent.
7 And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned by murmuring against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD that these serpents will depart from us. Moses prayed for the people.
8 The LORD said to Moses, "He made a fiery serpent and hung it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten will live when he sees it. 9 Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on the pole. Anyone who was bitten by the serpent looked at the bronze serpent, and all lived. Hallelujah! Although we too have no choice but to die because of our sins, everyone who looks at the cross through the merits of Jesus Christ who was crucified has their sins forgiven and saved.
Let's give thanks to the Lord for saving a sinner like me. I hope that when you give thanks, you will be more grateful. I hope you will be thankful even in the midst of waves crossing the diagonal line at work. In that case, I hope that you will be happy and believe that seaweed will also be a bountiful year.
The Lord says Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also rejoice in our tribulation, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance, 4 endurance, and character, and character, hope. Romans 8:24, for by hope we are saved.
We hope that the precious work of giving thanks for God's grace will come upon us, not resenting, but looking at the hope of heaven.