How Does the Copper Serpent Relate to Jesus?
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When the Israelites complained God sent serpents to bite them. As a way to reverse the plague, Moses put a copper serpent on a pole. Upon looking at the copper serpent, the israelites would be healed from the effects of the serpent bites.
I've been told this prefigures Christ in a way.
The symbolism is strange indeed, because serpents always represent ... the other guy... The *Not* Jesus.
How does the serpent on the pole represent Christ? Does the event have any other symbolic meanings relating to redemption?
Asked by user9485
Jan 24, 2015, 01:21 AM
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