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1 | bronze serpent | Num 21:9 | Rick Montondo | 173249 | ||
Is there any relationship between the bronze serpent held up by Moses and the one the medical profession uses with the two snakes on a cross with wings on the top? Thank you, Rick |
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2 | bronze serpent | Num 21:9 | prayon | 173250 | ||
Greetings Rick and welcome to the forum. Yes, it does. For a detailed explanation go to http://www.publicsafety.net/wand.htm prayon |
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3 | bronze serpent | Num 21:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173251 | ||
Medical symbol: A staff or rod with a snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios), the ancient mythical god of medicine. His Greek name was Asklepios and his Roman name was Aesculapius. In reality, Asklepios may have once lived and been renowned for his gentle, humane remedies and his humane treatment of the mentally ill. His followers established temples called asclepions, temples of Asklepios, temples of healing. The greatest asklepion was in a grove of trees south of Corinth, Greece where the sick had to spend a night while the proper remedies were revealed during a dream to the priests of the temple and the cured had to make a suitable sacrifice (usually a rooster) to the god. According to mythology, Asculapius had a number of children including Hygieia, the goddess of health (from whose name comes the word "hygiene") and Panaceia, the goddess of healing (from whose name comes por word "panacea" for a universal remedy). Today, the staff of Aesculapius is a commonly used symbol of medicine. It is the symbol of the American Medical Association (AMA) and many other medical societies. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey(equals)7863 I fail to see how homage to false gods has anything to do with Christ. The serpent as intended in the logo of the medicinal fields is not a reference to Christ, just the opposite. Because it is similar to something spoke of in our Bible, does not impy that was the intended use. WOS |
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4 | bronze serpent | Num 21:9 | DocTrinsograce | 173253 | ||
Thank you for the information, Brother WOS. As you were entering it I was sitting here vaguely remembering something like that in Greek Mythology. Of course, even if they were seeking to pattern this symbol from the bronze sperpent on a pole, they still have the whole thing out of context. Which would be, of course, a thing the world does pretty consistently! Thanks again! In Him, Doc |
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