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NASB | Numbers 21:8 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard; and it shall come about, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, he will live." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 21:8 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten will live when he looks at it." |
Bible Question (short): Was the serpent being worshipped? |
Question (full): Why did the LORD allow an image of a serpent to be made and for the Israelites to look to it for life? (Num. 21:8) Wouldn't this be in violation of Ex. 20:4? |