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Israelites Complains God action Food God sent them “Manna”. It tasted like wafers made with honey . MeatGod sent them birds to eat; these birds were called quails Water God brought them water out of the rock.
Were they thankful?
Were they thankful?
Were they thankful?Slide2
Who is this? What did he do?Slide3Slide4
Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?Slide5
The Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel diedSlide6
Serpents are BAD! Slide7
People of Israel knew that they did something very bad.So they went to Moses to confess their sins.They asked Moses to intercede and pray to the Lord that He may remove the serpents from them and forgive them. Do you think God listened to them?Slide8
“Make a bronze serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live”. and He said to Moses: Yes, Slide9
So did the people die?Slide10
WRONG ANSWERYES, ALL OF THEM DIED!NO, THEY DID NOT BECAUSE GOD IS MERCIFUL
RIGHT
ANSWER Slide11
If a serpent bit any one, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.Slide12
What is this looks like?Slide13Slide14Slide15
Similarities between Jesus Cross and the Bronze Serpent?1- They were both put on a high place. “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up” John 3:142- They both gave life. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 Slide16
What to learn from the Bronze Serpent Story ? To be thankful for everything. If I want something, I should requested in a polite way without complaining.Learn that confession and repentance is important for the forgiveness of sins.As Israelites asked Moses to pray for them, we have friends in heaven who we can ask them to pray for us.Slide17
St. Mina is our friend in heaven.