Where a verse leads
Numbers 21:9: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.”Numbers 21:9
Numbers 21:9 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 5 different readings across the site, from shadows and types to the people and wonders of scripture. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. 10 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth. 11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
Numbers 21 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
The New Testament takes this up at:
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”
John 3:14 · King James Version
See how As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent moves from the Old Testament into the New →
Every collection that stands on this verse
Shadows and types
- As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent
- The Bronze Serpent Lifted Up
- The Bronze Serpent and the Cross (Direct New Testament link)
- The Serpent
The people and wonders of Scripture
Questions people ask
What does Numbers 21:9 mean?
Numbers 21:9 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Numbers 21:9 in the Bible?
Numbers 21:9 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Numbers 21:9 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Numbers 21:9 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.