This dramatic scene from the Old Testament (Numbers 21, 5-9) depicts the moment when Moses saves his people from the snakes sent by God as punishment for their lack of faith. The bronze serpent on a rod, whose mere contemplation is sufficient to cure anyone bitten by a snake, symbolizes salvation.
Q. What was the result of the Israelites being bitten by the snakes?
Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the LORD and against you. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived. The Israelites moved on and camped at Oboth.
Table of Contents
- Q. What was the result of the Israelites being bitten by the snakes?
- Q. How were the snake bitten Israelites healed?
- Q. What does the snake symbolize in the Bible?
- Q. What do snakes represent spiritually?
- Q. What did the serpent say in the Garden of Eden?
- Q. Where was Adam and Eve banished?
- Q. What is sissela Bok’s test for whether a lie is permissible?
- Q. Are all lies harmful?
- Q. Why is lying bad for your health?
Q. How were the snake bitten Israelites healed?
Moses lifts up the brass snake, curing the Israelites of snakebites. Hezekiah called the snake ‘Nehushtan’.
Q. What does the snake symbolize in the Bible?
It can represent death, destruction, evil, a penetrating legless essence, and/or poison. In the Christian tradition, Satan (in the guise of the serpent) instigated the fall by tricking Eve into breaking God’s command. Thus the serpent can represent temptation, the devil, and deceit.
Q. What do snakes represent spiritually?
Fertility and rebirth Historically, serpents and snakes represent fertility or a creative life force. As snakes shed their skin through sloughing, they are symbols of rebirth, transformation, immortality, and healing. The ouroboros is a symbol of eternity and continual renewal of life.
Q. What did the serpent say in the Garden of Eden?
“You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Q. Where was Adam and Eve banished?
the Garden of Eden
Q. What is sissela Bok’s test for whether a lie is permissible?
The philosopher Sissela Bok put forward a process for testing whether a lie could be justified. She calls it the test of publicity: The test of publicity asks which lies, if any, would survive the appeal for justification to reasonable persons.
Q. Are all lies harmful?
There are classic examples of lying being detrimental, and the most damaging kinds of lies tend to be those that promote your own self-interests at the expense of others. But “prosocial” lies—fibs intended to benefit others—can actually build trust between people, according to research.
Q. Why is lying bad for your health?
On the other hand, lying, being selfish, cheating, and engaging in infidelity are associated with a suite of negative health outcomes such as elevated heart rate, increased blood pressure, vasoconstriction, elevated cortisol, and a significant depletion of the brain regions needed for appropriate emotional and …
