Numbers 21:7 "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."
v4 "And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea..."
v11 "And they journeyed from Oboth...toward the sunrising."
King Arad the Canaanite heard that Israel was in the area and attacked them taking prisoners. Israel prayed and fought them defeating them and destroyed their cities and them.
Then they moved to another area. Since Edom would not let them pass through, they must circumvent Edom and it requires a long and tiring march. The people are upset and start complaining again. It is then that the serpents come into came and kills many people. They confess to Moses and he prays.
The solution is to erect a brazen serpent so that if someone is bitten, all they need to do is look at the brazen serpent and they will not die.
v9 "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."
Spiritually the serpent is a symbol of sin judged. The brazen serpent is a type of Christ in that he was made sin for us although he knew no sin himself he bore our judgement.
Israel journeyed from there and made several stops before coming to the top of mount Pisgah.
Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites v21 asking to pass through the land but he refused and came out to fight against Israel.
v24 "And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land fro Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong."
Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites for a time then went to Bashan where the king went out against them and lost.
Israel is on the outskirts of Canaan looking for a way in. They have shown their military might and put the area in fear of them. In the next chapter we will get a hint of why Israel was allowed to defeat these people. They were worshippers of Baal and no doubt were being judged for their sin.
Psalm 121:1 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help."
Then they moved to another area. Since Edom would not let them pass through, they must circumvent Edom and it requires a long and tiring march. The people are upset and start complaining again. It is then that the serpents come into came and kills many people. They confess to Moses and he prays.
The solution is to erect a brazen serpent so that if someone is bitten, all they need to do is look at the brazen serpent and they will not die.
v9 "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."
Spiritually the serpent is a symbol of sin judged. The brazen serpent is a type of Christ in that he was made sin for us although he knew no sin himself he bore our judgement.
Israel journeyed from there and made several stops before coming to the top of mount Pisgah.
Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites v21 asking to pass through the land but he refused and came out to fight against Israel.
v24 "And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land fro Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong."
Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites for a time then went to Bashan where the king went out against them and lost.
Israel is on the outskirts of Canaan looking for a way in. They have shown their military might and put the area in fear of them. In the next chapter we will get a hint of why Israel was allowed to defeat these people. They were worshippers of Baal and no doubt were being judged for their sin.
Psalm 121:1 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help."
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