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The Bronze Serpent and the Secret of the Cross: Satan Judged, Christ Exalted

The Bronze Serpent and the Secret of the Cross: Satan Judged, Christ Exalted This study provides a profound examination of the relationship between the Bronze Serpent incident in Numbers 21 and Jesus Christ in John 3, through original biblical languages and redemptive-historical perspectives. 1. The True Meaning of Being 'Lifted Up': Hypsōō (5312) In John 3:14, "the Son of Man must be lifted up," the word 'lifted up' signifies 'exaltation' rather than mere physical hanging. The prerequisite for Christ’s exaltation was His 'humiliation.' Because He humbled Himself to the point of death on the cross, God highly exalted Him to the glory of resurrection and ascension. 2. The Bronze Serpent: The Public Execution of Judged Satan While a type of Christ, the Bronze Serpent also symbolizes the cursed Satan (the ancient serpent) being judged and disarmed on the Cross. Through the Cross, Jesus disarmed the powers and authorities, making a public spectacle of them and triumphing over them (Col 2:15). The power of Satan, which once brought death, has been cast out. 3. The Mystery of Substitution and Eternal Life We were the ones deserving of the curse, yet Jesus became a curse for us and hung on the pole (the Cross). Just as everyone who looked at the bronze serpent lived, everyone who believes in and gazes upon the exalted Christ is set free from the law of sin and death to receive eternal life. 4. The Warning of Nehushtan King Hezekiah broke the bronze serpent that Israel had come to worship and called it 'Nehushtan' (a piece of brass). This serves as a reminder to turn away from the foolishness of worshiping the sign itself and instead turn to the Reality, which is Christ. [Key Terms & Scriptures] Hypsōō (ὑψόω): To exalt, to be lifted up. Refers to Christ’s transition from the humility of the cross to the glory of His exaltation. Kosmos (κόσμος): The world, the spiritual condition of humanity. Describes the realm in which the Messiah carries out His redemptive work. Nehushtan (נְחֻשְׁתָּן): A mere piece of brass. The name King Hezekiah gave to the bronze serpent to remind the people it was only a sign, not an object of worship. Key Verses: Numbers 21:9 – Moses made a bronze serpent and put it on a pole; anyone bitten who looked at it lived. 2 Kings 18:4 – Hezekiah broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made... and it was called Nehushtan. John 3:14-15 – Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up. Colossians 2:15 – He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities and put them to open shame by triumphing over them in Him. #BronzeSerpent #TheCross #John314 #Exaltation #Humility #JudgmentOfSatan #RedemptionHistory #Nehushtan #GospelTruth #BibleStudy