Numbers 21:1-20 - The Brazen Serpent Journeying To Pisgah
It often falls to our lot to compass the land of Edom! It is bad enough to have to fight the desert tribes, but it is harder to traverse the long circuitous route, which a little kindness on our brother's part might have rendered needless. What discouragement, heart-break and fainting we cause one another!
The story of the brazen serpent was quoted by our Lord to Nicodemus, John 3:14. It exemplifies the law that like cures like. Our Lord came in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, and as such was nailed to the tree, that the progress of sin and death might be arrested. Whosoever directs to Him the look of faith shall have everlasting life.
Near the pole-foot sprang up the brook, Numbers 21:17-18. We are reminded of the connection between the Cross and Pentecost. Spring up, O well of the Holy Spirit, in our hearts, and churches, and schools! The living water is within; summon it! [source]
Chapter Summary: Numbers 21
1Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah 4The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents 7They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent 10Various journeys of the Israelites 21Sihon is overcome 33And Og
What do the individual words in Numbers 21:19 mean?
and from Mattanahto Nahalieland from Nahalielto Bamoth
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַתָּנָה
Sense: a station of the Israelites in the latter part of their wanderings located east of the Jordan and probably to the southeast of the Dead Sea.
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַחֲלִיאֵל
Sense: a station of Israel in the wilderness; located north of the Arnon.