B. They
Spake Against God (21:5a)
1. Against
God’s man (Exodus 16:2,8)
2. Against
God Himself (Psalms 78:19,41,56)
3. Ten
times plus (Numbers 14:21-23)
C. They
Spake Against Moses (21:5a)
1. Miriam
and Aaron (Numbers 12:1, 6-9)
2. Korah
and his followers (Numbers 16:1-3, 31-35)
3. The
whole congregation (Numbers 16:41,46)
4. God’s
men protected (2Samuel 1:14-16; Psalm
105:15; 1Timothy 5:19)
D. They
Complained About God’s Provisions (21:5b)
(Exodus 16:14-15, 31)
1. Water (Exodus
15:23-24; 17:1-3; Numbers
20:1-4)
2. Meat (Exodus
16:1-3; Numbers 11:4-6)
3. God’s
true provision (Deuteronomy 29:2-5; Joshua
5:11-12)
4. Godly
contentment (1Timothy 6:6-8; Hebrews 13:5)
II. THE
JUDGMENT OF GOD (Numbers 21:6)
A. The
Lord Sent Fiery Serpents Among the People (Jeremiah 8:17;
Amos 9:1-3)
B. The
Serpents Bit the People
C. Much
People of Israel Died – God’s Judgment
1.For
the unsaved (John 3:18,36; 1Thessalonians 5:9)
2.For
the saved (Hebrews 12:3-11)
III. THE
REPENTANCE OF THE PEOPLE (Numbers
21:7)
“WE
HAVE SINNED”
A. They
Made a Complete Confession
1.Confession – admitting
sin (1John 1:9)
2.Acknowledgement – naming
sin (Psalms 32:5; 51:3)
3.Repentance – leaving
sin (Matthew 3;7,8; 2Corinthians 7:9-11)
4.Cleansing – sin
forgiven (1John 1:7)
B. They
Requested Moses to Pray For Them
(1Samuel
12:18-22)
C. Moses
Prayed For the People
Intercession:
making request in behalf of another
1.Moses (Exodus
32:30-32)
2.Paul (Romans
9:1-3; 10:1)
3.New
Testament Christians (1Timothy 2:1)
IV. GOD’S
PLAN TO HEAL THE PEOPLE (Numbers
21:8-9; John 3:14-18)
NOTE:
The Remedy (John 3:1-18; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8)
A. A
Divine Remedy (“For God”) “The Lord said”
1.Human
redemption absolutely impossible (Psalms
49:7-9,15)
2.Divine
redemption absolutely necessary
(1Peter 1:18-21)
B. A
Simple Remedy (“his only begotten Son”) “a fiery
serpent, upon a pole”
1.God’s
provision – In Christ (John 12:32)
2.Man’s
acceptance – By faith (Romans 10:8-14, 17)
C. An
Instantaneous Remedy (“have”) “when he looketh” “Look
and Live”
1.At
the time of belief (Acts 16:30-32)
2.Sealed
with the Spirit (Ephesians 1:13,14)
D. An
Effectual Remedy (“everlasting life”) “he….shall
live”
1.Everlasting
life (John 5:24)
2.Abundant
life (John 10:10)
E. An
Individual Remedy (“whosoever”) “everyone that is
bitten’
1.Universal
provision (1Timothy 2:3-6)
2.Individual
acceptance (1Timothy 4:10; Romans 10:13)
F. The
Only Remedy (“in Him”) “when he beheld the serpent
of brass”
1.In
Christ only (John 14:6; Acts 4:12)
2.Without
works (Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8,9)
G. A
Free Remedy (“he gave”) “when he beheld”
1. The
gift of God (Romans 6:23)
2. Paid
for by Christ (2Corinthians 8:9)
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