. The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story. the Lord was angry, and sent fiery serpents into the camp, which bitthe people so that many of them died. Then they came to Moses and said, Wehave sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against thee; and theybegged Moses to pray that the serpents might be taken from them. And Mosesprayed for them; and the Lord commanded him to make a serpent of brass, likethose which bit the people, and to set it up on a pole. And whoever wasbitten, the Lord said, if he would look at that serpent of brass, should be madewell. And Moses
. The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story. the Lord was angry, and sent fiery serpents into the camp, which bitthe people so that many of them died. Then they came to Moses and said, Wehave sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against thee; and theybegged Moses to pray that the serpents might be taken from them. And Mosesprayed for them; and the Lord commanded him to make a serpent of brass, likethose which bit the people, and to set it up on a pole. And whoever wasbitten, the Lord said, if he would look at that serpent of brass, should be madewell. And Moses made a serpent of brass and put it upon a pole, and when any one who had been bitten looked at it, he was made well. Yet the serpent of brass could not make him well. It was the Lord who did it, because that serpent, lifted up on the pole, meant, or represented, the Saviour who was to be lifted up on the cross. And it was intended to teach us, who read of it now, how we should look up to the Saviour, so that he may save us. from being punished for our sins. 72. MOSES SETS UP A SERPENT OF BRASS. THE PEOILK LOOK AT IT AND AUK CURED. 73 Nlmueiw T Balak Tells Balaam to Curse the People. ^ fHE children of Israel journeyed again, and came to the plains of Moao. Apeople called the Moabites lived there, whose king was named Balak saw the children of Israel he was afraid, because he thoughtthey had come to make war against him, and there were too many of them forhis soldiers to fight with. Therefore he sent for a man named Balaam to comeand curse them. The king thought that this would bring evil upon the childrenof Israel, because Balaam pretended to have power with God, and he told Balaamhe would give him silver and gold for cursing the children of Israel. So Balaamrose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and started to go with the menwhom the king had sent for him. And God was angry with Balaam for going, and sent his angel to stand beforehim in the way, w
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