Numbers 21: And as Moses...

This reading begins with a victory for God and His people as they work together against pagan enemies. Almost immediately they turned back to their complaining which led to a God-sent plague. Their cry to God led to His instructions regarding the brass serpent on a pole and—700 years later—used it as an object of worship (2 Kings 18). Hezekiah destroyed the “piece of brass.” After another 700 years, Jesus spoke of His Own connection to this serpent on a pole (John 3:14-15). This is just one source of meditation from Numbers 21.