Numbers 21:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:8 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:8 — KJV
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.”
— Numbers 21:8 (KJV)
Numbers 21:8 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 21:8
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:8: lord, set, come
“That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S. set...: Heb. cause to pass over”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:8: lord, set, come
“And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them. come...: Heb. found them”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:8: lord, moses, come
“This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:8: lord, set, pass
“Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:8: lord, set, pass
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