A LESSON IN OBEDIENCE

 Then they set out from Mount Hor by way of
the Red Sea to bypass the land of Edom, but the
people became impatient because of the journey.
The people spoke against God and Moses: “Why
have you led us up from Egypt to die in the
wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we
detest this wretched food!” Then the Lord sent
poisonous snakes among the people, and they
it them so that many Israelites died. The
people then came to Moses and said, “We
have sinned by speaking against the Lord and
against you. Intercede with the Lord so that He
will take the snakes away from us.” And
Moses interceded for the people. Then the
Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake image and
mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten
looks at it, he will recover.” So Moses made a bronze
snake and mounted it on a pole. Whenever
someone was bitten, and he looked at
the bronze snake, he recovered.
Numbers 21:4-9 CSB

In Numbers chapter 21, we see that the people of Israel spoke against God, so as a punishment, He sent snakes to poison and kill many. The people then realized their sin and asked Moses to intercede for them. As Moses prayed. God told Him to make a snake of bronze and put it on a pole. If the people were bitten by a snake, they could look at the bronze snake and they would live.

Could God have just caused the snakes to disappear or slither away? Of course! Could God have closed the mouths of the snakes to not bite the people? Of course! But it wasn't about God simply saying, "Okay! It's done!"

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