Beth HaDerech; Messianic Jewish Congregation, Toronto, Canada

Messianic Jewish Emuna: Eternal Remedy

(Bamidbar/Numbers 21:6-9) “In response, HaShem sent poisonous snakes among the people; they bit the people, and many of Israel’s people died. The people came to Moshe and said; “We sinned by speaking against HaShem and against you. Pray to HaShem that that He rid us of these snakes.” Moshe prayed for the people, and HaShem answered Moshe: “Make a poisonous snake and put it on a pole. When anyone who has been bitted sees it, he will live.” Moshe made a bronze snake and put it on a pole; if a snake had bitten someone, then, when he looked toward the bronze snake, he stayed alive.” Here in this Torah portion, we see the situation of when the children of Israel were sinning by speaking against HaShem and against Moshe. By speaking against HaShem and Moshe, they are ultimately speaking out against the Torah which is God’s divine instructions which He gave to us through Moshe. This rebellion against the Torah resulted in punishment from God as a decree of judgement; the agents of judgement in this case were the poisonous snakes. So, what does mean for us as believers in our Rabbi Maran Yeshua? In what way does this benefit us in terms of our eternal salvation from the fires of hell? Well with a deeper look into His teachings, we will see the bronze snake in a...