The God We Want and the God Who Is
The God We Want and the God Who Is By Cody Roberts (Numbers 21:4-9). Every time I read or think about this passage of scripture I am astonished at how perfectly it portrays Christ (John 3:14-15). It is such a beautiful picture of the gospel. It parallels the power and simplicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Much as the Israelites had to simply fix their eyes on the bronze serpent, we must only call upon the name of the Lord and we shall be saved (Romans 10:13). It is also a powerful display of God’s will to turn the wandering and rebellious hearts of His people back to Himself. However, as usual, Israel’s full devotion to the Lord does not last. Let us fast-forward about 700 years. At this point in time the kingdom of Israel had split in two, and Israel (northern kingdom made up the 10 tribes not Judah and Benjamin) had recently been conquered by the Assyria. God had spared the southern kingdom of Judah from the Assyrians due to faithfulness of a f