Tuesday, March 24, 2015

What Happened to the Bronze Seraph?

What Happened to the Bronze Seraph?
A Lenten Minute Reflection for Tuesday, March 24, 2015
by Dcn Bob Bonomi

Trivia Question:  What happened to the Bronze Seraph Serpent that Moses used to heal the Israelites in the desert?  

Jesus compares His being lifted up on the cross to the bronze seraph serpent that Moses lifted up before the Israelites so that they might be healed of the poisonous bites they sustained due to their rebellion against God. But it wasn't the bronze figure itself that healed them; it was God's Mercy that healed them as people gazed upon it in repentance, just as our gazing upon a crucifix today doesn't magically heal us but calls us to repent of our sins.

So where did the bronze seraph go?  Read about King Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18:4 for the answer.

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