2 Kings 18:4
18:4 He eliminated the high places, smashed the sacred pillars to bits, and cut down the Asherah pole.
He also demolished the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for up to that time
the Israelites had been offering incense to it; it was called Nehushtan.
John 3:14-15
3:14 Just as
Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
3:15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
John 12:32
12:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people
to myself.”
Romans 8:3
8:3 For God achieved what the law could not do because
it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
Romans 8:2
8:2 For the law of the life-giving Spirit
in Christ Jesus has set you
free from the law of sin and death.
Colossians 1:21
Paul’s Goal in Ministry
1:21 And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,