The story of the bronze serpent in Numbers 21 is used to show how Christ’s Cross provides the only remedy for humanity’s deadly “snakebite” of sin. In this study, we learn that Israel’s murmuring brought God’s judgment through fiery serpents, yet God offered instant healing through a bronze serpent lifted on a pole—anyone who looked at it lived. Jesus explained to Nicodemus that this foreshadowed Him being “lifted up,” so that all who look to Him in faith receive eternal life. Just as the Israelites were saved by simply looking, sinners today are saved by believing that Christ was made sin for us, and trusting in His finished work.