And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity. Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry. For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
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