In the Book of Numbers in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) the following passage occurs:
"And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived." (Book of Numbers 21:6-9)
As Moses carried this pole with the Serpant on it people who had sinned were healed.
900 years after that, not a serpant, but Jesus was nailed to a pole and all who looked upon him and believed in him were saved.
Think about that connection next time you look at the Crucifix.
It's an awe-inspiring comparison.
Peace be with you.
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