One of the craziest stories in the Bible is found in Numbers 21. It all happens in just two verses:
The people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Numbers 21:5-6
Christians don't pay much attention to it, though. That was, after all, the Old Testament, and they ignore pretty much everything in it, except for the verses that condemn homosexuality.
Sure, they say, God sent fiery serpents to bite the people for complaining about the lack of food and water, but Jesus had nothing to do with it.
Unless you believe Paul, that is. Here's what he says about it:
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 1 Corinthians 10:9
The people tempted Christ (by complaining) and he sent snakes to bite them.
So don't tempt Jesus, or he'll send some of his snakes to bite you too.
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can't write all that again but short of it is it's a hebrew way of communicating.It means he allowed it.The place they where in was a "WILDERNESS" It was full of snakes already.God's presence was what kept them away,but they transgressed and God's presence moved away it allowed way for the evil lurking to approaching.THe hebrew writes like that :"and the Lord remembered Rachel or Remembered HIs covenant.It does not mean he forgot but that he put it into action..same with when it say the lord sent this or that..It means He allowed it so and did not stop it because of an action..not him planning the evil.
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