信心仰望
2020/02/16
《The Bronze Serpent》銅蛇
※A Bronze Serpent
**According to the Bible, God commands Moses to make a statue of a bronze serpent and to mount it on a standard. Those bitten by the fiery snakes would be healed by looking at the statue. This remedy is quite odd. Isn’t it a bit like idolatry or witchcraft, which is forbidden? It might remind you of the “rod of Asclepius” which is a well-known pagan symbol used by medical organizations.
聖經裡，上帝命令摩西造一個銅蛇雕像，並將其掛在竿子上。 那些被火蛇咬傷的人可以通過看銅蛇來治愈。這種治療措施很奇怪。有點像偶像崇拜或巫術嗎？它可能使您想起「二蛇盤繞」，它是醫療組織使用圖徽，是著名的「異教象徵」。
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（Ασκληπιος，Asklepios／Asclepius），醫師，太陽神阿波羅（Apollo）和塞薩利公主科洛尼斯（Coronis）之子。
κηρύκειο，caduceus：Mercuy的手杖，(二蛇盤繞，為醫術的標志。)
※The Power of the Original Hebrew
**In fact, the original title of this “bronze serpent” image is a play on words only available to those who know Hebrew: nehash nehoshet (נְחַשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת).
實際上，此「銅蛇」圖像的原始名稱是只對熟練希伯來語者用的：nehash nehoshet（נְחַשׁ）。
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נְחַ֣שׁ (5175) נחשׁ nâchâsh naw-khawsh
From 5172; a snake (from its hiss發嘶嘶聲)
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נחשׁ Nâchash naw-khash(5172)
A primitive root; properly to hiss, that is, whisper a (magic) spell; generally to prognosticate預言
1.to practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen
1.練習占卜，預言，觀察星座，從經驗中學習，勤於觀察，練習算命，作為預兆
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**Jesus references this event in the Gospel of John, when he says, “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” (John 3:14-15).
耶穌在約翰福音中提到了這一事件，祂說：
摩西在曠野怎樣舉蛇，人子也必照樣被舉起來，15叫一切信他的都得永生（或作：叫一切信的人在他裡面得永生）。(約翰福音3：14~15)
※Lift Up Your Eyes and See
**Jesus teaches that the bronze statue itself did not actually have the power to heal. Rather, it was an inspiration to “lift up” one’s eyes to God in heaven, from whom healing comes. Similarly, the resurrection of Jesus is an act of “lifting up” which provides the remedy for the deadly bite of sin.
耶穌教導，銅蛇雕像本身實際上並沒有治癒的能力。主要是啟發人們將眼睛「注視」天上的上帝，而醫治之大能來自上帝。同樣，耶穌的復活是一種「高舉」的行為，為致命咬傷的罪提供了復原的信心。
**If you wish “lift up” your understanding of Scripture, enroll in our live online courses and look upwards to the original language of the Bible: Hebrew.
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