![]() ![]() pray unto the Lord that He take away the serpents from us” ( Numbers 21:7).īarnes' Notes on the BibleThat whosoever - This shows the fulness and freeness of the gospel. The reader will not forget that the lifting up the serpent of brass followed the confession of the people. To the believer it is Light breaking upon the darkness of his soul it is Life bursting the cold sepulchre of a deadened spirit it is Love winning its way through the scales of a hardened heart it is Mercy deeper and wider even than his sin it is Hope bracing the man to a new life of holiness it is the Word of God, and in Him he has eternal life. To the non-believer this may be but the self-sacrifice of heroism. That man has, in Jesus Christ and Him crucified, a truth which goes to his inmost spirit, sending a new life through his whole being. The words speak only of the man who believeth, whose heart is open to spiritual truth. The object of faith is not here expressed. ![]() (See Note on John 1:12.) The thought of this verse is that as every Israelite, believing in God, had in the brazen serpent a message from God so every man who believes in God ever has this message from God in the crucified Son of Man. This construction is borne out by a comparison of John 5:39 John 16:33 John 20:31. Omitting them, the sentence should be rendered, that every one who believeth may have in Him eternal life. These words have been added here from the following verse. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) Not perish, but. ![]()
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