Serpent on a staff.
Did this comparison ever confuse anyone? The confusion I had when Moses raised a serpent on a staff was that I always had Satan in my mind represented by a serpent/snake. And why would Moses make some kind of idol? Is there any kind of religious importance serpents had back then that would make this make sense? Everyone compares the serpent on the staff as Jesus being raised up on the cross. Just always seemed a little backwards.