- Created by God Job 26:13
- Characterised as subtle Ge 3:1; Mt 10:16
- Called crooked Job 26:13; Isa 27:1
- Unclean and unfit for food Mt 7:10
- INFEST
- Hedges Ec 10:8
- Holes in walls Am 5:19
- Deserts De 8:15
- Produced from eggs Isa 59:5
- Cursed above all creatures Ge 3:14
- Doomed to creep on their belly Ge 3:14
- Doomed to eat their food mingled with dust Ge 3:14; Isa 65:25; Mic 7:17
- Many kinds of poisonous De 32:24; Ps 58:4
- All kinds of, can be tamed Jas 3:7
- Were often enchanted or fascinated Ec 10:11
- Dangerous to travellers Ge 49:17
- Man's aversion and hatred to Ge 3:15
- Often sent as a punishment Nu 21:6; De 32:24; 1Co 10:9
- MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
- Moses' rod turned into Ex 4:3; 7:9,15
- Israelites cured by looking at one of brass Nu 21:8,9; Joh 3:14,15
- Power over, given to the disciples Mr 16:18; Lu 10:19
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the devil Ge 3:1; 2Co 11:3; Re 12:9; 20:2
- Of hypocrites Mt 23:33
- Of the tribe of Dan Ge 49:17
- Of enemies who harass and destroy Isa 14:29; Jer 8:17
- (Sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked Ps 140:3
- (Poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine Pr 23:21,32
The New Topical Text Book
Serpents
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.