NUMBERS 21:10
And Moses made a snake of copper, and put it up high on a pole, and it came to pass, that if a snake had bitten anyone, when he looked at the serpent of copper, he lived.
ANCIENT JEWISH WISDOM (Rashi)
…and does a copper snake really have the power to cure? Of course not. But when it made the Israelites look upwards, their eyes were drawn to heaven and their hearts were reminded of their Father in heaven and that cured them….
JOHN ADAMS LETTER TO ABIGAIL ADAMS JULY 3, 1776
I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and ILLUMINATIONS from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.
ROD OF ASCLEPIUS
In Greek mythology, the Rod of Asclepius is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine. The symbol has continued to be used in modern times, where it is associated with medicine and health care,
