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To stand at Mt. Nebo looking across the Jordan Valley to Jericho is a great experience. There’s no evidence that Jesus ever stood there, although the site of His baptism is not that far away, so it’s possible.
The Franciscans at Mt Nebo have done a great thing in erecting the cross-serpent, bronze sculpture. It is a powerful symbol as it stands at the place where the Promised Land lies before you.
Relatively a recent creation, the sculpture combines the serpent [as depicted in Numbers 21] with the cross of Christ. It is a clever portrayal of our Lord’s words to Nicodemus:
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].
A memorial plaque at the site reads:
The Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ [John 1:17].
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