And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
Note: When wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites complained about lack of water and poor bread. God became angry at them and sent poisonous snakes among them. The people cried out for mercy. Moses (their leader) prayed to God for help. God instructed Moses to set up a bronze snake on a pole. If the people looked with belief upon the snake, they would be healed.
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life (BBE).
Introductory Brainstorm: Heaven
Give all students 2 minutes to write words that they associate with the word ‘heaven.’ In pairs, have students share their words and make categories for the words.
Introductory Group Activity: Complaints
Introductory Discussion Questions
What does the word ‘heaven’ make you think of?
What does snake symbolize in your culture?
Do you ever complain? What do you complain about?
What things do people need to be saved from?
How can salvation or eternal life be obtained (gotten)?
Synonym Matching
Eternal faith
Leader earth
Instructed everlasting
Belief death
World president
Destruction taught
Wasteland wilderness
Antonym Matching
Down made sick
Lifted up up
Poor good
Healed death
Life hate
Love taken down
Listening Blank Fill
And no one has ever gone up to _________ but he who came down from heaven, the ______ of man.
As the snake was lifted up _____ Moses in the waste land, even so it is ____________ for the Son of man to be lifted up:
Note: _______ wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites complained about _______ of water and poor bread. God became angry at _______ and sent poisonous snakes among them. The people ________ out for mercy. Moses (their leader) prayed to ______ for help. God instructed Moses to set up a _________ snake on a tree. If the people looked _______ belief upon the snake, they would be healed.
_____ that whoever has faith may have in him eternal _______.
For God had such love for the world _______ he gave his only Son, so that whoever ______ faith in him may not come to destruction ______ have eternal life.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from 1. _________, the Son of man.
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be 2._________ up:
Note: When wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites complained about lack of 3._______ and poor bread. God became 4.________ at them and sent poisonous snakes among them. The people cried out for mercy. Moses (their leader) prayed to God for 5. _______. God instructed Moses to set up a bronze snake on a tree. If the people looked with belief upon the 6. ________, they would be healed.
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal 7._______.
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only 8.______, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have 9.__________ life.
Life
Heaven
Lifted
Water
Help
Angry
Eternal
snake
Son
Pair Work Discussion Questions
A.
Why does the Son of Man (Jesus) claim to have authority to talk about spiritual things?
Do you think complaining is a bad thing to do? Why is it good or bad?
What kind of life did people get, when they looked with faith upon the snake?
What do you believe about salvation? Needed? Saved from what and for what?
What was God’s reason for sending Jesus to the world?
B.
Have you ever told others about something you saw while alone? What happened?
What kinds of complaining make you the most angry?
What kind of life do people receive when they look with faith upon Jesus?
What did Jesus teach about salvation? Needed? Saved from what for what?
What kinds of gifts do people give to show their love for others?
Compare and Contrast
In groups, have students compare and contrast the two pictures using the questions as a guide.
How are the pictures the same? How are they different? Word hints are at the bottom of the exercise.
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
Note: When wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites complained about lack of water and poor bread. God became angry at them and sent poisonous snakes among them. The people cried out for mercy. Moses (their leader) prayed to God for help. God instructed Moses to set up a bronze snake on a pole. If the people looked with belief upon the snake, they would be healed.
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life (BBE).
Introductory Brainstorm: Heaven
Give all students 2 minutes to write words that they associate with the word ‘heaven.’ In pairs, have students share their words and make categories for the words.
Introductory Group Activity: Complaints
- In groups, have students choose and discuss a service they have complaints about. Examples: restaurants, hotel, Wifi service, etc.
- Have groups write five complaints against the service.
- Have groups write a short dialog with the complaint and response.
- Lastly, have each group choose two people to roleplay the dialog and share with the class.
Introductory Discussion Questions
What does the word ‘heaven’ make you think of?
What does snake symbolize in your culture?
Do you ever complain? What do you complain about?
What things do people need to be saved from?
How can salvation or eternal life be obtained (gotten)?
Synonym Matching
Eternal faith
Leader earth
Instructed everlasting
Belief death
World president
Destruction taught
Wasteland wilderness
Antonym Matching
Down made sick
Lifted up up
Poor good
Healed death
Life hate
Love taken down
Listening Blank Fill
And no one has ever gone up to _________ but he who came down from heaven, the ______ of man.
As the snake was lifted up _____ Moses in the waste land, even so it is ____________ for the Son of man to be lifted up:
Note: _______ wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites complained about _______ of water and poor bread. God became angry at _______ and sent poisonous snakes among them. The people ________ out for mercy. Moses (their leader) prayed to ______ for help. God instructed Moses to set up a _________ snake on a tree. If the people looked _______ belief upon the snake, they would be healed.
_____ that whoever has faith may have in him eternal _______.
For God had such love for the world _______ he gave his only Son, so that whoever ______ faith in him may not come to destruction ______ have eternal life.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from 1. _________, the Son of man.
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be 2._________ up:
Note: When wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites complained about lack of 3._______ and poor bread. God became 4.________ at them and sent poisonous snakes among them. The people cried out for mercy. Moses (their leader) prayed to God for 5. _______. God instructed Moses to set up a bronze snake on a tree. If the people looked with belief upon the 6. ________, they would be healed.
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal 7._______.
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only 8.______, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have 9.__________ life.
Life
Heaven
Lifted
Water
Help
Angry
Eternal
snake
Son
Pair Work Discussion Questions
A.
Why does the Son of Man (Jesus) claim to have authority to talk about spiritual things?
Do you think complaining is a bad thing to do? Why is it good or bad?
What kind of life did people get, when they looked with faith upon the snake?
What do you believe about salvation? Needed? Saved from what and for what?
What was God’s reason for sending Jesus to the world?
B.
Have you ever told others about something you saw while alone? What happened?
What kinds of complaining make you the most angry?
What kind of life do people receive when they look with faith upon Jesus?
What did Jesus teach about salvation? Needed? Saved from what for what?
What kinds of gifts do people give to show their love for others?
Compare and Contrast
In groups, have students compare and contrast the two pictures using the questions as a guide.
How are the pictures the same? How are they different? Word hints are at the bottom of the exercise.
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The snake may symbolizes what? Jesus takes what upon
Himself?
Looking upon the snake saves from what? Looking upon Jesus saves from what?
What is gained from looking upon the snake? What is gained from looking upon Jesus?
The bronze snake was not a real snake Jesus was not what for real?
With both, what is required for salvation?
Who brought salvation with both?
Word Bank: Satan, evil, sin, physical death, spiritual death, physical life, eternal life, sinful, evil,
faith, belief, God
Writing: Write about a true or fictional story in which one person dies in order to save the lives
of others. Be prepared to share your story in the next class. Feel free to use the internet to find
stories.
Key Vocabulary
Gone up 上升
Heaven 天
Came down 下去
Son of man 人子
Snake 蛇
Lifted up 被 举 起 来
Waste land 旷野
Necessary 必
Wandering 飘零
Wilderness 旷野
Complained 抱怨
Lack of water 缺乏水
Poor bread 不好的面包
God 上帝
Became angry 发火
Poisonous snakes 蝮
Cried out 喊叫
Mercy 怜悯
Leader 领导
Prayed 祈祷
Help 帮
Instructed 指识
Bronze snake 一 条 铜 蛇
On a pole 杆 子 上
With belief/faith 信仰
Healed 痊
Eternal life 永生
Love 爱
Love the world 爱世人
Only son 独 生 子
Whoever 任何人
Destruction 灭亡
Exercise Answers
Synonym Matching: eternal-->everlasting, leader-->president, instructed-->taught, belief-->faith, world-->earth, destruction-->death, wasteland-->wilderness.
Antonym Matching: down-->up, lifted up-->taken down, poor-->good, healed-->made sick, life-->death, love-->hate.
Listening Blank Fill: heaven, Son, by, necessary, When, lack, them, cried, God, bronze, with.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1. Heaven 2. Lifted 3. Water 4. Angry 5. Help 6. Snake 7. Life 8. Son 9. Eternal.
Compare/Contrast
Both were raised up upon a pole or cross.
Both were the only way to be saved.
The snake may symbolize sin and evil. Jesus took people’s sin and evil
upon himself.
Looking upon the snake saves from physical death. Looking upon Jesus saves from spiritual death.
Physical life is gained from looking upon the snake. Eternal life is gained from looking upon Jesus.
The bronze snake was not a real snake. Jesus was not sinful or evil for real.
With both, faith/belief is required for salvation.
God brought salvation with both.
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