Given that the caduceus is primarily a symbol of commerce and other non-medical symbology, many healthcare professionals disapprove of this usage.

This excerpt from Wikipedia gives us a little background on their usage.Īlthough the Rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake and is never depicted with wings, is the traditional and more widely used symbol of medicine, the Caduceus is sometimes used by healthcare organizations. The 2 snake logo is called Caduceus, which is the staff carried by the Greek god Hermes. It's hard to find a more direct illustration of Jesus Christ in the entire Old Testament. So the Israelites were able to look upon a cross.to be saved from their sin. Which would actually make the pole.a cross. More than likely, there was a crossbar near the top to hold it up.

Now, if we assume that a snake made of bronze is going to be heavy it probably wasn't simply wrapped around the pole or it would slide down. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them they bit the people and many Israelites died. But the people grew impatient on the way they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!” They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. In Numbers 21:4-9, we see one of the most blatant references of all. This wasn't something I was aware of the first time I read the Bible, so for the most part I just missed it on the first run through. One of the key elements to the book is to reference the Gospel of Jesus, with each book of the Old Testament, including points where we can even see Jesus foretold.

It's also an excellent guide if you should decide to read the Bible yourself.

I can't recommend the book highly enough if you're interested in understanding deeper context around each book of the Bible. That study was cut short by Covid, but it was a wonderful learning experience up until that point. A couple of years ago, I joined a Men's Bible Study at my church who's goal was to cover an entire book of the Bible each week while using a book called The Bible From 30,000 Feet as a guide.

Hercules is the son of zeus and