Who were healed of their sickness by looking at the bronze serpent?

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This question centers on a miracle that shows healing comes through trusting God’s provision and following His instruction. In the wilderness, after snakes bit the people, God commanded Moses to make a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. Those who were bitten and looked at the bronze serpent, in faith, were healed. This demonstrates that healing came specifically to the Israelites in the wilderness who obeyed God's directive, not to other nations. The scene also foreshadows later New Testament imagery where Jesus is lifted up, illustrating the theme of looking to God for rescue.