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What does dreaming about serpent mean in the Bible?
Temptation and deceit — a defeated enemy
In Scripture
From Eden onward the serpent stands for temptation and the deceiver himself. Yet Scripture also holds the strange mercy of the bronze serpent lifted in the wilderness — Jesus' own picture of His cross. A snake dream may expose a temptation or lie at work; it also points to the One who crushed the serpent's head.
Verses to read
Genesis 3:1 (KJV)
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”
The serpent, more crafty than any beast
John 3:14 (KJV)
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”
As Moses lifted up the serpent, so the Son of Man is lifted up
Matthew 10:16 (KJV)
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
Wise as serpents, innocent as doves
“Do not interpretations belong to God?” — Genesis 40:8.
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