Part of the reforms carried out by King Hezekiah was the destruction of a bronze serpent that must have been over 600 years old. When the Israelites murmured in the wilderness, God sent fiery serpents to bite them. As they cried to the Lord, Moses was instructed to construct a serpent of copper and put it on a pole. Anyone bitten by a serpent was to look up to obtain healing. That was a symbolic sign of Jesus who was eventually lifted up on the Cross, giving salvation to everyone who looks up to Him. However, long after Moses had passed on and Israel settled in the Promised Land, the serpent became an object of worship and a snare to the children of Israel until Hezekiah destroyed it.

It is important to carry out periodic review and eventual reforms of the things to which we hold tenaciously

Just as expired drugs have no value to the body and can actually destroys, so are some religious beliefs and practices. It is important to carry out periodic review and eventual reforms of the things to which we hold tenaciously. It is not uncommon these days to find New Testament believers engage the reverse gear and delve into those things that have since been taken away by the sacrifice of Jesus. Reviving the vestiges of Judaism is not a valid way to walk with God. Rather, it is a wrong step that will eventually lead to bondage.