The Bronze Serpent

Look and live

The Bronze Serpent is a Covenant card in Seraphs & Serpents, the Old Testament card game by The Caffeine Experience in Singapore (Miracles, Exodus). In the Bible: Anyone bitten who looked at the bronze serpent on the pole lived. Jesus pointed back to it. Where to read it: Num 21:8–9 · John 3:14.

Deck

The Covenant

Kind

Miracles

Type

Miracle

Age

Exodus

Cost

2 manna

Keywords

Answer

Plate

1 · look, and live

Card number

C61

What the card does

Remove all damage from your characters. Fiery Serpents fall.

The story

Anyone bitten who looked at the bronze serpent on the pole lived. Jesus pointed back to it.

Where to read it: Num 21:8–9 · John 3:14 (ESV)

Story pair

When the Covenant card in a story pair beats its Deep card, its player gives a Testimony: read the story aloud and draw a card.

3

Fiery Serpents

Beasts

Venom A Covenant character that battles the Fiery Serpents falls.

3 Num 21:6 2

Bronze SerpentD20 · 1st

Fiery Serpents

Also from Exodus

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Aaron

Priest

123

Priest of the Tabernacle Your Holy Things cost 1 less (never below 1).

1 Ex 4:14–16 4

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Aaron

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Bezalel

Craftsman

Master craftsman When Bezalel enters, take a Holy Thing from your deck.

1 Ex 31:1–5 3

 C14 · 1st

Bezalel

5

Moses

Prophet

120

Stretch out your staff When Moses enters, take a Miracle from your deck. While he is in play, The Golden Calf does nothing.

3 Ex 14 6

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2

Miriam

Prophet

Song of the sea Whenever you play a Miracle, gain 2 Walls.

1 Ex 2:4 3

 C16 · 1st

Miriam

4

The Ark of the Covenant

Holy Thing

Mercy seat Once each day, when your character would fall, turn the Ark sideways: it doesn't fall and heals. Captured? A Testimony.

Ex 25:10–22

Ark Is CapturedC38 · 1st

The Ark of the Covenant

3

The Golden Lampstand

Holy Thing

Light Each of your mornings, before you draw, look at the top card of your deck. You may put it on the bottom.

Ex 25:31–40

 C39 · 1st

The Golden Lampstand