Numbers
21.1 Arad Destroyed
21.4 The Bronze Snake
21.9 Certainly taken as a symbol of the Cross by Jesus in John 3.14. In a lesser way, symbolic of vaccination: the dead version cures you from the live one.
21.10 The Journey to Moab
21.21 Defeat of Sihon and Og
21.35 This is a long list of defeated kings: Edom, Arad, Sihon, and Og. The claim is that Israel asked nicely to pass, but then the kings attacked Israel, who acted purely in defence. See Psalm 60.6-8.
Psalms
Psalm 60
60.8 Verses 6-8 are often quoted: an image of the nations as God’s private possessions.
Psalm 61
Isaiah
10.5 God’s Judgment on Assyria
10.12 This is a paradox concerning the nations God uses for judgement: they serve him unknowingly to punish his people Israel, and then they themselves are judged by God for what they have done. They are merely tools (v15).
10.20 The Remnant of Israel
10.21 This was the name Isaiah gave to his second child. His son is named in 8.3.
