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• Nearly all of us feel prejudiced against snakes.
• Though many types of snakes are actually “good” snakes, the “bad” snakes give the good ones a bad name.
• The worst type of snake is a good snake gone bad.

• Hezekiah understood that the kingdom he inherited was full of bad snakes, and he decided to make a difference.
• Three non-negotiables for revival are: removal of sin, return to God’s Word, and renewal of worship.
• Hezekiah took a step necessary for revival – he got rid of sin.

• Numbers 21:4–9
• The bronze snake of Moses was originally an agent of healing and an emblem of God’s blessing.
• During the time of Solomon, the snake became an object lesson.
• The snake became problematic only when people began worshiping it.

• Good snakes become bad when they take the place of God.
• The Pharisees made a bad snake of God’s laws.
• The early church made a bad snake of worship traditions.
• The early American church made a bad snake of tradition by opposing the move of God through the Wesleys, Edwards, and Whitefield.
• The church in London made a bad snake of the Sabbath by opposing Raike’s Sunday school movement.

• Robinson sees Generation X as the Hezekiahs of today.
• The church must be prepared to address the ever-changing questions and needs of its society.
  -Illustration: Robinson relates the story of a Sunday school child who was hesitant to answer, “squirrel,” thinking the answer must be Jesus.

• We must be prepared to kill our old, bad snakes for the sake of the church, our society, and the world.