“And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.”
So Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live — the bronze serpent (nehustan) becomes Israel's salvation from the plague. The text emphasizes the simplicity: look and live. No elaborate ritual, no priestly mediation (though Moses makes it), no payment—only directed gaze and faith. The bronze serpent becomes a talisman; its very presence among Israel suggests God's continuing protection.
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