Compare Numbers 21:6 with Hebrews 12:6. What similarities do you find?

Both verses portray the Lord Himself as the source of painful discipline upon His covenant people; the suffering is corrective rather than merely punitive; it is an expression of covenant love; it exposes sin and calls for repentance; it is purposeful, leading to life for those who respond in faith. In Numbers 21:6, the serpents physically afflict Israel after rebellion; in Hebrews 12:6, the principle is generalized—every son is chastised. Both passages underscore God’s sovereign right to judge, His commitment to holiness, and His desire to restore His people, as echoed in Proverbs 3:11-12, Revelation 3:19, and 1 Corinthians 11:32.