All Israelites were there, but the serpent on the pole was not for
all of them, but only for the ones bitten.
Absolutely true.
So do you.
We both claim that the serpent on the pole was raised before all of Israel to see, but the healing was not for all of them, but only the ones bitten.
That alone should clue you into the fact that the serpent on the pole (representative of Jesus) was raised before all of Israel to see, but had no benefit to all of Israel, but only a portion.
And that alone should make you question why Moses had no need of healing from the serpent on the pole that represented Jesus on the cross.
The serpent on the pole was not for ALL of the Israelites there, but only for a portion of ALL the Israelites there.
Moses was there, but Moses was not healed by the serpent on the pole.
Of course He did. ALL the Israelites were there, but not ALL were healed.
There is no way this can be construed that it represented all of mankind, or all of anything for that matter, because the serpent on the pole did not heal all that it was raised up before, but only a portion.
Jesus gives a comparison:
Matthew 9:12-13
(12) But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them,
They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
(13) But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for
I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Moses would be representative of one that was not sick (from serpent bite) and did not need healing (from the serpent on the pole).
One must determine why the snakes only bit some of Israel and not all.
But if a snake had of bitten him a day after the pole was raised up, the serpent on the pole was there for him.
Some, but not all, of the Israelites bitten died from the snake bites. (Who do they represent?)
Some, but not all, of the Israelites bitten were healed from the snake bites. (Who do they represent?)
Some, but not all, of the Israelites were not bitten and were in no need of healing. (Who do they represent?)
This is not a BOC thing, it is an Israel thing.