When the Israelites complain about their conditions wandering in the wilderness, God sends venous snakes among them. To combat these nuisances, Moses constructs a pole with a snake at the end that heals anyone who looks at it after they've been bitten. Later, in Kings, Hezekiah destroys this piece of artwork that people are making sacrifices to. Jonathan and Seth discuss how items may be helpful at one point and later becomes idols.