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THE DIVINE USE OF NUMBERS IN THE SCRIPTURES.

Every careful reader of the Bible will notice the many uses of certain numbers in the Scriptures, for example the use of THREE, TWELVE, and SEVENTY. These numbers are found both in the Old and New Testaments.

NUMBER ONE. THE NUMBER OF “DIVINE UNITY.”
See Deuteronomy 6:4
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!”

The central principle of the revelation in the Bible is the unity of God. “Have we not all ONE Father? Has not ONE God created us” Malachi 2:10. ONE is the symbol of the unity of God, John 10:30 “I and My Father are one.”
This unity is made up of the mutual love and trust of three divine Persons; we will see this later in the Trinity. You can see this in God’s Creation, John 1:3 “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”
And in the future plan of God’s will to bring us to unity in Christ Jesus, Ephesians 1:10 “That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in ONE all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him.”
Christ has abolished the division between Jew and Gentile, making both ONE new man, Ephesians 2:14-15. “There will be ONE flock and ONE shepherd” John 10:16.
The Church now represents this final oneness of all things, and reflects the unity of God, being a fellowship of many, yet living in ONENESS under the rule of Christ Jesus its Head, Ephesians 1:20-24.
In Ephesians 4:4-6 we have a wonderful example of SEVEN unites, “ONE Body, ONE Spirit, ONE Hope, ONE Lord, ONE Faith, ONE Baptism, and ONE God.”

NUMBER TWO. THE NUMBER OF “UNION OR TESTIMONY.”
See Revelation 11:3
“And I will give power to my two witnesses.”

1. The union of marriage, when TWO “shall become of ONE flesh” Genesis 2:23.
2. The union of Christ and His Church, when TWO shall be one Ephesians 5:31-32 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the TWO shall become ONE flesh.” This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
3. The union of the TWO natures in Christ Jesus, Luke 1:35 “And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.”
4. The union of death and life in the Atonement of Christ, Leviticus 14:4-7; 16:5-22.
5. The union of the Disciples being called by TWO’S, Matthew 10:2-4.
6. The union of the Disciples going out in TWO by TWO, Mark 6:7 “And He called the TWELVE to Himself, and began to send them out TWO by TWO, and gave them power over unclean spirits.”
7. The union of the TWO tables of Testimonies,
8. The union of the TWO witnesses, Revelation 11:3 “And I will give power to my TWO witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

NUMBER THREE. THE NUMBER OF “DIVINITY.”
See 1 John 5:7
“For there are THREE that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these THREE are ONE.”

THREE, is often called the “divine number” because it is often mentioned in connection with Holy Things. It speaks of the Trinity of God, of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. For God works among us in THREE ways, because He exists in THREE ways.
We know that there is God the Father, and that Christ came from the Father, and that His presence was the presence of God Himself, “For the Word was with God, and the Word is God” John 1:1. The Spirit that is with us now is the Spirit of Jesus, John 14:26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” Completing among men that Jesus has begun.
1. It speaks of the Trinity of man, of body, soul, and spirit.
2. It speaks of the THREE great feasts, of Passover, Pentecost, and the Tabernacles.
3. It speaks of the THREE-fold character of the Baptismal formula, “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" Matthew 28:19.
4. It speaks of the THREE-fold nature of the Apostolic Benediction, 2 Corinthians 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.”
5. It speaks of the THREE temptations of Christ in the wilderness.
6. It speaks of the THREE prayers of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane.
7. It speaks of the THREE denials of Peter, Matthew 26:34 “Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And Jesus THREE fold question and charge to Peter,
8. It speaks of the THREE days of Restoration of Israel in Hosea 6:1-2 “Come, and let us return to the Lord; for He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; on the THIRD day He will raise us up, that we may live in His sight.”
9. It speaks of the THREE days of resurrection of Jonah, Jonah 1:17 “Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish THREE days and THREE nights.”
10. It speaks of the THREE days of resurrection of Jesus, Matthew 12:38-40 “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was THREE days and THREE nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be THREE days and THREE nights in the heart of the earth.”
11. It speaks of the THREE fold nature of the Eternal Christ, “Who was, who is, and who is to come” Revelation 1:8.
12. It speaks of the THREE praise of the FOUR living creatures, who cry “holy, Holy, Holy” in Revelation
13. It speaks of the THREE praises of CHRIST, to give Him Glory, and Honour, and Thanks, in Revelation
14. It speaks of the THREE woe Trumpets of Revelation.
15. It speaks of the THREE false Christ’s, of the Dragon, the Beast, and the False Prophet, Revelation 16:13-14 “And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.”

NUMBER FOUR. THE NUMBER OF THE “WORLD.”
See Revelation 7:1
“After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.”

1. This speaks of the FOUR seasons, of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn.
2. This speaks of the FOUR points of the compass, of North, East, South and West.
3. This speaks of the FOUR elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.
4. The river that flowed from the Garden of Eden, flowed into FOUR parts, Genesis 2:10 “Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.”
5. Ezekiel had a vision of the Cherubim. They where FOUR in number and each had FOUR Faces and FOUR wings.
a. The first face was that of a man.
b. The second face that of a lion.
c. The third face that of an Ox.
d. The forth face that of an Eagle.
All of these are earthly creatures.
6. The FOUR World Judgements to come upon the nations are War, Famine, Pestilence, and Earthquakes, Matthew 24:6-7 “And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.”
7. The FOUR divisions of the human race are Nations, Kindred, Peoples, and Tongues.
8. The Brazen altar had FOUR sides and FOUR horns.
9. Lastly the New Jerusalem is FOUR square.

NUMBER FIVE. THE NUMBER OF “DIVISION.”
See John 9:16
“Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them.”

1. The books of Moses are the first FIVE books of the Bible.
2. Note there are FIVE wise virgins and FIVE foolish ones.
3. Jesus fed the multitude of FIVE thousand men, with FIVE loaves.
4. David took FIVE smooth stones from the brook.
5. There are FIVE digits on each hand and foot.
6. And lastly there are FIVE human senses.

NUMBER SIX. THE NUMBER OF “MAN.”
See Genesis 1:27
“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

1. Man was made on the SIXTH day.
2. His appointed days of labour are SIX days.
3. The Hebrew slave was to serve SIX days. For SIX years the land was to be sown and it was to rest during the seventh year.
4. The kingdoms of this world are to last for SIX thousands years.
5. Moses was compelled to wait for SIX days on the Mount before God revealed Himself unto him, Exodus 24:15-18 “Then Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain. Now the glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it SIX days. And on the SEVENTH day He called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
The sight of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. So Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.”
6. For SIX days the Children of Israel compassed the city of Jericho before its walls fell on the seventh, Joshua 6:1-20.
7. There are SIX steps to Solomon’s throne, 1 Kings 10:19 “The throne had SIX steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and TWO lions stood beside the armrests.”
8. And lastly the number of the Beast is 666.

NUMBER SEVEN. THE NUMBER OF “DIVINE PERFECTION.”
See Genesis 2:2
“And on the SEVENTH day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the SEVENTH day from all His work which He had done.”

1. SEVEN stands for the SEVENTH Day of the Creation Week. And speaks of the Millennial Rest Day.
2. The Sabbath was on the SEVENTH Day of the week.
Enoch was the SEVENTH from Adam.
3. There was SEVEN days of grace after Noah entered into the Ark.
4. Jacob served SEVEN years for Rachel.
5. There were SEVEN years of plenty, and SEVEN years of Famine in Egypt.
6. At the taking of Jericho, there was SEVEN Priests, with SEVEN trumpets, marching at the head of the people SEVEN times around the city.
7. There was a SEVEN Branched Candlestick in the Tabernacle.
8. Solomon was SEVEN years in the building of the Temple and kept the feast for SEVEN days.
9. Job had SEVEN sons. When his friends came to visit they sat for SEVEN days and SEVEN nights in silence, and then they were required to offer a Burnt Offering of SEVEN bullocks and SEVEN rams.
10. Naaman washed SEVEN times in the River Jordan.
11. The blood was to be sprinkled SEVEN times before the Mercy Seat, Leviticus 16:14 “He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.”
12. The Lord spoke SEVEN words from the Cross.
13. SEVEN men of honest report were chosen to be the first deacons of the early Church.
14. The Book of Revelation is full of SEVEN’S.
a. There are SEVEN Churches spoken to, by Him who stands in the midst of SEVEN Golden Candlesticks, and from the SEVEN Spirits before the Throne. The messages were sent to the SEVEN Stars or ministers of those churches.
b. There is a SEVEN Sealed Book, which is opened by the Lamb, having SEVEN horns and SEVEN eyes, and SEVEN seals are broken.
c. SEVEN Angels sound SEVEN Trumpets and SEVEN Angels pour out of SEVEN Golden Vials containing the SEVEN last Plagues.
d. There is a Beast with SEVEN Heads and a Dragon with SEVEN Heads and SEVEN Crowns on those heads.
e. There are SEVEN Mountains, and in all the number SEVEN is mentioned about 50 times in the Book of Revelation.

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Numbers (4th book in the Old Testament).

Author.
Moses

Main point.
The people of Israel had the chance to enter the Promised Land and blew it, but God showed them how to try again.

Main people.
Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Joshua, Caleb, Eleazar, Balaam, Balak.

Special features.
Gives an amazing account of the utterly organized census. The number of Israelites out wandering may surprise you. Describes how men could become Nazirites, one of the most famous of whom was strong-man Samson (see Judges 13–16). Explains how people in trouble could flee to one of the cities of refuge. Unravels the tale of the first spy mission in the Bible

Date.
1450-1410 B.C.

How many Chapters.
36 chapters.

How the Book got its name.
The word numbers refers to the number of Israelites counted during the census that Moses did.