Subject: Where in the BIBLE is number 8 and 6? |
Bible Note: Hi seedling, Part 2- Numerology I spoke a little too soon without checking my resources:-) Here is a quick explanation from Bullingers' work, "Number in Scripture"- on the numbers, 6 and 8. I don't necessarily endorse it in its' entirety, but it is available on line. 6: Six is either 4 plus 2, i.e., man's world (4) with man's enmity to God (2) brought in: or it is 5 plus 1, the grace of God made of none effect by man's addition to it, or perversion, or corruption of it: or it is 7 minus 1, i.e., man's coming short of spiritual perfection. In any case, therefore, it has to do with man; it is the number of imperfection; the human number; the number of MAN as destitute of God, without God, without Christ. 8: In Hebrew the number eight is hnm# (Sh'moneh), from the root Nm. (Shah'meyn), "to make fat," "cover with fat," "to super-abound." As a participle it means "one who abounds in strength," etc. As a noun it is "superabundant fertility," "oil," etc. So that as a numeral it is the superabundant number. As seven was so called because the seventh day was the day of completion and rest, so eight, as the eighth day, was over and above this perfect completion, and was indeed the first of a new series, as well as being the eighth. Thus it already represents two numbers in one, the first and eighth. I hope this additional insight is beneficial. BradK |