Bible Question: meaning of numbers in the bible |
Bible Answer: Hello Kindest, With all due respects to my counterparts, numbers in the Bible are, in my opinion and Dr. E.W. Bullingers, very significant to the understanding of scripture. I am not talking about bible codes or other wild schemes, but rather biblical mathematics which prove the word true and upon understanding will enlighten the reader to deeper meanings within the text. I don't understand how anyone can say that anything in the word is not important. Remember satan was tempting Jesus and Jesus said that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. I believe this includes numbers. Bullinger has a book called "Numbers in Scripture" that would be very beneficial to your understanding. Some examples are as follows: One - Unity Two -Union, Division, Witnessing Three -Resurrection,Divine Completeness and Perfection Four - Creation---World Five - Grace or God's Goodness Six - Weakness of man, Evils of satan, Manifestation fo sin Seven - Completeness, Spiritual, Perfection Eight - New Birth, New creation, or new beginning Nine - Fruit of Spirit, Divine completeness from the lord Ten - Testimony, Law, Responsibilty Fifteen -Rest Twenty - Redemption Thirty - The Blood of Christ, Dedications Forty - Trials, Probation, and Testings Forty-Two - Israel's oppression--Lords Advent Forty-Five - Preservation Fifty - Holy Spirit Sixty-six - Idol Worship Seventy - Universality, Israel and Her Restoration One Hundred - Gods Election of Grace-- Children of Promise This is not a complete list. However go back to the scripture which brought this question to the forum and see if what is being numbered matches the meaning I have listed. Please do not let any man or woman hinder you from studying every single thing in the Bible, because I believe if it were not imortant it would not be there. Hope this helps. Peace, Casiv |