Subject: 40 in the bible |
Bible Note: Perhaps you might reread my post to see if I asserted typology. As you asserted numerology, I just thought that I would share what numerology actually was, and to show that this is not it. Seeing a pattern in how things are written in Scripture is not numerology, no, not even a little bit. Nor do I have some "fetish" about numbers. Its good when you can say with assurance and accuracy that you are truly stating that which was in fact the original intention of the Author. Did He, or did He not intend to include these patterns? (that's rhetorical - I already know your answer!) But remember, contrary to the words of Ben Jowett, not all Scripture is necessarily confined to the meaning contained in the mind of the prophet that uttered it. Consider such passages as Hosea 11:1 "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and I called My Son out of Egypt." Matthew lets us know this was a prophecy of Jesus, but did Hosea know that? You'd be hard pressed to make that case. What did the prophets know? Who can say? I suppose those who want to bolster their interpretations would equally claim them to be "true to the Bible, and true to the Bible-writers". Not a surprise. Love in Christ, Mark |