The Significance of the number 7 in the Holy Bible.
Dear Friends,
I would like to share with you the significance of the number 7 in the Holy Bible, which I gave a sermon on this topic in a Church. It will be more informative and a
strength to our spirituality.The Day 7 is resting day in Creation:
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. (Gen: 2:2,3.) God had created everything on Earth and Heavens with in 6 days. So the number 7 became so significance in the Bible as Sabbath. The number 7 is used in the Bible around 735 times.
Battle of Jericho (biblical) | |
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Depiction by Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld (1794–1872) |
Joshua 6:4, The Lord had commanded to Joshua to capture Jericho," Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams" hornsbefore the ark. on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. Finally they conquered Jericho.
Naaman healed of Leprosy:
The God's Prophet Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and you shall be clean" It made him to restore like the flesh of a little child and he was clean.
In the New Testament, Peter asked Jesus, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me , and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to Peter, " I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven" ( St.Matt 18: 21,22) Seven is used in Revelation 64 times. It is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which god gave to John. He writes to seven churches, and mentions about Seven Golden Lampstands, Seven Stars,Seven thunders, Seven Angels, Seven Plagues Seven tourches of fire, seven spirits of God, seven seals, seven eyes, Seven Bowls and seven trumpets.
Jesus' Seven words on the Cross:
The number seven is highly signifiant value in the Bible. It has spritual power that we have to remind and follow the word of living God. Amen.
Prof. Dr. David Arul Paramanandam.
91- 9965685511.
Chengalpet. Tamil Nadu.
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