Reference: Numbers as Symbols
Morish
There can be little doubt that numerals are used in scripture as symbols; and by comparing the instances in which any numeral is employed the idea hidden in it may often be arrived at. The signification of some numbers is too obvious to be mistaken; that of others is less apparent. In some cases the symbolical number may be discovered where the numeral itself is not mentioned: as, for instance, under three we may class the law, the psalms, and the prophets; spirit, soul, and body, etc. A few references only are given here for each number.
ONE. Supremacy, exclusiveness. One Jehovah. De 6:4; Isa 42:8; Zec 14:9. One God and Father. 1Co 8:6; Ga 3:20; Mr 12:29; Eph 4:6; 1Ti 2:5. "None other God but one," one Lord Jesus Christ. 1Co 8:4; Eph 4:5. One Holy Spirit. 1Co 12:11,13. One mediator. 1Ti 2:5. One body. 1Co 12:12-13; Eph 4:4. One hope, one faith, one baptism. Eph 4:4-5. One offering that has perfected for ever the sanctified. Heb 10:14.
TWO. Distinctness, and hence adequate testimony and fellowship when in agreement. Two witnesses needful. De 19:15; 2Co 13:1. Caleb and Joshua witnessed for the land. Nu 14:6-9. Two spies sent over Jordan. Jos 2:1. Two olive trees typical of two witnesses. Zec 4:3; Re 11:3-4. God's word and His oath show the immutability of His counsel. Heb 6:17-18. Two are to agree in asking. Mt 18:19. Two or three can be gathered to Christ's name. Mt 18:20.
THREE. Divine fulness or completeness, and hence perfection in testimony. God
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And blessed be GOD Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. So he gave unto him a tenth of all.
It was, on the third day, that Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and ascended into the mountain. And it came to pass that Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.
So then he was there, with Yahweh, forty days and forty nights, bread, did he not eat and, water, did he not drink, and he wrote upon the tables, the words of the covenant, the ten words.
So then he was there, with Yahweh, forty days and forty nights, bread, did he not eat and, water, did he not drink, and he wrote upon the tables, the words of the covenant, the ten words.
and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, - and sprinkle of the blood seven times, before Yahweh, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, - and shall sprinkle of the blood seven times before Yahweh, upon the face of the veil;
and he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, - and anointed the altar, and all the utensils thereof and the laver and its stand to hallow them
And, five, of you shall chase, a hundred, And, a hundred, of you shall put ten thousand to flight, - So shall your foes fall before you, by the sword.
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Nashon, son of Amminadab. On the second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, brought his offering. read more. He offered as his oblation - one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, - both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
and, as peace-offering two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Nethanel, son of Zuar. On the third day, the prince of the sons of Zebulun, - Eliab, son of Helon: read more. his offering, - one charger of silver a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, - both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering; one spoon, of ten shekels of gold full of incense; one choice young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Eliab, son of Helon. On the fourth day, the prince of he sons of Reuben, - Elizur, son of Shedeur: read more. his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty shekels , the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of Silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, - both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil, as a meal-offering; one spoon of ten shekels of gold full of incense: one choice young bullock one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice; ones young he-goat for a sin-bearer; and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Elizur, son of Shedeur. On the fifth day, the prince of the sons of Simeon, - Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai: his offering, one charger of silver a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering; one spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense; one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year as an ascending-sacrifice; one young he-goat as a sin-bearer; and, as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai. On the sixth day, the prince of the sons of Gad, - Eliasaph, son of Deuel: his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty shekels , the weight thereof, one tossing bowl, of silver, seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, - both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil, as a meal-offering;
one young he-goat a sin-bearer; and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Eliasaph, son of Deuel. read more. On the seventh day, the prince of the sons of Ephraim, - Elishama, son of Ammihud: his offering, one charger of silver a hundred and thirty shekels, the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, - both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Elishama, son of Ammihud. On the eighth day, the prince of the sons of Manasseh, - Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur: read more. his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty shekels , the weight thereof, one tossing bowl, of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, - both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering;
one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year as an ascending-sacrifice:
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. On the ninth day, the prince of the sons of Benjamin, - Abidan, son of Gideoni: read more. his offering, one charger of silver, a hundred and thirty shekels , the weight thereof, - one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, - both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil, as a meal-offering;
one choice young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year as an ascending-sacrifice;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Abidan, son of Gideoni. On the tenth day, the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai: read more. his offering, one charger of silver a hundred and thirty shekels , the weight thereof, - one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, - both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil as a meal-offering; one spoon, of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai. On the eleventh day, the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran;
one choice young bullock, one ram one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
and as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, - this, was the offering of Pagiel, son of Ochran. On the twelfth day, the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan: read more. his offering, one charger of silver a hundred and thirty shekels , the weight thereof, one tossing bowl of silver, seventy shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them, full of fine meal overflowed with oil, as a meal-offering;
and, as a peace-offering, two oxen, five rams five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year, this, was the offering of Ahira, son of Enan.
Speak unto Aaron, and thou shalt say unto him, - When thou lightest up the lamps, over against the front of the lampstand, shall the seven lamps give light.
So the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward first, by their hosts, and over his own host, was Nahshon, son of Amminadab; and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar; read more. and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon. Then was taken down the habitation, - and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the habitation. Then set forward the standard of the camp of Reuben, by their hosts, - and over his own host, Elizur, son of Shedeur; and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai; and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Deuel. Then set forward the Kohathites, bearing the sanctuary, - and so the habitation was reared by the time they came in. Then set forward the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim by their hosts, - and over his own host, was Elishama son of Ammihud; and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur; and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni. Then set forward the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, bringing up the rear of all the camps, by their hosts, - and over his own host, Ahiezur, son of Ammishaddai;
And they returned from spying out the land, - at the end of forty days.
But, Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of them who spied out the land, rent their clothes; and spake unto all the assembly of the sons of Israel, saying, - As for the land through which we passed to spy it out, Good, is the land, exceedingly, read more. If Yahweh delight in us, then will he bring us into this and, and give it unto us, - A land which doth flow with milk and honey. Only against Yahweh, do not rebel. Do not, ye, fear the people of the land, For our food, they are, - Their shade hath departed, from over them. And Yahweh is with us, Do not fear them!
And unto the sons of Levi, lo! I have given all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, - the allotted portion for their laborious work which, they are performing, the laborious work of the tent of meeting:
Unto the Levites, therefore shalt thou speak and shalt say unto them, When ye shall take of the sons of Israel the tenth which I have given unto you from them as your inheritance, then shall ye offer up therefrom the heave-offering of Yahweh, a tenth of the tenth.
Hear, O Israel: Yahweh, is our God, - Yahweh alone.
One witness I shall not rise up, against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, with regard to any sin that he may commit, - at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses, must a matter be establish.
Then did Joshua son of Nun, send out from The Acacias, two men to spy out silently, saying, Go view the land, and Jericho. So they came, and entered the house of a harlot, whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, - and presented himself forty days.
And it came to pass that, the weight of the gold which came in unto Solomon in one year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold;
There were, six steps, to the throne, and there was, a circular top, to the throne, behind it, and there were supports on this side and on that, unto the place of the seat, - with two lions standing beside the supports;
Though he make gracious his voice, do not trust him, for, seven abominations, are in his heart:
And, though an enemy should prevail against one, two, might make a stand before him, - and, a threefold cord, cannot soon be broken.
I, am Yahweh, that, is my Name, And, my glory, to another, will I not give, Nor my praise to images.
Then will I bring in against Elam four winds from the four quarters of the heavens, And will scatter them to all these winds, - And there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam, shall not come;
and out of the midst thereof, as burnished copper to look upon out of the midst of the fire; and out of the midst thereof, a likeness of four living ones, and this was their appearance, the likeness of a man, had they; and four faces each, and four wings each, had they; read more. and their feet were straight feet, - and the sole of their feet was like the sole of the foot of a calf, but sparkling, as shining bronze to look upon; and the hands of a man! were under their wings, on their four sides, - and their faces and their wings belonged to the four of them:
So Jonah began to enter into the city, one day's journey, - and he cried out and said - Yet forty days, and, Nineveh, is to be overthrown!
Then said he unto me, What canst thou see? And I said - I have looked, and lo! a Lampstand - all of gold, with the Bowl thereof upon the top thereof, and its Seven Lamps upon it, Seven Pipes each, to the lamps which are upon the top thereof; and, Two Olive-trees, by it, - one upon the right hand of the bowl, and one upon the left hand thereof.
So will Yahweh become king over all the earth, - In that day, shall there be one Yahweh, and, his Name, be one.
and lo! a voice out of the heavens, - saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.
While yet he was speaking, lo! a brightly shining cloud, overshadowed them, and lo! a voice, out of the cloud, saying - This, is, my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight, - Be hearkening to him.
Again, verilyI say unto you - If two from among you shall agree upon the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be brought to pass for them, from my Father who is in the heavens; For, where there are two or three, gathered together into my name, there, am I, in their midst.
Jesus saith to him - I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven.
And, Jesus, said unto them - Verily, I say unto you, As for you who followed me in the regeneration, When the Son of Man shall take his seat on his throne of glory, ye also, shall be seated upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
and he was in the wilderness, forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts, - and, the messengers, were ministering unto him.
Jesus answered - The chief is: Hear! O Israel, - The Lord our God, is, one Lord;
And he said unto them - Go and tell this fox, Lo! I am casting out demons, and, cures, am I finishing, to-day, and to-morrow, -
And, calling ten servants of his own, he gave unto them ten minas, and said unto them - Do business, till I come.
And he said unto them - These, are my words, which I spake unto you yet being with you: That all the things that are written in the law of Moses and the Prophets and Psalms, concerning me, must needs be fulfilled.
Now there were there, six stone water-vessels, placed, according to the purification of the Jews; holding each, two or three measures.
There is a little lad here, that hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes, - but, these, - what are they, for such numbers?
Jesus answered - Are there not, twelve hours, in the day? If one walk in the day, he doth no stumble, because, the light of this world, he seeth;
There came, therefore, a voice out of heaven - I both have glorified it, and will glorify it again.
And he was three days without seeing, and did neither eat nor drink.
And, for the time of about forty years, bare with their manners in the desert;
Purge ye out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, - even as ye are unleavened; for, our passover, hath even been sacrificed - Christ: So then, let us be keeping the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of baseness and wickedness, - but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Concerning, then, the eating of idol-sacrifices, we are aware - that an idol is, nothing, in the world, and that, none, is God save one.
Yet, to us, there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and, we, for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and, we, through him.
But, all these, energiseth the one and the same Spirit, distributing unto each one, peculiarly, even as it is disposed. For, just as, the body, is one, and yet hath many members, but, all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so, also, the Christ; - read more. For, even to one Spirit, we all, into one body, have been immersed, - whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, - and, all, of one Spirit, have been caused to drink.
For, even to one Spirit, we all, into one body, have been immersed, - whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, - and, all, of one Spirit, have been caused to drink.
But, in assembly, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that, others also, I may instruct, than myriads of words in a tongue.
Now, a mediator, is not a mediator of one, but, God, is, one.
One body, and one spirit, even as ye were also called in one hope of your calling,
One body, and one spirit, even as ye were also called in one hope of your calling, One Lord, one faith, one immersion,
One Lord, one faith, one immersion, One God and Father of all - who is over all, and through all, and in all.
Because, in him, was all the fullness well pleased to dwell,
For there is, one, God, one, mediator also, between God and men, - a man - Christ Jesus:
soberminded, chaste, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, - that, the word of God, be not defamed;
Wherein God, being, more abundantly disposed to shew forth unto the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel, mediated, with an oath, - In order that, through means of two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to make himself false, a mighty consolation, we might have, who have fled along to grasp, the fore-lying hope,
For, by one offering, hath he perfected for evermore, them who are being made holy.
Spirits unyielding at one time, when the longsuffering of God was holding forth a welcome in the days of Noah, there being in preparation an ark - going into which, a few, that is eight, souls, were brought safely through by means of water, -
Because, three, are they who are bearing witness - The Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood; and, the three, are, witnesses , unto one thing.
John, unto the Seven Assemblies which are in Asia, Favour to you, and peace, from - Him who Is, and who Was, and who is Coming, and from - The Seven Spirits which are before his throne,
and, before the throne, is as a glassy sea, like unto crystal. And, in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, are four living creatures full of eyes, before and behind;
And I will give unto my two witnesses, that they shall prophesy, a thousand two hundred and sixty days, arrayed in sackcloth. These, are the two olive-trees, and the two lamps, which, before the Lord of the earth, do stand.
And, a great sign, appeared in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and, the moon, beneath her feet, and, upon her head, a crown of twelve stars;
And I saw, out of the sea, a wild-beast coming up; having ten horns, and seven heads, and, upon his horns, ten diadems, and, upon his head, names of blasphemy.
Here, is, wisdom: he that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast, for it is, the number of a man; and, his number, is 666.
and the wild-beast which was and is not. And he, is an eighth, and is, of the seven, - and, into destruction, goeth away. And, the ten horns which thou sawest, are, ten kings, - who, indeed, have not received, sovereignty, as yet, but, authority, as kings, for one hour, shall receive, with the wild-beast.
And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the wild-beast, these, shall hate the harlot, and, desolate, shall make her, and naked, and, her flesh, shall they eat, and, herself, shall they burn up with fire.
and will go forth to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, the Gog and Magog, to gather them together unto the battle - the number of whom, is as the sand of the sea.
having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and, at the gates, twelve messengers, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel, - on the east, three gates, and, on the north, three gates, and, on the south, three gates, and, on the west, three gates; read more. and, the wall of the city, having twelve foundations, and, upon them, twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And, he that was talking with me, had, for a measure, a reed of gold, that he might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And, the city, four-square, lieth, and, the length thereof, is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city, with the reed, - twelve thousand furlongs: the length, and the breadth, and the height thereof, are, equal. And he measured the wall thereof, - a hundred and forty-four cubits: the measure of a man, which is the measure of a messenger. And, the structure of the wall thereof, was jasper, and, the city, was pure gold, like unto pure glass. The foundations of the wall of the city, with every precious stone were adorned: the first foundation, was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald, the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh, hyacinth, the twelfth, amethyst; and, the twelve gates, were twelve pearls, - each one of the gates, severally, was of one pearl; and, the broadway of the city, was pure gold, as transparent glass.