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  This session focuses on the significance of some numbers occurring in the Bible.
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1 Unity; New beginnings The unity and primacy, and the oneness of the Godhead (John 1:1)
3 * Divine Perfection Samuel is called by the Lord 3 times (1 Sam 3). The trinity (Mt 28:19). Satan tempts Jesus 3 times (Luke 4). The placard on the Cross is written in 3 languages (John 19:20). Jesus raised 3 people from the dead: Jairus' daughter (Mt 9:18), widow's son (Luke 7:11), and Lazarus (John 11:1).
7 * Spiritual Perfection Noah led the clean animals into the ark in sets of 7 pairs for each species (Gen 7:2). 7th day is a day of rest (Gen 2:2, Ex 20:9). The menorah has 7 candles (Ex 25:31). Joshua led the Israelites 7 times around Jericho (Joshua 6:4) Every 7th year is a year of rest for the land (Ex 23:11, Lev 25:4) Every 7x7th year is a year of jubilee (Lev 25:8) Forgive your brother not 7, but 70 times** (Mt 18:22) God has 7 spirits (Rev 3:1). The preceding number, 6, indicates a lack of complete perfection - see 666.
10 * Numeric Perfection, testimony; Law and responsibility 10 Commandments (Ex 20) 10 plagues on Egypt (Ex 7-11) The Passover lamb selected on the 10th day (Ex 12:3)
12 * Governmental Perfection 12 tribes of Israel (Num 1). 12 apostles (Matthew 10:2, Mark 3:16, Luke 6:14, Acts 1:13). Twelve thousand from each of the 12 tribes of Israel (144,000) will receive salvation during the Great Tribulation (Rev 7). Christ's bride, the church, wears a crown containing 12 stars (Rev 12:1). Another set of 144,000 will be taken from earth to serve the Lamb of God (Rev 14:1). New Jerusalem will have 12 gates, one for each of Israel's 12 tribes (Rev 21:12). The dimensions are all multiples of 12 (Rev 21:16).
40 The duration of a trial of any kind The flood caused by rain for 40 days and 40 nights (Gen 7:4) Moses spent 40 days on Mt Sinai twice (Ex 24:18, 34:28) Moses, after killing the Egyptian (Ex 2:12), fled to Midian for 40 years in the desert tending flocks (Acts 7:30). Israelites wandered 40 years in the wilderness (Num 32:13, Joshua 5:6) Elijah walks 40 days to Mt Sinai (1 Kings 19) Jesus fasted 40 days in the wilderness (Mk 1:12, Luke 4:1) Jesus was on earth 40 days after his resurrection (Acts 1:3)
666 666 (Rev 13:18) symbolizes the Unholy Trinity (Satan, Antichrist, and the False Prophet). As each of these entities is imperfect, each is represented by the number 6.
*3, 7, 10, and 12 are considered the perfect numbers of the Bible.
** Various translations of Matthew 8:22 record the higher number as 70, 77 or 70*7


Sources: • Top 10 Significant Numbers in Biblical NumerologyGod Counts: Numbers and their MeaningsNumbers in the Bible
Home • Revised May 31 2016 by Rick Mills rickmills9@gmail.com • This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.