Hungry for a little nibble of something tasty? The subject today is 7's! There are only 5 cookies. But, cooked just right, they are about a perfect portion, for a snack. Don't these look yum-mmy? You can get the cookie recipe right here. But, come right back!
It is your Spirit that we want to nourish .... our hope is that these spiritual "Between-Meal Snacks" will whet your appetite for digging deeper into the Scriptures!
This particular "appetizer" was prompted by notes in the Halley's Bible Handbook.
In Leviticus 25, while studying the laws about the sabbaths, sabbath years, and jubilees ... the repetition of the number 7 was quite significant. So, I began to dig a little deeper. Here are some of the things I found:
Halley's says: "7 is a favorite letter in God's alphabet. Used as often as it is, in the way it is, it must have some significance over and above its numerical value."
Symbolically, the number 7 is thought to stand for completeness.
The Bible begins with 7 days of creation, and ends with a "book of sevens" about the ulitmate destiny of creation.
There are:
7 days in a week
7 notes in music
7 colors in the rainbow
There were 7 plagues on Egypt
The Levitcal System in the Old Testament was built on a cycle of "sevens."
Every 7 days ~ a sabbath
Every 7 years ~ a sabbatic year
Every 7th sabbatic year (49th year or 7 sevens)~ followed by a jubilee year
The 7th month was especially holy ~ having 3 feasts
Feast of Passover ~ lasted for 7 days
At Passover ~14 lambs (2 sevens) offered each day
7 weeks between Passover and Pentecost
Feast At Pentecost ~ 7 lambs were offered
Feast of Tabernacles ~ lasted 7 days
At Tabernacles ~ 14 lambs (2 sevens) and 70 (10 sevens) bullocks, were offered each day
Jericho fell after 7 priests, with 7 trumpets, for 7 days, marched around its walls, and blew their trumpets 7 times on the 7th day.
Naaman dipped in the Jordan 7 times
7 baskets and 7 loaves
7 sayings of Jesus from the cross
The Book of Revelation was built around a system of "sevens"
7 letters to 7 churches
7 seals and 7 trumpets
7 vials and 7 candlesticks
7 stars, 7 angels, and 7 spirits
a lamb with 7 horns and 7 eyes
7 lamps and 7 thunders
a red dragon with 7 heads and 7 crowns
a leopard-like beast with 7 heads
a scarlet colored beast with 7 heads
7 mountains and 7 kings
As Halley's points out, "Whether this was of design, or just so happened, we do not know."
However, there is such a preponderance of sevens and multiples of 7 in the Bible. Surely it must be by Divine Design. What do YOU think? (oh, and there is much evidence, see below)
At first, this little snack seemed pretty filling. But, as I "chewed" on the Living Word, I started getting hungry for more ...
Wow! I found an excellent in-depth study ... that will "blow your socks off!"
I discovered a whole platter ... plus Milk! I am honored to share it with you:
Just reading the article below, is bound to set you aglow with a fresh awareness and awe of God's ways! God's Word that is SO delicious and amazing:
Meaning of the Number 7- Part 1: http://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/7.html
Meaning of the Number 7- Part 2: http://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/7-part2.html
Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm ..... all I can say, after that is: "Thank You, Jesus!"
We hope that you enjoyed it, as well!
Peace to you and love!
Shalom
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