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Bible By The Numbers
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 9, 2009 (message contributor)
BIBLE BY THE NUMBERS
The number 40 is an important spiritual symbol in the Bible.
Noah’s flood -- 40 days and nights
Moses on the mountain -- 40 days and nights
Elijah in the wilderness headed for Sinai/Horeb to hear the still, small voice -- 40 days
Jesus tempted in the wilderness for 40 days and nights.
4, the number of the created order in gematria
* 4 cardinal directions,
* 4 living creatures around the throne of God (birds, domesticated animals, wild animals and humans --the fish get squeezed out in the vision because of Dagon and Leviathan, I suppose, but biologically, fish and birds are really the same--birds fly in the air and often swim in the water, fish swim in the water and sometimes fly in the air)
* 4 rivers coming out of the Garden of Eden, etc.
10=the number of sufficiency
* 2 hands of 5 digits each and 2 feet of 5 digits each
* the amount of time sufficient for CREATION, the CREATED ORDER to understand that Jesus was ALIVE!
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