The Number Seven

The Number Seven

The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, 

purified seven times.
Psalm 12:6

As we study the Bible, we can't help noticing the number seven holds a unique 

place in God's economy. It is mentioned 735 times in Scripture, and it conveys the idea of perfection. 

It was on the seventh day God rested from the creation, 

and in so doing created our week. Noah took clean beasts by sevens into the ark. 

Jacob served seven years each for Leah and Rachel. Egypt had seven years of 

both plenty and famine. The candlestick in the Tabernacle had seven branches, 

and the Jewish feasts were observed seven days.

Jesus told us to forgive our brothers seventy times seven, and He spoke 

seven last words on the cross. In John's Gospel, He performed seven signs 

and uttered seven "I Am" statements. Revelation gives us seven churches, 

seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven years of tribulation.

It is possible to over-interpret biblical numerology, but it's hard to miss the 

number seven. It tells us that God is perfect, His word is faultless, and He wants 

to bring fullness of blessings to our lives--seven days a week.

The number seven is stamped on the times and seasons of Scripture, marking the 

spiritual perfection of the Divine Prophecies.E. W. Bullinger

Read-Thru-the-Bible
1 Samuel 21:1-24:22
1 Samuel 25:1-27:12

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