Biblical numbers are a fascinating subject to us because we inherently wonder when God uses a specific number, does He have a special meaning attached?
Is the Lord trying to communicate
through a language of numerical values?
Roman letters have a meaning with numbers, as do Greek and Hebrew alphabets.
Each letter is assigned a numerical value .
Biblical Numbers Are Not Numerology
But numbers are also controversial since they have been utilized to foretell one’s future. That is a practice called Numerology, one that is as forbidden as astrology.
When the things of God are twisted and used in a manner opposite of their original purpose they either glorify self or, more directly, the devil.
However, remember that numbers were with God in the beginning, and they were called wisdom.
The Connection Between Wisdom and Numbers
Wisdom has been connected the numbers, counting, calculating, etc throughout the Bible. See the following examples.
“Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Psalm 90:12
We see this correlation explained in the account of creation from the book of Proverbs.
The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
before His works of old.
I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning,
before there was ever an earth.
Proverbs 8:22-23
Creation was made with wisdom as explained in the book of Proverbs.
When He prepared the heavens, I was there.
Proverbs 8:27
Numbers are explained in the book of Revelation as wisdom.
Here is wisdom.
Let him who has understanding
calculate the number of the beast...
Revelation 13:18
and again the relationship between wisdom and numbers are seen in Revelation. In this passage, wisdom is associated with numbers, this time the number of Mystery Babylon.
Here is the mind which has wisdom:
The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
Revelation 17:9
Therefore, learn numbers, and calculate for this obtains wisdom.
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