The Word is like Pure Silver Refined 7 Times. Seven (7): The Biblical number that represents perfection, completeness, wholeness, fulfillment, finished. “Every word God speaks is sure and every promise is pure. His truth is tested, found to be flawless, and ever faithful. It’s as pure as silver refined 7 times.” (Psalm 12:6). In Psalm …
Marching Around Jericho. So the Israelites have finally reached the Promised Land after 40 years of wandering. Moses has died and his disciple Joshua has taken command of the Chosen People. “Joshua was filled with the Spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. The people of Israel listened obediently to Joshua …
The 7 Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer. “You, therefore, pray like this…” (Matt. 6:9). Seven (7): A Biblical number representing perfect, complete, fulfilled, finished, whole. With its seven petitions as uttered by Jesus, He must think this is His complete prayer, an outline of everything that needs to be included. “All elements of the Lord’s Prayer …
The 7 Praises in a Day. Seven (7): The Biblical number that represents perfection, completeness, wholeness, fulfillment, finished. “Seven times each day I stop and shout praises, because of your righteous judgments.” (Ps. 119:164). There may be many different ways to “pray yourself hot” in the course of a day. One prayer system that has stood the …
The 7 I AM’s in the Gospel of John. Seven (7): The Biblical number that represents perfect, complete, whole, finished, fulfilled. (1.) I AM the Bread of Life (John 6:35); (2.) I AM the Light of the World (John 8:12); (3.) I AM the Door (John 10:7); (4.) I AM the Good Shepherd (John 10:11, 14); (4.) I AM the …
The Seven Woes to the Pharisees. Seven (7): the Biblical number representing perfect, complete, whole, fulfilled, finished. This passage is evidently everything that Jesus needed to tell the Pharisees at this time, the complete picture of His objections to them and their religious traditions. Then Jesus said to the crowds and to His disciples, ‘The …
The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Seven (7): in Biblical tradition, seven represents perfect, complete, whole, fulfilled, finished. “There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him. The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the …
Jesus and His 7 Sabbath Healings. Seven (7): The Biblical number that represents perfection, completeness, fulfillment, wholeness, finished. “As an observant Jew, Jesus loved the Sabbath. Nowhere did He teach that Sabbath was to be broken. He encouraged the people to have biblical balance, to bypass only those rules that were the traditions of the …
Here I Am: Lord Yahweh. “Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and He will say: ‘Here I am!” (Is. 58:9) (1.) Hineni = (Hebrew word, literal meaning, “Behold, I am!” but is generally translated in Scripture as “Here I am!” In the Bible, Hineni is a response of …
The 7th Day – Sabbath. Seven (7): The Biblical number that represents perfection, completeness, wholeness, finished, fulfilled. “Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the 7th day God had finished the work He had been doing. So on the 7th day He rested from all His work. And God …
Number Seven (7) – Introduction. Seven : a Biblical symbol for perfection, completion, fullness, fulfillment, wholeness, finished. A case can be made that seven (7) is God’s favorite number. Because of what it represents, the number seven seems woven into the very fabric of Holy Scripture. Between the Hebrew Bible (OT), and the Gospels (NT), the …
Believers Delight – in Creation. “The full God-intended beauty and wonder and delight that we are to have in creation is possible only for those who don’t make a god out of creation, but have a superior delight in the Maker of creation.” (John Piper). Psalm 8:3-9 = “When I look at the night sky and see the …