EIGHT (8) IN THE BIBLE

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Number EIGHT in the Bible

a) Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. (Genesis 21:4)

b) The number eight symbolizes resurrection and a new beginning. Noah's ark passed through the waters symbolizing death, but it was resurrected and rested on Mt. Ararat and eight people emerged to a new beginning.

c) Why did God command Jewish males to be circumcised on the eighth day? Why not on the first day or much later? Eight means "as above, so below." That's why Jewish male babies are circumcised on the eighth day to seal the covenant with God. "And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb" ( Luke 2:21).

d) Other interesting things about the number eight:

• David was the eighth son of Jesse.
• Solomon was the eighth son of David.
• The writers of the New Testament were eight in number: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, James, Peter and Jude.

e) Christ is the Resurrection and the Life. His birth place, Bethlehem, is mentioned exactly eight times in the New Testament.

f) Jesus came that we might have a new beginning. Accept Him today and begin your life anew.

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