NUMBER THIRTEEN (13-1)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

0. Introduction

a) The number thirteen is associated with rebellion and depravity and is used fifteen times in the Bible. All the names of Satan are divisible by thirteen. Nimrod, the chief rebel after the flood, was the thirteenth in the line of Ham. In their thirteenth year of servitude, the kings of the nations rebelled (Genesis 14:4). Twelve represents the government of God and thirteen represents the governments of men in rebellion against God. It is interesting to note what other mention(s) for 13 can be found in the Bible.

1. The thirteen famines

a) There are at least 13 famines mentioned in the Scriptures.

i) Genesis 12:10 

ii) Genesis 26:1 

iii) Genesis 41:54

iv) Ruth 1:1

v) 2 Samuel 21:1 

vi) 1 Kings 18:1 

vii) 2 Kings 4:38 

viii) 2 Kings 7:4 

ix) 2 Kings 25:3 

x) Nehemiah 5:3 

xi) Jeremiah 14:1 

xii) Luke 15:14 

xiii) Acts 11:28

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