NUMEROLOGY: THE NUMBER THREE (3)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Numerology
a) Numerology is what Bible scholars believe is the placing of meaning on numbers in the Scriptures. There is said to be numerical values in the numbers in the Pentateuch or what is known as the Torah, the first five books of the Bible.
b) Numerology is by no means restricted to the Old Testament but is said to be found throughout the Bible – from Genesis to Exodus.
c) Numerology attempts to explain the meaning of these numbers to see what God may be telling us by using them and the interpretation of them relating to the Scriptures or verses where they found.
d) Examples are the numbers three, six, seven, and ten, but there are more. Numbers are thought to be symbolic of the sovereignty of God and so let‘s take a look at certain numbers and their meanings.
2. The Number Three (3)
a) The number three is important in the Bible. In the first place, there are three Persons in the Holy Trinity: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each member is equally God and no less God than the other Members of the Trinity. God is Three in Essence. God is three also in that He is omnipresent (present everywhere at the same time), omnipotent (all powerful), and omniscient (all knowing), therefore three is seen as the number of divine perfection or holiness. God also knows the past, the present, and the future and He abides in all of these.
b) Three was also the number of major feast seasons for Israel in ancient times (Exodus 23:14-19). There are three times of daily prayer (Daniel 6; Psalms 55:17). There was even a special sacrifice of animals that were three years old (Genesis 15:9). Also of great importance, Jesus was resurrected after three days and three nights and why He said that if they destroyed this temple (meaning His body), He would be raised in three days (John 2:19). His earthly ministry took place in roughly three years and that was the number of years of Jesus training of the disciples.
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1. Numerologya) Numerology is what Bible scholars believe is the placing of meaning on numbers in the Scriptures. There is said to be numerical values in the numbers in the Pentateuch or what is known as the Torah, the first five books of the Bible.
b) Numerology is by no means restricted to the Old Testament but is said to be found throughout the Bible – from Genesis to Exodus.
c) Numerology attempts to explain the meaning of these numbers to see what God may be telling us by using them and the interpretation of them relating to the Scriptures or verses where they found.
d) Examples are the numbers three, six, seven, and ten, but there are more. Numbers are thought to be symbolic of the sovereignty of God and so let‘s take a look at certain numbers and their meanings.
2. The Number Three (3)
a) The number three is important in the Bible. In the first place, there are three Persons in the Holy Trinity: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each member is equally God and no less God than the other Members of the Trinity. God is Three in Essence. God is three also in that He is omnipresent (present everywhere at the same time), omnipotent (all powerful), and omniscient (all knowing), therefore three is seen as the number of divine perfection or holiness. God also knows the past, the present, and the future and He abides in all of these.
b) Three was also the number of major feast seasons for Israel in ancient times (Exodus 23:14-19). There are three times of daily prayer (Daniel 6; Psalms 55:17). There was even a special sacrifice of animals that were three years old (Genesis 15:9). Also of great importance, Jesus was resurrected after three days and three nights and why He said that if they destroyed this temple (meaning His body), He would be raised in three days (John 2:19). His earthly ministry took place in roughly three years and that was the number of years of Jesus training of the disciples.
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