NUMEROLOGY: THE NUMBER TWELVE (12)
(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 Twelve (12)
a) The number twelve clearly implies the number of governmental perfection and this number relates to God’s divine authority or sovereignty. There were twelve tribes of Israel, there were twelve disciples and later apostles (counting Paul), there are multiple groups of twelve in Ezekiel‘s description of the construction of the heavenly temple (Ezekiel 48), there were twelve foundations, twelve angels, and twelve gates in the New Jerusalem Temple. The walls of the Temple had twelve foundations and there the twelve names were written of the twelve apostles (Revelation 21:14).
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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 Twelve (12)
a) The number twelve clearly implies the number of governmental perfection and this number relates to God’s divine authority or sovereignty. There were twelve tribes of Israel, there were twelve disciples and later apostles (counting Paul), there are multiple groups of twelve in Ezekiel‘s description of the construction of the heavenly temple (Ezekiel 48), there were twelve foundations, twelve angels, and twelve gates in the New Jerusalem Temple. The walls of the Temple had twelve foundations and there the twelve names were written of the twelve apostles (Revelation 21:14).
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