God's Magnificent Sevens

Some Sevens In Scripture: One theme that has always interested me in Bible study is the number seven. To me it is God's stamp of approval, His personal sign of handiwork on His Word. The number seven or a multiple thereof signifies perfection, fulness, completion. (This can be seen in Daniel's 70 weeks of years, Jesus' command to forgive a brother seventy times seven times, and Jesus' genealogy in Matthew 1, where each section lists fourteen names.) This idea is also carried across when something happens seven times, a phrase or idea is repeated seven times, or a description of something has seven aspects to it - like Hebrews 1:1-3 mentions seven things about our risen and ascended Lord that assert His divinity, Matthew 15:19 describes how completely evil man's heart is, and Ruth's seven-fold declaration to Naomi in Ruth 1:16-17. Revelation 5:6 refers to Jesus Christ and states symbolically that He has perfect (complete) strength (7 horns - omnipotent), perfect ...

14 Gospel invitations to come and seek the Lord: 1) Proverbs 9:1-5   Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 2) Song of Solomon 2:10-13   My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up , my love, my fair one, and come away . For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; T he fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 3) Isaiah 1:18   Come now , and let us reason together, sait...

There are seven references to our walk in Ephesians: 1) Ephesians 2:2 - Our walk without Christ Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 2) Ephesians 2:10 - Walking in good works Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. 3) Ephesians 4:1 - Walking worthy of our vocation (calling) Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 4) Ephesians 4:17 - Walk not as the Gentiles walk Ephesians 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 5) Ephesians 5:2 - Walk in love Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offer...

Seven References In Psalm 119 To God's Word Enduring Forever There are seven direct or indirect references in Psalm 119 to God's Word enduring or lasting forever: 1) Psalms 119:44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever . 2) Psalms 119:89 For ever , O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 3) Psalms 119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever : for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 4) Psalms 119:112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end . 5) Psalms 119:144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting : give me understanding, and I shall live. 6) Psalms 119:152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them f or ever . 7) Psalms 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. Taken from the study entitled  God's Word Is Forever . Jerry Bouey

Seven Times Hebrews Says Jesus' Sacrifice Was Once For All Seven times in Hebrews 9-10, it states that Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins is once for all , one sacrifice forever: 1) Hebrews 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place , having obtained eternal redemption for us. 2) Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself . 3) Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die , but after this the judgment: 4) Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many ; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 5) Hebrews 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all . 6) Hebrews 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever , sat down...

14 Passages In The Bible That Teach Jesus Will Be Raised On The Third Day There are 14 passages in the Bible that speak about Jesus being raised (also other forms of the word, or healed ) on the third day. The first three are types or pictures of Jesus, the last 11 are direct statements about Him being raised up: 1) Genesis 22:4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. See the explanation of this type: Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. 2) 2 Kings 20:5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the ...

Sevenfold Expression Of God's Name Exodus 34:5-7 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God,  1) merciful and gracious,  2) longsuffering,  3) and abundant in goodness and truth,  4) Keeping mercy for thousands,  5) forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,  6) and that will by no means clear the guilty;  7) visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. Jerry Bouey

Seven Articles Of Furniture In The Tabernacle Exodus 25:8-9 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. First, here is a list of the materials in the tabernacle and what each represents (gleaned from various sources through the years) : Gold - Deity, King Silver - Redemption Brass - Judgment Blue - Heavenly Nature Purple - Royalty Scarlet - Sacrifice, Blood Wood - Humanity of Christ Fine Linen - Righteousness Oil - Holy Spirit Rams’ Skins - Atonement Goats’ Hair - Atonement Badgers’ Skins - Humanity or Outward Appearance of Christ White - Perfection Leaven - Sin Honey - Man’s Glory or Man’s Wisdom Water - Word of God Salt - Purity Scofield makes this comment: “Brass speaks of judgment - in the brazen altar, of God’s judgment, and in the laver, of self-judgment.” The Tabernacle contains seven pieces of furniture (arrange...

Seven Tabernacles/Temples In The Word Of God I love sevens. Did you ever think of this one? Scripturally, there are seven tabernacles/temples (ie. dwelling places of God among His people) in the Bible: 1. The tabernacle in the wilderness. Exodus 25:8-9 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 2. Solomon’s temple. 1 Kings 6:37-38 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. 3. The temple of Jesus’ body. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Dwelt in the above...

Sevenfold Description Of The Mighty Angel In Revelation 10: Revelation 10:1-3 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven,  1. clothed with a cloud:  2. and a rainbow was upon his head,  3. and his face was as it were the sun,  4. and his feet as pillars of fire:  5. And he had in his hand a little book open:  6. and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,  7. And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth:  and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. I believe this Mighty Angel is a symbolic reference to Jesus - one of seven presentations of Him in this book. See Jesus Christ Is Portrayed Seven Different Ways In The Book Of Revelation . There are seven specific things mentioned about this Mighty Angel that show it is the Lord Jesus Christ. 1) Jesus is often associated with clouds in regard to His second coming.  See Daniel 7:13 Matthew 24:30; 26:64 Acts 1:9-11 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Rev...

In 14 verses in the New Testament, we are told to “love one another”: 1) John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another ; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 2) John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another . 3) John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another , as I have loved you. 4) John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another . 5) Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another : for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 6) 1 Thessalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another , and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 7) 1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another . 8) 1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the ...

Ruth's Sevenfold Statement Of Faith Ruth 1:16-17 And Ruth said,  1) Intreat me not to leave thee,  2) or to return from following after thee:  3) for whither thou goest, I will go;  4) and where thou lodgest, I will lodge:  5) thy people shall be my people,  6) and thy God my God:  7) Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. Ruth’s sevenfold statement of faith. Jerry Bouey

There are seven passages in the Bible where God swears by Himself: 1) Genesis 22:16 Genesis 22:16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 2) Exodus 32:13 Exodus 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 3) Isaiah 45:23 Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 4) Jeremiah 22:5 Jeremiah 22:5 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation. 5) Jeremiah 49:13 Jeremiah 49:13 For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a...

There were seven people who were named by God before they were born: 1. Ishmael - Genesis 16:11 Genesis 16:11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. 2. Isaac - Genesis 17:19 Genesis 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. 3. Mahershalalhashbaz - Isaiah 8:1-3 Isaiah 8:1-3 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz. And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz. 4. Josiah - 1 Kings 13:2 1 Kings 13:2 And he cried against the ...

Jesus Christ is portrayed seven different ways in the book of Revelation: 1) The Son of Man in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, in Revelation 1:12-16. 2) The Lamb in the midst of the throne, in Revelation 5:5-7. 3) The mighty Angel setting His feet on the earth and the sea, in Revelation 10:1-6.* 4) The Son of Man on the cloud, in Revelation 14:14-16. 5) The Rider (the Word of God) on the white horse, in Revelation 19:11-16. 6) The Judge on the Great White Throne, in Revelation 20:11-12. 7) The Temple and the Light of it in the New Jerusalem, in Revelation 21:22-23 * ( See the Mighty Angel referring to His two witnesses in Revelation 11:3, proves this is the Angel of the LORD of the OT, Jesus Christ of NT.) Jerry Bouey

Seven ways God deals with our sins when He forgives/pardons us: 1) He covers them (atonement)  - Leviticus 16:5-11; 17:11; Romans 5:11 Leviticus 16:5-11  And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. And Aaron shall bring the bulloc...

Nothing is too hard or impossible for God. Seven times this is stated in the Bible: 1) Genesis 18:14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 2) Jeremiah 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 3) Jeremiah 32:27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? 4) Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. 5) Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. 6) Luke 1:37 F or with God nothing shall be impossible. 7) Luke 18:27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.  Jerry Bouey