Five

Pauline was born 6/5/28 and passed into the new realm 5/5/13 and her memorialis scheduled for 5/25/13. She would have been 85, June 5, 2013
As I was gazing at the beautiful Blue Morning Glories running along the fence inher front yard, I noticed something.

Those flowers have 5 red rays running through them. Something kept saying tome, this is meaningful. I began to search for the bible meaning and use of thenumber 5. I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was indeed an abundanceof fives in scripture.

The following was copied from the internet.
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. (Matthew 25:2)
The number five is seen throughout the Bible, but almost every time it is used, it is merely a partof a whole. It is so small of a bigger piece that it could be considered only a “handful” as the fivefingers on one’s hand. The first five books of the Bible known as the Pentateuch comprise only aportion of the 66 books of the entire Bible.
Even though five represents a small sum which appears to be insignificant within the larger
scheme, it does individually possess high value. When Abraham pleads to God to spare thepeople of Sodom, he begins by pleading for five fewer righteous people as to suggest that theloss of five would be insignificant in its consequence (Genesis 18:22-23). Sometimes in theBible, the number five is half of the perfect number ten as in the parable of the ten virgins. Fiveof them were foolish, and five were wise (Matthew 25:2). The Ten Commandments aredistinctly divided into two pairs of fives. The first five commandments deal with our relationshipwith God; the last five deal with our relationship with others. Only Commandment #5 is different
in that it is the only one with a promise associated with it.
At times five indicates just recompense or bounteous reward. Thieves must repay five times thevalue of the oxen they steal (Exodus 22:1). Benjamin was honored by Joseph with five times
more food than his brothers (Genesis 43:34) and five sets of clothes (Genesis 45:22). We can’t
forget that Jesus took five loaves to feed five thousand. It was abundance for the multitude.
The number five represents God’s grace seen throughout the structure of the tabernacle in thewilderness. The pillars were five cubits apart and five cubits high. The brazen altar was five
cubits by five cubits. There were five pillars at the end of the Holy Place. The sides of thetabernacle were reinforced by five bars on each side (Exodus 26:26-27). The inner covering of
the tabernacle was composed of five curtains which were attached to five other curtains for a
total of ten curtains (Exodus 26:3). Notice the double five pattern. There were five original
priests: Aaron and his four sons (Exodus 28:1)Five is a number of preparations as the first five books of the Bible prepare you for Israel’s story
throughout the rest of the Bible. The five wise virgins were prepared. David, in preparing forGoliath, took up five smooth stones. To prepare and perfect the saints for ministry, some arecalled to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors or teachers (Ephesians 4:11-12). Throughthese five outlets goes forth the gospel of Jesus Christ. Surely, you are prepared to fit into one ofthese five because of God’s grace.
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9/5/13 by Don Henderson
Here is another 5 for Pauline. May 5, June 5, July 5, August 5, September 5, 2013. Pauline passed into
the new Realm, May 5th and this is the 5th five, since she has gone. Today I thought it appropriate topost her Remembrance Ceremony from May 25nd.