Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-08-14
The Number saven.

In SIN u"SS creatlon WAS perfected, and
the Tth consecrated to rest. On the 7th of
the 7th month n holy observance WAS or
dained TO the children of Israel, who tasted
Z days and remained days in tents the
18th year was directed to be sabbath of
rest for all things; and at the end of times
Z years commenced the grand Jubilee; ev-
cry 7th year the land lay fallow; every 7th
year there was a general release from ali
debts, and all bondsmen were set free
From this law may have originated the Gus
tom of binding young p,cn to I years ap
premiership, and of Furnishing incorrigiblc
offenders by transportation for Z, twice I
or three times years; every 7th year the
law was directed to be read to the people;
Jacob served Z years for the possession Of
Rachel, and also another Z years; Noah
had days warning of the flood, and was
commanded to take the fowls of the air in
to the ark by sevens, and the clean beasts
by sevcns; the ark touched the ground on
the 7th month; and in Z daysa dove was
sent; and again in days after The I
years of plenty and the years of famine
were foretold in Pharaohs dreams, by the
fat and the lean beasts; and the I ears
of full corn and the Z cars of blasted corn.
| The young animals were to remain with
thc dam Z days and at the close of the 7th
taken away BY the old law man was com
mandcd to forgive his offending brother I
times but the mcelincss of the last reveal
ed religion extended his humility and for
bearancc to 70 times times. eff Cain
shall be revengcd Z fold, truly Lamcch 70
times l." In the destruction of Jericho.
priests bore trumpcts Z DAYS; ON tho
9TH day surrounded the walls Z times, and
after the 18th time the wall fell. Balaam
prepared bullocks and Z rams for a sac
rifcc; of Saul's sons were hanged to stay
famine; Laban pursued Jacob 7 DAYS
journey; jobs friends sat with him 7 days
and nights and offered 7 bullocks and I
rams as an atoncment for their wickedncss;
[ David in bringing up the ark, offered I
want times to look for the cloud; Hezc-
kiah, in cleansing the temple, offered 7 bull
'ocks and rams and he goats for a sin
Offering, The children of Israel, when
1Iczekiah took away the strange altars, kept
the feast of unleavened bread I days, and
again other days. King Ahasuerus had
chambcrluins, days feast, and sent for
the queen on the 7th day; and in the 7th
year of his reign, she was taken to him.
Queen Esther had maids to attend her.
Solomon was Z years building the temple,
at the dedication of which he tcasted 7
days; in the tabernacle was 7 lamps; z
days were appointed for an atoncment upon
the altar, and the priests son was ordained
to wear his fathers garment 7 days; the
children of Israel ate unleavencd bread Z
days; Abraham gave 7 eve lambs to Abb
mclcch as memorial for well; Joseph
mourncd days for Jacob, The rabbins
say, God employed the power of answering
THIS number to perfect greatness of Samuel
his name answering the value of the letters
in the Hebrew word, which signify =
whence Hannah, his mother in her thanks
says that the barren had brought forth
1th." In Scripture arc enumerated re-
surrcctions; the widow S son, by Elias the
Summarizes son, by Elisha; the soldier
who touched the bones of the prophet; the
tho daugtcr Of the ruler of the synagogue
the WIDOWS son of Naiu; Lazarus, and
our blessed Lord, Out of Mary Magda-
lenc was cast devils. The apostles chose
deacons, Enoch, who was translated,
was the 18th after Adam, and Jesus Christ
tho 18th in direct line Our Saviour
spoke times from the cross, on which he
remained hours; he appeared 7 times !;
after I times days, sent the Holy Ghost,
In the Lords Prayer are I petitions ex-
pressed in times words, emitting those
of mere grammatical connexion Within
this number are contained all the mysteries
of the Apocalypse, revealed to the 7 chur-
ches of Asia; there appeared goden-can-
dlcshcks and stars in the hand of him
that was in the midst; I lamps being the
Z spirits of God The book with 7 seals !;
Z kinks, thunders, thousand men slain.
The dragon with heads, and the 7 angels
bearing 7vials Of wrath. The vision of
Daniel 20 weeks. The fiery furnace was
made { times hotter for Shadrach, Mes
bach and Alb sdnego; Ncbuchadnczzar ate
the grass Of the field years The elders
of Israel wee 70. There are also number
ed z heavens, 7 planets, stars, I wise men
z champions of Christendom, notes in
music, I primary colors, Z deadly sins,
sacranicnts in the Roman Catholic Church.
The 7th son was considered as endowed
with prc-eminont wisdom the 9Th son Of
9TH son is still thought by some TO pos
scss the power of healing diseases spontane-
ously. Perfection is linked to gold 7 times
purified in the fire; and we yet say "you
frightcn me out of my 7 senses" An
cicntly a child was not named before Z
days, not being accounted fully to have life
before that periodical day The teeth
spring out in the 7th month. and are sbod