The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-05-13
The Number seven.

the 18th month holy observance was Ordained (
to the children of Israel. who feasted days
and remained days in tents; the 18th year was
directed to be a sabbath of rest for all things:
and at the end of 7 times I years commenced
the grand Jubilee; every It'll year the land lay 4
fallow; every 7th year there was general re-
lease from all debts, aud all bondsmen were
set free. From this law may have originated
the custom of binding young men to years
apprenticeship, and of furnishing incorrgible
offenders by transportation for Z, twice Z, or
three times years; every 18th year The law
was directed to be read to the people; Jacob
served years for the possession of Rachael,
and also another years; Noah had days
warning Of the flood, and was commanded to
take the fowls of the air into the ark by sew
ems, and the clean beasts by sevens; the ark
touched the ground on the 7th month, and in Z
days dove was sent ;and again in days after.
The years of plenty and years of famine
were foretold in Pharaoh's dreams, by the Z
| fat and the lean beasts, and the ears of
| full corn aud the ca $ of blasted corn.
The young animals were to remain with the
dam days and at the close Of the 7th taken
away. By the old law man was commanded
to forgive his offending brother I times; but
the meekness of the last revealed religion ex-
tended his humility and forbearance to 70 times
I times. If Cain shall be revenged I fold
truly Lamech 10 times -. In the destruction
of Jericho, priests b9ks I trpmphets days;
on the 7th day surrounded the walls times,
and after the It'll time the wall fell. Balaam
prepared 7 bullocks and Z rams for sacrifice;
Leban pursued Jacob7 days. journey; jobs
friends sat with him days and nights, and
offered bulocks and rams as an atonement
for their wickedness; David, in bringing up
the ark offered bullocks and 7 rams; Elijah
sent his servant times to look for the cloud:
Hezekah, in cleansing the temple, offered
bullocks and rams and he goats for sin
offering. The children of Israel, when Heze-
kiah took away the strange affairs, kept the
feast of unleavened bread days, aud then
again another DAYS King Ahasuerus had
7 chamberlans, a days feast: ard sent for
the queen on the 18th day; and in the It'll year
of his reign, she was taken to him. Queen
Esther had maids to attend her.. Solomon
was gears building the the temple, at the
dedication of which he Toasted days; in the
tabernacle was lamps;7 days were appon-
| ted for an atonement upon the altar, and the
priests son was ordained to wear his fathers
garments I days; the children of Israel ate I'M
leavened bread days; Abraham gave I eve
a r1v.--,1nsytt -1-A-a memorial for well;
bins say God employed he powe,--The rab-
| ,,,,r q a., -
Samuel, his name answering the value of the
letters in the Hebrew words, which Signifies Z
whence Hannah, his mother, in her thanks,
says, that the barren had brought forth the
7th.' In Scripture are enumerated resurrec-
tions-the widows son, by Elias; the Shuna-
mites son, by Elisha; the soldier who touched
the bones of the prophet; the daughter of the ru-
Ter of the synagogue; the widows son of Main;
Lazarus, and our blessed Lord. Out of Mary
MagdaIene was cast devils. The apostles
chose deacons. Enoch, who was translated
was the 18th after Adam, and Jesus Christ the
nth in a direct line. Oar Saviour spoke Z
times from the cross. on which he remained
hours; he appeared times; after times
days sent the Holy Ghost. la the LORDS Pray
er are 7 petitions, expressed in times words
emitting those of mere grammatical connec-
ton. Within this number are contained all
the mysteries of the Apocalypse, revealed to
the churches of Asia; there appeared 7 gol-
den candlesticks, and stars that was in the
band of him that was i'll the midst; lamps be-
ing the spirits of COG. The book with
seals; kings; thunders; thousand men
slain. The dragon with heads. and the 7 an
gels with walls Of wrath. The vision of Dan
lei 70 weeks. The fiery furnace was made 7
times hotter for Shadrack, Meshack aud Abed-
nego; Acknowledgement ate the grass of the
field years. The elders of Israel were TO-
There are also numbered heavens, planets,
7 stars. wise men, champions of Christen-
dom, 7 notes in music, primary colors,
deadly sins, Z sacraments in the Roman Catho-
lie Church. The 7'h son was considered as
endowed with pre-eminent wisdom; the It'll son
of 7th son is still thought by some to possess
the power Of healing diseases spontaneously.
Perfection is likened to gold times purified
in the fire; and we yet say 'yoa brighten me
out of my senses
Arciently a child was not named before 7
days, no, being accounted fully to have life be-
fore that periodical day. The teeth spring out
in the 7th month, and are renewed in the 7th
year, when infancy is changed into childhood
AT thrice years the faculties are developed,
manhood commences, and we bee ONE legally
competent to all civil acts; at four times man
is in the full possession of his strength; at five
| times he is fit for the business of the world;
at six times 7 he becomes grave and wise, or
never; at seven times 7 he is in his apogee,
and from that time he decays; at eight times
seven he is in his first climacteric; at nine time
Z, or GO, he is in his grand climacteric, or year
of danger; and ten times Z, or three score years
aud ten, has by the Royal Prophet been pro-
nounced the natural period OF human life.-I
There were I chiefs before Thebes. The
blood was to be sprinkled times before the
altar; Naaman was to be dipped tunes in Jor-
dan; Apucus speaks of the dipping of the
head times in the sea for publication. In
all solemn rites of purgation, dedication and
conservation, the oil or water was times
sprinkled. The house of wisdom. in Proverbs