Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-02-11
THE NUMBER SEVEN :"

THE NUMBER "SEVEN'
The following curious compilation of occur
rences in which the figure occurs will doubt
less be read with interest:
In six days creation was perfected, aud the
seventh was set apart for rest. On the sew
enth day of the seventh month holy observ-
ance was ordained the children of Israel, who
tasted days and remained days in tents ;
the seventh day was directed to be Sabbath
of rest for all things; at the end of times
years commenced the grand jubilee every
seventh year the land lay fallow every sew
enth year there was general release from all
debts, and all bondsmen were set free. From
this law may have originated the custom of
binding young men TO years apprenticeship
and OF Furnishing incorrigible offenders by
transportation for Z, twice Z, or three times
years. every years the law was directed to
be read to the people Jacob served years
for the possession of Rachel. and also another
: years; Noah had days warning of the
food, and was commanded TO take the fowls
of the air into the ark by seyens, and the clean
beasts by sevens; the ark touched the ground
in the seventh mouth, and in days dove
years of famine were foretold in Pharaoh's
dreams by the fat and the lean beasts. and
the ears of full corn and the ears of blasted
corn. The young animals were to remain
Hj.h the dam days, and at the close of the
seventh day taken away By the old law man
vas commanded to forgive his offending bro
ther Z times but the meekness of the last re-
TExfa6 TaliUTnD Aad brp
seventy times Z. elf Cain shall be avenged
1fold, truly Lamcch seventy times7" In
the destruction of Jericho priests bore trum-
pets days, and on the seventh day surround
ed the wall times, and after the seventh time
the wall fell. Balasm prepared bulIocks
and rams for the sacrifice Laban pursued
Jacob days journey Jobs friends sat with
him days and nights, and offered bull
locks and rams in atonement for their wick
ednessi David in bringing up the ark, offered
hHlocks and rams; Elijah sent b is SER
want : times to look for the cloud He8ekiah
IN cleaning the temple. offered bullocks,
rams and 4 he-goats, as a sin offering. The
children Of ls-ael, when Hezekiah took away
ihe strange affairs, kept the feast of unlesv-
ehed bread days. King Ahasuerus had
ehamberlainS, a days FEAST and sent for the
queen on the seventh day and in the seventh
year Of his reign she was taken to him. Queen
Esther had Z maids 10 attend her. Solomon |
vas years building the temple, ct the jedi |
cation OF which he feasted days, in the tab |
eFnacle were lamps; Z days were appointed |
.i'E an atonement upon the altar, and the |
priests son was ordained 10 wear his fathers |
garments days; the children of Israel ate |
unlesvened bread days; Abraham gave |
eve lambs to Abimelech as a memorial for a |
well; Joseph mourned days for Jacob. The |
Fao6is say God employed the power of an
sSerlng this number to perfect the greatness |
oi Samuel, his name answering the value of /
Inc letters in the Hebrew word which signify /
. whence Hannah, bis mother, in her thanks,
says "that the barren had brought forth the |
seventh" In the Scriptures are enum Grated |
resurrections the widows son, by Elias
'he Shunamite's son, by Elisha the soldier
VINO touched the bones of the prophet; the
laughter OF the ruler of the synagogue; the
Widows son of Main Lazarus; and our bles-
sed Lord. Out of Mary Magdalene were cast
devils. The apostles chose deacons E
Hoeh, who was translated, was the seventh af-
AeF Adam, and Jesus Christ the seventy-sev-
SUN IN direct line. Our Saviour spoke
"les from the cross, on which he remained
.,onFs; he appeared times after times
eayS sent the Holy Ghost. In the Lords
ffayer are petitions, expressed in times
"0Fds' emitting those of mere grammatical
connection. Within this number are con-
'ained all the mysteries of the Apocalypse re-
'eaied to the churches of Asia: there ap-
PeAFed golden candiesticks, and stars that
we're IN the hand of Him that was in the midst;
. amps, being the spirits of God; the book
Win seals; kings; Z thunders Z thousand
men siaini the dragon with - heads and the
angels bearing vials of wrath. The vision
VI Daniel weeks. The fiery furnace was
made times hotter for Shadrach, Mesbach
'la Aoednego Nebuchadnezzar ate grass off