The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-03-11

among the Jews. The rabbins maintain
that seven things we're created before the
foundation of the world-the law, repen.
tance, paradise, hell, the throne of God,
the temple, and the name Of the Messiah.
The reason which Philo and Josephus
give for the number seven having been
held sacred by the sect OF, the Essences
may have been very satisfactory to them.
selves; but to US it conveys no meaning.
ut is" they say, because it results from
the sides of square added to those Of
triangle"
Cicero is not more explicit, when he
says that seven is the knot and cement
of all things, as being that by which the
natural and spiritual are comprehended
in one idea" That the Creator rested on
the seventh day after the world was form.
cd. and ordained that the seventh day in
every week from thence should be kept
in holy commemoration Of the glorious
work, seems to have invested the nun.
Der with peculiar sanctitv, and accounts
for its being so often connected with mat.
terS pretaining to religious worship. -
This connection is so striking, that, in
reading the Bible, it cannot escape obser
vatinn.
Not only was the Sabbath ordained in
every week, but Sabbatcal years were
instituted Every seventh year was
Sabbath Of rest, and set apart for leaving
the ground untitled, ito maintain, as far
as possible" Calmet observes, IAN equal
ity of condition among the people, in set
ting the slave at liberty, and permitting
all, as children one family, to have the
free and indiscriminate use Of whatever
the earth produced; to inspire the people
with sentiments Of humanity, by making
1t their duty to give rest and proper and
sufficient nouriShmcnt to the poor the
slave, and the stranger. and even the cat.
tie; to accustom the people to submit and
depend on the divine providence, aud ex
pect their support from that in the seventh
year, BY an extraordinary provision on
the Sixtb"-a blessing which the Creator
graci ously promised and miracnlonslv full
filled. In like manner were the ISraelites
provided with double portion of mamma
in the wilderness on the seventh day.
Every seven times seventh year was a
jubilee. The great feaStS oE unleaVened
bread and tabernAcles were observed for
seven days. The seventh day of the
seventh month was ordained fast for
seven days; and the Israelites remained
in their tents for seven days. Seven DAYS
Of mourning was the allotted observance.
The men Of Jabesh- Gilcad, after they had
performed the funeral rites Of Saul and
his sons, tasted seven day. Miriam was
>bRt up seven days to be healed OF lepro
Sy. The number Of animals, in many of
their obations were restrict, d to seven.
Balaam prepared seven hullocks and
seven rams for a sacrifice. In cleansing
the temple. King II zcklah offered a sin
offering Uf seven bullockS, seven rams, and
seven hc.goats The friends Of job, who
sat b. him for seven days and for seven
nights, offered as an at0ncment.fnI their
sin, seven bullockS and seven rams. -
Seven bullockS and seven rams were also
David'S Offering, when he was bringing
up the ark but the most inhuman SacIl.
ticc which is noticed is that Of Saul's sew.
en- Fons, who we're offered to avert a
famine
Abraham gave seven eve lambs to Ab-
imrlech, as a memorial of his right 70
well. The law was ordered to be read to
the people every seventh year. The
young animals were net to be taken from
,h,r ralnS for seven day. By the law,
man was commanded 10 forgive his Of
Tending brother seven times. Among the
crr' monies enj aintd at the cunsecI alton
If Aaron and his SONS for the priesthood,
We find that the priest was To abide seven
days and seven nights at the donr Of the
tabernacle. Seven priests, hrSring seven
trumpetS for seven days, encOmpasSed
the walls OF JeticO seven times, and On
the seventh day the walls fell. Seven
days were decreed for all atonement on
the altar and for seven days the priests
son was to wa: his faith RS garmcntS--
In the religious ceremonies Of purificaiinn
and conservation, the oil or water was to
be Sprinkled seven times aud the ntf.r
ing of blood was 10 he Sprinklei seven
tines before the alter Naaman was to
he dppen seven tunes in Jordan. If the
wall ufa house app ard to bar any
traces Of Me Infection Of IrproSv, the own
er was to be commanded by the priest to
leave it, aud il was To be locked up for
seven days. If there was any suspicion
OF infection in the clothes, they we're TO
be brought to the priest and locked up
for seven days if, on the seventh dav,
the supposed marks of infection had in
creased on the houSe,it was to be burned;
aud if the marks OF infection on the
clothes were palmer on the seventh day,
they were to be destroyed. The ark of
God remained with the PhiliStineS for
seven months Solomon was seven years
building the temple at its dedication, he
tasted seven DAYS. The house OF wisdom,
in Proverbs, had seven pillars. There
were seventy I'll 'crS Of Israel. Jacob
served seven years for the sake of Rachel,
and seven years more did he serve for
her, for the sake of the love which he
bore her. On the seventh dav of Laban'S
pursuit he overlook Jacob. Samuel COM
manded Saul to sojourn at Gilgal for sew
en- days. jesse made seven of his sons
to pass before Samuel. The elders of
Jabesh entreated NabaSh the Ammnnite
seven days respite. The son of the
Sunamite sneezed seven times when re-
stored to life by Elisha. Noah had seven
days warning Of the food according to
divine command, he took the fowls Of the
air and clean beasts BY seven into the ark.
/ The ark rested on Mount Ararat on the
seventeenth day Of the seventh month"; -
In seven days Noah sent out dove, and
waited seven days after her return, to
send her out again. Seven years Of abun'
dance and seven years of famine were
loretold in Pharaoh's dream Of the seven
well favored and the i'll favored kine-the
seven full ears Of corn and the seven
blighted ears. Seven times did Elijah
send bis servants to look for the cloud. -
King Ahasuerus had seven maids, seven
days feasts,and sent for the queen on the
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