Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-14
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
Numerous Combinations In which 1t Play,
an imporlant Par.

an Important Par.
The frequent recurrence of the num-
bcr seven in the Scriptures seems to in
dicato that there are associated with IL
certain events, that it may be terLIed
the prophetic, representative symbolic
number consccrated in the Holy Scrip
lures and the religion of the Jews
and other nations, by many mysterious
events and circumstances.
The Old Testament informs us that
God completed the work of creation in
seven days, and set apart the seventh
day to be day OF rest for all man
kind.
The slayer of Abel was to be punished
seven-fold, and the slayer Of Lameoh
seventy and seven fold.
OF every clean beast Noah took into
his ark by scvens, and took with him
seven souls when ho entered the ark.
After seven days the waters were upon
the ficc OF tho earth. The intervals
between sending out the dove the
second and third times were seven days.
and in the seventh month the ark rested
on the mountains OF Ararat.
In Pharaoh's two dreams he saw
seven wcll-favorcd and fat kline and
seven ill-favored and lean kline, and
seven cars OF corn on one stalk, rank
and good, and seven ears blasted with
the east wind, which was followed by
seven years of great plenty and seven
years of famine.
The children Of Israel were COM
manded to eat unleavened bread seven
days, and to observe the feast of un-
lcavened bread; seven days shall there
be no leayen found in your houses
The seventh month was siynalizcl by
the feasts of trampets AMI the cclcbrI-
ton of the Feast OF Tabcrna lies
Seven weeks was the interval between
the Passover and the Pcntecost.
The seventh year was observed as the
Sabbatical year, and the year succcel-
ing seven times seven years as the y0ar
of jub Ice.
Seven days were appointed as the
length Of the fcasts Of rabecnacles aud
Passover.
Seven days for the ceremonies of the
consccration of the priests.
Seven victims were to be offered ON
any special occasion.
When Abraham and Abimelech want
cd to confirm an oath thoy took seYoa
eve lambs of the flock.
Jacob served Laban seven years for
each of his daughters.
Delilah bound Samson with seven
green withes, and wovc the seven locks
Of his hair in the web,
Seven priests. bearing seven trump
cts, passed round the walls OF Jericho
seven days, on the seventh day passing
round seven times, and ii fell.
] Nebuchadnezzar had the furnace
heated seven times hotter than it was
wont to be heated to burn the three
Hebrew children, and was driven from
among men to the beasts of the field
until seven times passed over him.
Elisha commanded Naaman to wash
in Jordan seven times and be cured OF
his leprosy.
The sluggard is wiser in his own con-
ceit than seven men who can render Il
reason.
In the New Testament Christ COM
manded to forgive IN erring brother
not until seven times, bat seventy times
seven if he rcpented.
(, n Revelations of St. John we rea
of seven churches, seven spirits, seven
stars. seven seals, seven lamps, soYen
golden candlesticks, seven angels,
seven walls and seven last plaques.
A notion once prevailed in England
with some people that the seventh con
secutive son born had power to cure
certain diseases.
Our great fight with the mother coun,
try for liberty and ipdepcnd snco lasted
seven years.
The President of the United States,
Grover Cleveland, was seven times
seven years of age when married; his
bride, Frances Folsom, three timcs
seven years of ago, making n difference
in thcir ages of four times seven years.
The brides age and the difference in
their ages added makes seven times
seven the Presidents age. The brides
birth occurred seven years after the
President attained to his majority.
Their ages added make ten times seven,
three score and ten, the number Of
years allotted to the age Of man.
Multiply the number of their added
ages by seven, it makes seventy times
seven.
The Presidents official title. Presi-
dent of the United States of America,
contains five times seven letters Tho
brides official relation, The White
House Mistress. contains three times
seven letters.-A. Ekey, IN Cincinnati