The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-09-16
The NUMBER SEVEN.
Numerous Combinations In which It Plays
an Important Part.

Numerous Combinations In which It Plays
an Important Part.
The frequent recurrence OF the NUM-
DER seven in the Scriptures seems to in
dictate that there are associated with it
certain events. that it may be termed
The prophetic, representative symbolic
number consecrated in the Holy Scrip.
lures and the religion of the Jews
and other nations, by many mysterious
events and circumstances. af
The Old Testament informs us thai
God completed the work of creation in
seven days, and set apart the seventh
day to be day of rest for all manr
kind.
The slayer of Abel was to be punished
seven-fold, and the slayer OF Lamech
seventy and seven fold.
Of every clean beast Noah took into
his ark by sevens, and took with him
seven souls when he entered the ark.
After seven days the waters were upon
the face of the 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 well-favored and fat kline and
seven ill-favored and lean kline, and
seven ears 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-
leavened bread; seven days shall there
be no leaven found in your houses.
The seventh month was signalized by
the feasts of trumpets and the celebra-
ton of the Feast of Tabernacles.
Seven weeks was the interval between
the Passover and the Pentecost.
The seventh year was observed as the
Sabbatical year, and the year succeed
ing seven times seven years as the year
Of jubilee.
Seven days were appointed as the
length of the feasts of Tabernacles and
Passover. ~
Seven days for the ceremonies of the
conservation Of the priests.
Seven victims were to be offered on
any special occasion.
When Abraham and Abimelech want
ed to confirm an oath they took seven
eve lambs of the flock. Sssi.
Jacob served Laban seven years fol
each of his daughters.
Delilah bound Samson with seven
green withes, and wove 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 it fell.
| Nebuchadnezzar had the furnace
heated seven times hotter than it wa:
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 O
his leprosy.
| The sluggard is wiser in his own con
| ceit than seven men who can render q
reason.
In the New Testament Christ com
manded to forgive IAN erring brother
not until seven times, but seventy times
seven if he repented.
In Revelations of st. John we reat
of seven churches, seven spirits, sever
stars, seven seals, seven lamps, sever
| golden candlesticks, seven angels
seven vials and seven last plaques.
A notion once prevailed ip England
Rith some people that the seventh con
secutiye son born had power to cur,
certain diseases.
Our great fight with the mother coun
try for liberty and independence LASTED
seven years. H
The President of the United States
Grover Cleveland. was seven time
seven years of age when married; hi
bride, Frances Folsom, three time
seven years of age, making differenc
in their ages of four times seven years
The brides age and the difference j
their ages added makes seven time
seven the Presidents age. The bride
birth occurred seven years after Gh
President attained to his majority
Their ages added make ten times sever
three score and ten, the number {
years allotted to the age of man
Multiply the number of their adde
ages by seven, it makes seventy time
seven.
The Presidents official title. Pres
dent of the United States of Americ,
contains five times seven letters. III
brides official relation, The Whit
House Mistress. contains three time
seven letters. EEey, In Csfciuna
n; E3aOMfrer