Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-04
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
Where It Occurs In the Scriptures and It's
Relation TO the President.
Epnnirar

Where II Occurs In the Scriptures and its
Relation TO the President.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The frequent recurrence OF the number
seven in the scriptures seems so Indicate
that there are associated with 1t certain
events, that 1t may be termed the pro-
phetic representative symbolic number
consecrated In the Holy Scriptures and
the religion of the Jews and other ma
lions by many mysterious events and Gil :
cumstances.
The Old Testament informs US that God
completed the work of creation in seven
days, and set apart the seventh day to be
u day Of rest for all mankind.
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 the
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 interval between send
ing out the dove the second and third
tunes 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-tavored and fat kline and seven ILL
favored and lean kline, and seven ears of
corn on one stalk, rank and coed, and
seven ears blasted by the east wind,
which was followed by seven years of
great plenty and seven years OF famine.
Inc children were commanded to eat
unleavened bread seven days, and to OBJ.
serve the feast of unleavened bread:
seven days there shall be no leaven found
in your house.
The seventh month YVES signalized by
the feasts OF trumpets, and the celebra.
tlon OF the feasts Of the tabernacle.
Seven weeks was the interval between
the passover and the pentecost.
Inc seventh year was observed as the
SaoDatlcal year, and the year succeeding
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 nm
any special occasion.
When Abraham and Abimelech wanted
70 confirm an oath they took seven eve
lambs of the flock.
Jacob served Laban seven years for
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 trumnets
passed around the walls of Jericho seven
days, on the seventh day passing around
seven times, and it fell.
Neouchadnezzar had the furnace heated
seven times hotter than it was wont 10 he
heated to burn the three Hebrew children
ana was driven from among meu to the
beasts OF the field until seven years passed
over him.
Elisha commanded Naaman TO wash in
Jordan seven times and be cured of his
leprosy. MS
The sluggard is wiser In his own con-
celtthan seven men who can render a
reason
In the New Testament the Saviour com.
manoed to forgive an erring brother NOT
untll seven times but seventy times seven
II he repented. ''e"
In revelations of St. John we read of
seven churches, seven spirits, seven stars
seven seals, seven lamps, seven golden
oanulestlcks, seven angels, seven Walls
ana seven last plaques.
"a hotlon once prevailed In Enpland
49,. '4N PVVPlc tuat tine seventh con-
secutlve son born had the power TO cure
certain diseases. ~ '"'0
Our great fight with the mother countrv
seven years. s'eu
Inc president OF the United Sta.es
Grover Cleveland, was seven times seven
YEAR,, years OF age when married: his bride
RANGES Folsom, three times seven wears
~ sse, making a difference in their AGES
" lour times seven years. The BRIDES
Age and the difference in their
ages added makes seven hmas
is Sss,n Presidents age. The BRIDES
urn occurred seven years after tbe
president res attained to his majority Their
Eyes added makes ten times seven. tbrea
sore and ten, the number of wears al
losted 10 the age OF man. MnIi,nlv the
',,n1l OF their added wages by seven h
4, ., seventy times seven, the number
" ", times the Savior Commanded 70 foT.
!, Inc Inc presidents Official title. prss,dent
~ ene unitedsStates ofiAmerieai eontsins
l1s umes seven letters. The hridais
' -rass relation, the White House mis-.
'S0s' CONTAINS three times seven letters
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