Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-12-02
NUMBER SEVEN.
Numerous Combinations In Which Seven
PLAYS an Important Part.

rays an important BaFt.
The frequent recurrence of the mum
ber seven in the scriptures, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, seems to indicate
that there are associated with it Ger.
tain events. that it may be termed the
prophetic. representative symbolic mum
Der consecrated in the holy scriptures
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 mankind.
The slayer of Abel was to be pun.
ished seven-fold and the slayer of La.
mech 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 intervals
between sending out the dove the Sec
ond and third times were seven days,
and in the seventh month the ark rested
on the mountain of Ararat.
In Pharaoh's two dreams he saw sew
en- 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 command.
ed to eat unleavened bread seven days,
and to observe the feas tof unleavened
bread; seven days shall there be nc
leaven found in your houses.
The seventh month was signalized
by the feast of trumpets, and the cele-
bration of the feast of tabernacles.
Seven weeks was the interval be-
tween the passover and the pentecost.
The seventh year was observed as the
sabbathical 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
cd to 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 woyo the seven locks
of his hair in the web.
Seven priests, bearing seven trumpets,
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 was
wont to be heated to burn the three
Hebrew children, and was driven from
among men to the beasts of the field un-
til 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 q
reason.
In the new testament the Savior COM
manded to forgive an errlng brother,
not until seven times, but seventy times
seven if he repented.
In revelations OF ST. John we read of
seven churches, seven spirits, seven
stars, seven seals, seven lamps, seven
golden candle-sticks, seven angels, sew
en- vials, 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 independence lasted
seven years.
The president of the United States,
Grover Cleveland. was seven times sew
en- years OF age when he married his
bride. Frances Folsom, three times sev-
en- years of age, making difference in
their ages of four times seven years.
The brides age ana the difference in
their ages added makes seven times
seyen-the president 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. Null
tiply the number of their added ages by
seven, it makes seventy times seven,
the number of times the Savior COM
manded to forgive an erring brother if
he repents.
The presidents official title, president
of the United States of America, con-
tains five times seven letters. The
brides official relation, the white-house
mistress, contains three times seven let