The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-22
SEVEN In THE BIBLE.
DR.. Talmage's Sermon Yesterday.
Seven the One Number In the Bible
Crowned Above Others.
All tho Numerals Bow to II in tho
Holy Writ.
An Interesting Compilation of Facts
About "Seven."
God Blessed the Seventh Day-The
Walls of Heaven Are Made of the
Seventh Strata of Precious
Stones.

Special Dispatch TO The Appeal
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Oct. 2l,--This morn
ing at the Tabernacle the Rev. 7. Dewitt
Talmage ID. d., gave a running commcn-
tary on the twentieth chapter Of Rcycla.
tions, concerning the claiming of the old
dragon. The congregation joined in sing
ing the familiar hymn OF Paul Gerhart,
beginning:
"Giyc 10 the winds thy icnn
Hope and be undismaycl'
DR.. Talmage's sermon was ON "Scyen in
the Bible, and his text Genesis, H., %:
"God blessed the seventh day" The
preacher said:
The mathematics OF the Bible is no tice-
able; the geometry and the arithmetic;
the square in Ezekiel; the circle spoken Of
in Isaiah; the curve alluded to in Job; the
rule OF fractions mentioned in Daniel, the
rule OF loss or gain in Mark, where Christ
asks the people TO cipher out by that rule
what il would profit man II he gain the
whole world and lose his soul" Butthcre
is one mathematical figure that is crowned
above all others in the Bible; II is the nu-
neral seven, which the Arbians got from
India and all following ages have taken
from the Arubians lts,auds between the
figure six and eight. In the Bible all the
other numerals bow TO Il. over 800 times
il il mentioned in the Scriptures, either
alone or compounded with other words.
In Genesis the week is rouudcd into seven
days, aud use my tex, because this nu-
neral is Tor the iirst time introduced In a
journey which hults not until the Close Of
the book OF Revelations i.s monument i
built into the wall oi heaven in
| crysolitc, which in tho .tm'a ui precious
stuucs ls the seventh. lu thg liblr We
iiud ihJt Jacob had TO .gryt sHyru yplrs
co get Rachel, but shc was we'll worth %;
Hu' Ur.ir'lug the yCu ui DO. p.rity and
| famine in lhHWlhs tIus the n,ypu tat
| oxen W,tc eaten mp o. jhc seven lean
| oNyu and wis iuM !. .d tp be- built ON
seven Wii'Gr, and the lrk was lolt with
/ the bu.i-,Iuys seven yous, aud Nuuman
| Tor thc curc of his lvirU Z plunged in the
! Jordan seven iimD o. Dtal child, when
| Elisha lrHihpl into mouth. igunri
iis arrival back into r'nac.ousucB hy
| snpHzins seven tiU., lU thr house t'ui
! Is.k.cI ,4w iu vision Nipro were ,,yru
..u.. tir unIl. uf I,a,Ho. before lUr,
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/ l.rl1r... drs.uh.a II .uuy with fey,u
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s.l,u uu. iu Canaan wrru u,,lhmau
/ I..y.u m...u.. ou ole D..H. u Dhu.. cat
out .u.uu Iu.'. oa % mountain Ly IrI "a
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fool. u..s l,IIuI..ul sr,,u baskets uul tlc
| ru..r. H....e. .i ihe nHr aHr mlauii.
cent and uN.iNlulmuaVIh iUu imagery
mGIy up ui .elyu ,hUuH.. .guu Hlr,
Hyuu candles ip's, s,,p sl'a, wyyu
maH, and t,,,u h.Is and seven
Crowns. and Uypu uu4H, and fEu
spirits. uHd -,y.u lw.s, Nld a.,on p.aAuDs
aud seven i.uUlHrt
Yea, tha nuIgraI aoyyu Homg % ayoh,c
N.fH iNH dt.ur u,gd CUUIH g. N"', u.
I iu..I. in. Bible. iHt gu .uuu not .N.u
/ |IUmaiig 'I,u.i AuL uI.U bHd N.ia 'hv
rainbow N.H.. ODE cumI f.s'EunF.' 'hHt
/ tln world N"Ed uHu AHFu another
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| boo iuk Dl ..E.u .H.Hu. l.H grouped in'u
I iHu i...aI. .F.u HaU. Rome tIH uu.
/ i.l uI ihr world, ...t ou f.lan hI.s. When
/ N.d would WIA. ihom. Iu.u... .r1' 'h.E
/ ul ru''r uo human rNu0..NHur', ..