God - the Mathematician



God - the MathematicianHighlight or circle word 'silver' also any numbers:Exodus 26:15?“For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood. 16?Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide, 17?with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical. 18?Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle. 19?Also make forty silver bases—two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases. 20?For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames, 21?with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame. 22?Make six frames for the rear—the west side of the Tabernacle— 23?along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle. 24?These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way. 25?So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame.31?“For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. 32?Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases.Exodus 27: Plans for the Courtyard9?“Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle, enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side, make the curtains 150 feet long. 10?They will be held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings. 11?Make the curtains the same on the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings.Exodus 30: Money for the Tabernacle11?Then the Lord said to Moses, 12?“Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord. Then no plague will strike the people as you count them. 13?Each person who is counted must give a small piece of silver as a sacred offering to the Lord. (This payment is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.) 14?All who have reached their twentieth birthday must give this sacred offering to the Lord.Exodus 38: Silver in Outer Court17?Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver.Numbers 18: Redeeming the First Born - seeing the connection between silver & remption14?“Everything in Israel that is specially set apart for the Lord also belongs to you.15?“The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the Lord will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals. 16?Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption price is five pieces of silver (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).Silver & the number '20' are both connected to God redeeming you. This element and number as used in the Tabernacle were a picture of the Redemption that Jesus was to accomplish on the Cross for all of us. We will look at the number, '20', again at the end of this lesson.God - the Mathematiciana short glimpse into 'Biblical Numerics'THE HEAVENSHere we see number displayed in a remarkable manner. The 12 signs of the Zodiac, each with three constellations, making 36 in all, which together with the 12 signs make a total of 48. There must be a reason, therefore, why the number 12 should thus pervade the heavens. Why should 12 be the predominating factor? Why should it not be 11, or 13, or 7, or 20? Because 12 is one of the four perfect numbers, the number of governmental perfection; hence it is associated with the rule of the heavens, for the sun is given "to rule the day," and the moon "to govern the night." The significance of this, however, must be deferred till we come to consider the number "twelve" under this head. It is enough for us now to notice the fact here, upon the threshold of our subject, that we have one common measure, or factor, which is seen in the 12 signs of the Zodiac, the 36 (3x12) constellations, the total 48 (4x12); the 360 (12x30) degrees, into which the great circle of the heavens is divided. No one can tell us why the number of degrees was first fixed at 360. It has come down to us from ancient times, and is used universally without a question. And it is this division of the Zodiac which gives us the 12 months of the Zodiacal year. This is called also the Prophetic year, for it is the year which is used in the prophecies of the Bible.THE VEGETABLE KINGDOMHere all is law and order. Number comes in, in many cases determining various classifications. In the Endogens (or inside-growing plants) three is a prevailing number; while in Exogens (or outside-growing plants) five is a prevailing number. The grains in Indian corn, or maize, are set in rows, generally straight, but in some cases spirally. These rows are always arranged in an even number. Never odd! They range from 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and sometimes as high as 24. But never in 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, or any odd number of rows. The even number is permanent. Mr. H. L. Hastings tells of one farmer who looked for 27 years and could not find a "cob" with an odd number of rows. A slave was once offered his freedom if he found a corn-cob with an odd number, and one day he found one! But he had found it also some time before, when it was young; carefully cut out one row, and bound it up, so that the parts grew together as the corn-cob developed, and finally presented the phenomenon of having an odd number of rows. This exception proves the rule in an interesting manner. If we notice how the leaves grow upon the stem of a plant, not only is law seen in classifying their nature and character, but number is observed in their arrangement and disposition. Some are placed alternately, some opposite, while others are arranged spirally. But in each case all is in perfect order.PHYSIOLOGYoffers a vast field for illustration, but here again the grand impress is seen to be the number seven. The days of man's years are "Three-score years and ten" (7x10). In seven years the whole structure of his body changes. The various periods of gestation also are commonly a multiple of seven, either of days or weeks.With INSECTS the ova are hatched from seven half-days (as the wasp, bee, etc.); while with others it is seven whole days. The majority of insects require from 14 (2x7) to 42 (6x7) days; the same applies to the larva state. With ANIMALS the period of gestation of— The mouse is 21 (3x7) days. The hare and rat, 28 (4x7) days. The cat, 56 (8x7) days. The dog, 63 (9x7) days. The lion, 98 (14x7) days. The sheep, 147 (21x7) days.With BIRDS, the gestation of— The common hen is 21 (3x7) days. The duck, 42 (6x7) days.With the Human species it is 280 days (or 40x7). Moreover, man appears to be made on what we may call the seven-day principle. In various diseases the seventh, fourteenth, and twenty-first are critical days; and in others seven or 14 half-days. Man's pulse beats on the seven-day principle, for Dr. Stratton points out that for six days out of the seven it beats faster in the morning than in the evening, while on the seventh day it beats slower. Thus the number seven is stamped upon physiology, and he is thus admonished, as man, to rest one day in seven. COLOUROne more step brings us to colour, which is caused by the vibrations of light, as sound is caused by the vibrations of air. There is a relation between the two, so that a particular colour corresponds to a particular note in music. Hence there are seven colours answering to the seven musical sounds, and it is found that sounds which harmonize, correspond with colours that harmonize. While discords in colour correspond with discords in music. The seven, both in music and colour, are divided into three and four. Three primary colours and four secondary, from which all others proceed, answer to the three primary sounds called the Tri-chord, or common chord, and four secondary. The subject is too complex to enlarge further upon here. Sufficient has been said to show that in the works of God all is perfect harmony, order and symmetry, both in number and design; and one corresponds with the other in a real and wonderful manner. The one great question now is, May we not expect to find the same phenomena in that greatest of all God's works, viz., His Word? ................
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