Numerical Significance:
1 Exclusion of difference, sufficiency, power, omnipotence, independence, perpetual, eternal, identity, concord, peace, congruity, harmony, sovereignty, election, promise, grace, birth 2 Difference, division, addition, growth, increase, competent testimony, seconding, salvation, relationship, service, dependence, contradiction, seed, separation, death 3 Cubic measure, solidity, fullness, trinity, actuality, manifestation, sanctification, spirit, resurrection 4 Weakness, testing, trial, failure, experience, number of the creature 5 God in Government, responsibility, 6 Manifestation of evil, or of the enemy's work, work day week 7 Perfection, rest, completes the series, 8 New beginning, 7 The Christ life developed in full "image" (37:2-50:26) 1 God's council and man's rebellion . (37:2-36) 1 Visions of supremacy.(37:2-11) 2 Separated from his brethren.(37:12-36) 2 Judah's separation from his brethren and humiliation.(38:1-30) 1 Tamar's widowhood,(38:1-11) 2 Tamar's deception.(38:12-23) 3 The manifestation. (38:24-30) 3 Zanhnath-paaneah, "the Revealer of Secrets.(39:1-41:52) 1 Unchanging integrity.(39:1-23) 1 Ruler in his master's house.(39:1-6) 2 The assault of sin and the accusation.(39:7-12) 3 His exaltation in prison.(39:13-23) 2 Joseph in prison the interpreter of life and death.(40:1-23) 3 A man in whom the spirit of life is.(41:1-52) 1 The king's dream.(41:1-7) 2 The Interpretation.(41:8-36) 3 Raised from the dungeon to the throne.(41:37-52) 4 The days of famine.(41:53-47:27) 1 The first decent of his brethren into Egypt and call to repentance.(41:53-42) 1 Joseph the sole resource.(41:53-57) 2 His Brethren come for help.(42:1-5) 3 Manifested to themselves.(42:6-24) 4 Continued trial.(42:25-38) 2 The Second descent: Joseph their deliverer.(43:1-45:28) 1 Benjamin sent.(43:1-14) 2 Debating.(43:15-25) 3 With Joseph.(43:26-34) 4 New trial.(44:1-17) 5 Judah's plea: the end reached at last.(44:18-34) 6 Joseph's victory.(45:1-15) 7 The consummations.(45:16-28) 3 Israel Dwelling in Egypt.(46:1-47:12) 1 The call and Blessing of God.(46:1-7) 2 The increase of Jacob.(46:8-27) 3 Settling in the land.(46:28-47:12) 4 The land reduced under Pharaoh.(47:13-27) 5 The moral conclusion: the end as a way.(47:28-49:27) 1 Survival in death.(47:28-31) 2 The double portion of Joseph.(48:1-22) 1 The birthright made over to him.(48:1-7) 2 Manasseh and Ephraim: spiritual increase.(48:8-20) 3 Joseph;s portion in the land.(48:21-22) 3 The portion of the tribes.(49:1-27) 1 The son's of Leah: the nation under the first covenant.(49:1-14) 1 The first-born losses the primacy.(49:1-4) 2 Confederacy and violence remedied by division.(49:5-7) 3 Judah's exaltation: the spirit of praise.(49:8-12) 4 Israel turning to the Gentile world.(49:13) 5 Under the yolk on retribution.(49:14-15) 2 The children of the bondmaids. Deliverance at the lowest point of humiliation and distress under antichrist. (49:16-21) 1 Self government again in Isreal, but the reign of the willful king.(49:16-18) 2 Conflict and deliverance.(49:19) 3 Enjoyment of their portion in the land.(49:20) 4 Practical condition.(49:21) 3 Rachel: seed of the barren wife. Manifestation of God in Christ for his people. (49:23-27) 1 Abiding power and grace: the blessing of the almighty.(49:23-26) 2 The Destruction of the enemies.(49:27) 6 The final victory of life over death, and of God over evil.(49:28-50:26) 1 Life unchanged by death.(49:28-50:14) 2 Joseph with his brethren.(50:15-26) 1 Unchanging grace and divine sovereignty in good.(50:15-21) 2 A witness in death. Bearing about in the body of the dying Jesus. (50:21-26) (From the Numerical Bible by F. W. Grant) |
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