Number Seven In The Bible

There are many numbers that make themselves known, but not like the number seven. It is the number of spiritual perfection. Some of them are obvious and some of them aren’t. There are over 600 records of the number seven in one way shape or form. These are just a few of what can be found if you look.

Seven Days of Creation - Genesis Chapter 1

Seven times in Genesis Chapter 1 God says “It was good” and the last time he says “Very Good”

Enoch was the Seventh man from Adam and was raptured - Genesis 5:19

The clean beasts were taken into the Ark by sevens - Genesis 7:2

Seven times Ezekiel says “The hand of the Lord is upon me”

• Ezekiel 1:3
• Ezekiel 3:14
• Ezekiel 3: 22
• Ezekiel 8:1
• Ezekiel 33:22
• Ezekiel 37:1
• Ezekiel 40:1

Seven times it is said that Jehovah "Dwells between the cherubim"

• 1 Samuel 4:4
• 2 Samuel 6:2
• 2 Kings 19:15
• 1 Chronicles 13:6
• Psalm 80:1
• Psalm 99:1
• Isaiah 37:16

Seven Giants mentioned in the Bible

• Og - Deuteronomy 3:11
• Sippai - 1Chronicles 20:4
• Lahmi - 1Chronicles 20:5
• Unnamed - 1Chronicles 20:6
• Goliath - 1Samuel 17:4
• Ishbi-benob - 2Samuel 21:16
• Saph - 2Samuel 21:18

Seven Covenants of the Old Testament

• Edenic - Genesis 1
• Adamic - Genesis 3
• Noahic - Genesis 9
• Abraham - Genesis 15
• Mosaic - Exodus 19
• Palestinian - Deuteronomy 28
• Davidic - 2Samuel 7

Seven Female Prophets

• Sarah - Genesis 11:29-23:20
• Mariam - Exodus 15:20-21
• Deborah - Judges 4:1-5:31
• Hannah - 1Samueluel 1:1-2:21
• Abigail - 1Samueluel 25:1-42
• Huldah - 2Kings 22:14-20
• Esther - Esther

Divisible by Seven in Genealogy of Matthew 1:1-18

• Number of words
• Number of letters
• Number of vowels
• Number of consonants
• Number of words beginning with a vowel
• Number of words beginning with a consonant
• Words occur more then once
• Words that occur in only one form
• Number of nouns
• Number of names
• Seven other kinds of nouns
• Male names
• Generations
• Seven words that aren’t nouns

Seven parables of Matthew 13

• The Sower
• Wheat/Tares
• Mustard Seed
• Leaven
• Hidden Treasure
• Pearl of Great Price
• The Net

Seven demons cast out of Mary Magdalene - Mark 16:9

Seven Miracles in John’s Gospel

• The water turned into wine. - 2
• The nobleman's son. - 4:47
• At the pool of Bethesda. - 5:4
• The feeding of the 5,000. - 6
• The man born blind. - 9:1
• The raising of Lazarus. - 11
• The draught of fishes. - 21

Seven gifts of Christ in John's Gospel

• His flesh - 6:51
• His life - 10:11
• His Example - 13:15
• The comforter - 14:16
• "My peace" - 14:27
• His words - 17:8, 14
• His glory - 17:22

Seven "I am” statements in John's Gospel

• “I am the Bread of Life” - John 6:35
• “I am the Light of the world” - John 9:5
• “I am the Door” - John 10:9
• “I am the Good Shepherd” - John 10:11
• “I am the Resurrection” - John 11:25
• “I am the True Vine” - John 15:1
• “I am the Way” - John 14:6

Seven gifts of Romans 12:6-8

• Prophecy
• Ministry
• Teaching
• Exhortation
• Giving
• Rule with Diligence
• Sheweth Mercy

Seven Amen’s of Romans

• Romans 1:25
• Romans 9:5
• Romans 11:36
• Romans 15:33
• Romans 16:20
• Romans 16:24
• Romans 16:27

Seven unities of Ephesians 4:4-6

• One Body
• One Spirit
• One Hope
• One Lord
• One Faith
• One Baptism
• One God

Seven occurrences of the Expression "In Christ," in 2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 1:1
• 2 Timothy 1:9
• 2 Timothy 1:13
• 2 Timothy 2:1
• 2 Timothy 2:10
• 2 Timothy 3:12
• 2 Timothy 3:15

Seven titles of Christ in Hebrews

• Heir of all things - 1:2
• Captain of our salvation - 2:10
• Apostle - 3:1
• Author of salvation - 5:9
• Forerunner - 6:20
• High Priest - 10:21
• Author and finisher of faith - 12:2

Seven Eternal things in Hebrews

• A priest for ever - 5:6
• Eternal salvation - 5:9
• Eternal judgment - 6:2
• Eternal redemption - 9:12
• Eternal spirit - 9:14
• Eternal inheritance - 9:15
• Everlasting covenant -13:20

Seven characteristics of wisdom - James 3:17

• Pure
• Peaceable
• Gentle
• Easy to be Intreated
• Full of Mercy
• Good Fruits
• Without Partiality
• Without Hypocrisy

Seven graces of 2 Peter 1:5-7

• Virtue
• Knowledge
• Temperance
• Patience
• Godliness
• Brotherly Kindness
• Charity

Sevens in the Book Of Revelation

• Seven Lamp Stands - 1:12, 13, 20
• Seven Stars - 1:16
• Seven Spirits Before His Throne - 1:4, 3:1
• Seven Churches - Chapters 2 + 3
• - Seven Names
• - Seven Titles For Jesus
• - Seven Commendations
• - Seven Criticisms
• - Seven Exhortations
• - Seven Parenthetical Control Phrases - "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
• Spirit saith unto the Churches.."
• Seven Promises To The Over Comer
• Seven Torches - 4:4
• Seven Horns and Seven Eyes.. - 5:6
• Seven things the Lamb is “worthy” to receive - 5:12
• Seven Seals - Chapter 6
• Seven Trumpets - Chapters 8 + 9
• Seven Thunders 10:3, 4
• Seven Thousand People Killed - 11:13
• Seven Crowns - 12:3
• Seven Personages - Chapters 12 + 13
• - The Woman
• - Man - Child
• - Dragon
• - Seven - Headed Beast
• - False Prophet
• - Michael
• - The Lamb
• Seven Heads Of The Beast - 13:1
• Seven Angels - 15:7
• Seven Plagues - 15:7
• Seven Vials - 16:1
• Seven Mountains - 17:9
• Seven Kings - 17:10
• Seven New Things - 2:17. 3:12, 5:9, 14:3, 21:1, 2, 5
• Seven Blessings - 1:3, 14:3, 16:15, 19:9, 20:6, 22:7, 22:14
• Seven Visions In Heaven - 4:1 - 5:14, 7:9 - 8:6, 11:15 - 19, 12:1 - 12, 14:1 - 5, 15:1 - 8, 19:1 - 16
• Seven Visions On Earth - 6:1 - 7:8, 8:7 - 11:14, 11:19, 12:13 - 13:8, 14:6 - 20, 16:1 18:24, 19:17 - 20:15

Seven Statements of Jesus from the Cross

• "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," - Luke 23:34
• "Verily, I say unto thee today: Thou shalt be with Me in Paradise," - Luke 23:43
• "My God! my God! why hast thou forsaken Me," - Matthew 27:46
• "Woman, behold thy son...Behold thy mother," - John 19:26
• "I thirst," - John 19:28
• "Father, into Thy hand I commend My spirit," - Luke 23:46
• "It is finished," - John 19:30

Seven miracles wrought by Christ on the Sabbath day

• The withered hand, - Matt 12:9
• The unclean spirit - Mark 1:21
• Peter's wife's mother - Mark 1:29
• The woman, Luke - 13:11
• The man with dropsy - Luke 14:2
• The impotent man - John 5:8,9
• The man born blind - John 9:14

Seven Mysteries or Secrets

• The kingdom - Matthew 13:11; Mark 4:11; Luke 8:10
• The partial blindness of Israel - Romans 11:25
• The Church or Body of Christ - Romans 16:25; Ephesians 3:3,4,9, 5:32, 6:19; Colossians 1:26,27; Revelation 1:20
• The first Resurrection - 1 Corinthians 15:51
• The secret purpose of God - Ephesians 1:9; Colossians 2:2; Revelation 10:7
• The secret purpose of the devil - 2 Thessalonians 2:7
• Babylon - Revelation 17:5, 7

Seven Psalms are ascribed to David in the New Testament

• Psalm 2 in Acts 4:25
• Psalm 16 in Acts 2:25
• Psalm 32 in Romans 4:6
• Psalm 41 in Acts 1:16
• Psalm 69 in Romans 11:9
• Psalm 95 in Hebrews 4:7
• Psalm 109 in Matthew 22:43

Seven appearances of Angels during Jesus’ life on earth

• To the shepherds - Luke 2:9
• To Joseph - Matthew 2:13
• To Joseph - Matthew 2:19
• After the Temptation - Matthew 4:11
• In Gethsemane - Luke 22:43
• At the Resurrection - Matthew 28:2
• At the Ascension - Acts 1:10

Seven Raptures in the Bible

• Enoch –Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5
• Elijah – II Kings 2:1. II Kings 2:11
• Jesus – Mark 16:19. Acts 1:9
• Philip – Acts 8:39
• Paul – II Corinthians 12:2-4
• Body of Christ – I Thessalonians 4:17
• John – Revelation 4:1

Vocabulary unique to each book of the New Testament that is divisible by seven

• Each book has 42 words (7x6)
• Sum total of letters is 126 (7x18)

References

Number In Scripture. E.W. Bullinger

Cosmic Codes. Chuck Missler

Ivan Panin