Don't Let the Numbers Scare You
Biblical Study of Numbers
Some Christians are not comfortable with the study of numbers, but there are many verses in Scripture that admonish us in wisdom to "count" and "calculate."
A biblical study of numbers has nothing to do with numerology.
Division Tables of the Numbers 360 and 2520
360 Falls Short of the Signature of God
- The number 360 is divisible without a remainder by all the nine digits except seven.
- The numbers, 3, 4, 5, and 6, are related by a perfect arithmetical progression and when multiplied together give us the division of the circle into 360 degrees.
2520 is Numerical Perfection
- It is the product of the four great numbers of perfection and completion listed above.
- It is the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of the first ten numbers.
- It is the sum of the 3 primary measurements of days multiplied together. 7 (days of the week) x 30 (days of a biblical month) x 12 (months in a year) = 2520.
Why is 2520 Special to God?
7 x 360 = 2520 - The Two Primary Numbers of Creation
The number of days in the week is 7, and the number of degrees in the circle of the earth is 360.
For a more detailed study of the Creation Week, see "In Scripture, Genesis Chapter 1."
2520 is Chronological Perfection
E. W. Bullinger
"There can be neither works nor words without number. We can understand how man can act and speak without design or significance, but we cannot imagine that the great and infinite Creator and Redeemer could either work or speak without both His words and His works being absolutely perfect in every particular."
Psalm 18:30
"As for God His WAY is perfect"
Psalm 19:7
"The Law of the LORD is perfect"
"They are both perfect in power, perfect in holiness and righteousness, perfect in design, perfect in execution, perfect in their object and end, and, may we not say, perfect in number. All His works were (and are) done, and all His words were spoken and written, in the right way, at the right time, in the right order, and in the right number."
Psalm 147:4
He determines the number of the stars;
He gives to all of them their names.
Isaiah 40:26
He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name.
"As He is perfect, so His works and His words also must be perfect. And when we see number used not by chance, but by design; not at haphazard, but with significance; then we see not merely so many works and words, but the Living God working and speaking."
Quotes from his book, Number in Scripture