Old Testament Sevens In The Bible

Old Testament Sevens in the Bible

Seven Covenants
Seven Days of Genesis
Seven names of Jehovah
Seven Intruments of Praise
Seven Festivals of the LORD

Related: Seven Sevens Bible Sevens New Testament Sevens Revelation Sevens
Menorah Sevens Charity as Seventh Seventh of Seven Seven Last Utterances

Old Testament Sevens in the Bible

Holy Kiss: Greeting: Grace unto you, and peace,
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew (read right to left) has seven words:
haeretz <-- vaeht <-- hashamayim <-- eht <-- Elohim <-- barah <-- Bereshit
Note: such is a Menorah Seven with two things: Aleph/Tahv (First/Last) in the midst;
And what's left and right of the midst is pluralized God(s) and pluralized heaven(s)

Seven Days of Genesis: The Seventh Day ?

                                                1. First Day: evening and morning was the first day
                                                2. Second Day: evening and morning was the second day
                                                3. Third Day: evening and morning was the third day
                                              4. Fourth Day: evening and morning was the fourth day
                                                5. Fifth Day: evening and morning was the fifth day
                                                6. Sixth Day: evening and morning was the sixth day
                                                7. Seventh day: ? (no mention of even-ing and mourn-ing)
                                                On the seventh day God ended blessed and sanctified, then rested

                            Seven Things God saw in Genesis 1:
                                                1. Good (not both good and evil)
                                                2. Good (not both good and evil)
                                                3. Good (not both good and evil)
                                                4. Good (not both good and evil)
                                                5. Good (not both good and evil)
                                                6. Good (not both good and evil)
                                                7. Very Good - everything made was exceedingly good

Exodus 27 Seven items of his Altar

                                                                1. his horns - shittim wood
                                                                2. his pans - brass
                                                                3. his ashes
                                                                4. his shovels - brass
                                                                5. his basons - brass
                                                                6. his fleshhooks - brass
                                                                7. his firepans - brass

Seven Enemies Joshua encountered after crossing Jordan

                                                               1. Amorites
                                                                2. Hittites
                                                                3. Perizzites
                                                                4. Canannites
                                                                5. Hivites
                                                                6. Girgashites
                                                                7. Jebusites - Capital was Jerusalem (also called Jebus)

Proverb 6: of seven things mentioned the LORD hates only six

                                                    1. Pride - a proud look
                                                    2. Lying - a lying tongue
                                                    3. Murder - the shedding of innocent blood
                                                    4. Plotting evil - a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations
                                                    5. Haste - feet swift to do mischief
                                                    6. Gossip - a false witness
                                                    7. Sowing Discord / Condemnation - accusing of the brethren

Seven Times Solomon the wise guy says of the Law in his Ecclesiastes

                                1. all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccl 1:14
                                2. all [was] vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccl 2:11
                                3. all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccl 2:17
                                4. also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccl 2:26
                                5. [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccl 4:4
                                6. also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccl 4:16
                                7. [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccl 6:9

Isaiah 41: Seven trees mentioned

                                                                1. Cedar tree
                                                                2. Shittah tree
                                                                3. Myrtle tree
                                                                4. Oil tree?- midst (Olive tree?)
                                                                5. Fir tree
                                                                6. Pine tree
                                                                7. Box tree - Dedgeon: poison us

Seven Festivals of the LORD

                                            I (Spring) - 1. Passover - Pesach: two Sabbaths
                                                                2. Unleavened Bread - Hag HaMatzah
                                                                  3. Firstfruits - Birkurim
                                                II (Midst) 4. Penticost - Shavu'ot (always Sunday)
                                                   III (Fall) 5. Rosh Hashanah - two days (trumpets)
                                                            6. Yom Kippur - day of atonement(?)
                                                            7. Sukkot (Tabernacles, Booths)

Seven Covenants of the OT

                                                                   1. Edenic (Gen 1)
                                                                   2. Adamic (Gen 3)
                                                                   3. Noahic (Gen 9)
                                                                   4. Abrahamic (Gen 15)
                                                                   5. Mosaic (Ex 19)
                                                                   6. Palestinian (Deut 28)
                                                                   7. Davidic (2Sam 7)

Seven places David fled from Saul

                                                    1. Naoithin in Ramah (to prophets) - 1Sam 19
                                                    2. Nob (land of priests / ministry) - 1Sam 21
                                                    3. Addulam (cave dwellers) - 1Sam 22
                                                    4. Keliah (shepherds / priests) - 1Sam 23
                                                    5. Wilderness of Ziph (fellowship) - 1Sam 23
                                                    6. Engedi (growth: 400 become 600) - 1Sam 23
                                                    7. Judah-Hebron - 2Sam 2

Seven times Ezekiel says: the hand of the LORD is upon me

                                                        1. Ezekiel 1:3
                                                        2. Ezekiel 3:14
                                                        3. Ezekiel 3: 22
                                                        4. Ezekiel 8:1
                                                        5. Ezekiel 33:22
                                                        6. Ezekiel 37:1
                                                        7. Ezekiel 40:1

Psalm 150: Seven Intruments of Praise

                                                        1. Trumpet
                                                         2. Harp
                                                        3. Timbrel
                                                        4. Dance
                                                        5. Stringed Instruments
                                                        6. Organs
                                                        7. Cymbals - 1Cor 13:1(tinkling cymbol)?

Psalm 51

                                                            1. Wash me
                                                            2. Cleanse me
                                                            3. Purge me
                                                            4. Renew me
                                                            5. Restore me - turn me 'back'?
                                                            6. Uphold me
                                                            7. Deliver me - from bloodguiltness

Seven Female Prophets Mentioned

                                                1. Sarah: Gen 11:29-23:20
                                                2. Mariam: Ex 15:20-21; Etc
                                                3. Deborah: Judges 4:1-5:31
                                                4. Hannah:1Samuel 1:1-2:21
                                                5. Abigail: 1Samuel 25:1-25:42
                                                6. Huldah: 2Kings 22:14-20
                                                7. Esther: Esther

Seven names of Jehovah

                                                    1. Jehovah-jireh - Gen 22:13,14
                                                    2. Jehovah-rapha - Ex 15:26
                                                    3. Jehovah-nissi - Ex 18:8-15
                                                     4. Jehovah-shalom - Judges 6:24
                                                    5. Jehovah-ra-ah - Ps 23
                                                    6. Jehovah-tsidkenu - Jer 23:6
                                                    7. Jehovah-shammah - 48:35

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