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Symbolism of Numbers in the Bible for Beginners

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Symbolism of Numbers in the Bible for Beginners Photo by Nick Hillier on Unsplash Whenever I open the bible and read for meditation i always realize from Genisis to Revolation there is always something going on more than a words which can"t see but just feels it, Do you feels in that same way? Like when you hear the same number pop up again and again in different stories… and you wonder, “Why this number? Why here? Why now?” I used to shrug it off. Maybe coincidence. Maybe just how the stories were told. But the deeper I read and study with carefully, imperfectly and sometimes confused, sometimes amazed but the more I realized the Bible uses numbers kind of like it uses poetry or parables. They aren’t always not willing to change symbolism, but often they color the meaning, shape the mood, hint at something deeper beneath the narrative. You think you are a beginnires and overwhelm with lot's of curiosity to understand (trust me, I can feel somehow), this little curious wa...

Matthew Chapter 2 – Commentary and Explanation

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Matthew Chapter 2 – Commentary and Explanation Photo by Inbal Malca on Unsplash If Matthew chapter 1 gave us the genealogy and birth of Jesus, Matthew chapter 2 takes us into events that happened not long after His birth — moments full of prophecy, danger, unexpected visitors, and God’s guiding hand. It’s a chapter that moves like a journey. We go from the visit of wise men in the east, to the desperate and dark rage of King Herod, to the family’s escape into Egypt, and then to their quiet settlement in Nazareth. In this chapter, we see God directing events that fulfill His promises, but also protecting His Son in the middle of political chaos and fear. And you know what? The same God who was weaving details together then, still works in the same way today — orchestrating the big and small pieces of our life, even when we can’t see the whole picture yet. The Visit of the Magi – Matthew 2:1–12 "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, ...