Bible Numbers and Their Meaning

Ever notice that when anyone in the Bible had to undergo a trial it was 40 days, 40 nights, or 40 years. Melchezedic is mentioned 8 times in the Bible. Jesus is of Melchezedic Priesthood. 8 means "New Birth, New Creation or New Beginning." Numbers mean a lot in scripture....

Numbers Of The Bible

One (1) - Unity [Ephesians 4:4-6, John 10:30, Exodus 6:3, 1 John 5:7]

Two (2) - Union, Division, Witnessing [Matthew 18:13]

Three (3) - Resurrection, Divine Completeness and Perfection [John 14:6, 2 Kings 4:18-35]

Four (4) - Creation-World, Witness to the World [Genesis 2:10 (4 Rivers), Revelation 7:1]

Five (5) - Grace or God's Goodness

Six (6) - Weakness of Man, Evils of Satan, Manifestation of Sin

Seven (7) - Completeness, Spiritual, Perfection

Eight (8) - New Birth, New Creation or New Beginning

Nine (9) - Fruit of the Spirit, Divine Completeness From the Lord

Ten (10) - Testimony, Law and Responsibility

Eleven (11) - Judgment and Disorder

Twelve (12) - Governmental Perfection

Thirteen (13) - Depravity and Rebellion

Fourteen (14) - Deliverance or Salvation

Fifteen (15) - Rest

Sixteen (16) - Love

Seventeen (17) - Victory

Eighteen (18) - Bondage

Nineteen (19) - Faith

Twenty (20) - Redemption

Twenty-One (21) - Exceeding Sinfulness of Sin

Twenty-Two (22) - Light

Twenty-Three (23) - Death

Twenty-Four (24) - The Priesthood

Twenty-Five (25) - The Forgiveness of Sins

Twenty-Six (26) - The Gospel of Christ

Twenty-Seven (27) - Preaching of the Gospel

Twenty-Eight (28) - Eternal Life

Twenty-Nine (29) - Departure

Thirty (30) - The Blood of Christ, Dedications

Thirty-One (31) - Offspring

Thirty-Two (32) - Covenant

Thirty-Three (33) - Promise

Thirty-Four (34) - Naming of A Son

Thirty-Five (35) - Hope

Thirty-Six (36) - Enemy

Thirty-Seven (37) - The Word of God

Thirty-Eight (38) - Slavery

Thirty-Nine (39) - Disease

Forty (40) - Trials, Probation, and Testings

Forty-Two (42) - Israel's Oppression, Lord's Advent

Forty-Five (45) - Preservation

Fifty (50) - Holy Spirit

Sixty (60) - Pride

Sixty-Six (66) - Idol Worship

Seventy (70) - Universality, Israel and Her Restoration

One Hundred (100) - God's Election of Grace, Children of Promise

One Hundred Nineteen (119) - The Resurrection Day, Lord's Day

One Hundred Twenty (120) - Divine Period of Probation

One Hundred Forty-Four (144) - The Spirit Guided Life

One Hundred Fifty-Three (153) - Fruit-Bearing

Two Hundred (200) - Insufficiency

Six Hundred (600) - Warfare

Six Hundred Sixty-Six (666) - The Number of the Beast, Antichrist

Eight Hundred Eighty-Eight (888) - The First Resurrection Saints

Thousand (1000) - Divine Completeness and The Glory of God

Colors Of The Bible

Amber - Symbolizes the Glory of God

Black - One of the more commonly used colors in the Bible; describes the color of the middle of the night (Proverbs 7:9); diseased skin (Job 30:30); healthy hair (Song of Solomon 5:11; Matthew 5:36); corpes' faces (Lamentations 4:8); the sky (Jeremiah 4:28); the darkening of the sun and the moon (Joel 2:10); horses (Zechariah 6:2; Revelation 6:5); and marble (Esther 1:6). The color black symbolizes sin, death, and famine.

Blue - Heavenly. Used to describe the color of a wound, but may refer to the wound itself (Proverbs 20:30). It also describes the sky, Heaven, and the Holy Spirit.

Brown - Carnality. A dark, blackish color referred only to sheep (Genesis 30:32-33, 35, 40).

Crimson - Crimson linen was used in the temple (II Chronicles 2:7, 14, 3:14); the color must have been indelible or permanet (Jeremiah 4:30), as crimson is used figuratively as sin. (Isaiah 1:18). Often refers to blood atonement and sacrifice.

Gray - Used only to describe the hair of the elderly (Genesis 42:38)

Green - Resurrection life; Normally describes vegetation; used of pastures (Psalm 23:2); herbage (II Kings 19:26); trees in general (Deuteronomy 12:2; Luke 23:31; Revelation 8:7); the marriage bed (in a figurative sense, Song of Solomon 1:16); a hypocrite compared to a papyrus plant (Job 8:16); and grass (Mark 6:39). A word meaning "greenish" describes plague spots (Leviticus 13:49, 14:37) as well as the color of gold. Green is most often associated with the meaning of growth.

Purple - Used in several features of the tabernacle (Exodus 26:1, 27:16) and the temple (II Chronicles 2:14); the color of royal robes (Judges 8:26); the garments of the wealthy (Proverbs 31:22; Luke 16:19); the vesture of a harlot (Revelation 17:4); and the robe placed on Jesus (Mark 15:17, 20). This color symbolizes kingship and royalty.

Red - Salvation; Describes natural objects such as Jacob's stew (Genesis 25:30); the sacrificial heifer (Numbers 19:2); wine (Proverbs 23:31); newborn Esau (Genesis 25:25); Judah's eyes (Genesis 49:12); the eyes of the drunkard (Proverbs 23:29); and the dragon (Revelation 12:3). The color of blood, it often symbolizes life; it also suggests bloodshed in the carnage of war.

Scarlet - Scarlet cord was tied around the wrist of Zerah (Genesis 38:28-30); used a great deal in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:4); the color of cord hung from Rahab's window (Joshua 2:18); a mark of prosperity (II Samuel 1:24; Proverbs 31:21); the color of the robe placed on Jesus (Matthew 27:28); though scarlet and purple were not always distinguished (Mark 15:17); color of the beast ridden by the harlot Babylon (Revelation 17:3) along with some of her garments (Revelation 17:4) and those of her followers (Revelation 18:16). Often refers to blood atonement and sacrifice.

White - The color of animals (Genesis 30:35); manna (Exodus 16:31); both hair and pustules located in plague sores (Leviticus 13:3-39); garments (Ecclesiastes 9:8, Daniel 7:9); the robes of the righteous (Revelation 19:8); horses (Zechariah 1:8; Revelation 6:2, 19:11); forgiven sins (Psalm 5:7, Isaiah 1:8); a refined remnant (Daniel 11:35, 12:10); the beloved one (Song of Solomon 5:10); the white of an egg (Job 6:6); the shining garments of angels (Revelation 15:6) and of the transfigured Christ (Matthew 17:2); hair (Matthew 5:36); gravestones (Matthew 23:27); and the great throne of judgment (Revelation 20:11). White portrays purity, righteousness, joy, light, and a white horse symbolizes victory.

Yellow - Indicates the greenish cast of gold (Psalm 68:13) and the light-colored hair in a leprous spot (Leviticus 13:30,32)

Metals Of The Bible

Gold - Divinity

Silver - Redemption

Brass - Judgment

Iron - Stubbornness

Wood - Humanity

Hay - Carnality

Stones - Gifts