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The Bible is the story of God’s people, and the authors often used numbers to help tell the stories. For example:

Genesis uses numbers to describe various facets of the people of Israel

Measurements are used throughout the Old Testament, whether the ark, tabernacle, temple, etc.

Numerology in prophecy is a complex topic

Jesus used numbers in a variety of parables

Numbers were used to describe the growth of the early church

Numbers are an important part of the John’s vision in Revelation

Some numbers are considered holy or perfect numbers

There are more…

Choose a situation when numbers were critical to the telling of God’s story. This is more than just a book report on what is in scripture. Use commentaries to dig down deeper. For example, don’t just use the book of Daniel to tell about the seventy sevens, but get other resources to understand what they mean and how the prophecy was fulfilled.

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