The Hope Of Israel
Zechariah 9:9 describes the arrival of the true king of Israel on a young donkey. This is The Hope
God promised Israel (Zechariah 9:12). To say rejoice greatly
and shout
describes a king who is popular with his people. As the Gospel of Matthew pointed out, Jesus was the only one who fit this description (Matthew 21:4-5). From our time in hindsight, no other individual has done what Jesus did in matching this prophecy. And since mechanized travel is now widely known, it seems very unlikely any future individual would ever enter Jerusalem on a donkey. Unless civilization collapses with technological loss, or some other meaning can be gleaned from the prophetic words, Jesus was, is, and most likely will be the only possible fulfillment to this prophecy.
The numbers support this reasoning and prove Jesus was The Hope
God promised Israel. Until this fundamental truth is recognized and accepted, there will be no lasting peace in the Middle East or in the world.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass. (Zechariah 9:9)1
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
156 | 402 | 45 | 53 | ||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
50 | 6 | 10 | 90 | 400 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 3 | |||
ציון | בת | מאד | גילי | ||||||||||||
Zion | daughter-of | greatly | Rejoice! | ||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
60 | 586 | 402 | 295 | ||||||||||||
29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
5 | 50 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 300 | 6 | 200 | 10 | 400 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 10 | 200 | 5 |
הנה | ירושלם | בת | הריעי | ||||||||||||
See! | Jerusalem | daughter-of | Shout! | ||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||
204 | 50 | 19 | 110 | ||||||||||||
43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | ||
100 | 10 | 4 | 90 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 40 | ||
צדיק | לך | יבוא | מלכך | ||||||||||||
righteous | to-you | he-comes | king-of-you | ||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||
228 | 130 | 12 | 432 | ||||||||||||
58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | |
2 | 20 | 200 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 70 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 300 | 6 | 50 | 6 | |
ורכב | עני | הוא | ונושע | ||||||||||||
and-riding | gentle | he | and-having-salvation | ||||||||||||
21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |||||||||||
52 | 280 | 106 | 254 | 100 | |||||||||||
72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | ||
50 | 2 | 200 | 10 | 70 | 30 | 70 | 6 | 200 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 30 | 70 | ||
בן | עיר | ועל | חמור | על | |||||||||||
foal-of | colt | even-on | donkey | on | |||||||||||
22 | |||||||||||||||
857 | |||||||||||||||
77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | |||||||||||
400 | 6 | 50 | 400 | 1 | |||||||||||
אתנות | |||||||||||||||
donkeys3 |
This took place to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet, saying,Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass.(Matthew 21:4-5)
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
520 | 9 | 156 | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
100 | 60 | 200 | 100 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 40 | 5 | 40 | ||
τουτο | δε | γεγονεν | |||||||||||||
This | but | has-happened | |||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
50 | 792 | 160 | |||||||||||||
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | ||||
9 | 40 | 1 | 70 | 20 | 7 | 80 | 600 | 8 | 7 | 100 | 60 | ||||
ινα | πληρωθη | το | |||||||||||||
in-order-that | might-b-fulfilled | the | |||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||
140 | 14 | 360 | |||||||||||||
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |||||
80 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 100 | 60 | 200 | |||||
ρηθεν | δια | του | |||||||||||||
spoken | through | the | |||||||||||||
10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
877 | 378 | ||||||||||||||
38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 |
70 | 80 | 60 | 300 | 7 | 100 | 60 | 200 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 60 | 90 |
προφητου | λεγοντος | ||||||||||||||
prophet | saying | ||||||||||||||
12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
190 | 107 | 401 | |||||||||||||
54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | |
5 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 7 | 8 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 80 | 9 | |
ειπατε | τη | θυγατρι | |||||||||||||
Tell-you | to-the | daughter | |||||||||||||
15 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||||||
739 | 273 | 60 | |||||||||||||
69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | |||||||
90 | 9 | 600 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 60 | 200 | 60 | |||||||
σιων | ιδου | ο | |||||||||||||
of-Zion | Look! | The | |||||||||||||
18 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
417 | 350 | ||||||||||||||
78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | |||||
2 | 1 | 90 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 200 | 90 | 90 | 60 | 200 | |||||
βασιλευς | σου | ||||||||||||||
king | of-you | ||||||||||||||
20 | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||||
600 | 159 | 441 | |||||||||||||
89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | |
5 | 80 | 400 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 9 | 90 | 60 | 9 | 70 | 80 | 1 | 200 | 90 | |
ερχεται | σοι | πραυς | |||||||||||||
is-coming | to-you | mild-tempered | |||||||||||||
23 | 24 | 25 | |||||||||||||
20 | 800 | 84 | |||||||||||||
104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 |
10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 600 | 90 | 5 | 70 | 9 |
και | επιβεβηκως | επι | |||||||||||||
and | having-mounted | upon | |||||||||||||
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | ||||||||||||
200 | 20 | 84 | 790 | ||||||||||||
120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | |
60 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 9 | 70 | 600 | 20 | 60 | 40 | |
ονον | και | επι | πωλον | ||||||||||||
ass | and | upon | colt | ||||||||||||
30 | 31 | ||||||||||||||
309 | 808 | ||||||||||||||
135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | |||
200 | 9 | 60 | 40 | 200 | 70 | 60 | 6 | 200 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 200 | |||
υιον | υποζυγιου | ||||||||||||||
son-of | beast-under-yoke |
Neither passage is divisible by 7 or 13. The verse from Zechariah has a numeric total of 4833. The passage from Matthew has a total of 10308. However, when the two are put together, the sum is divisible by 7 twice: 4833 + 10308 = 15141 (3 x 72 x 103). This is a one in 49 chance.
Writing a passage with structured numeric features is laborious. It becomes even more onerous when the available vocabulary is less than ten thousand words. Writing a second passage based on the first, when both passages alone have no numeric features, so that the two together will have spectacular numeric features is extremely difficult. Doing it with another language is an even more formidable challenge. Waiting centuries to accomplish such a feat borders on the impossible. What we have here is clearly a sign of divine action.
The combined verses have 53 words (a prime number), and 224 letters (25 x 7). They produce many complementary opposites following the pattern described in Revelation 1:8. This shows Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:4-5 go together, and proves Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophecy.
List of words: 53 45 402 156 295 402 586 60 110 19 50 204 432 12 130 228 100 254 106 280 52 857 520 9 156 50 792 160 140 14 360 877 378 190 107 401 739 273 60 417 350 600 159 441 20 800 84 200 20 84 790 309 808
List of letters: 3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 400 90 10 6 50 5 200 10 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 20 20 10 2 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 100 6 50 6 300 70 5 6 1 70 50 10 6 200 20 2 70 30 8 40 6 200 6 70 30 70 10 200 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
The Words Of The Combined Passages
(Since Zechariah's prophecy comes before Matthew, the data for Zechariah's verse comes first. Matthew's data is added afterwards.)
1The first and last words of the passage: 53 + 808 = 861 (3 x 7 x 41).
1.1The letters from the Name are applied three times to count through the passage.
Letter from the Name: 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 Count: 10 15 21 26 36 41 47 52 62 14 20 25 Adjusted to 53 words: 10 15 21 26 36 41 47 52 9 14 20 25 Word found: 19 130 52 50 401 350 84 309 110 12 280 156
Total of the words found: 1953 = 32 x 7 x 31.
1.2Beginning with the first word and taking every Nth word after, the following values of N select a sequence with a total divisible by 7;
3 6 11 12 20
Total of N: 52 = 22 x 13.
1.3Thirty-eight words are even valued.
a) 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 b) 402 156 402 586 60 110 50 204 432 12 130 228 100 254 106 280 52 520 156 a) 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 53 b) 50 792 160 140 14 360 378 190 60 350 600 20 800 84 200 20 84 790 808 a) Word position. b) Word value.
Total of these words: 10140 = 22 x 3 x 5 x 132. (Providentially, the sum of the factors is also 38.)
There is no matching feature with the odd valued words because this is a prophecy and not about God. Nevertheless, the two factors of 13, and the sum of the factors equalling the number of words make up for it.
1.4The principle of odd and even can be applied to the word value and also to the word's position. This creates four groups of words.
Odd position & odd valued: 1 5 53 295 Total: 1353. Odd position & even valued: 3 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 39 41 402 586 110 50 432 130 100 106 52 520 156 792 140 360 378 60 350 45 47 49 51 53 20 84 20 790 808 Total: 6446. Even position & odd valued: 2 10 22 24 32 36 38 40 44 52 45 19 857 9 877 401 273 417 441 309 Total: 3648. Even position & even valued: 4 6 8 12 14 16 18 20 26 28 30 34 42 46 48 50 156 402 60 204 12 228 254 280 50 160 14 190 600 800 200 84 Total: 3694.
This does not seem to yield any result until the groups are further arranged as those purely odd in position and value with those purely even in position and value versus those that are mixed.
1.4.1Purely odd or purely even: 1353 + 3694 = 5047. ( 72 x 103. SF: 117 = 32 x 13.)
1.4.2Mixed (odd positioned & even valued or even positioned & odd valued): 6446 + 3648 = 10094. (2 x 72 x 103. SF: 119 = 7 x 17.)
The breakdown between the two groups is an amazing 1 in 49 chance again. One only needed to look a little further in order to find it.
1.5Exactly seven words are prime numbers, but there is no other feature.
Word position: 1 10 22 32 35 36 37 Word value: 53 19 857 877 107 401 739
1.6.1Only the middle 51 and middle 33 words produce a total divisible by 7 when they are added. These are the only two because 51 + 33 = 84 = 22 x 3 x 7. SF: 14 = 2 x 7.
1.6.2Only the middle 39 (3 x 13) words produce a multiple of 13 when added.
1.7Starting with the first word, take every Nth word after, where the value of N increases.
Word position: 1 2 4 7 11 16 22 29 37 46 N value: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Word found: 53 45 156 586 50 228 857 140 739 800
Total: 3654 = 2 x 32 x 7 x 29.
1.8.1When the words are added one by one, there are ten instances where the accumulated total is divisible by 7.
Word position: 2 7 10 13 21 24 39 43 44 53 Word value: 45 586 19 432 52 9 60 159 441 808 Accumulated total: 98 1939 2128 2814 3976 5362 10059 11585 12026 15141
Total of the word values: 2611 = 7 x 373.
1.8.2When the words are added one by one, there are only two cases where the accumulated total is a multiple of 13.
Word position: 48 50 Word value: 200 84 Accumulated total: 13130 13234
Total of the word positions: 98 = 2 x 72.
1.9Although the 53 words cannot be divided into smaller equal groups, they can be divided into groups of 13, 7, 13, 7, and 13.
1.9.1Groups of 13.
53 45 402 156 295 402 586 60 110 19 50 204 432 52 857 520 9 156 50 792 160 140 14 360 877 378 350 600 159 441 20 800 84 200 20 84 790 309 808
Total: 11844 = 22 x 32 x 7 x 47.
1.9.2Groups of 7.
12 130 228 100 254 106 280 190 107 401 739 273 60 417
Total: 3297 = 3 x 7 x 157.
The Letters Of The Combined Passages
2.1The odd positioned letters: 5993 = 13 x 461. (There is no corresponding feature with the even positioned letters.)
2.2Thirty-eight pairs of equal sized groups positioned Nth and Nth last can be found in the letters. Within each pair, the sum of the two groups is a multiple of 13, and each group is also individually a multiple of 13.
a) 1 10 13 16 16 16 16 21 22 23 23 30 30 30 b) 2 48 65 33 56 96 101 25 30 43 105 52 63 77 c) 273 4992 6981 3016 4914 10582 11492 611 975 1924 10634 2392 3874 6669 a) 33 34 34 34 39 44 45 46 46 48 48 53 53 55 b) 37 56 96 101 76 105 85 75 103 83 99 63 77 90 c) 663 1898 7566 8476 4719 8710 6409 4199 8307 5551 7397 1482 4277 5564 a) 57 57 59 64 68 71 76 84 95 97 b) 96 101 73 77 87 72 103 99 108 101 c) 5668 6578 1885 2795 3302 312 4108 1846 2197 910 a) Starting position of the first group from the beginning and position of the second group from the end. b) Ending position of the first group from the beginning and ending position of the second group from the end.
Total of the starting and ending positions (a + b): 4466 = 2 x 7 x 11 x 29. SF: 49 = 72. SF: 14 = 2 x 7.
2.3.1Every 9th letter, every 16th letter, and every 24th letter added together produces a sum divisible by 91 (7 x 13). Providentially, 9 + 16 + 24 = 49 (72, SF: 14 = 2 x 7.)
2.3.2The sums for the 9th, 16th, and 24th letters are given below.
Every 9th letter: 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108 117 126 135 144 153 162 171 180 400 10 5 6 50 10 6 50 100 5 600 40 60 60 100 80 200 90 1 90 189 198 207 216 2 40 70 200 Total: 2275 = 52 x 7 x 13. Every 16th letter: 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 10 20 70 200 200 20 100 100 80 5 70 600 600 200 Total: 2275 = 52 x 7 x 13. Every 24th letter: 24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192 216 300 70 50 20 100 80 400 600 200 Total: 1820 = 22 x 5 x 7 x 13.
The sum of the results: 6370 = 2 x 5 x 72 x 13. There is an extra factor of 7.
2.4.1Odd positioned groups of 7 from the 224 letters:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 200 10 70 10 2 400 10 5 40 30 20 20 10 2 100 6 50 6 300 70 5 20 2 70 30 8 40 6 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 40 200 9 60 40 200 70
Total: 6552 = 23 x 32 x 7 x 13.
2.4.1.1Odd positioned groups of 28 from 2.4.1:
20 2 70 30 8 40 6 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 40 200 9 60 40 200 70
Total: 3318 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 79. SF: 91 = 7 x 13.
2.4.1.1.1Odd positioned groups of 7 from 2.4.1.1:
20 2 70 30 8 40 6 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9
Total: 826 = 2 x 7 x 59.
2.4.1.1.1.1Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.1.1.1:
20 2 8 40 5 3 5 40 1 9 9 60 40 10
Total: 252 = 22 x 32 x 7.
2.4.1.1.1.2Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.1.1.1:
70 30 6 3 60 40 5 100 90 60 40 60 1 9
Total: 574 = 2 x 7 x 41.
2.4.1.1.2Even positioned groups of 7 from 2.4.1.1:
2 50 1 400 50 6 400 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 40 200 9 60 40 200 70
Total: 2492 = 22 x 7 x 89.
2.4.1.1.2.1First half of 14 from 2.4.1.1.2:
9 5 70 9 2 5 2 40 200 9 60 40 200 70
Total: 721 = 7 x 103.
2.4.1.1.2.2Last half of 14 from 2.4.1.1.2:
2 50 1 400 50 6 400 600 8 7 100 60 80 7
Total: 1771 = 7 x 11 x 23.
2.4.1.1.2.2.1Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.1.1.2.2:
2 50 50 6 8 7 80 7
Total: 210 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 7.
2.4.1.1.2.2.1.1 Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.1.1.2.2.1:
2 50 8 80
Total: 140 = 22 x 5 x 7.
2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2 Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.1.1.2.2.1:
50 6 7 7
Total: 70 = 2 x 5 x 7. SF: 14 = 2 x 7.
2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2.1 First half of 2 from 2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2:
50 6
Total: 56 = 23 x 7. SF: 13.
2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2.2 Last half of 2 from 2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2:
7 7
Total: 14 = 2 x 7.
2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2.2.1 First half of 1 from 2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2.2:
7
Total: 7 = 7. SF: 7.
2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2.2.2 Last half of 1 from 2.4.1.1.2.2.1.2.2:
7
Total: 7 = 7. SF: 7.
2.4.1.1.2.2.2 Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.1.1.2.2:
1 400 400 600 100 60
Total: 1561 = 7 x 223.
2.4.1.2Even positioned groups of 28 from 2.4.1:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 200 10 70 10 2 400 10 5 40 30 20 20 10 2 100 6 50 6 300 70 5 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 2 1 90 9 20 5 200
Total: 3234 = 2 x 3 x 72 x 11.
2.4.2Even positioned groups of 7 from 2.4:
2 400 90 10 6 50 5 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 6 1 70 50 10 6 200 200 6 70 30 70 10 200 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 8589 = 3 x 7 x 409.
2.4.2.1Odd positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.2:
2 400 90 10 6 300 30 40 30 20 90 4 50 10 6 200 70 10 200 100 4 5 9 40 80 8 5 40 100 60 200 20 100 5 100 7 9 4 60 200 200 5 80 400 90 10 1 7 70 9 5 70 60 60 6 200
Total: 3997 = 7 x 571.
2.4.2.2Even positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.2:
6 50 5 200 5 50 6 1 10 6 1 70 200 6 70 30 60 200 100 60 1 70 20 7 4 9 1 100 5 3 60 1 8 200 600 40 60 90 90 60 70 80 1 200 10 600 90 5 9 70 600 20 3 9 60 200
Total: 4592 = 24 x 7 x 41. SF: 56 = 23 x 7. SF: 13.
2.4.3Odd positioned groups of 28 from 2.4:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 400 90 10 6 50 5 200 10 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 20 2 70 30 8 40 6 200 6 70 30 70 10 200 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9
Total: 7833 = 3 x 7 x 373.
2.4.3.1Odd positioned groups of 8 from 2.4.3:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 8 40 6 200 6 70 30 70 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 100 7 8 200 5 100 1 9 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5
Total: 3486 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 83.
2.4.3.2Even positioned groups of 8 from 2.4.3:
400 90 10 6 50 5 200 10 30 40 5 50 20 2 70 30 10 200 2 50 1 400 50 6 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9
Total: 4347 = 33 x 7 x 23. SF: 39 = 3 x 13.
2.4.3.2.1Odd positioned groups of 7 from 2.4.3.2:
400 90 10 6 50 5 200 70 30 10 200 2 50 1 60 300 7 100 60 90 5 9 70 80 1 200 90 2
Total: 2198 = 2 x 7 x 157.
2.4.3.2.2Even positioned groups of 7 from 2.4.3.2:
10 30 40 5 50 20 2 400 50 6 60 200 70 80 9 70 1 100 5 90 60 7 10 600 90 5 70 9
Total: 2149 = 7 x 307.
2.4.3.3Odd positioned groups of 14 from 2.4.3:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 400 90 10 6 50 5 20 2 70 30 8 40 6 200 6 70 30 70 10 200 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1
Total: 3374 = 2 x 7 x 241.
2.4.3.3.1Odd positioned groups of 8 from 2.4.3.3:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 70 30 8 40 6 200 6 70 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1
Total: 1743 = 3 x 7 x 83.
2.4.3.3.2Even positioned groups of 8 from 2.4.3.3:
400 90 10 6 50 5 20 2 30 70 10 200 60 200 70 80 3 60 5 100 1 9 90 60
Total: 1631 = 7 x 233.
2.4.3.3.2.1Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.3.2:
400 10 50 20 30 10 60 70 3 5 1 90
Total: 749 = 7 x 107.
2.4.3.3.2.2Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.3.2:
90 6 5 2 70 200 200 80 60 100 9 60
Total: 882 = 2 x 32 x 72.
2.4.3.3.2.2.1Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.3.2.2:
90 5 70 200 60 9
Total: 434 = 2 x 7 x 31.
2.4.3.3.2.2.2Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.3.2.2:
6 2 200 80 100 60
Total: 448 = 26 x 7.
2.4.3.3.2.2.2.1 Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.3.3.2.2.2:
6 2 100 60
Total: 168 = 23 x 3 x 7.
2.4.3.3.2.2.2.2 Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.3.3.2.2.2:
200 80
Total: 280 = 23 x 5 x 7.
2.4.3.3.2.2.3 Odd positioned groups of 3 from 2.4.3.3.2.2:
90 6 5 200 80 60
Total: 441 = 32 x 72.
2.4.3.3.2.2.3.1 Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.3.2.2.3:
90 5 80
Total: 175 = 52 x 7.
2.4.3.3.2.2.3.2 Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.3.2.2.3:
6 200 60
Total: 266 = 2 x 7 x 19. SF: 28 = 22 x 7.
2.4.3.3.2.2.4 Even positioned groups of 3 from 2.4.3.3.2.2:
2 70 200 100 9 60
Total: 441 = 32 x 72.
2.4.3.4Even positioned groups of 14 from 2.4.3:
200 10 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9
Total: 4459 = 73 x 13.
2.4.3.4.1Odd positioned groups of 14 from 2.4.3.4:
2 50 1 400 50 6 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9
Total: 2331 = 32 x 7 x 37.
2.4.3.4.1.1Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.3.4.1:
2 50 50 6 60 200 4 5 70 9 2 7 90 5
Total: 560 = 24 x 5 x 7.
2.4.3.4.1.2Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.3.4.1:
1 400 400 100 100 60 9 5 2 5 10 600 70 9
Total: 1771 = 7 x 11 x 23.
2.4.3.4.2Even positioned groups of 14 from 2.4.3.4:
200 10 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200
Total: 2128 = 24 x 7 x 19.
2.4.3.5Odd positioned groups of 16 from 2.4.3:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 400 90 10 6 50 5 200 10 8 40 6 200 6 70 30 70 10 200 2 50 1 400 50 6 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9
Total: 3752 = 23 x 7 x 67.
2.4.3.5.1Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.3.5:
3 10 40 1 400 90 50 5 8 40 6 70 10 200 1 400 60 200 3 60 60 90 70 1 10 1 70 9 2 7 90 5
Total: 2072 = 23 x 7 x 37.
2.4.3.5.2Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.3.5:
30 10 4 2 10 6 200 10 6 200 30 70 2 50 50 6 20 5 40 100 5 9 100 5 9 5 2 5 10 600 70 9
Total: 1680 = 24 x 3 x 5 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.1Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.5.2:
30 4 10 200 6 30 2 50 20 40 5 100 9 2 10 70
Total: 588 = 22 x 3 x 72. SF: 21 = 3 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.2Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.5.2:
10 2 6 10 200 70 50 6 5 100 9 5 5 5 600 9
Total: 1092 = 22 x 3 x 7 x 13.
2.4.3.5.2.2.1Odd positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.3.5.2.2:
10 2 6 10 5 100 9 5
Total: 147 = 3 x 72.
2.4.3.5.2.2.1.1 First half of 4 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.1:
10 2 6 10
Total: 28 = 22 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2 Last half of 4 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.1:
5 100 9 5
Total: 119 = 7 x 17.
2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2.1 Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2:
5 9
Total: 14 = 2 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2.2 Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2:
100 5
Total: 105 = 3 x 5 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2.3 First half of 2 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2:
5 100
Total: 105 = 3 x 5 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2.4 Last half of 2 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.1.2:
9 5
Total: 14 = 2 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.2.2 Even positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.3.5.2.2:
200 70 50 6 5 5 600 9
Total: 945 = 33 x 5 x 7. SF: 21 = 3 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.2.2.1 Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.2:
200 70 5 5
Total: 280 = 23 x 5 x 7.
2.4.3.5.2.2.2.2 Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.2:
50 6 600 9
Total: 665 = 5 x 7 x 19.
2.4.3.5.2.2.2.2.1 First half of 2 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.2.2:
50 6
Total: 56 = 23 x 7. SF: 13.
2.4.3.5.2.2.2.2.2 Last half of 2 from 2.4.3.5.2.2.2.2:
600 9
Total: 609 = 3 x 7 x 29. SF: 39 = 3 x 13.
2.4.3.5.2.3First half of 16 from 2.4.3.5.2:
30 10 4 2 10 6 200 10 6 200 30 70 2 50 50 6
Total: 686 = 2 x 73.
2.4.3.5.2.4Last half of 16 from 2.4.3.5.2:
20 5 40 100 5 9 100 5 9 5 2 5 10 600 70 9
Total: 994 = 2 x 7 x 71.
2.4.3.6Even positioned groups of 16 from 2.4.3:
70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 20 2 70 30 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 100 7 8 200 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90
Total: 4081 = 7 x 11 x 53.
2.4.3.6.1Odd positioned groups of 16 from 2.4.3.6:
70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 20 2 70 30 100 7 8 200 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90
Total: 2275 = 52 x 7 x 13.
2.4.3.6.1.1Odd positioned groups of 8 from 2.4.3.6.1:
70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 100 7 8 200 5 100 1 9
Total: 1428 = 22 x 3 x 7 x 17.
2.4.3.6.1.2Even positioned groups of 8 from 2.4.3.6.1:
30 40 5 50 20 2 70 30 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90
Total: 847 = 7 x 112.
2.4.3.6.1.2.1Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.6.1.2:
30 5 20 70 90 9 80 200
Total: 504 = 23 x 32 x 7.
2.4.3.6.1.2.2Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.3.6.1.2:
40 50 2 30 60 70 1 90
Total: 343 = 73. SF: 21 = 3 x 7.
2.4.3.6.2Even positioned groups of 16 from 2.4.3.6:
400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100
Total: 1806 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 43.
2.4.4Even positioned groups of 28 from 2.4:
5 40 30 20 20 10 2 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 100 6 50 6 300 70 5 6 1 70 50 10 6 200 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 7308 = 22 x 32 x 7 x 29.
2.4.4.1Odd positioned groups of 16 from 2.4.4:
5 40 30 20 20 10 2 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 100 6 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 3738 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 89.
2.4.4.1.1Odd positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.4.1:
5 40 30 20 1 30 20 90 40 5 40 9 7 80 600 8 40 9 4 60 90 9 20 5 20 60 40 200 70 60 6 200
Total: 1918 = 2 x 7 x 137.
2.4.4.1.2Even positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.4.1:
20 10 2 6 4 10 100 6 40 1 70 20 7 100 60 80 200 60 2 1 200 90 90 60 9 60 40 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 1820 = 22 x 5 x 7 x 13.
2.4.4.1.2.1Odd positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.4.1.2:
20 10 2 6 40 1 70 20 200 60 2 1 9 60 40 200
Total: 741 = 3 x 13 x 19. SF: 35 = 5 x 7.
2.4.4.1.2.1.1First half of 8 from 2.4.4.1.2.1:
20 10 2 6 40 1 70 20
Total: 169 = 132. SF: 26 = 2 x 13.
2.4.4.1.2.1.2Last half of 8 from 2.4.4.1.2.1:
200 60 2 1 9 60 40 200
Total: 572 = 22 x 11 x 13. SF: 28 = 22 x 7.
2.4.4.1.2.2Even positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.4.1.2:
4 10 100 6 7 100 60 80 200 90 90 60 3 9 60 200
Total: 1079 = 13 x 83.
2.4.4.1.2.3Odd positioned groups of 8 from 2.4.4.1.2:
20 10 2 6 4 10 100 6 200 60 2 1 200 90 90 60
Total: 861 = 3 x 7 x 41.
2.4.4.1.2.3.1Odd positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.4.1.2.3:
20 10 2 6 200 60 2 1
Total: 301 = 7 x 43.
2.4.4.1.2.3.1.1 Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.4.1.2.3.1:
20 2 200 2
Total: 224 = 25 x 7.
2.4.4.1.2.3.1.2 Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.4.1.2.3.1:
10 6 60 1
Total: 77 = 7 x 11.
2.4.4.1.2.3.1.2.1 Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.4.1.2.3.1.2:
10 60
Total: 70 = 2 x 5 x 7. SF: 14 = 2 x 7.
2.4.4.1.2.3.1.2.2 Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.4.1.2.3.1.2:
6 1
Total: 7 = 7. SF: 7.
2.4.4.1.2.3.2 Even positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.4.1.2.3:
4 10 100 6 200 90 90 60
Total: 560 = 24 x 5 x 7.
2.4.4.1.2.4Even positioned groups of 8 from 2.4.4.1.2:
40 1 70 20 7 100 60 80 9 60 40 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 959 = 7 x 137.
2.4.4.1.2.4.1First half of 8 from 2.4.4.1.2.4:
40 1 70 20 7 100 60 80
Total: 378 = 2 x 33 x 7.
2.4.4.1.2.4.2Last half of 8 from 2.4.4.1.2.4:
9 60 40 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 581 = 7 x 83.
2.4.4.1.2.4.2.1 Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.4.1.2.4.2:
9 40 3 60
Total: 112 = 24 x 7.
2.4.4.1.2.4.2.1.1 First half of 2 from 2.4.4.1.2.4.2.1:
9 40
Total: 49 = 72. SF: 14 = 2 x 7.
2.4.4.1.2.4.2.1.2 Last half of 2 from 2.4.4.1.2.4.2.1:
3 60
Total: 63 = 32 x 7. SF: 13.
2.4.4.1.2.4.2.2 Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.4.4.1.2.4.2:
60 200 9 200
Total: 469 = 7 x 67.
2.4.4.1.3First half of 32 from 2.4.4.1:
5 40 30 20 20 10 2 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 100 6 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80
Total: 1561 = 7 x 223.
2.4.4.1.4Last half of 32 from 2.4.4.1:
40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 2177 = 7 x 311.
2.4.4.2Even positioned groups of 16 from 2.4.4:
50 6 300 70 5 6 1 70 50 10 6 200 3 5 3 60 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 200 5 80 400 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600
Total: 3570 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 17.
2.4.4.2.1Odd positioned groups of 3 from 2.4.4.2:
50 6 300 1 70 50 3 5 3 5 40 4 3 1 100 9 600 200 60 40 60 9 5 70
Total: 1694 = 2 x 7 x 112.
2.4.4.2.1.1Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.4.2.1:
50 6 70 50 3 5 3 1 600 200 60 9
Total: 1057 = 7 x 151.
2.4.4.2.1.2Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.4.4.2.1:
300 1 3 5 40 4 100 9 60 40 5 70
Total: 637 = 72 x 13.
2.4.4.2.1.3Odd positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.4.2.1:
50 6 300 1 3 5 40 4 600 200 60 40
Total: 1309 = 7 x 11 x 17. SF: 35 = 5 x 7.
2.4.4.2.1.4Even positioned groups of 4 from 2.4.4.2.1:
70 50 3 5 3 1 100 9 60 9 5 70
Total: 385 = 5 x 7 x 11.
2.4.4.2.2Even positioned groups of 3 from 2.4.4.2:
70 5 6 10 6 200 60 7 8 9 1 100 80 9 90 5 80 400 40 10 1 9 70 600
Total: 1876 = 22 x 7 x 67. SF: 78 = 2 x 3 x 13.
2.5Precisely 21 letters are divisible by 7.
17 48 52 59 66 68 95 97 101 105 115 119 133 138 176 185 190 195 205 207 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 7 7 7 70 7 70 7 70 70 7 70 70 70 217 70
The total of these letters has an extra factor of 13: 1092 = 22 x 3 x 7 x 13.
2.6.1There are exactly 13 times when the middle N letters have a total divisible by 7. This occurs when N is one of the following:
222 220 184 180 178 170 152 128 74 68 62 50 28
Total of N: 1716 = 22 x 3 x 11 x 13.
2.6.2Providentially, the N values also point to specific letters.
N value: 28 50 62 68 74 128 152 170 178 180 184 220 222 Letter found: 50 6 40 70 400 100 60 100 1 90 5 200 9
Total of letters found: 1131 = 3 x 13 x 29.
2.7.1Pull every Nth letter, where the value of N increases after each letter.
a) 1 2 4 7 11 16 22 29 37 46 56 67 79 92 106 121 137 154 172 191 211 b) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 c) 3 10 10 4 10 10 200 5 1 6 200 30 60 9 8 60 100 60 9 10 40 a) Letter position. b) Value of N. c) Letter found.
Total of letters found: 845 = 5 x 132.
2.8.1When the letters are added up one by one, there will be exactly 28 times when the accumulated total is divisible by 7.
2.8.2When the letters are added up one by one, there will be 15 times when the accumulated total is a multiple of 13.
a) 2 16 34 38 46 66 71 76 89 131 156 184 200 206 b) 10 10 10 30 6 70 2 6 40 5 1 5 40 9 c) 13 871 2119 2158 2444 3614 3926 4433 5473 8294 10062 12051 13130 13234 a) 221 Letter position. b) 3 Letter value. c) 14872 Accumulated total.
Total of the letters (line b): 247 = 13 x 19.
2.8.3In Hebrew, The Hope
is התקוה (ha-tikvah). The numeric value of this word is 516. At the 156th letter the accumulative total is 10062. This is the only time in the passage where the accumulative total is related to התקוה (tikvah).
התקוה (ha-tikvah): 516 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 43. Accumulative total: 10062 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 13 x 43.
Three of the factors are common to both numbers. This is a 1 in 258 chance. The curious coincidence is that the 156th position is also divisible by 13: 156 =22 x 3 x 13 .
2.9Divide the letters into groups of 32 and add up each group.
2.9.1Odd valued groups of 32:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 400 90 10 6 50 5 200 10 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 20 20 10 2 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 100 6 50 6 300 70 5 6 1 70 50 10 6 200 20 2 70 30 8 40 6 200 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 10451 = 7 x 1493.
2.9.2Even valued groups of 32:
6 70 30 70 10 200 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600
Total: 4690 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 67.
2.10Rather than divide the letters into equal groups, they can also be divided into groups with alternating sizes of multiples of 7.
2.10.1Alternating groups of 7 and 105.
2.10.1.1Groups of 7:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 60 200 70 80 60 300 7
Total: 875 = 53 x 7.
2.10.1.2Groups of 105:
2 400 90 10 6 50 5 200 10 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 20 20 10 2 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 100 6 50 6 300 70 5 6 1 70 50 10 6 200 20 2 70 30 8 40 6 200 6 70 30 70 10 200 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 14266 = 2 x 7 x 1019.
2.10.2Alternating groups of 14 and 42.
2.10.2.1Groups of 14:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 400 90 10 6 50 5 20 2 70 30 8 40 6 200 6 70 30 70 10 200 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1
Total: 3374 = 2 x 7 x 241.
2.10.2.2Groups of 42:
200 10 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 20 20 10 2 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 100 6 50 6 300 70 5 6 1 70 50 10 6 200 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 11767 = 7 x 412.
2.10.3Alternating groups of 98 and 28.
2.10.3.1Groups of 98:
3 10 30 10 40 1 4 2 400 90 10 6 50 5 200 10 70 10 2 400 10 200 6 300 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 20 20 10 2 6 1 30 20 90 4 10 100 6 50 6 300 70 5 6 1 70 50 10 6 200 20 2 70 30 8 40 6 200 6 70 30 70 10 200 2 50 1 400 50 6 400 100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 12887 = 72 x 263.
2.10.3.2Groups of 28:
600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60
Total: 2254 = 2 x 72 x 23. SF: 39 = 3 x 13.
2.10.4.1The sizes of these alternating groups are all multiples of 7, so their total would also be multiples of 7. What can't be foreseen is that their sum has an extra factor of 7: 7 + 105 + 14 + 42 + 98 + 28 = 294 (2 x 3 x 72).
2.10.4.2Also unexpected is that these numbers point out six letters in the passage.
Size of group: 7 105 14 42 98 28ist Letter found: 4 7 5 10 80 50
Total of the letters: 156 = 22 x 3 x 13.
2.10.4.3They also point out six words.
Group size: 7 105 14 42 98 28 Adjusted to 53 words: 7 52 14 42 45 28 Word found: 586 309 12 600 20 160
Total of the words found: 1687 = 7 x 241.
2.11The 224 letters can be viewed in two dimensions as a rectangle.
3 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 400 | 90 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 200 | 10 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 400 | 10 | 200 | 6 | 300 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 50 |
5 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 90 | 4 | 10 | 100 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 300 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 200 |
20 | 2 | 70 | 30 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 200 | 6 | 70 | 30 | 70 | 10 | 200 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 400 | 50 | 6 | 400 | 100 | 60 | 200 | 100 | 60 | 4 | 5 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 40 | 5 | 40 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 70 | 20 | 7 | 80 | 600 | 8 | 7 | 100 | 60 | 80 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 100 |
60 | 200 | 70 | 80 | 60 | 300 | 7 | 100 | 60 | 200 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 60 | 90 | 5 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 7 | 8 | 200 |
3 | 1 | 100 | 80 | 9 | 90 | 9 | 600 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 60 | 200 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 200 | 90 | 90 | 60 | 200 | 5 | 80 | 400 |
5 | 100 | 1 | 9 | 90 | 60 | 9 | 70 | 80 | 1 | 200 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 600 | 90 | 5 | 70 | 9 |
60 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 9 | 70 | 600 | 20 | 60 | 40 | 200 | 9 | 60 | 40 | 200 | 70 | 60 | 6 | 200 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 200 |
2.11.1 The outside, or perimeter of the rectangle: 5215 = 5 x 7 x 149. SF: 161 = 7 x 23.
2.11.2 The inside of the rectangle: 9926 = 2 x 7 x 709.
2.11.3.1 The rectangle in a large checker board: 7392 = 25 x 3 x 7 x 11.
2.11.3.2 The checker board's opposite: 7749 = 33 x 7 x 41.
2.11.4.1 The first and last columns: 1323 = 33 x 72.
Curiously, when the third and third last columns are added to the first and last columns, there is no result. But there is a pattern.
2.11.4.2 The Nth and Nth last columns, where N is 1, 3, and 5: 3584 = 29 x 7.
2.11.4.3 The Nth and Nth last columns, where N is 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9: 5614 = 2 x 7 x 401.
2.11.4.4 The Nth and Nth last columns, where N is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13: 7406 = 2 x 7 x 232.
2.11.4.5 The pattern of Nth and Nth last follows the odd positioned columns (from the beginning, and from the end), but skips every other odd positioned column. There is a consistent pattern of 1, 5, 9, and 13. 1 + 5 + 9 + 13 = 28 (22 x 7), and this is the width of the table.
2.11.4.6 This pattern adds an additional focus to the two columns in the middle: 1469 = 13 x 113. SF: 126 = 2 x 32 x 7.
2.11.4.7 The mirror of 2.11.4.4: 7735 = 5 x 7 x 13 x 17. SF: 42 = 2 x 3 x 7.
2.11.5.1 The first and last rows, and the two middle rows: 7637 = 7 x 1091.
2.11.5.2 The opposite of 2.11.5.1: 7504 =24 x 7 x 67.
2.12Having seen how the letters could be arranged as a two dimension object with numeric features, they are now placed in a three dimension object, an 8 x 7 x 4 block.
3 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
400 | 90 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 200 | 10 |
70 | 10 | 2 | 400 | 10 | 200 | 6 | 300 |
30 | 40 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 20 |
20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 90 |
4 | 10 | 100 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 300 | 70 |
5 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 200 |
20 | 2 | 70 | 30 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 200 |
6 | 70 | 30 | 70 | 10 | 200 | 2 | 50 |
1 | 400 | 50 | 6 | 400 | 100 | 60 | 200 |
100 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 60 |
40 | 5 | 40 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 70 | 20 |
7 | 80 | 600 | 8 | 7 | 100 | 60 | 80 |
7 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 100 |
60 | 200 | 70 | 80 | 60 | 300 | 7 | 100 |
60 | 200 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 40 | 100 |
60 | 90 | 5 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 100 | 5 |
100 | 7 | 8 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 80 |
9 | 90 | 9 | 600 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 60 |
200 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 9 | 20 | 5 |
200 | 90 | 90 | 60 | 200 | 5 | 80 | 400 |
5 | 100 | 1 | 9 | 90 | 60 | 9 | 70 |
80 | 1 | 200 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
70 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 600 |
90 | 5 | 70 | 9 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 40 |
10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 9 | 70 | 600 |
20 | 60 | 40 | 200 | 9 | 60 | 40 | 200 |
70 | 60 | 6 | 200 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 200 |
2.12.1The outside of the block: 10787 = 7 x 23 x 67.
2.12.2The inside of the block: 4354 = 2 x 7 x 311.
2.12.3First and last columns through the block: 5614 = 2 x 7 x 401.
2.12.4First and last rows through the block: 3952 = 24 x 13 x 19.
2.12.5The first, last and middle rows: 5285 = 5 x 7 x 151.
2.12.6The first, last and two middle rows: 9191 = 7 x 13 x 101.
2.12.7Four pillars of four at the corners: 4830 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 23. (This could also be eight cubes of four at the corners.)
In combining Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:4-5, the data from the New Testament verses was added to the end of the data from the Old Testament. In dealing with data, it doesn't matter that Hebrew is read from right to left, and Greek is read from left to right. What happens if the reading direction is considered? In other words, the Hebrew could be tacked on at the end of the Greek of Matthew 21:4-5. A computer would be converting everything to numbers with the Hebrew in reverse.
Not much is found with the word totals, but the letters are a different matter.
100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100
60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60
40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4
60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9
70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10
1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
400 6 50 400 1 50 2 200 10 70 30 70 6 200 6 40 8 30 70 2 20 200 6 10
50 70 1 6 5 70 300 6 50 6 100 10 4 90 20 30 1 6 2 10 20 20 30 40 5
50 5 40 30 300 6 200 10 400 2 10 70 10 200 5 50 6 10 90 400 2 4 1 40
10 30 10 3
(Highlight: Zechariah 9:9 in reverse.)
3.1The letter values of the Name (10-5-6-5) are used seven times to count through the letters.
a) 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 b) 10 15 21 26 36 41 47 52 62 67 73 78 88 93 99 104 114 119 125 130 c) 3 9 80 60 60 300 5 60 8 80 9 2 200 100 70 10 10 9 1 70 a) 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 (Value from the Name.) b) 140 145 151 156 166 171 177 182 (Count.) c) 70 9 400 10 70 10 70 100 (Letter found.)
Total: 1885 = 5 x 13 x 29.
3.2Exactly thirteen pairs of letters can be found that Nth and Nth last together are divisible by 7.
a) Nth position: 2 11 23 31 53 57 64 65 71 89 90 98 110 b) Value: 60 60 8 40 90 1 3 1 600 5 80 9 2 c) Equivalent to Nth last position: 223 214 202 194 172 168 161 160 154 136 135 127 115 d) Value: 10 10 6 30 50 20 200 6 2 9 200 5 600 e) Sum: 70 70 14 70 140 21 203 7 602 14 280 14 602
Total of positions (a + c): 2925 = 32 x 52 x 13.
3.3.1Beginning with the first letter and taking every Nth letter after, the following values of N produce a series of letters with a total divisible by 7:
6 13 15 20 31 32 41 56 65 66 67 71 75 76 88 111
Total of N: 833 = 72 x 17.
The first to succeed is N = 6, and the last to succeed is N = 111. First and last: 6 + 111 = 117 (32 x 13).
3.3.2Taking every Nth letter, the following values of N produce a series with a total divisible by 7:
8 13 15 17 18 32 36 57 60 61 67 68 69 73 74 82 86 98 101 102 110 111
Total: 1358 = 2 x 7 x 97.
The first to succeed is N = 8, and the last to succeed is N = 111. First and last: 8 + 111 = 119 (7 x 17).
3.4This list of letters produces many groupings and subgroups of groups with numeric features.
3.5Twenty-one letters are divisible by 7.
18 20 24 28 38 42 56 61 99 108 113 118 128 130 140 157 159 166 173 177 208 70 7 7 7 70 7 70 7 70 70 7 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
Total of the letter positions: 2163 = 3 x 7 x 103. (We saw this earlier with feature 2.5, but in that earlier case the positions had no feature. With this letter arrangement they do.)
3.6With this new arrangement, the letters can be subdivided into alternating groups of letters, where the size of each group is a multiple of seven.
3.6.1Alternating groups of 14 and 21 letters.
3.6.1.1Groups of 14:
100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 6 200 3 9 60 200 400 6 50 400 1 50 2 5 70 300 6 50 6 100 10 4 90 20 30 1 6 5 50 6 10 90 400 2 4 1 40 10 30 10 3
Total: 6909 = 3 x 72 x 47.
3.6.1.2Groups of 21:
9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 200 10 70 30 70 6 200 6 40 8 30 70 2 20 200 6 10 50 70 1 6 2 10 20 20 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 300 6 200 10 400 2 10 70 10 200
Total: 8232 = 23 x 3 x 73
3.6.2Alternating groups of 91 and 21 letters.
3.6.2.1Groups of 91:
100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200 400 6 50 400 1 50 2 200 10 70 30 70 6 200 6 40 8 30 70 2 20 200 6 10 50 70 1 6 5 70 300 6 50 6 100 10 4 90 20 30 1 6 2 10 20 20 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 300 6 200
Total: 12950 = 2 x 52 x 7 x 37. SF: 56 = 23 x 7. SF: 13.
3.6.2.2Groups of 21:
5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 10 400 2 10 70 10 200 5 50 6 10 90 400 2 4 1 40 10 30 10 3
Total: 2191 = 7 x 313.
3.6.3Alternating groups of 35 and 28 letters.
3.6.3.1Groups of 35:
100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200 400 6 50 400 1 50 2 200 10 70 30 70 6 200 2 10 20 20 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 300 6 200 10 400 2 10 70 10 200 5 50 6 10 90 400 2 4 1 40 10 30 10 3
Total: 10339 = 72 x 211.
3.6.3.2Groups of 28:
60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 6 40 8 30 70 2 20 200 6 10 50 70 1 6 5 70 300 6 50 6 100 10 4 90 20 30 1 6
Total: 4802 = 2 x 74
3.6.4Alternating groups of 42 and 70 letters.
3.6.4.1Groups of 42:
100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200 400 6 50 400 1 50 2
Total: 6629 = 7 x 947.
3.6.4.2Groups of 70
100 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 200 10 70 30 70 6 200 6 40 8 30 70 2 20 200 6 10 50 70 1 6 5 70 300 6 50 6 100 10 4 90 20 30 1 6 2 10 20 20 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 300 6 200 10 400 2 10 70 10 200 5 50 6 10 90 400 2 4 1 40 10 30 10 3
Total: 8512 = 26 x 7 x 19.
3.6.5Alternating groups of 77 and 70 letters.
3.6.5.1Groups of 77:
100 60 200 100 60 4 5 3 5 3 60 40 5 40 9 40 1 70 20 7 80 600 8 7 100 60 80 7 8 5 40 4 9 1 100 60 200 70 80 60 300 7 100 60 200 20 5 3 60 40 100 60 90 5 9 70 1 100 5 100 7 8 200 3 1 100 80 9 90 9 600 40 9 4 60 200 60 400 6 50 400 1 50 2 200 10 70 30 70 6 200 6 40 8 30 70 2 20 200 6 10 50 70 1 6 5 70 300 6 50 6 100 10 4 90 20 30 1 6 2 10 20 20 30 40 5 50 5 40 30 300 6 200 10 400 2 10 70 10 200 5 50 6 10 90 400 2 4 1 40 10 30 10 3
Total: 10059 = 3 x 7 x 479.
3.6.5.2Groups of 70:
2 1 90 9 20 5 200 90 90 60 200 5 80 400 5 100 1 9 90 60 9 70 80 1 200 90 10 1 9 5 70 9 2 5 2 7 10 600 90 5 70 9 60 40 60 40 10 1 9 5 70 9 70 600 20 60 40 200 9 60 40 200 70 60 6 200 3 9 60 200
Total: 5082 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 112.
3.7With this arrangement, three letters divide the passage into three sections with their first and last appearances.
3.7.1.1All letters between the first and last appearances of the letter 5: 13951 = 7 x 1993.
3.7.1.2All letters not between the first and last appearances of the letter 5: 1190 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 17.
3.7.2.1All letters between the first and last appearances of the letter 9: 9345 = 3 x 5 x 7 x 89. SF: 104 = 23 x 13.
3.7.2.2All letters not between the first and last appearances of the letter 9: 5796 = 22 x 32 x 7 x 23.
3.7.3.1All letters between the first and last appearances of the letter 90: 11095 = 5 x 7 x 317. SF: 329 = 7 x 47.
3.7.3.2All letters not between the first and last appearances of the letter 90: 4046 = 2 x 7 x 172
3.7.4Providentially, 5 + 9 + 90 = 104 (23 x 13).
3.7.5Also providentially, these three letters are the only letters where a second pair of Nth and Nth last appearances also achieves multiples of seven.
3.7.5.1The fourth and fourth last appearances of the letter 5.
3.7.5.1.1Letters between the fourth and fourth last appearances of the letter 5: 10535 = 5 x 72 x 43.
3.7.5.1.2Letters not between the fourth and fourth last appearances of the letter 5: 4606 = 2 x 72 x 47. SF: 63 = 32 x 7. SF: 13.
3.7.5.2The seventh and seventh last appearances of the letter 9.
3.7.5.2.1Letters between the seventh and seventh last appearances of the letter 9: 1876 = 22 x 7 x 67. SF: 78 = 2 x 3 x 13.
3.7.5.2.2Letters not between the seventh and seventh last appearances of the letter 9: 13265 = 5 x 7 x 379.
3.7.5.3The third and third last appearances of the letter 90.
3.7.5.3.1Letters between the third and third last appearances of the letter 90: 2604 = 22 x 3 x 7 x 31.
3.7.5.3.2Letters not between the third and third last appearances of the letter 90: 12537 = 32 x 7 x 199.
3.7.5.4And as a final act of providence, there is a reason why it is the fourth, seventh, and third appearances that also work: 4 + 7 + 3 = 14 (2 x 7).
Is this one massive coincidence? Is there further support for this? Confirmation comes from an unexpected source.
Most languages in the world have alphabets. Of those that are not alphabetical languages, not many remain in use, and only one is in widespread use. This is the Chinese language. There are three main Chinese Bibles: The Chinese Catholic Bible (CAT), The Chinese Union Version (CUV) and The Chinese New Version (CNV). The CUV is the most popular and stands like the King James Version in English. Below are the Chinese versions of Zechariah 9:9, and Matthew 21:4-5. (See: A Chinese Coincidence for the conversion of characters to numbers.)
CAT Zechariah 9:9
熙雍女子,你應盡量喜樂!耶路撒冷女子,你應該歡呼!看,你的君王到你這裡來,他是正義的,勝利的,謙遜的,騎在驢上,騎在驢駒上。
Matthew 21:4-5
這事發生,是為應驗先知所說的:你們應向熙雍女子說:看,你的君王來到你這裡,溫和的騎在一匹驢上,一匹母驢的小驢駒上
Total of the characters: 307426 = 2 x 7 x 7 x 3137.
CUV Zechariah 9:9
錫安的民哪、應當大大喜樂.耶路撒冷 的民哪、應當歡呼.看哪、你的王來到你這裡.他是公義的、並且施行拯救、謙謙和和的騎著驢、就是騎著驢的駒子。
Matthew 21:4-5
這事成就、是要應驗先知的話、說、要對錫安的居民說、看哪、你的王來到你這裡、是溫柔的、又騎著驢、就是騎著驢駒子
Total of the characters: 346970 = 2 x 5 x 13 x 17 x 157.
CNV Zechariah 9:9
錫安的居民哪!要大大喜樂。耶路撒冷的居民哪!應當歡呼。看哪!你的王來到你這裡了,他是公義的,是得勝的。他又是溫柔的,他騎著驢,騎的是小驢
Matthew 21:4-5
這件事應驗了先知所說的要對錫安的居民說:‘看哪,你的王來到你這裡了;他是溫柔的,他騎著驢,騎的是小驢。
Total of the characters: 292097 = 13 x 22469.
How is it possible that even in Chinese the two passages are either divisible by 7 or by 13? This strengthens the link between Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:4-5. Random chance is extremely unlikely. As the two verses in their original languages already have many numeric features, one can only conclude they were meant to fit together. Matthew is the fulfillment of the prophecy.
(The skeptic would say Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:4-5 were deliberately chosen because they fit together, and that it is only coincidence both verses are on the same subject. What the skeptic cannot discount is a larger section of Matthew 21 having similar numeric features.)
But ancient Israel rejected Jesus, and Jesus had warned them, For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say,
(Matthew 23:39) It seems very unlikely today that Jewish people will recognize Jesus. It even seems highly unlikely for many people to say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
So what now? This takes us to Zechariah 9:12.
Zechariah 9:12
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. (Zechariah 9:12)
Zechariah gave his prophecy in poetic form, and the poetry lends itself to two different but related meanings. One understanding is the English translation above.
Israel is asked, or commanded to return to their stronghold.
If they do so, God promised He would restore them. Not only would they be restored, God would restore double (see 9th word below).
A look at the Hebrew reveals a different but related meaning.
3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
281 | 378 | 314 | |||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
10 | 200 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 200 | 90 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 300 | |
אסירי | לבצרון | שובו | |||||||||||||
prisoners | stronghold | Return | |||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
57 | 61 | 43 | 516 | ||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
4 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 100 | 400 | 5 | |
מגיד | היום | גם | התקוה | ||||||||||||
declare | this-day | also | the-hope | ||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||
50 | 313 | 395 | |||||||||||||
40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | ||||||
20 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 300 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 300 | 40 | ||||||
לך | אשיב | משנה | |||||||||||||
to-you | I-return | double |
First, there is no your stronghold
in the Hebrew, only the word stronghold.
The second thing to note is that the word return
sometimes is translated as restore
. The first and ninth words return
and restore
are the same word with a slightly different spelling due to context. This word has very wide meaning.
The third thing to note is that word order in the Bible's Hebrew is verb-subject-object (see Genesis 1:1): return
is the verb, stronghold
is the subject, and prisoners
are the object. In English this would be the stronghold
that returns
to the prisoners
, not the prisoners
returning to the stronghold.
The fourth word התקוה with the letter ה in front is hope
with the definite article, or the hope.
This is not just hope, or any hope, but a very specific definite hope. The stronghold returns/restores to the prisoners the hope. Or, the stronghold restores the hope
to the prisoners.
The last part of the verse emphasizes this day
with a definite article in the sixth word. Also this day is declared that I will restore to you double.
The poetry of the Bible usually consisted of two lines with the second line repeating the first in a different form or sense. The stronghold restores the hope to the prisoners
fits better with also this day I declare that I will restore to you double
.
Finally, the last word of the verse, לך to you
is feminine and singular. This clearly refers back to verse 9, the daughter of Zion.
This hope is restored to the descendants of Israel, or the descendants of Zion. It is not restored to Israel.
The stronghold is God. He restores the hope.
What is this hope? This is seen in verse 9, where the king of the daughter of Zion arrives riding on a young donkey. Clearly this is Jesus (Matthew 21:5). God had set the stage to give the daughter of Zion twice, or more than she ever hoped for, physical and spiritual victory. Sadly, the people of Jesus' day rejected him as they rejected God in the days of Samuel (1 Samuel 8:7). Jesus said they would not see him again until they recognized him (Matthew 23:39). Hope has been delayed even to today. In one sense, the prophecy even foresaw the rejection of Jesus. That is why the hope had to be restored in the first place.
There are two parts to Zechariah 9:12. In one part, Israel must return. In the other part is recognition that it is God who acts, and not necessarily Israel that returns. How these two aspects balance out remains to be seen.
Although people rejected Jesus, God’s promise still holds true. The amazing numeric features in this ten word verse assure us this is so, and they confirm the importance of Jesus as the true king of Israel. Until this is recognized and accepted, there is little chance there will be peace in the Middle East.
1.0.1There are ten words: 10 (nf).
1.0.2There are 40 letters: 40 (nf).
1.0.3The numeric total of the verse: 2408 = 23 x 7 x 43. SF: 56 = 23 x 7. SF: 13. (There are three levels of factors.)
The Words Of Zechariah 9:12
List of words: 314 378 281 516 43 61 57 395 313 50
1.1The first and last words: 364 = 22 x 7 x 13.
1.2.1Every other word (odd positioned):
314 281 43 57 313
Total: 1008 = 24 x 32 x 7. SF: 21 = 3 x 7. SF: 10 = 2 x 5. SF: 7.
1.2.2Even positioned words:
378 516 61 395 50
Total: 1400 = 23 x 52 x 7.
1.3The words can also be placed in two groups, as odd and even valued, but in this case no feature is found. However, odd and even is dependent on the last digit of a number. A different form of odd and even can be found in first digit of a number.
1.3.1Words where the first digit is odd:
314 378 516 57 395 313 50
Total: 2023 = 7 x 172.
1.3.2Words where the first digit is even:
281 43 61
Total: 385 = 5 x 7 x 11.
1.4God’s name counts through the passage once.
Letter from the name: 10 5 6 5 Count: 10 15 11 6 Count adjusted to 10 words: 10 5 1 6 Word found: 50 43 314 61
Total: 468 = 22 x 32 x 13.
1.5Two symmetrically positioned groups of words can be found, from the beginning and from the end of the passage.
1.5.1From the beginning (2nd word to the 5th):
314 378 281 516 43 61 57 395 313 50
Total of the selected words: 1218 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 29.
1.5.2From the end (2nd last to the 5th last):
314 378 281 516 43 61 57 395 313 50
Total of the selected words: 826 = 2 x 7 x 59.
1.5.3.1The two sets together: 2044 = 22 x 7 x 73. SF: 84 = 22 x 3 x 7. SF: 14 = 2 x 7. This produces three levels of factors.
1.5.3.2The difference between the two sets: 1218 − 826 = 392 = 23 x 72. This produces an extra factor of 7.
1.5.4Why is it from the 2nd to the 5th? Because 2 + 5 = 7.
1.6When the words are added one by one, there are only two instances where the accumulated total is divisible by 7. This happens with the 3rd word and the 10th word.
Word position: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Word value: 314 378 281 516 43 61 57 395 313 50 Accumulated total: 314 692 973s 1489 1532 1593 1650 2045 2358 2408s
It only happens at the 3rd and 10th word positions because 3 + 10 = 13.
1.7Like The Proclamation, even the first and last letters of each word have a feature.
1.7.1The first and last letters of each word: 637 = 72 x 13. There are two factors of 7, and a factor of 13. There are no other factors.
1.7.2The first letter of each word:
Position: 1 5 11 16 21 23 27 31 35 39 Letter: 300 30 1 5 3 5 40 40 1 30
Total of the letters: 455 = 5 x 7 x 13. (The total of their positions: 209.)
1.7.3The last letter of each word:
Position: 4 10 15 20 22 26 30 34 38 40 Letter: 6 50 10 5 40 40 4 5 2 20
Total of the letters: 182 = 2 x 7 x 13. (The total of their positions: 239.)
1.7.4The positions of the first and last letters: 448 = 26 x 7.
1.7.4.1The positions of the first and last letters of the first and last words: 84 = 22 x 3 x 7. SF: 14 = 2 x 7.
1.7.5All this means letters that are not first or last in a word also have a feature.
Position: 2 3 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 17 18 19 24 25 28 29 32 33 36 37 Value: 6 2 2 90 200 6 60 10 200 400 100 6 10 6 3 10 300 50 300 10
Total of the letters: 1771 = 7 x 11 x 23.
The Letters Of Zechariah 9:12
2The letters mirror the words and have some of the same types of features.
2.1Every other letter (odd positioned):
300 2 30 90 6 1 10 10 400 6 3 5 6 40 10 40 50 1 10 30
Total: 1050 = 2 x 3 x 52 x 7.
2.2Every other letter (even positioned):
6 6 2 200 50 60 200 5 100 5 40 10 40 3 4 300 5 300 2 20
Total: 1358 = 2 x 7 x 97.
2.3Odd valued letters:
1 5 5 3 5 3 5 1
Total: 28 = 22 x 7.
2.4Even valued letters:
300 6 2 6 30 2 90 200 6 50 60 10 200 10 400 100 6 40 10 6 40 40 10 4 40 300 50 300 10 2 30 20
Total: 2380 = 22 x 5 x 7 x 17.
2.5Divine name run 13 times.
a) 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 b) 10 15 21 26 36 41 7 12 22 27 33 38 48 13 19 24 34 39 c) 10 15 21 26 36 1 7 12 22 27 33 38 8 13 19 24 34 39 d) 50 10 3 40 300 300 90 60 40 40 50 2 200 10 6 10 5 30 a) 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 b) 45 10 20 25 31 36 46 11 17 22 32 37 43 8 18 23 29 c) 5 10 20 25 31 36 6 11 17 22 32 37 3 8 18 23 29 d) 30 50 5 6 40 300 2 1 400 40 300 10 2 200 100 5 10 a) 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 b) 34 44 9 15 20 30 35 41 6 16 21 27 32 42 7 13 18 c) 34 4 9 15 20 30 35 1 6 16 21 27 32 2 7 13 18 d) 5 6 6 10 5 4 1 300 2 5 3 40 300 6 90 10 100 a) Letter from the Name. b) Count. c) Count adjusted to 40 letters. d) Letter found.
Total: 3640 = 23 x 5 x 7 x 13.
2.6Beginning with the first letter and taking every Nth letter after, the following values of N produce series that are divisible by 7.
Values of N: 2 6 13
Total of N: 21 = 3 x 7.
2.7The forty letters can be placed in equal sized groups, and alternating groups can be added.
2.7.1Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.7:
300 2 30 90 6 1 10 10 400 6 3 5 6 40 10 40 50 1 10 30
Total: 1050 = 2 x 3 x 52 x 7. (This was previously seen in feature 2.1.)
2.7.1.1Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.7.1:
300 2 6 1 400 6 6 40 50 1
Total: 812 = 22 x 7 x 29.
2.7.1.2Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.7.1:
30 90 10 10 3 5 10 40 10 30
Total: 238 = 2 x 7 x 17. SF: 26 = 2 x 13.
2.7.1.2.1Odd positioned groups of 1 from 2.7.1.2:
30 10 3 10 10
Total: 63 = 32 x 7. SF: 13.
2.7.1.2.2Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.7.1.2:
90 10 5 40 30
Total: 175 = 52 x 7.
2.7.1.2.3Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.7.1.2:
30 90 3 5 10 30
Total: 168 = 23 x 3 x 7.
2.7.1.2.4Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.7.1.2:
10 10 10 40
Total: 70 = 2 x 5 x 7. SF: 14 = 2 x 7.
2.7.2Even positioned groups of 1 from 2.7:
6 6 2 200 50 60 200 5 100 5 40 10 40 3 4 300 5 300 2 20
Total: 1358 = 2 x 7 x 97. (This was previously seen in feature 2.2.)
2.7.3Odd positioned groups of 2 from 2.7:
300 6 30 2 6 50 10 200 400 100 3 40 6 40 10 4 50 5 10 2
Total: 1274 = 2 x 72 x 13.
2.7.4Even positioned groups of 2 from 2.7:
2 6 90 200 1 60 10 5 6 5 5 10 40 3 40 300 1 300 30 20
Total: 1134 = 2 x 34 x 7. SF: 21 = 3 x 7.
2.7.4.1First half of 10 from 2.7.4:
5 10 40 3 40 300 1 300 30 20
Total: 749 = 7 x 107.
2.7.4.1.1First half of 5 from 2.7.4.1:
300 1 300 30 20
Total: 651 = 3 x 7 x 31.
2.7.4.1.2Last half of 5 from 2.7.4.1:
5 10 40 3 40
Total: 98 = 2 x 72.
2.7.4.2Last half of 10 from 2.7.4:
2 6 90 200 1 60 10 5 6 5
Total: 385 = 5 x 7 x 11.
2.7.5Odd positioned groups of 5 from 2.7:
300 6 2 6 30 1 60 10 200 10 3 40 5 10 6 40 300 50 5 1
Total: 1085 = 5 x 7 x 31.
2.7.6Even positioned groups of 5 from 2.7:
2 90 200 6 50 5 400 100 6 5 40 40 3 10 4 300 10 2 30 20
Total: 1323 = 33 x 72.
2.8Rather than taking every Nth letter, where N is a fixed value, this verse also supports a series where N increases in value.
Position counted: 1 2 4 7 11 16 22 29 37 Value of N: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Letter found: 300 6 6 90 1 5 40 10 10
Total of letters found: 468 = 22 x 32 x 13.
2.9Not only does this verse support taking odd and even valued letters as separate groups, it also supports taking odd and even accumulated totals from the letters.
a) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 b) 300 6 2 6 30 2 90 200 6 50 1 60 10 200 10 5 c) 300 306 308s 314 344 346 436 636 642 692 693s 753 763s 963 973s 978 a) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 b) 400 100 6 5 3 40 5 10 6 40 40 3 10 c) 1378t 1478 1484s 1489 1492 1532 1537 1547st 1553 1593 1633 1636 1646 a) 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 b) 4 40 300 50 5 1 300 10 2 30 20 c) 1650 1690t 1990 2040 2045 2046 2346 2356 2358 2388 2408s a) Letter position. b) Letter value. c) Accumulated total.
2.9.1Letters where the accumulated total was odd valued:
a) 11 12 13 14 15 20 23 24 25 26 27 34 b) 1 60 10 200 10 5 5 10 6 40 40 5 c) 693s 753 763s 963 973s 1489 1537 1547st 1553 1593 1633 2045
Total of the letters (b): 392 = 23 x 72.
2.9.2Letters where the accumulated total was even valued:
a) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16 17 18 19 21 b) 300 6 2 6 30 2 90 200 6 50 5 400 100 6 3 c) 300 306 308s 314 344 346 436 636 642 692 978 1378t 1478 1484s 1492 a) 22 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 b) 40 3 10 4 40 300 50 1 300 10 2 30 20 c) 1532 1636 1646 1650 1690t 1990 2040 2046 2346 2356 2358 2388 2408s
Total of the letters (b): 2016 = 25 x 32 x 7.
2.9.3The difference between 2.9.1 and 2.9.2: 1624 = 23 x 7 x 29. SF: 42 = 2 x 3 x 7.
2.10Alpha and Omega, first and last, are complementary opposites like odd and even. There are also opposites of big and small, or most and least. This shows up in the number of occurrences of each letter.
Letter value: 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 30 40 50 60 90 100 200 300 400 Occurrences: 2 3 2 1 4 5 5 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 Six letters occurred only once (the least): 4 20 60 90 100 400 Two letters occurred five times (the most): 6 10
The total of all these letters: 754 = 2 x 13 x 29.
2.11.1The letter 400 appeared only once. It is also the highest valued letter. It serves to divide the passage.
300 6 2 6 30 2 90 200 6 50 1 60 10 200 10 5 400 100 6 5 3 40 5 10 6 40 40 3 10 4 40 300 50 5 1 300 10 2 30 20
2.11.1.1From the beginning to 400 (including 400) the total is 1378 = 2 x 13 x 53.
2.11.1.2From 400 to the end the total is 1430 = 2 x 5 x 11 x 13.
2.11.1.3Adding the results of 2.11.1 and 2.11.2 would give the total of the passage with an extra 400: 1430 + 1378 = 2808 = 23 x 33 x 13. SF: 28 = 22 x 7. There is now an extra level of factors.
2.11.1.4The letter before 400 is 5, and the letter after 400 is 100. Before and after: 105 = 3 x 5 x 7.
The highest valued letter is perfectly positioned.
2.11.2.1Unlike the highest value 400, the lowest value 1 appeared twice. While the highest value brings out what is before it and after it, the lowest value emphasizes what is between its first and last appearances.
300 6 2 6 30 2 90 200 6 50 1 60 10 200 10 5 400 100 6 5 3 40 5 10 6 40 40 3 10 4 40 300 50 5 1 300 10 2 30 20
Total of the 23 letters: 1352 = 23 x 132. (If the letter 400, which is between the two 1s is discounted, the total is 952 = 23 x 7 x 17.)
2.11.2.2.1The first and last letters of the highlighted section: 60 + 5 = 65 (5 x 13).
2.11.2.2.2Note the letter before the first appearance of 1, and note the letter after the last appearance of 1: 50 + 300 = 350 (2 x 52 x 7).
2.11.2.3.1The odd valued letters in the highlight:
5 5 3 5 3 5
Total: 26 = 2 x 13.
2.11.2.3.2The even valued letters in the highlight:
60 10 200 10 400 100 6 40 10 6 40 40 10 4 40 300 50
Total: 1326 = 2 x 3 x 13 x 17. SF: 35 = 5 x 7.
Just like 400, the letter 1 is precisely positioned in the passage.
2.12Gather the letters into groups of five and add up each group.
2.12.1Odd valued groups of 5:
1 60 10 200 10 40 40 3 10 4
Total: 378 = 2 x 33 x 7.
2.12.2Even valued groups of 5:
300 6 2 6 30 2 90 200 6 50 5 400 100 6 5 3 40 5 10 6 40 300 50 5 1 300 10 2 30 20
Total: 2030 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 29.
2.13Load the 40 letters into a 4 x 5 x 2 block.
300 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
30 | 2 | 90 | 200 |
6 | 50 | 1 | 60 |
10 | 200 | 10 | 5 |
400 | 100 | 6 | 5 |
3 | 40 | 5 | 10 |
6 | 40 | 40 | 3 |
10 | 4 | 40 | 300 |
50 | 5 | 1 | 300 |
10 | 2 | 30 | 20 |
2.13.1Perimeter: 1925 = 52 x 7 x 11. SF: 28 = 22 x 7.
2.13.2Inside: 483 = 3 x 7 x 23.
2.13.3Odd columns: 1050 = 2 x 3 x 52 x 7.
2.13.4Even columns: 1358 = 2 x 7 x 97.
2.13.5Checker: 1568 = 25 x 72.
2.13.6Opposing checker: 840 = 23 x 3 x 5 x 7. SF: 21 = 3 x 7.
2.13.7First and last rows: 945 = 33 x 5 x 7. SF: 21 = 3 x 7.
2.13.8Eight corners: 754 = 2 x 13 x 29.
2.13.9The two middle columns and the middle row: 1050 = 2 x 3 x 52 x 7.
The big difference between the first part (Zechariah 9:9 with Matthew 21:4-5) and the last part (Zechariah 9:12) is with the first and last letters of each word. No numeric feature is found in the first part with the first and last letters of each word. The first part is the prophecy of Jesus' coming and the fulfillment of his coming. The second part is the return of The Hope
and God guarantees it by having the first and last letters of each word producing numeric features. This tells us Jesus is not God.
Conclusion
It will soon be almost 2000 years since Jesus' first coming. The Jews still do not recognize Jesus, and the Muslims say Jesus was only a great teacher. Even Christians are divided when war breaks out between Israel and Palestinians.
What can be said about Israel's war with the Palestinians since 1948? God tells us He cares about the land, and He watches over it year round (Deuteronomy 11:12). He is God of justice and against oppression (Isaiah 1:17; Ezekiel 45:9). It is a serious matter to practice injustice and oppression before God’s eyes. What Israel has done to the Palestinians is extremely unjust and oppressive, especially since the Palestinians are most likely descended of Ephraim. God warned Israel their men of violence would fail (Daniel 11:14). War and violence are not the way.
What is the way? It is the way of peace. As Jesus said, Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God.
(Matthew 5:9). In recent history, the Chechen people, who are Muslim, fought for independence against Russia. Both sides reached out to make peace, and today Chechens are in the Russian army fighting against Ukraine, and neo-Nazis.
There were Tibetans and Uighers who fought against China. Today this is no longer the case. The Western world would like everyone to think Tibetans and Uighers are still heavily oppressed in China, but if this is true, no Muslim nation has officially complained to China, and only Tibetan exiles siding with the West believe it to be true.
Only the Western world slanders other nations as being dictatorships, unfair, and as being threats. There is the Iranian threat. There is the North Korean threat, the Chinese threat, the Russian threat, the terrorism threat, the Muslim threat, and so many others. No other nation slanders like the United States. No other nation has unilaterally sanctioned so many nations even though sanctions are by definition an act of war.
Israel, as a client nation of the United States, follows the same path of war and violence. If Russia and Chechnya, China and the Uighers could make peace, then peace was a possibility with Israel and the Palestinians as well. The men of violence on both sides ensured there would be no possibility of peace. War is costly in wealth and lives, and there is no guarantee violence will succeed. God has already told us this will fail. Peace will be difficult, especially when there are those on both side who have vowed to destroy the other. But if God has already told us war will fail, surely peace must be given a chance. It cannot be more costly than war, and it might very well succeed.
The Hope would seem to have been forgotten. God has not forgotten. The numbers in Zechariah 9:12 rival the numbers in The Proclamation (Exodus 34:6-7) in complementary opposites. This is God’s signature authenticating Zechariah 9:12. He assures us The Hope will return. Only then will there be the possibility of lasting peace. Only then will the world see that God keeps His word, and the reward will be more than we imagine it to be.
(For more evidence that Jesus is the messiah Jews and Muslims have both missed, see the next article.)
Notes
- English reference quotes are from the Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson Inc., 1972.
- Hebrew and Greek text is from Bibleworks 3.0 by Michael S. Bushell, 1995.
- Hebrew-English interlinear translation is from The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament edited by John R. Kholenberger III, volume 4, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1985.
- Greek-English interlinear translation is from The New Testament in the Original Greek revised by Brooke Foss Westcott D.D. and Fenton John Anthony Hort D.D., (reprint 1948).