The Compassionate God
God is compassionate. The wonder of it is that the God who meticulously planned and executed creation also took care to include the same loving care numerically in the writing of the Bible.
This means He hears prayer. He hears anyone in distress who calls upon Him. We know this because the Bible says so. Exodus 22:27b is one passage telling us God hears the cry of those who are suffering because He is compassionate.1 This is very comforting as the signs of the end accelerate and the world heads towards Armageddon.
The basic number features in this verse follow those in The Proclamation. This similarity shows it was God who said it. The numbers also assure us the statement is true and can be trusted.
כי הוא (כסותה) (כסותו) לבדה הוא שמלתו לער במה ישכב והיה כי יצעק אלי ושמעתי כי חנון אני
(Exodus 22:26b BHS2)
—for that is his only covering, it is his mantle for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate. (Exodus 22:273)
The last seven words of the verse are the pertinent section. This might not be grammatically correct Hebrew, but the thought is complete and clear.
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 826 | 41 | 270 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 400 | 70 | 40 | 300 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 100 | 70 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| ושמעתי | אלי | יצעק | כי | |||||||||||
| then I will hear | to me | he cries | When | |||||||||||
| Hebrew is read from right to left. | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 61 | 114 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | ||||||
| 10 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| אני | חנון | כי | ||||||||||||
| I | compassionate | for | ||||||||||||
The Relationship With The Proclamation
1The numeric total: 1372 = 22 x 73. Not only is the total divisible by 7, but like Exodus 34:6-7 it is divisible by 7 three times.
1.1Since both passages are where God describes Himself, their totals can be added. Because both passages were divisible by 7 three times, the end result of adding them would also produce a number divisible by 343. Thus the only reason for adding them would be to see if an extra factor of 7 might arise. It does not. 6174 + 1372 = 7546 = 2 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 11. But addition is not the only possible mathematical operation. There is subtraction. Difference is more in line with comparison. The numeric difference between The Proclamation (6174) and the pertinent section (1372) of this verse is 4802 (2 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7). An extra factor of 7 appears.
1.2From the beginning of Exodus 22:26 to the end of Exodus 34:7 there are 364 verses (22 x 7 x 13).
1.3The Proclamation had 119 letters. This passage had 24 letters. 119 + 24 = 143 (11 x 13).
1.4This does not work with the words. However, 33 − 7 = 26 (2 x 13).
1.5If one looked at the result from the letters and words together, one might add the result together; 143 + 26 = 169 (132). An extra 13 appears.
1.6Since God’s name in Hebrew (יהוה) is not in the text, someone might doubt this is from or about Him. The numeric values for the Hebrew name are used seven times to count through this short passage.
Value from the name a: 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 Count adjusted by 7 b: 10 8 7 12 15 6 12 10 13 11 10 8 11 9 Second adjustment c: 3 1 7 5 1 6 5 3 6 4 3 1 4 2 Word found d: 41 30 61 30 30 114 30 41 114 826 41 30 826 270 a: 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 b: 8 6 16 7 13 11 14 12 11 9 12 10 9 7 c: 1 6 2 7 6 4 7 5 4 2 5 3 2 7 d: 30 114 270 61 114 826 61 30 826 270 30 41 270 61
Total: 5488 = 24 x 73. Incredibly the result is also divisible by 7 three times.
2.In Revelation 1:8, God said He was the Alpha and the Omega.
This appeared in The Proclamation as the total of the first letter of each word, and the total of the last letter of each word. First and last totals were together divisible by seven, and also individually divisible by seven. With Exodus 22:27b, the totals are not individually divisible by seven, but they are when added together.
2.1The first letter of each word:
Position: 1 3 7 10 16 18 22 Value: 20 10 1 6 20 8 1
The total of the positions: 77 = 7 x 11.
The total of the letters: 66 = 2 x 3 x 11 (nf).
2.2The last letter of each word:
Position: 2 6 9 15 17 21 24 Value: 10 100 10 10 10 50 10
The total of the positions: 94 = 2 x 47 (nf).
The total of the letters: 200 = 23 x 52 (nf).
First and last letters together: 266 = 2 x 7 x 19. SF: 28 = 22 x 7.
3.God also said He is, was and is to come
in Revelation 1:8. This places was
, the past next to is to come
, the future. There is a gap between the two. Thus in The Proclamation, every other letter was divisible by seven. The same can be applied here.
3.1Odd positioned letters:
20 10 70 1 10 300 70 10 10 50 50 50
Total: 651 = 3 x 7 x 31.
3.2Even positioned letters:
10 90 100 30 6 40 400 20 8 6 1 10
Total: 721 = 7 x 103.
3.2.1Odd positioned from 3.2:
10 100 6 400 8 1
Total: 525 = 3 x 52 x 7.
3.2.1.1Odd positioned groups of 2 from 3.2.1:
10 100 8 1
Total: 119 = 7 x 17.
3.2.1.2Even positioned groups of 2 from 3.2.1:
6 400
Total: 406 = 2 x 7 x 29.
3.2.2Even positioned from 3.2:
90 30 40 20 6 10
Total: 196 = 22 x 72
3.3Gather the 24 letters into groups of 4.
3.3.1Odd positioned groups of 4:
20 10 10 90 10 6 300 40 10 8 50 6
Total: 560 = 24 x 5 x 7.
3.3.2Even positioned groups of 4:
70 100 1 30 70 400 10 20 50 1 50 10
Total: 812 = 22 x 7 x 29.
3.4Odd and even positioned letters are based on the entire passage. But each word is also a beginning and ending. Letters can also have odd or even positions relative to the word where they reside.
3.4.1Odd positioned letters within each word:
Passage position: 1 3 5 7 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Position in word: 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 5 1 1 3 1 3 Letter value: 20 10 70 1 10 6 40 400 20 8 6 1 10
Letter total: 602 = 2 x 7 x 43. SF: 52 = 22 x 13.
3.4.2Even positioned letters within each word:
Passage position: 2 4 6 8 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 Position in word: 2 2 4 2 2 4 6 2 2 4 2 Letter value: 10 90 100 30 300 70 10 10 50 50 50
Letter total: 770 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 11.
Although it is a one in forty-nine chance that the odd and even positions in the passage produce totals divisible by seven, and although it is the same with the odd and even positions within each word, constructing such phrase would be extremely difficult. It seems unlikely this was due to random chance.
4.In feature 1.6, the values the letters of God’s name in Hebrew could count through the words. Amazingly, they can be used seven times to count through the letters just like it was with the words.
Value from the name a: 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 Count adjusted by 7 b: 10 15 21 26 12 17 23 28 14 19 25 6 16 Second adjustment c: 10 15 21 2 12 17 23 4 14 19 1 6 16 Letter found d: 6 10 50 10 40 10 50 90 400 50 20 100 20 a: 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 b: 21 27 8 18 23 29 10 20 25 7 12 22 27 9 14 c: 21 3 8 18 23 5 10 20 1 7 12 22 3 9 14 d: 50 10 30 8 50 70 6 6 20 1 40 1 10 10 400
Total: 1568 = 25 x 72.
5.Beginning with the first letter, and taking every second (2) letter after produces a total that is divisible by seven. The only other sequence that works is taking every fifth (5) letter after the very first letter. Why are these the only ones that produce totals divisible by seven? Because 2 + 5 = 7.
6.Not only can God’ name be applied to this short passage, but the letters of The Proclamation can also be applied. There are 119 letters in The Proclamation and 24 letters in this passage. Since 119 ÷ 24 is approximately 4.958, The Proclamation's letters can be applied 4 or 5 times to the letters of this passage. In this case, it is applying 5 times that produces a result.
a) Letter value from The Proclamation. b) Count. c) Adjusted count. d) Letter found in Exodus 22:27b a) 6 10 100 200 1 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 1 30 200 8 6 40 6 b) 6 16 116 220 5 15 20 26 7 17 22 28 9 10 40 216 32 14 54 12 c) 6 16 20 4 5 15 20 2 7 17 22 4 9 10 16 24 8 14 6 12 d) 100 20 6 90 70 10 6 10 1 10 1 90 10 6 20 10 30 400 100 40 a) 8 50 6 50 1 200 20 1 80 10 40 6 200 2 8 60 4 6 1 40 b) 20 70 28 54 7 207 35 12 92 30 46 28 204 14 22 82 14 20 21 61 c) 20 22 4 6 7 15 11 12 20 6 22 4 12 14 22 10 14 20 21 13 d) 6 1 90 100 1 10 300 40 6 100 1 90 40 400 1 6 400 6 50 70 a) 400 50 90 200 8 60 4 30 1 30 80 10 40 50 300 1 70 6 50 6 b) 413 55 97 201 17 77 9 39 16 46 102 16 56 58 310 23 93 27 53 11 c) 5 7 1 9 17 5 9 15 16 22 6 16 8 10 22 23 21 3 5 11 d) 70 1 20 10 10 70 10 10 20 1 100 20 30 6 1 50 50 10 70 300 a) 80 300 70 6 8 9 1 5 6 50 100 5 30 1 10 50 100 5 80 100 b) 91 319 77 11 19 28 5 10 16 66 118 27 33 10 20 70 122 7 87 115 c) 19 7 5 11 19 4 5 10 16 18 22 3 9 10 20 22 2 7 15 19 d) 50 1 70 300 50 90 70 6 20 8 1 10 10 6 6 1 10 1 10 50 a) 4 70 6 50 1 2 6 400 70 30 2 50 10 40 6 70 30 2 50 10 b) 23 93 27 53 6 8 14 414 76 34 12 62 24 64 22 92 50 4 54 16 c) 23 21 3 5 6 8 14 6 4 10 12 14 24 16 22 20 2 4 6 16 d) 50 50 10 70 100 30 400 100 90 6 40 400 10 20 1 6 10 90 100 20 a) 2 50 10 40 70 30 300 30 300 10 40 6 70 30 200 2 70 10 40 b) 18 68 30 46 92 50 302 44 320 18 58 16 86 44 220 6 76 14 54 c) 18 20 6 22 20 2 14 20 8 18 10 16 14 20 4 6 4 14 6 d) 8 6 100 1 6 10 400 6 30 8 6 20 400 6 90 100 90 400 100 a) 6 10 100 200 1 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 1 30 200 8 6 40 6 b) 12 22 122 202 11 21 26 8 13 23 28 10 15 16 46 222 14 20 60 18 c) 12 22 2 10 11 21 2 8 13 23 4 10 15 16 22 6 14 20 12 18 d) 40 1 10 6 300 50 10 30 70 50 90 6 10 20 1 100 400 6 40 8 a) 8 50 6 50 1 200 20 1 80 10 40 6 200 2 8 60 4 6 1 40 400 b) 26 52 10 60 13 213 41 18 98 12 52 10 210 20 28 64 20 26 3 43 419 c) 2 4 10 12 13 21 17 18 2 12 4 10 18 20 4 16 20 2 3 19 11 d) 10 90 6 40 70 50 10 8 10 40 90 6 8 6 90 20 6 10 10 50 300 a) 50 90 200 8 60 4 30 1 30 80 10 40 50 300 1 70 6 50 6 80 b) 61 103 207 23 83 15 45 22 52 84 22 62 64 316 5 75 9 59 17 97 c) 13 7 15 23 11 15 21 22 4 12 22 14 16 4 5 3 9 11 17 1 d) 70 1 10 50 300 10 50 1 90 40 1 400 20 90 70 10 10 300 10 20 a) 300 70 6 8 9 1 5 6 50 100 5 30 1 10 50 100 5 80 100 4 b) 301 83 17 25 10 11 16 22 72 124 9 39 16 26 52 104 13 93 121 5 c) 13 11 17 1 10 11 16 22 24 4 9 15 16 2 4 8 13 21 1 5 d) 70 300 10 20 6 300 20 1 10 90 10 10 20 10 90 30 70 50 20 70 a) 70 6 50 1 2 6 400 70 30 2 50 10 40 6 70 30 2 50 10 2 b) 75 9 59 12 14 20 420 82 40 18 68 30 46 28 74 32 10 60 22 24 c) 3 9 11 12 14 20 12 10 16 18 20 6 22 4 2 8 10 12 22 24 d) 10 10 300 40 400 6 40 6 20 8 6 100 1 90 10 30 6 40 1 10 a) 50 10 40 70 30 300 30 300 10 40 6 70 30 200 2 70 10 40 6 10 100 b) 74 12 52 74 32 308 50 302 24 64 22 92 50 202 12 82 20 60 18 28 104 c) 2 12 4 2 8 20 2 14 24 16 22 20 2 10 12 10 20 12 18 4 8 d) 10 40 90 10 30 6 10 400 10 20 1 6 10 6 40 6 6 40 8 90 30 a) 200 1 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 1 30 200 8 6 40 6 8 50 6 50 b) 208 17 27 8 14 19 29 10 16 21 22 52 204 20 26 42 24 32 58 16 66 c) 16 17 3 8 14 19 5 10 16 21 22 4 12 20 2 18 24 8 10 16 18 d) 20 10 10 30 400 50 70 6 20 50 1 90 40 6 10 8 10 30 6 20 8 a) 1 200 20 1 80 10 40 6 200 2 8 60 4 6 1 40 400 50 90 200 b) 19 219 23 24 104 18 58 16 216 26 10 70 26 8 9 49 401 67 109 213 c) 19 3 23 24 8 18 10 16 24 2 10 22 2 8 9 1 17 19 13 21 d) 50 10 50 10 30 8 6 20 10 10 6 1 10 30 10 20 10 50 70 50 a) 8 60 4 30 1 30 80 10 40 50 300 1 70 6 50 6 80 300 70 6 b) 29 65 21 51 4 34 90 28 44 70 322 11 81 15 65 23 103 307 89 23 c) 5 17 21 3 4 10 18 4 20 22 10 11 9 15 17 23 7 19 17 23 d) 70 10 50 10 90 6 8 90 6 1 6 300 10 10 10 50 1 50 10 50 a) 8 9 1 5 6 50 100 5 30 1 10 50 100 5 80 100 4 70 6 50 b) 31 16 17 22 28 54 106 15 45 22 32 58 110 19 99 103 11 81 15 65 c) 7 16 17 22 4 6 10 15 21 22 8 10 14 19 3 7 11 9 15 17 d) 1 20 10 1 90 100 6 10 50 1 30 6 400 50 10 1 300 10 10 10 a) 1 2 6 400 70 30 2 50 10 40 6 70 30 2 50 10 2 50 10 40 70 b) 18 20 26 402 88 46 24 74 12 52 10 80 38 16 66 28 6 56 18 58 80 c) 18 20 2 18 16 22 24 2 12 4 10 8 14 16 18 4 6 8 18 10 8 d) 8 6 10 8 20 1 10 10 40 90 6 30 400 20 8 90 100 30 8 6 30 a) 30 300 30 300 10 40 6 70 30 200 2 70 10 40 6 10 100 200 1 b) 38 314 32 308 30 46 28 74 32 208 18 88 26 42 24 34 110 214 23 c) 14 2 8 20 6 22 4 2 8 16 18 16 2 18 24 10 14 22 23 d) 400 10 30 6 100 1 90 10 30 20 8 20 10 8 10 6 400 1 50 a) 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 1 30 200 8 6 40 6 8 50 6 50 1 b) 33 14 20 25 11 16 22 27 4 34 210 26 8 48 30 14 64 22 72 25 c) 9 14 20 1 11 16 22 3 4 10 18 2 8 24 6 14 16 22 24 1 d) 10 400 6 20 300 20 1 10 90 6 8 10 30 10 100 400 20 1 10 20 a) 200 20 1 80 10 40 6 200 2 8 60 4 6 1 40 400 50 90 200 b) 201 29 6 86 24 64 22 222 8 16 76 8 14 15 55 407 73 91 219 c) 9 5 6 14 24 16 22 6 8 16 4 8 14 15 7 23 1 19 3 d) 10 70 100 400 10 20 1 100 30 20 90 30 400 10 1 50 20 50 10 a) 8 60 4 30 1 30 80 10 40 50 300 1 70 6 50 6 80 300 70 6 8 b) 11 71 27 33 10 40 96 34 50 52 304 17 87 21 71 29 85 313 71 29 13 c) 11 23 3 9 10 16 24 10 2 4 16 17 15 21 23 5 13 1 23 5 13 d) 300 50 10 10 6 20 10 6 10 90 20 10 10 50 50 70 70 20 50 70 70 a) 9 1 5 6 50 100 5 30 1 10 50 100 5 80 100 4 70 6 50 1 b) 22 23 28 10 60 112 21 51 4 14 64 116 25 81 109 17 87 21 71 24 c) 22 23 4 10 12 16 21 3 4 14 16 20 1 9 13 17 15 21 23 24 d) 1 50 90 6 40 20 50 10 90 400 20 6 20 10 70 10 10 50 50 10 a) 2 6 400 70 30 2 50 10 40 6 70 30 2 50 10 2 50 10 40 70 b) 26 8 408 94 52 6 56 18 58 16 86 44 22 72 34 12 62 24 64 86 c) 2 8 24 22 4 6 8 18 10 16 14 20 22 24 10 12 14 24 16 14 d) 10 30 10 1 90 100 30 8 6 20 400 6 1 10 6 40 400 10 20 400 a) 30 300 30 300 10 40 6 70 30 200 2 70 10 40 6 10 100 200 1 b) 44 320 38 314 12 52 10 80 38 214 24 94 32 48 30 16 116 220 5 c) 20 8 14 2 12 4 10 8 14 22 24 22 8 24 6 16 20 4 5 d) 6 30 400 10 40 90 6 30 400 1 10 1 30 10 100 20 6 90 70 a) 10 5 6 5 10 5 6 5 1 30 200 8 6 40 6 8 50 6 50 1 200 b) 15 20 26 7 17 22 28 9 10 40 216 32 14 54 12 20 70 28 54 7 207 c) 15 20 2 7 17 22 4 9 10 16 24 8 14 6 12 20 22 4 6 7 15 d) 10 6 10 1 10 1 90 10 6 20 10 30 400 100 40 6 1 90 100 1 10 a) 20 1 80 10 40 6 200 2 8 60 4 6 1 40 400 50 90 200 8 b) 35 12 92 30 46 28 204 14 22 82 14 20 21 61 413 55 97 201 17 c) 11 12 20 6 22 4 12 14 22 10 14 20 21 13 5 7 1 9 17 d) 300 40 6 100 1 90 40 400 1 6 400 6 50 70 70 1 20 10 10 a) 60 4 30 1 30 80 10 40 50 300 1 70 6 50 6 80 300 70 6 8 b) 77 9 39 16 46 102 16 56 58 310 23 93 27 53 11 91 319 77 11 19 c) 5 9 15 16 22 6 16 8 10 22 23 21 3 5 11 19 7 5 11 19 d) 70 10 10 20 1 100 20 30 6 1 50 50 10 70 300 50 1 70 300 50 a) 9 1 5 6 50 100 5 30 1 10 50 100 5 80 100 4 70 6 50 1 2 b) 28 5 10 16 66 118 27 33 10 20 70 122 7 87 115 23 93 27 53 6 8 c) 4 5 10 16 18 22 3 9 10 20 22 2 7 15 19 23 21 3 5 6 8 d) 90 70 6 20 8 1 10 10 6 6 1 10 1 10 50 50 50 10 70 100 30 a) 6 400 70 30 2 50 10 40 6 70 30 2 50 10 2 50 10 40 70 30 b) 14 414 76 34 12 62 24 64 22 92 50 4 54 16 18 68 30 46 92 50 c) 14 6 4 10 12 14 24 16 22 20 2 4 6 16 18 20 6 22 20 2 d) 400 100 90 6 40 400 10 20 1 6 10 90 100 20 8 6 100 1 6 10 a) 300 30 300 10 40 6 70 30 200 2 70 10 40 b) 302 44 320 18 58 16 86 44 220 6 76 14 54 c) 14 20 8 18 10 16 14 20 4 6 4 14 6 d) 400 6 30 8 6 20 400 6 90 100 90 400 100
Total: 35497 = 7 x 11 x 461.
6.1The reverse is also true. The 24 letters in Exodus 22:27 can be applied five times to count through The Proclamation's letters.
a) Letter from Exodus 22:27 b) Count c) Adjusted count d) Letter found in The Proclamation a) 20 10 10 90 70 100 1 30 10 6 300 40 70 400 10 20 10 8 50 b) 20 30 40 130 81 181 63 93 103 109 409 92 162 443 96 116 126 15 65 c) 20 30 40 11 81 62 63 93 103 109 52 92 43 86 96 116 7 15 65 d) 6 10 40 5 4 300 70 10 10 300 10 50 90 2 70 2 5 30 8 a) 6 50 1 50 10 20 10 10 90 70 100 1 30 10 6 300 40 70 400 b) 71 121 3 53 63 83 93 103 193 144 125 7 37 47 53 353 155 106 506 c) 71 2 3 53 63 83 93 103 74 25 6 7 37 47 53 115 36 106 30 d) 100 10 100 40 70 6 10 10 1 1 10 5 4 4 40 200 60 30 10 a) 10 20 10 8 50 6 50 1 50 10 20 10 10 90 70 100 1 30 10 b) 40 60 70 78 128 15 65 66 116 126 27 37 47 137 88 188 70 100 110 c) 40 60 70 78 9 15 65 66 116 7 27 37 47 18 88 69 70 100 110 d) 40 6 50 5 5 30 8 9 2 5 20 4 4 6 400 6 50 10 10 a) 6 300 40 70 400 10 20 10 8 50 6 50 1 50 10 20 10 10 90 b) 116 416 99 169 450 103 123 14 22 72 78 128 10 60 70 90 100 110 200 c) 116 59 99 50 93 103 4 14 22 72 78 9 10 60 70 90 100 110 81 d) 2 50 50 30 10 10 200 1 50 5 5 5 10 6 50 30 10 10 4 a) 70 100 1 30 10 6 300 40 70 400 10 20 10 8 50 6 50 1 50 b) 151 132 14 44 54 60 360 43 113 513 47 67 77 85 135 22 72 73 123 c) 32 13 14 44 54 60 3 43 113 37 47 67 77 85 16 22 72 73 4 d) 6 5 1 200 50 6 100 90 70 4 4 1 100 1 200 50 5 30 200 a) 10 20 10 10 90 70 100 1 30 10 6 300 40 70 400 10 20 b) 14 34 44 54 144 95 195 77 107 117 123 304 106 176 457 110 130 c) 14 34 44 54 25 95 76 77 107 117 4 66 106 57 100 110 11 d) 1 2 200 50 1 6 50 100 300 70 200 9 30 70 10 10 5 a) 10 8 50 6 50 1 50 10 b) 21 29 79 85 135 17 67 77 c) 21 29 79 85 16 17 67 77 d) 8 80 80 1 200 8 1 100
Total: 5656 = 23 x 7 x 101.
6.2The Proclamation's total is 6174. This passage's total is 1372. 6174 ÷ 1372 = 4.5. Thus this passage's total can be applied 4 or 5 times to The Proclamation.
6.2.1Applied 4 times to the words.
Exodus 22:27 total: 1372 1372 1372 1372 Count adjusted: 1372 1391 1377 1396 Second adjustment: 19 5 24 10 Proclamation word: 161 254 409 72
Total: 896 = 27 x 7. SF: 21 = 3 x 7.
6.2.2Applied 4 times to the letters.
Exodus 22:27 total: 1372 1372 1372 1372 Count adjusted: 1372 1435 1379 1442 Second adjustment: 63 7 70 14 Proclamation letter: 70 5 50 1
Total: 126 = 2 x 32 x 7.
The Septuagint
Even the Septuagint agrees for this section.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | 300 | 278 | 300 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 5 | 1 | 40 | 60 | 200 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 90 | 7 | 70 | 80 | 60 | 90 |
| εαν | ουν | καταβοηση | προς | |||||||||||||||
| If | then | he should yell out | to | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 565 | 561 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 10 | 60 | 200 | 90 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 200 | 100 | 60 | 200 |
| με | εισακουσομαι | αυτου | ||||||||||||||||
| me | I will listen to | him | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Source: Swete's Interlinear Greek-English Septuagint Old Testament | |||||||||||||||
| 707 | 84 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | |||||
| 5 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 600 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 9 | |||||
| ελεημων | γαρ | ειμι | ||||||||||||||||
| merciful | for | I am | ||||||||||||||||
7.1The numeric total for the Septuagint: 2929 = 29 x 101. This is not divisible by seven or thirteen, but the factor 101 is a number visually representing the same one God who is beginning and end. The zero in the centre is our universe sandwiched between eternity before and eternity after. The sum of the factors 29 + 101 = 130 (2 x 5 x 13).
7.2There are 52 letters (22 x 13).
7.3.1The first letter of each word:
Position: 1 4 7 16 20 22 34 39 46 49 Letter: 5 60 10 70 30 5 1 5 3 5
Position total: 238 = 2 x 7 x 17. SF: 26 = 2 x 13.
Letter total: 194 = 2 x 97.
7.3.2The last letter of each word:
Position: 3 6 15 19 21 33 38 45 48 52 Letter: 40 40 7 90 5 9 200 40 80 9Position total: 280 = 23 x 5 x 7. Letter total: 520 = 23 x 5 x 13.
7.3.3The positions of the first and last letters together: 518 = 2 x 7 x 37.
7.3.4The values of the first and last letters together: 714 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 17.
7.4Even positioned words:
Word position: 2 4 6 8 10 Word value: 300 300 565 707 53
Total: 1925 = 52 x 7 x 11. SF: 28 = 22 x 7. (There is no corresponding odd positioned total.)
7.5Even valued words: 1008 = 24 x 32 x 7. SF: 21 = 3 x 7. (There is no matching odd valued total.)
The text from the Septuagint has some of the same features as the Hebrew. The match is not perfect because the Septuagint is a translation of the Hebrew, and not the original language. It should not be expected to match the Hebrew feature for feature. But there is enough to clearly demonstrate God’s compassion extends farther than we might expect.
Conclusion
The basic numeric similarity between Exodus 22:27 and The Proclamation is like a watermark showing there is one author to both passages. It is even found in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew. In The Proclamation, God told us He is merciful and loving. But He also told us He will punish sin, and test iniquity even to the fourth generation. This is part of His justice. Some people might find that disturbing, but all that should be balanced with this verse. Here, He reiterates His love and compassion for the unfortunate. Only a truly compassionate God would take the time and care to arrange even hidden numbers to reassure us of His continuing compassion and understanding. The numbers in the language demonstrates His sustaining care for His creation. We can be sure God will take care of us as well.4
Notes
- Hebrew verse numbering is different for this passage. The Hebrew reference is 22:26.
- Hebrew text is from Bibleworks 3.0 by Michael S. Bushell, 1995.
- English reference quotes are from the Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson Inc., 1972.
the lord is compassionate.
Convert this English phrase to numbers.1 2 3 4 87 74 70 315 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 80 7 10 60 4 70 3 20 40 1 70 70 30 1 80 The Lord is compassionate.
Total: 546 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 13.
IfGod
was used in place ofThe Lord
this simple phrase would not be divisible by seven.The Lord
makes it divisible by seven because these two words in English were chosen to stand in for the Hebrew letters of God’s name.
Is this coincidence, or is this divine providence?
(N.B. The first person singular is used several times in English translations of Exodus 22:27b. This makes it impossible to check the English like the Greek Septuagint because there are no values in the current conversion system for English vowels. However, if one were to bend the rules slightly, one could write a phrase just from the Hebrew-English interlinear above. The English first person singularI
has no value because it is a vowel. It could be amended asIh
. If the passage is divisible by 7, adding anh
would not change its divisibility. And if the passage is not divisible by 7, addingh
won't change that either.)
100-7-30 7 3-60-70 80 20 7 100-10-10 7-1-60 5-60 7 1-20 When he cries to me, Ih will hear, for Ih am 3-20-40-1-70-70-30-1-80 compassionate.
Total: 980 = 22 x 5 x 72. The result is divisible by 7 twice. Remove the two letters that were added: 980 − 14 = 966 (2 x 3 x 7 x 23. SF: 35 = 5 x 7.)