It is considered the number of Divine completeness or perfection. Three connotes equilibrium or stability, continuity and permanence. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12) “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. They contained the essential contractual terms. The two tablets of the law are likened to a marriage covenant between the Israelites and God. When two parties form a covenant, they are fused to become one entity. “I have given them the glory that You gave Me, that they may be one as We are one-I in them and You in me-so that they may be brought to complete unity.” (John 17:22–23)
Moreover, He makes it possible for Believers everywhere to be in union with Him.
Of course, sin separates all of us from God, and Yeshua makes it possible to be reconciled with our Heavenly Father. The duality of union and division belonging to the number 2 is perhaps best reflected in the fact that although humankind was created to be in relationship with God, people can either be united with God through holiness or separated from Him through sin.įor a relationship to be true, there must be the freedom to choose to be in the relationship, and people can either choose to be in relationship with their Creator or to be in rebellion against Him. Indeed, two represents the possibility of separation due to conflict and sin. The idea of division is also associated with two since on Day Two ( Yom Sheni ) God divided the waters to form the Heavens above and the oceans below. We can see the possibility of union that two brings in the covenant of marriage, where two become one flesh. As well, creation brought about the possibility of relationship because God created man to be in relationship with Him and with each other. Two is also associated with blessing since in creation itself, God poured out a bounty of blessings into the earth. In Deuteronomy 19:15, the number 2 is associated with witness as in the requirement of two witnesses in legal matters. In the Bible, we see shnayim in the two tablets of the Covenant, the double portion of manna on the sixth day, and the idea of counterparts and pairs, such as God’s creation of both male and female or the sending out of the disciples in pairs (Luke 10:1). It is also means double and is associated with the double portion. Two means union, division, and witnessing. The Hebrew number 2, shnayim, relates to God’s creation, since the Hebrew letter Bet is the first letter of the word bereisheet (in the beginning), the first word of the Torah and the creation narrative.īet is more than a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, it is also the number 2. “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit.” (2 Kings 2:9) This controversial decision ignited heated debate. To undermine the Jewish-Israeli underpinnings of the faith, the commemoration of the death and resurrection of Yeshua was switched in the 4th century from Passover to Easter, with all its pagan connotations. Here is a brief synopsis of the numbers 1 to 7 in the Bible, and how they are viewed in Judaism, by some Bible scholars today, and by the early Jewish Believers. Still, this understanding needs to be combined with sound interpretation procedures and is not to be used as witchcraft or fortunetelling. Rightly interpreting the Scriptures requires literal as well as symbolic understanding of Biblical numerology. While it is important to recognize that numbers are significant in the Bible, they are not magical. Indeed, many people notice when they are reading Scripture that certain numbers show up frequently, and their appearance does not seem coincidental. While numbers are mundane to most people, in Judaism they have a personality and metaphysical meaning they help reveal the universal truths of the Torah (first five books of the Bible), as well as the writings of the Prophets and Yeshua’s disciples.
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) In Hebrew, numbers are represented by the corresponding letters of the alphabet, such as in numbers 1-10 above.
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