Enjoy Unca Matt's number analysis

Miss Leah rounds out the 4 birthdays in the Porter household in 31 days. She is now 7 years old.

For my usual number analysis, we've got the granddaddy here. Probably the only number with more significance than 7 is 3. There are literally so many 7's in the Bible, in culture, in nature, etc. that it would take at least a short book to list them all. Here's some highlights:Biblically, seven is the number of spiritual perfection. The 7th is the Sabbath rest, both in days and in years. There are so many 7's in Scripture:- days of creation- generations to Enoch, who walked with God- pairs of clean animals on Noah's ark- years of service to Laban for each of Jacob's wives- years of plenty and famine foretold by cows in Pharaoh's dreams- Feasts of the Lord- days of the feasts of Passover and Tabernacles- branches of the menorah- articles in the tabernacle- days of cleansing or consecration for several things- days marching around Jericho & times they marched the last day- years to build the temple- people groups ["-ites"] driven out of Canaan by the Israelites- washings of Naaman in Jordan River- spirits of the Lord- loaves to feed 4,000 and baskets left over- "words" of Christ on the cross- churches, candlesticks, stars, angels, plagues, seals, bowls, trumpets, thunders, etc. in Revelation- many, many more7 is also the number of:- colors of the rainbow (even though we have to add the odd 'indigo' to get it)- neck bones in the majority of land animals- neutral pH; pure water is pH 7- spots on a common ladybug- orifices in the human head (mouth, nostrils, eyes, ears)- rows of elements in the periodic table- bodies in the solar system visible to the naked eye and known since ancient times (Sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn)- Wonders of the World- Dwarves with Snow White- Virtues- "Deadly Sins"- hills of Rome- "heavens" (7th heaven)- notes in the musical scale [do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti]- books in the Chronicles of Narnia and the Harry Potter series- Habits of Highly Effective People- years until the so-called marital "itch"- continents (N. America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Antarctica)- "seas" - games in the final playoff series for pro baseball, basketball, and hockey- many, many more things
So, happy 7 to Leah!- Unca Matt -
(Thanks Unca Matt!) One of the first things Leah in English was "Unca Matt"