We saw in the story of God requiring Abraham to sacrifice Isaac; that it was on the third day that he was to be sacrificed. On that day, the man through whom the lineage of Christ would come; was established. Through Abraham would come, the Savior. This would ultimately mean restoration for the righteous and doom for the wicked.
Genesis 22:2 & KJV And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 4) Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
In the Story of Joseph, while he was in Pharaoh’s prison, God gave him the interpretation of two dreams of Pharaoh’s servants and the dreams came true. It was shown in those dreams that the Butler would be restored and the Baker would be hanged.
Genesis 40:9-13 KJV And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; (10) And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: (11) And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. (12) And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: (13) Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
Genesis 40:16-19 KJVWhen the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: (17) And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. (18) And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: (19) Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
Genesis 40:21-22 KJV And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: (22) But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
Salvation Came To Jonah And To Nineveh On The Third Day
Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights.
Jonah 1:17 KJV Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
The city of Nineveh was a three days journey in breadth. It took Jonah three days to go from one end to the other to proclaim God’s message to repent. The people did and were saved. The entire city was marked by God for destruction; but now was saved.
Salvation Comes To Mankind On The Third Day When Christ Rose From The Dead
When Jesus Christ was resurrected, salvation was secured for all who would believe on Him and be baptized. Salvation was secured for the righteous and damnation for the wicked, the unbelievers. This was secured on the third day.
Matthew 20:19 ESV and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."
There are also three festival seasons given to Israel. The seven Feasts of the LORD fall in three seasons when all men were to give a special offering.
Deuteronomy 16:16 ESV "Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and at the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles). They shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed.
God Builds On the Number Twelve
There were twelve tribes of Israel upon which God build his nation Israel and there were twelve apostles on whom Christ built His church. The nation and the church, will be united as The Holy Nation of priests in New Jerusalem; The Holy City.
Revelation 21:2-3, 12 & 14 ESV And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (3) And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. (12) It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—(14) And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Seven Is Sanctified And Signifies Completion
There are other numbers that have significance. Seven is completion and the seventh is sanctified. There are seven days of creation and the seven day week; the seventh is the Sabbath and is sanctified. There are seven annual feasts of the LORD, given to Israel and seven annual Sabbaths. Israel was on a seven year agricultural system. The seventh year was a land Sabbath; a sanctified year when no crops were to be cultivated. Seven cycles of seven years was declared a time of restoration. It was the fiftieth year of Jubilee. All debts were forgiven every seven years; but after seven cycles of seven years; all property and land went back to the original owners. If grandpa lost the farm in a poker game, it was returned to his children and grandchildren. No one person would destroy his family’s inheritance. All would be restored. There are also seven weeks counted between Passover and Pentecost. Pentecost means count fifty.
CREATION
Genesis 2:2-3 ESV And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. (3) So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.
SABBATH
Exodus 20:8-11 ESV "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. (9) Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, (10) but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. (11) For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
This study will continue with Salvation Revealed In The Old Testament: Part 2 – The Significance of God’s Festivals
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