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Daniel 9

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1 ἔτος-N3E-GSN πρῶτος-A1--GSNS ἐπί-P *δαρεῖος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *ξέρξης-N1M-GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γενεά-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF *μηδική-N---GSF ὅς- --NPM βασιλεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GPM *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM

2 ὁ- A--DSN πρῶτος-A1--DSNS ἔτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM διανοέομαι-VCI-API1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF βίβλος-N2--DPF ὁ- A--ASM ἀριθμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GPN ἔτος-N3E-GPN ὅτε-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρόσταγμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἐπί-P *ἰερεμίας-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM προφήτης-N1M-ASM ἐγείρω-VA--AAN εἰς-P ἀναπλήρωσις-N3I-ASF ὀνειδισμός-N2--GSM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN

3 καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM εὑρίσκω-VB--AAN προσευχή-N1--ASF καί-C ἔλεος-N3E-ASN ἐν-P νηστεία-N1A-DPF καί-C σάκκος-N2--DSM καί-C σποδός-N2--DSF

4 καί-C προςεὔχομαι-VAI-AMI1S πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM καί-C ἐκὁμολογέω-VAI-AMI1S καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S ἰδού-I κύριος-N2--VSM σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἰσχυρός-A1A-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM φοβερός-A1A-NSM τηρέω-V2--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔλεος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--DPM ἀγαπάω-V3--PAPDPM σύ- P--AS καί-C ὁ- A--DPM φυλάσσω-V1--PAPDPM ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GS

5 ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P ἀδικέω-VAI-AAI1P ἀσεβέω-VAI-AAI1P καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI1P καί-C παραβαίνω-VZI-AAI1P ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN κρίμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GS

6 καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GPM παῖς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM ὅς- --APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C δυνάστης-N1M-APM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C πατήρ-N3--APM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C πᾶς-A3--DSN ἔθνος-N3E-DSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

7 σύ- P--DS κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--NSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF καί-C ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSF αἰσχύνη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἄνθρωπος-N2--DPM *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C καταἧμαι-V5--PMPDPM ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--DSM ἐγγύς-D καί-C ὁ- A--DSM ἀπωτέρω-D ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF εἰς-P ὅς- --APF διασκορπίζω-VAI-AAI2S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκεῖ-D ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλημμέλεια-N1A-DSF ὅς- --DSF πλημμελέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS

8 δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSF αἰσχύνη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--DPM βασιλεύς-N3V-DPM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C δυνάστης-N1M-DPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM πατήρ-N3--DPM ἐγώ- P--GP ὅτι-C ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P σύ- P--DS

9 ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--NSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ἔλεος-N3E-NSN ὅτι-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI1P ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS

10 καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP καταἀκολουθέω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS ὅς- --DSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI2S ἐνώπιον-P *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM καί-C ἐγώ- P--GP διά-P ὁ- A--GPM παῖς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GPM προφήτης-N1M-GPM

11 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐν καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM νόμος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI3P ὁ- A--GSM μή-D ἀκούω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὁ- A--NSF κατάρα-N1A-NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ὅρκος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM γράφω-VP--XMPNSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM νόμος-N2--DSM *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὅτι-C ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P αὐτός- D--DSM

12 καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅσος-A1--APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM κριτής-N1M-APM ἐγώ- P--GP ὅσος-A1--APN κρίνω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP ἐπιἄγω-VB--AAN ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP κακός-A1--APN μέγας-A1--APN οἷος-A1A-APN οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καθότι-D γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF

13 κατά-P ὁ- A--APN γράφω-VP--XMPAPN ἐν-P διαθήκη-N1--DSF *μωσῆς-N1M-GSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN ἐπιἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP καί-C οὐ-D ἐκζητέω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἀποἵστημι-VH--AAN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GPF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APN ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS κύριος-N2--VSM

14 καί-C ἀγρυπνέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὅτι-C δίκαιος-A1A-NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3S καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

15 καί-C νῦν-D δεσπότης-N1M-VSM κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM ἐκἄγω-VB--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ὁ- A--DSM βραχίων-N3N-DSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSM ὑψηλός-A1--DSM καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P ἀγνοέω-VXI-XAI1P

16 δεσπότης-N1M-VSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS ἀποστρέφω-VD--APD3S ὁ- A--NSM θυμός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὀργή-N1--NSF σύ- P--GS ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-DPF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἄγνοια-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM ἐγώ- P--GP *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSM δῆμος-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS κύριος-N2--VSM εἰς-P ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM περικύκλῳ-D ἐγώ- P--GP

17 καί-C νῦν-D ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ὁ- A--GSF προσευχή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF δέησις-N3I-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VA--AAD3S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἔρημος-A1B-ASN ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GPM δοῦλος-N2--GPM σύ- P--GS δεσπότης-N1M-VSM

18 προςἔχω-VB--AAD2S κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--ASN οὖς-N3--ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--GS ἀναοἴγω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--APM ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-ASF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P ὅς- --GSF ἐπικαλέω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D γάρ-X ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF δικαιοσύνη-N1--DPF ἐγώ- P--GP ἐγώ- P--NP δέω-V1--PMI1P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF προσευχή-N1--DPF ἐγώ- P--GP ἐνώπιον-P σύ- P--GS ἀλλά-C διά-P ὁ- A--ASN σός-A1--ASN ἔλεος-N3E-ASN

19 κύριος-N2--VSM σύ- P--NS ἱλατεύω-VA--AAD2S κύριος-N2--VSM ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAD2S καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAD2S καί-C μή-D χρονίζω-VA--AAS2S ἕνεκα-P σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM δεσπότης-N1M-VSM ὅτι-C ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπικαλέω-VCI-API3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--GS *σιων-N---AS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM

20 καί-C ἕως-C ἐγώ- P--NS λαλέω-V2I-IAI1S προςεὔχομαι-V1--PMPNSM καί-C ἐκὁμολογέω-V2--PMPNSM ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C δέω-V1--PMPNSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF προσευχή-N1--DPF ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὑπέρ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP

21 καί-C ἔτι-D λαλέω-V2--PAPGSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF προσευχή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ὅς- --ASM ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ὕπνος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF *γαβριηλ-N---NSM τάχος-N3E-DSN φέρω-V1--PMPNSM προςἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS ἐν-P ὥρα-N1A-DSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ἑσπερινός-A1--GSF

22 καί-C προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *δανιηλ-N---VSM ἄρτι-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S ὑποδεικνύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--DS διάνοια-N1A-ASF

23 ἐν-P ἀρχή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSF δέησις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S πρόσταγμα-N3M-ASN παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S ὑποδεικνύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--DS ὅτι-C ἐλεεινός-A1--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APD2S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσταγμα-N3M-ASN

24 ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἑβδομάς-N3D-NPF κρίνω-VCI-API3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF *σιων-N---AS συντελέω-VS--APN ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF σπανίζω-VA--AAN καί-C ἀποἀλείφω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--APN ὁ- A--ASN ὅραμα-N3M-ASN καί-C δίδωμι-VC--APN δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF καί-C συντελέω-VS--APN ὁ- A--ASN ὅραμα-N3M-ASN καί-C εὐφραίνω-VA--AAN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN

25 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S καί-C διανοέομαι-VC--FPI2S καί-C εὐφραίνω-VC--FPI2S καί-C εὑρίσκω-VF--FAI2S πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN ἀποκρίνω-VC--APN καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VF--FAI2S *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF κύριος-N2--DSM

26 καί-C μετά-P ἑπτά-M καί-C ἑβδομήκοντα-M καί-C ἑξήκοντα-M δύο-M ἀποἵστημι-VC--FPI3S χρῖσμα-N3M-NSN καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C βασιλεία-N1A-NSF ἔθνος-N3E-GPN φθείρω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM χριστός-A1--GSM καί-C ἥκω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF συντέλεια-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P ὀργή-N1--GSF καί-C ἕως-P καιρός-N2--GSM συντέλεια-N1A-GSF ἀπό-P πόλεμος-N2--GSM πολεμέω-VC--FPI3S

27 καί-C δυναστεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF διαθήκη-N1--NSF εἰς-P πολύς-A1P-APM καί-C πάλιν-D ἐπιστρέφω-VF--FAI3S καί-C ἀναοἰκοδομέω-VC--FPI3S εἰς-P πλάτος-N3E-ASN καί-C μῆκος-N3E-ASN καί-C κατά-P συντέλεια-N1A-ASF καιρός-N2--GPM καί-C μετά-P ἑπτά-M καί-C ἑβδομήκοντα-M καιρός-N2--APM καί-C ἑξήκοντα-M δύο-M ἔτος-N3E-APN ἕως-P καιρός-N2--GSM συντέλεια-N1A-GSF πόλεμος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN καταἰσχύω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐπί-P πολύς-A1--APF ἑβδομάς-N3D-APF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN τέλος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF ἑβδομάς-N3D-GSF αἴρω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF θυσία-N1A-NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF σπονδή-N1--NSF καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ἱερός-A1A-ASN βδέλυγμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GPF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-GPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἕως-P συντέλεια-N1A-GSF καί-C συντέλεια-N1A-NSF δίδωμι-VC--FPI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐρήμωσις-N3I-ASF

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9228

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9228. The fact that 'seven' means a whole period from start to finish, thus what is complete, is clear from a large number of places in the Word, as in Isaiah,

The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, on the day when Jehovah will bind up the hurt 1 of His people. Isaiah 30:26.

This refers to the salvation of faithful believers and their intelligence and wisdom in the Lord's kingdom. 'The moon' is faith received from the Lord, thus belief in the Lord, and 'the sun' is love derived from the Lord, thus love to the Lord, 30-38, 1521, 1529-1531, 2441, 2495, 3636, 3643, 4060, 4321 (end), 4696, 5377, 7078, 7083, 7171, 8644. 'The light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days' means a complete state of intelligence and wisdom because of love to and belief in the Lord.

[2] In Ezekiel,

The inhabitants of the cities of Israel will go out, and they will set alight and burn the weapons, both shield and buckler, together with bow and arrows, and hand-staff, and spear; they will set fire to them for seven years, that they may not bring wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests. And they will cleanse the land in seven months. Ezekiel 39:9-10, 12.

This refers to the destruction of falsity. 'The weapons' that are listed here are falsities used by those who are evil to fight against the Church's truths. 'Setting fire to them for seven years' means complete destruction brought about by the desires of self-love and love of the world. 'In order that they may bring no wood from the field or cut down any from the forests' means when no good at all survives, neither in the internal man nor in the external. 'Cleansing the land in seven months' means the complete restoration of goodness and truth within the Church. It has been shown in very many places that 'weapons' are truths fighting against falsities, and in the contrary sense falsities fighting against truths; that 'bow and arrows' means teachings that present truth, and in the contrary sense teachings that present falsity; that 'hand-staff' means the power of truth, and in the contrary sense the power of falsity; that 'setting alight and burning' means laying waste through the desires of self-love and love of the world; that 'wood from the field' means the Church's forms of interior good, and 'wood from the forests' factual knowledge of goodness and truth; and that 'the land' means the Church. Anyone can see that different things are meant here from those which present themselves in the letter, as when it says that they will burn the weapons, and set them alight for seven years, in order that they may bring no wood from the field or cut down any from the forests. People do indeed know that things of a holy and Divine nature are meant, because the Word is holy and comes from God. But they cannot by any means know which things of a holy and Divine nature are contained in these words unless they know what the meaning is of 'weapons', 'seven years' and 'seven months', 'wood from the field' and 'wood from the forests'. From this it is evident that without knowledge gained from the internal sense those prophetic utterances are completely unintelligible.

[3] In David,

Seven times in the day I praise You over the judgements of Your righteousness. Psalms 119:164.

In the same author,

Repay [our] neighbours sevenfold into their bosom. Psalms 79:12.

'Sevenfold' means completely. The meaning is similar in Moses, where it says that they would be punished sevenfold if they went against commandments and statutes, Leviticus 26:18, 21, 24, 28. Anyone who does not know that 'seven' means a whole period from start to finish, and therefore what is complete, will suppose that 'seven weeks' in Daniel means seven lengths of time,

Know and perceive that from the going forth of the Word to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks. Daniel 9:25.

But 'seven weeks until the Messiah, the Prince' means what is said of the Lord, namely that He will come in the fullness of time, so that 'seven weeks' means a whole period. From this it is evident that the seven spirits before God's throne, Revelation 1:4, the book sealed with seven seals, Revelation 5:1, and the seven angels holding 'the seven bowls, which are the seven last plagues, Revelation 15:1, 6-7; 21:9, do not mean seven spirits, seven seals, or seven angels, bowls, and plagues, but all things even to completeness. The statement in 1 Samuel 2:5 that the barren has borne seven in like manner does not mean seven but a great amount, even to a complete amount.

[4] Because 'seven' had this meaning it was stipulated that a priest at his initiation should wear the garments for seven days, Exodus 29:30; that his hands should be filled for seven days, 2 Exodus 29:35; that the altar should be sanctified for seven days, Exodus 29:37; and that those initiated into the priesthood should not depart from the tent [of meeting] for seven days, Leviticus 8:33-34. So too with the reference to the unclean spirit going out of a person and returning with seven others, Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:26; also where it says that if a brother sins seven times in a day and is seven times converted he is to be forgiven, Luke 17:4; and that the heart of Nebuchadnezzar was changed from [that of] a human being and the heart of a beast was given to him while seven times passed by, Daniel 4:15, 25, 32. For the same reasons also Job's friends sat down with him on the earth seven days and seven nights and spoke nothing to him, Job 2:13. Seventy in a similar way means that which is complete, see 6508, as also does a week, 2044, 3845. From all this it now becomes clear that 'the eighth day' means the initial phase of the following state.

Footnotes:

1. literally, break

2. i.e. his consecration should continue for seven days

  
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