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Seventy

From: The Numerals Of Scripture By: Edward C. Pressland

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Seventy as 7x10 will express responsibility before God in spiritual or mystical completeness. So in Ex. 24:9⁹Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: (Exodus 24:9), there are 70 elders of the people taken up into the mount. In Num. 11:16, 70¹⁶And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. (Numbers 11:16) elders are taken to help Moses. In Ezek. 8:11 70 ancients stood before the portraiture on the wall, with their censers; it would seem here to be in abuse of their place.

Gen. 46:27²⁷And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. (Genesis 46:27). Seventy souls of the house of Jacob went down into the land of Egypt.

In Judg. 1:7⁷And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. (Judges 1:7), Adoni-bezek had taken 70 kings captive and ill-treated them.

Judg. 9:5⁵And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself. (Judges 9:5). Abimelech slew 70 sons of his father.

Judg. 9:4⁴And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. (Judges 9:4). Seventy pieces of silver were given him.

In 2 Kings 10:7⁷And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. (2 Kings 10:7), Ahab's 70 sons were put to death at Jehu's command.

Gen. 50:3³And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days. (Genesis 50:3). Jacob was mourned for 70 days.

2 Chron. 36:21²¹To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. (2 Chronicles 36:21). The land kept Sabbath, desolate, to fulfill 70 years.

Psa. 90:10¹⁰The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. (Psalm 90:10). The days of our years are 70.

Ex. 15:27²⁷And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. (Exodus 15:27). At El im were 70 palm trees.

Dan. 9:24²⁴Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. (Daniel 9:24). "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people."

Isa. 23:15¹⁵And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. (Isaiah 23:15). Tire to be forgotten 70 years.

Luke 10:1¹After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. (Luke 10:1). "The Lord appointed other seventy also."

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