Genesis 7:5 And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.
In the span of 10 verses in Genesis 7, the number 7 is mentioned four times. Noah is told to take seven pairs of clean animals, seven pairs of birds, this will happen in seven days, with a reminder that it was seven days before the rains started. That seems a lot to me.
Genesis 7:6-7 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth. And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
The number 7 is seen as meaning completion and perfection in the Bible. But sometimes it’s just a number. Were the repetitive sevens in Genesis 7 a message to Noah? A sign of hope for him and his family? A message to us that God was going to right what he saw as a “cosmic wrong” with humanity and all would be well? Is it just a coincidence that so many 7s appear in this section?
Genesis 7:8-9 Pairs of clean and unclean animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground, male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah.
Precious Savior, Sometimes the number 7 serves as a reminder from You of perfection and completeness, that You are sovereign and in control. Sometimes it’s just a number. Regardless of how it is used in this passage, thank You for using it to draw us closer to You through study and prayer. Help us seek to draw closer to You daily. Amen.
Genesis 7:10 And after the seven days the floodwaters came on the earth.
Have a blessed day.