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On Masonic Number.
FORTY . This number bears a reference to many important facts . To the forty yeai-s of Adam ' s probation in Paradise ; for as Christ , of whom Adam was a type , underwent forty days ' trial in the wildernessso it is supposed the first man was
, tried forty years in Paradise , the prophetic style frequently substituting days for years ; to the forty years that Moses was hid in the land of Midian ; to his forty days' abstinence in the mount of God ; to the forty years wliich the Israelites were condemned to remain in the wilderness , as a punishment for their disbelief of God ' s word ; to the journey
of forty days and forty nights which Elijah took , without food , when he fled from the persecution of Jezebel to Horeb ; to the forty days of grace which God mercifully gave to the Ninevites , who repented in sackcloth and ashes at the preaching of Jonah ; and to the forty days' temptation of Jesus Christ in the wildernesswhen he obtained a
, complete victory over the powers of darkness . It is composed of 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 = 40 . SEVENTY points to the number of souls who entered into Egypt with
Jacob ; to the Babylonish captivity ; to the Jewish Sanhedrim ; to the revelation of the Messiah , who , according to the prophecy of Daniel , was to make reconciliation for iniquity at the expiration of seventy weeks , and to the seventy deacons of Christ .
120 . The number of years which Noah employed in preaching repentance to the antediluvians , while constructing a vessel for the safety of himself and family , amidst the impending destruction of all animated nature . 300 .
HARODIM . 470 . The number of years in which certain important secrets were lost to the world , and concealed even from Masonic penetration .
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On Masonic Number.
FORTY . This number bears a reference to many important facts . To the forty yeai-s of Adam ' s probation in Paradise ; for as Christ , of whom Adam was a type , underwent forty days ' trial in the wildernessso it is supposed the first man was
, tried forty years in Paradise , the prophetic style frequently substituting days for years ; to the forty years that Moses was hid in the land of Midian ; to his forty days' abstinence in the mount of God ; to the forty years wliich the Israelites were condemned to remain in the wilderness , as a punishment for their disbelief of God ' s word ; to the journey
of forty days and forty nights which Elijah took , without food , when he fled from the persecution of Jezebel to Horeb ; to the forty days of grace which God mercifully gave to the Ninevites , who repented in sackcloth and ashes at the preaching of Jonah ; and to the forty days' temptation of Jesus Christ in the wildernesswhen he obtained a
, complete victory over the powers of darkness . It is composed of 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 = 40 . SEVENTY points to the number of souls who entered into Egypt with
Jacob ; to the Babylonish captivity ; to the Jewish Sanhedrim ; to the revelation of the Messiah , who , according to the prophecy of Daniel , was to make reconciliation for iniquity at the expiration of seventy weeks , and to the seventy deacons of Christ .
120 . The number of years which Noah employed in preaching repentance to the antediluvians , while constructing a vessel for the safety of himself and family , amidst the impending destruction of all animated nature . 300 .
HARODIM . 470 . The number of years in which certain important secrets were lost to the world , and concealed even from Masonic penetration .