Revelation 22:18-19 – For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. God is speaking in the above verses specifically about the book of Revelation but, by association, we can assume God will also do the same thing to anyone who adds or detracts from any of the other 65 books of the Bible because they’re all equally the word of God. In the book of Revelation, chapter 22, in verses 18 and 19, God gives us an ominous warning of impending doom for anyone who dares to add or detract from his word in any way, shape or form. The eyes of God roam to and fro across the earth to fulfill his promises because the Lord our God cannot lie and he also does not make any mistakes. The Bible is the truth of God and it contains his covenant promises. Every single word in the Bible, every punctuation mark, is there for a reason, sometimes known only to God. The word of God will endure on earth and in heaven forevermore. But the word of God, which is our Holy Bible, will not perish. Is there something significant about the reference to “seven” appearing in Genesis 7? Probably not, since chapter numbers weren’t affixed to Scripture until the Middle Ages (see here).One day God will burn up this earth and our universe with fire and he’ll replace it with a new earth and a new heaven. ![]() For more reading see the Jewish Encyclopedia entry. Some birds were considered clean, but others (such as birds of prey) were considered unclean. There are many theories, including hygiene. Beyond that, why are some animals considered clean and others not? That is a difficult question. So, in this context, clean animals were animals that were considered apt to sacrifice to God. The initial pair of each animal from 6:20 will assure that the world is repopulated after the flood with all the different species of animals and birds.Īs regards the seven pairs, in Genesis 8:20, after the flood subsides Noah offers to God a sacrifice of some of the clean animals: “Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and choosing from every clean animal and every clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.”īy having taken seven pairs of the clean animals and clean birds on the ark, Noah is able to offer a sacrifice to God of those clean animals while still allowing those species to repopulate the earth. The reason becomes clear after the flood subsides. In Genesis 7:2, God gives an additional order - to bring seven pairs of clean animals and birds. The cartoons you remember might have been inspired by Genesis 6:20, where God initially gives a general order to bring two animals of each kind - “Of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal, and of every kind of thing that crawls on the ground, two of each will come to you, that you may keep them alive.” ![]() My questions: Why are there seven clean pairs of animals, but only one unclean pair? Why are some animals considered unclean? On that note, are birds considered clean, or are they just special? Finally, with all of the number 7’s, is there significance that this is in the seventh chapter, or is it just a coincidence? Thank you very much for your answer! -C.S.Ī: It is good that you have such interest in the Bible, which is the inspired word of God. I was looking through my Bible, and in Genesis, Chapter 7, I found that there were actually seven pairs of “clean” animals, which was a shock to me, as I was raised on cartoon Bible stories thinking that there were only two. ![]() ![]() Q: I am in a very wonderful class this year - a class that studies early world history by comparing and researching different religious texts.
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