The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous:
the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
The right hand of the Lord is exalted:
the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
Psalm 118:15-16
God doesn’t need to use His right hand. He can speak and things happen.
He carefully uses symbolization for our sake.
He seems to like puzzles and metaphors and particular numbers
and all sorts of things, many that are far above our earthly comprehension.
His right hand symbolizes victory.
When Jacob was blessing Joseph’s two boys, Jacob put his right hand on the younger and his left hand on the older.
Joseph tried to get his father to switch the hands, but he refused.
So, the blessing for the youngest who was touched by Jacob’s right hand seemed to be a more important blessing than the blessing the son on whom Jacob’s left hand received.
The symbolism in the bible is often hidden,
but it is also very clearly there when we look for it.
The Bible is far too complex to be able to show all to each of us,
but whenever this happens to you, remember it as a part of God’s personality, and He might want to teach you something further
about what He has shown you.
7 days in a week
7 years of famine
7 years of tribulation
And, we are to forgive up until 70×7, that was a symbol,
because who could possibly keep track of that many offenses?
How many is that anyway? Too many to tally.
12 Gates in Heaven
12 Angels standing at the Gates
12 Tribes of Israel were written on the wall
There are many patterns and references and they all seem to fit together.
I normally don’t find them, but I am always interested when others do.
My interest is mainly how the Old and the New Testaments harmonize.
That is an easy one for me. You find the Scripture in the New Testament and see where it has echoed the Old Testament or vice versa.
Some of the puzzles are quite complex.
Some make no sense to me but I know they mean something.
We also have to be careful as some people make doctrines out of The End Times by fitting things together that may or may not match.
There is a reason Jesus withheld from us the day and the hour of His return
and John the Revelator was told to hide some of what he had seen in vision.
We are not to follow any doctrine, but His Holy Spirit and His Word.
It’s too easy to get off focus and become wrapped up in reading symbolisms.
Enjoy them when you are aware.
Some people have been given a strong desire,
almost like a job for them to spend time figuring things out.
There is a man on YouTube who studies the King James Bible in particular.
Some of his findings are incredibly interesting.
(@truthischrist YouTube channel)
But as always, we are exhorted to follow Jesus and to keep our eyes on Him.
It seems some of the symbolism in the Books of Daniel and Revelation will be opened up to us as time goes on. Enjoy your journey with Him,
learning and finding treasures about Him and His word.
Keep your focus. It is fairly easy to get off-track.