Hidden mysteries in the Bible – In difficult times God strongly reminds us he
has not forgotten us in spite the events happening in our world. The message of the Bible's 11:11 verses confirms that God is faithful; does love us; is protecting us; and will take revenge on the wicked...
Num 11:11 So Moses said to the LORD, "Why have You been so hard on Your servant? …that You have laid the burden of all this people on me?
I often refer to the number 11 as a number of warning and we
can see this number 11 used in our world in the number 911 that is used as a
call for help and also a number associated with God’s warning nations not
following him of their upcoming pending disaster. In this post I’ll show how
the Bible’s like referenced verses for chapter 11 verse 11 show us how God is
also warning us of disaster to the wicked that don’t follow him and also is
telling us that he will one day return for those who have been faithful. In
this message where God is reminding us that he will take care of us, it seems at
these times the people he is talking to are feeling condemned or forgotten and have
little faith. This warning from God to the faithful is a warning not to lose
their faith in him and what he has promised. He is strongly reminding us that
he loves us in spite of the circumstances.
The Bible is Supernaturally Numbered to Help Us Interpret It
If you believe God truly can do anything then you can
consider it possible that God might even have numbered every book chapter and
verse of the Bible. In my twitter, blog and website posts I demonstrate God’s
divine structure of the Bible in many ways. In this example I show how the
Bible’s like referenced verses with reference 11:11 reveal and confirm God’s Word
to us that the LORD will deliver his people and destroy the wicked.
Below I’ve shown 27 of all 31 Bible verses with a chapter
and verse reference of 11:11. Both these
sets of verses contain the same theme but from two different aspects. The first
shows how God will protect his people by destroying the wicked and at the same
time delivering them. The second set speaks of the different ways in different events
throughout Scripture where God comes to deliver his people. To help us
understand the meaning of number 11 in the Bible, lets first look at some other
Bible text associated with the number 11.
- Genesis 11 - is the story of the Tower of Babel that had been created by Nimrod a rebel against God. In chapter 10 we see that Nimrod went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah and the great city Babel. The people of Babel had declared to make a city and a tower to heaven to make a name for themselves and so they would not be scattered across the earth. In this chapter 11 God came down to see this tower and the people and he decided to confuse their language and then did scatter them across the earth. Thus, here is a chapter 11 example where God came down to the people and foiled the wicked’s plans and destroyed their cities.
- Psalm 11 – in this 11th Psalm we see a similar theme where the Lord tests the righteous and the wicked and how he rains terror down on the wicked. -- V5 The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates. v6 Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup. v7 For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face.
- Matthew 11 (the 11th chapter of the New Testament) - repeating this common number 11 theme, in Matthew 11 Jesus comes into Jerusalem and begins to condemn the cities who were no longer following him and says it would be more tolerable in the last days than it was for Tyre and Sidon in the time of Sodom and Gomorrah. V20 Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent. v21 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. v22 "Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in {the} day of judgment than for you.
For more evidence as to the meaning of number 11 reflected in
the Bible’s other Chapter 11’s, consider the theme and events of those chapters
and how they might relate to this theme of God testing and preserving his
people and destroying the wicked.
To help separate and clarify the two aspects of the theme
associated with number 11 shown in the Bible’s 11:11 verses, I’ve separated the
verses into two groups. First, those verses that show how God warned us of
these events and the second how he carried out his promise in multiple points
in Israel’s history.
God Warns the People he Loves them while at the same time they are feeling disciplined and left. He will return for them--
Num 11:11 So Moses said to the
LORD, "Why have You been so hard
on Your servant? …that You have laid the burden of all this people on
me?
Luke 11:11 "Now suppose one of you fathers is asked
by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
2Cor 11:11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
Rom 11:11 I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? May it
never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles…
Rev 11:11 after three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into
them…they stood up; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them.
2Kin 11:11 The guards stood each with his weapons in his hand, from the
right side of the house to the left side..by the altar and ..around the king.
2Chr 11:11 He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them
and stores of food, oil and wine.
Act 11:11 "And behold, at that moment three men appeared at the
house in which we were staying, having been sent to me from Caesarea.
Mrk 11:11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking
around..He left for Bethany..since it was already late.
John 11:11 …after that He *said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen
asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep."
Deu 11:11 "But the land into which you are about to
cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the
rain of heaven,
Hos 11:11 (The Lord will roar like a
Lion and God’s people will return to the land) They will come
trembling like birds from Egypt And doves from Assyria..
Heb 11:11 By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even
beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who
had promised.
Isa 11:11 Then it will happen on that day that the Lord Will again recover the
second time with His hand The remnant of His people, who will remain, ..
Matt 11:11 "..among those born
of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one
who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
God’s Destruction of the Wicked and those who have gone against Him –
Job 11:11 "For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity
without investigating.
Prov 11:11 By the blessing of the
upright a city is exalted, But by the
mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
1Kin 11:11 the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and you
have not kept My covenant…, I will surely tear the kingdom from you…
Josh 11:11 They struck every person who was in it with the edge of the sword,
utterly destroying them; there was no one left who breathed…
Jer 11:11 …thus says the LORD,
"Behold I am bringing disaster
on them which they will not be able to escape…they will cry to Me, yet
I will not listen to them.
Lev 11:11 and they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their
flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest.
1Sam 11:11 …Saul put the people in
three companies…they came into the …camp..and
struck down the Ammonites…. Those who survived were scattered…
2Sam 11:11 Uriah said to David,
"……. Shall I then go to my house..to
lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing."
1Chr 11:11 These constitute the
list of the mighty men…he lifted up
his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.
Eze 11:11 "This city will not be a pot for you, nor
will you be flesh in the midst of it, but I will judge you to the
border of Israel.
Dan 11:11 "The king of the South will be enraged
and go forth and fight with the king of the North. Then the latter will
raise a great multitude, but that multitude will be given into the hand of the former.
Zech 11:11 (The LORD breaks his covenant with Lebanon – they will destroy each
other) So it was broken on that day, and thus the afflicted of the
flock who were watching me realized that it was the word of the LORD.
Conclusion
So what we’ve shown through these passages with verse and
chapter number 11 is that only a supernatural God could have numbered the Bible
in such a way as to leave hidden messages for us helping reveal and provide
understanding of his word. The message in the 11:11 verses reveal in a very
concrete way that this message is true and not to be mistaken – – God knows the
wicked and one day will destroy them, and he knows his people Israel and one day he will call them back as he
promised long ago.
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