The Meaning of Five
- Pastor Sean Smith
- Jun 1, 2024
- 1 min read
Significance: The number 5 many times symbolizes God's grace, goodness and favor toward humans. Since five represents grace, when its multiplied by itself, it produces 25 which means "grace upon grace."
Usage: The English word "five" used for the number 5 is recorded 345 times in 270 King James Bible verses. 300 of these appearances show up in the Old Testament while 45 of them are written in the New Testament.
Examples: The Ten Commandments contains two sets of 5 commandments. The first five commandments are related to our treatment and relationship with God with the remaining one concerned with our relationship with others humans. There are 5 primary types of offerings God commanded Israel to bring to him. They are the Burnt Offering (Leviticus 1; 8:18 - 21; 16:24), Sin (Leviticus 4; 16:3 - 22), Trespass (Leviticus 5:14 - 19; 6:1 - 7; 7:1 - 6), Grain (Leviticus 2) and Peace Offering (Leviticus 3; 7:11- 34).
Tidbits: There are five books of God's Law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) commonly referred to as the Pentateuch ("Penta" means five).
The 4 Gospels plus Acts equals five books that, as a set, can be designated as "the New Testament Pentateuch." They reveal Jesus' teachings concerning the Law and the Prophets. The apostle John wrote 5 books centered on the grace of God and eternal life (the gospel of John, 1John, 2John, 3John and Revelation). Jesus multiplied five loaves of barely to feed 5,000 (Matthew 14:17).
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