Typology of the 70 Disciples

[Trevor_Stamm]

Hello,

Just to make one thing clear I am not a numerologist and put no stock in it but I love the typologies in the bible and was wondering what are the typologies concerning the 70 disciples and the number 70 emerging throughout biblical history.

Those who went to Egypt with Jacob, 70 in all. (Genesis: 26)

70 people were put into individual cells to write the translation of the Septuagint and all came out with the same exact translation, the 70 translations of the Septuagint.

The 70 elders of the tribes of Israel to assist Moses.

Is there any significance to any of these things, if so what?

Thank you.

 

[Spirithound]

7 is known as a sort of “divine number,” so I’m sure that’s part of it.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

I think that seven is earthly perfection - thus seven days of creation, seven deacons for earthly chores, etc. Six is then imperfection - thus 666. Twelve is heavenly perfection - thus twelve tribes of Israel, twelve apostles, etc.

Multiplying by 10, 100, 1000 etc enhances the leading number. That would seem to imply increased earthly perfection in their tasks.

Likewise, multiplying the number by itself enhances it. Thus the 144,000 in Revelation produces extreme heavenly perfection.

That is from a hazy memory of something I didn’t completely understand when I read it; so use at your own risk.

 

[Crumpy]

Jewish commentaries on scripture show that 70 was thought to be the number of nations in the world.

So, in the NT, if 70 disciples are sent out, it is to represent sending the gospels to all corners of the earth.

the nation of Israel is the “chosen” people among the nations of the earth. They were chosen as a nation of priests, just as in the NT all disciples of Jesus form a priesthood which is sent out to bring the gospel to the world.

For seventy members of the family of Jacob (Israel) to go into captivity in Egypt during the famine represents the enslavement of all people to sin in the world. The exodus of a much larger nation of Israelites demonstrates how God prospers His people, even in captivity, and metaphorically or by typoloogy shows God’s will to save all the nations.

 

[Trevor_Stamm]

Jewish commentaries on scripture show that 70 was thought to be the number of nations in the world.

So, in the NT, if 70 disciples are sent out, it is to represent sending the gospels to all corners of the earth.

the nation of Israel is the “chosen” people among the nations of the earth. They were chosen as a nation of priests, just as in the NT all disciples of Jesus form a priesthood which is sent out to bring the gospel to the world.

For seventy members of the family of Jacob (Israel) to go into captivity in Egypt during the famine represents the enslavement of all people to sin in the world. The exodus of a much larger nation of Israelites demonstrates how God prospers His people, even in captivity, and metaphorically or by typoloogy shows God’s will to save all the nations.

…Wow

God is Great

Thanks

 

[rcjones]

In sensus plenior:

7 - God’s fullness
10 - dual natured man

THE dual natured man is Jesus Christ.

God’s fulness of Jesus Christ is “the man and his bride” who has been made ‘like him’ being fruitful and multiplying.

So 70 represents Christ and his bride, the church, being fruitful and multiplying.