The number 25
Grace upon grace, forgiveness
Twenty-five represents grace intensified (5x5). The Levites began service at 25 (Num 8:24). Ezekiel's vision of the new temple came in the 25th year of captivity.
In Hebrew and Greek
Hebrew
Esrim v'chamesh (עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ) - twenty-five
Greek
Eikosi pente (εἴκοσι πέντε) - twenty-five
First occurrence
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The pattern in Scripture
- Levites began service at 25 (Num 8:24)
- Ezekiel's temple vision in 25th year (Ezek 40:1)
- 5x5 = grace squared
25:25 verses
And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden cr...
If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come ...
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; N...
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of...