The number 27
Proclamation of the Gospel, preaching
Twenty-seven is associated with the preaching of the Gospel. The New Testament has 27 books proclaiming the Good News. It is 3x9 or 3³, the cube of divine completeness.
In Hebrew and Greek
Hebrew
Esrim v'sheva (עֶשְׂרִים וְשֶׁבַע) - twenty-seven
Greek
Eikosi hepta (εἴκοσι ἑπτά) - twenty-seven
First occurrence
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The pattern in Scripture
- 27 books in New Testament
- 3x3x3 = divine completeness cubed
- 27th chapter of Proverbs
27:27 verses
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said...
And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall a...
And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cel...
And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the main...
Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occup...