God In Number 10: The Personal Faith of the Prime Ministers, from Balfour to Blair

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A finely nuanced and fascinating study which yields sometimes surprising insights . . . chapters on Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair are exceptionally fair and well-balanced. - Raymond Asquith As a copywriting journalist, I find the study of numerology in the Bible fascinating. Numbers hold symbolic meanings in the Bible, and their understanding is crucial in biblical interpretation. In fact, numerology carries incredible significance in the Bible. ATONEMENT. “Ye shall blow with the trumpets over the sacrifices” (v. 10). How important this is. The preaching that is not connected with the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ is not the preaching that He bids. It is vain blowing apart from the reconciling Blood of the Lamb.

God sent 10 plagues to Egypt as punishment for Pharaoh’s refusal to free the Israelites. Each plague served as a demonstration of God’s power over the gods of Egypt, culminating in the final plague of the death of the firstborn, which led to the Israelites’ eventual release.

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NUM. 10:2. Trumpets of silver … for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. C. H. MacINTOSH.

The Hebrew word for “burnt offering” actually means to “ascend,“ literally to “go up in smoke.” The smoke from the sacrifice ascended to God, “a soothing aroma to the LORD” (Leviticus 1:9). Technically, any offering burned over an altar was a burnt offering, but in more specific terms, a burnt offering was the complete destruction of the animal (except for the hide) in an effort to renew the relationship between Holy God and sinful man. With the development of the law, God gave the Israelites specific instructions as to the types of burnt offerings and what they symbolized. Gilbrant says "Most often trumpets were used by the priests (Num. 10:8; 1 Chr. 15:24; 16:6; 2 Chr. 23:13). They were used for several purposes in the Hebrew community, including summoning the community together, convoking the leaders, indicating the breaking of camp, sounding at the burnt offering and sounding a military alarm (cf. Num. 10:9; 31:6)." (Complete Biblical Library Hebrew-English Dictionary) Harold Macmillan, on becoming Prime Minister in 1957, met Archbishop Fisher and recorded afterwards in his diary: The blowing of the trumpets was, as it were, the voice of God to the people of Israel. He that hath ears to hear let him hear. Another example of Jesus’ connection to the number 10 is found in the Gospel of John (1:40-42), where Jesus calls his first disciples.

The Ten Commandments remain relevant and influential in modern society and have served as a moral standard for many cultures and religions throughout history. The number 10 continues to symbolize perfection and completeness, reminding us of God’s desire for us to live righteous and just lives. Jesus and the Number 10 Uses in Numbers - Num. 6:11; Num. 6:14; Num. 6:16; Num. 7:15; Num. 7:21; Num. 7:27; Num. 7:33; Num. 7:39; Num. 7:45; Num. 7:51; Num. 7:57; Num. 7:63; Num. 7:69; Num. 7:75; Num. 7:81; Num. 7:87; Num. 8:12; Num. 10:10; Num. 15:3; Num. 15:5; Num. 15:8; Num. 15:24; Num. 23:3; Num. 23:6; Num. 23:15; Num. 23:17; Num. 28:3; Num. 28:6; Num. 28:10; Num. 28:11; Num. 28:13; Num. 28:14; Num. 28:15; Num. 28:19; Num. 28:23; Num. 28:24; Num. 28:27; Num. 28:31; Num. 29:2; Num. 29:6; Num. 29:8; Num. 29:11; Num. 29:13; Num. 29:16; Num. 29:19; Num. 29:22; Num. 29:25; Num. 29:28; Num. 29:31; Num. 29:34; Num. 29:36; Num. 29:38; Num. 29:39; INVITATION. “When ye shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves at the door” (v. 3). Thus the trumpet call invited to the “door of the tabernacle.” So the Gospel invitation is to all, and that they all might come to Him who is the Door of the sheep and the Way to the Father. “Come unto Me, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). “Unto you, O men, I call.” NIV Numbers 10:9 When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the LORD your God and rescued from your enemies.

Renan’s book is indeed immensely persuasive: I recall reading it in my early twenties and being charmed by the sincerity of its style. then you shall sound an alarm ( rua) with the trumpets - The trumpets were also to herald going to battle

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and this shall be for you a perpetual statute throughout your generations - This was to be a perpetual statute calling Israel to worship or to war. Make yourself two trumpets of silver, of hammered work (cf Ex 25:18,31 +) you shall make them - The trumpet (chatsotsrah) was a long metal trumpet used for signaling. It was used both in sacred (Nu 10:2, 8-10; 2 Ki. 12:13; Ps. 98:6) and secular spheres (2 Ki. 11:14; 2 Chr. 23:13; Hos. 5:8). Hammered work (Hebrew mikshah) made like the menorah (Nu 8:4).

iii. “The trumpets are described by Josephus and pictured on the arch of Titus in Rome. They were straight pipes, a little less than 18 in. (45cm) long with a flared opening at the end.” (Wenham) The families of H. H. Asquith, Bonar Law, Ramsay MacDonald, Neville Chamberlain, Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, and Harold Wilson have all expressed their support forGod in Number 10and, where able, helped in the research, while John Major has assisted fully. Arthur Balfourquestioned whether the Bible was capable of teaching supernatural truth, relaying historical and scientific fact. the camps that are pitched on the south side shall set out; an alarm is to be blown for them to set out - The tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad would have set out next (2:10–16).

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ESV Numbers 10:10 On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the LORD your God." The last-mentioned topic is of particular note, for one of the most striking features of God in Number 10 is that as the Christian faith declined in influence as the century progressed, and especially from 1960 onwards, we find that Britain’s Prime Ministers became more believing.