10 Understanding the Three Big Terms
The Big Three Terms
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1. Numerical
2. Structure
3. Torah
The Numerical Structure of the Torah
Google, the numerical structure of the Torah and a small variety of numerical approaches to the study of the scriptures shall surface; however, none of the models that have been brought to my attention come near to the model presented herein. The easiest way to demonstrate the differentiation of this model from other contemporary models is to clarify the big three foundation blocks upon which this doctrinal edifice rest.
Why Use Numbers to Investigate the Torah?
Can one imagine probing the depths of the universe without the aid of numbers?
Numerical
The first foundation stone bears the name “numerical.” From the outset, no other term can accurately be substituted for numerical. There are no complex mathematical formulas or operations involved that require computation. The reader will encounter the regular use of formulations or arrays of numerical facts such as (13-0-13) or (10–2-8). Thirteen minus zero is thirteen, and ten minus two is eight; that is about the extant of any required mathematical computations.
The numerical structure of the Torah relies on the ordinal value of each Hebrew consonant. Every consonant in the Hebrew alphabet functions as a number as well as a consonant. However, there is an immense difference between the ordinal value of a consonant and the liturgical value of a Hebrew consonant. The two value systems are parallel until the eleventh ordinal consonant from there on the liturgical values increase far beyond the ordinal values. I presently do not know of any other model that relies solely on the ordinal consonant values. Right there, at that point, the numerical structure of the Torah separates itself from the studies of gematria and numerology.
Divine Architecture
What created entity does not have a structure?
Even the Torah has a structure!
Human Architecture
In some cases, one must remove the façade to view the underlying structure.
Structure
The mental picture which best describes the word structure is that of a deciduous tree, which sheds its leaves in the fall and lays bare its elaborate structural framework. Although the root system is embedded in the soil, if it could be examined, it would demonstrate a structural framework as well. So, from the roots to the trunk, to the bark, to the limbs, to the branches, to the leaf stems, to the leaves, and the fruit as well the element of structure is apparent to the naked eye. Could other elements of a structure be found with the aid of a microscope?
Structure is everywhere, from the minuscule parts of an atom to the expanse of the universe. Perhaps, a more difficult question might be, where is structure not found? Therefore, it would be unreasonable to assume that the Torah lacks an elaborate structure, particularly since it is the handiwork of the Creator. On the same note, the Creator has not hidden his creative structures from his children; with the investigation and the proper tools, this knowledge is available to all.
Perhaps, what is so astonishing is that the structure of a creation precedes its embellishments. Although structure appears to be the primal element in each creation, that may not be the case. How can that be? Because the existence of structure testifies of design; therefore, the design had to precede structure. However, even design had to be preceded by design principles, and the numerical structure of the Torah reaches back to those design principles.
With the numerical structure of the Torah, it is possible to access the notes and outline of every verse of the Torah, all 5,846 of them. Picture yourself examining the Torah with the notes and outline, as the Creator instructed the scribe Moses to fashion the book of the covenant.
Again, no other numerical model has made such research available to the average Torah seeker.
This Is Our Context of Torah
Torah, for the purpose of our investigation, means the divine instructions comprised in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
Torah
The Torah, as expressed herein, refers to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. For instructional purposes the Hebrew book names are used in place of their English equivalents. The numerical structure of the Torah does not utilize any other source texts to validate its existence. The other texts of the Hebrew Bible, along with the Talmud, and the New Testament, are considered to be outside human-made sources since they lack proven divine authorship. Again, at this point, the numerical structure of the Torah differs from most other numerical models.