Numbering our days

Psalm 90:12

I have lived approximately 24000 days – is that numbering my days?

I cannot number the days I have left

 

Two main thoughts:   

1.                  Physical numbering including longevity of patriarchs

2.                  Spiritual  meaning of ‘”numbering”

 

A.                  If I had a lifespan like Adam, I would have been born in 1395 and I would not die till 2345 AD

                                                              i.      I could have sailed with Columbus

                                                            ii.      Protestant beginnings

                                                          iii.      Henry VIII

                                                           iv.      Revolutionary war

                                                             v.      Civil War

                                                           vi.      Discoveries of electricity, phone, car, plane

                                                         vii.      How many children would Sandy and I have?

                                                       viii.      We would be enjoying our great great great great, great, great grandchildren

B.                  We think it is odd to outlive our children. They were outliving eight generations

                                                              i.      Shem outlived eight generations including Abraham!

                                                            ii.      Lifespans reduced after the flood significantly

                                                          iii.      Long lifespans coincide with muliple wives

                                                           iv.      Fruitful multiplication Gen 1

                                                             v.      Other cultures have records of longevity (Sumerian king list)

                                                           vi.      Science says it can neither be proven or disproven

                                                         vii.      Some say it is a Mis-translation: They mixed Lunar months with solar years, etc

But look at Gen 5:12-15  Kenan, etc must have been only six years old when he became a father.??

C.                  The Bible is the reference source. We do not get any help from human wisdom.

                                                              i.      God created everything good Gen 1:31

                                                            ii.      Good = uninterrupted life

                                                          iii.      Sin = interrupted life = death

                                                           iv.      Death is a process

                                                             v.      The day you eat you will die (Gen 2:17)

                                                           vi.      They were swallowed up by death / consumed by fire. Fire burns till everything is burned up. So does death

                                                         vii.      Adam lived many years but he died

                                                       viii.      You and I are born into Adam’s death

                                                           ix.      Sin changed everything.

1.      Germs, etc

2.      murder, etc

3.      dying, etc.

                                                             x.      Flood removed the population. Gen 6-9

                                                           xi.      Suggestion that it also removed UV protection.

                                                         xii.      World was repopulated but only those who were alive before the flood enjoyed the long, fruitful lifespan.

D.                  Lifespan not a problem. Life quality is (number days)

                                                              i.      Adam / Jesus 1 Cor 15:22; 42-49

                                                            ii.      Psalm 90:12 Gain a heart of wisdom.

                                                          iii.      James 3:13-18

                                                           iv.      James 4:13-17

                                                             v.      Eph 5:15,16

Conclusion:      What do you think of Jesus’ lifespan?

What is the life-expectancy of a Christian? Life-expectancy is normally less than lifespan but for a Christian our life expectancy is FOREVER. Our days are numberless.

 

"I watched till thrones were put in place, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, Its wheels a burning fire;

Daniel 7:12