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Note: This post will be frequently updated with further revelations about 22. 

The Hotel Room Door on Yom Kippur

I started this post, my 496th, on Yom Kippur 5785 (10.12.25). As I say on the home page of my blog and in "The First" post of this blog. 

"I write to think. Writing is a great way to work out ideas. It helps me organize thoughts and come to conclusions. You might say that writing makes you a clearer thinker and helps with decisions."

This is truly one of those posts that "I am writing to think."  Don’t expect it to make sense to you. It's less important for you to understand what I am saying than for me to understand what is being worked out in my mind by writing.  Anyway, please excuse me while I do so. 

Since this eagle visited my yard on 12/22/21, the number "22" has been following me and I've been following it.  The eagle visited for 3 days to make it's point.  Thank God I had eyes to see!  So I listened carefully after that to the number 22.

Since 12.22.21, when I am doing my most deep spiritual thinking, the number 22 seems to pop-up or out. This time, Mary and I were checking into our hotel room in Vermont for a family (kids + grandkids) vacation.  I'll have to break-away to go to a chabad house here for Yom Kippur. My soul is very conflicted on this holiday, but that is a long story.  Aflicting our soul on Yom Kippur is actually what the Torah instructs.

Leviticus 16:29 -- And [all this] shall be as an eternal statute for you; in the seventh month, on the tenth of the month, you shall afflict yourselves, and you shall not do any work neither the native nor the stranger who dwells among you.

In any event, I was pulling* the luggage to the room, while Mary walks Casper, our 12 year old poddle, to our room. There is that number on our door 222 - 22, 2 times.

* Pulling is work I shouldn't be doing.  An example of conflicted. 

Numbers reveal things to me.  I seek out Numbers. It is a very Hebrew thing.  Numbers seek me out. 22 reveals the deeper depths of scripture to me. It also connects the scriptures to moments in my life, which is why I give greater attention to a situation when this number shows up.

Note: As it relates to bible verses, of course there are tons of chapters and verses that have a 22 in them. It is just that I find the odds of a chapter/verse being highly significant are higher. 

Here are some things about 22: 

• There are 22 Hebrew Letters.
• 22 is a number of completeness, because it is the full representation of the 22 letters of the Alef-Bet.
• The first word in the bible begin with the Hebrew letters Bet and Resh. In the 22 letter Hebrew aleph-bet, Bet is the 2nd letter and Resh is the 20th letter. The 20th & 2nd, 22.  
• These same first two letters, Bet Resh (בר), spell a word pronounced "Bar." Commonly used to mean "Son." 
• The value of Pi is hidden in the first verse of the bible. The numeric value of the first letter of the Hebrew words in Genesis 1.1 is 22. Pi holds many mathmatical secrets of the bible. Pi can be used like the settings for the German's "Enigma machine." God is an enigma that is solved by the Bible! 

• The last letter, the 22nd letter, of the Hebrew alphabet the Tav. The paleo (ancient) image of the letter is the cross. It represents covenant. 
• The word, Torah, begins with letter Tav (ת). The 22 letter The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, often associated with truth, completion, and sign.
• 
  On the Tree of Life (Jacob's Ladder) there are 22 paths between the Sephirot.

• At the center of this Madorala in Sefer Yetzirah is the 22nd letter in Hebrew, the Tav. 
• Genesis 2.22 -- And the Lord God built the side that He had taken from man into a woman, and He brought her to man.
• Genesis 22.2 -- And He said, "Please take your son, your only one, whom you love, yea, Isaac, and go away to the land of Moriah and bring him up there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains, of which I will tell you." (First mention of LOVE.)
• Genesis 22.4 -- On the third day, Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.
• Exodus 12.2 -- “This month shall be for you the head of months, the first of the months of the year” Nisan 1 - Spring and a New Year.
• Exodus 12.22 -- And you shall take a bunch of hyssop and immerse [it] in the blood that is in the basin, and you shall extend to the lintel and to the two doorposts the blood that is in the basin, and you shall not go out, any man from the entrance of his house until morning.
• In 1 Kings 8 - For the Dedication of the Temple Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: twenty-two thousand cattle. 
• There are 22 almond flowers on the Temple menorah 
• There are 22 generations from Adam to Jacob. 
• Jacob and Joseph were separated for 22 years.
• Deuteronomy 22:22 TLV -- “Suppose a man is found lying with a married woman. Then both of them are to die—the man who lay with the woman and the woman. So you are to purge the evil from Israel. Adultry is akin to idoltry.
• In Psalm 22 - The "Suffering Servant Psalm" verse 22:2 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
• Psalm 22:22 -- I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.
• Chapter 119 of Psalms has 176 verses because it follows a pattern whereby the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet are used to begin 8 verses each. That is, 22-times-8 equals 176.
• Psalm 2.12 (1 in between 22) -- "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him."
• Proverbs 22.2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
• The Israelites left Mount Sinai, when the Cloud lifted, to go to the Promise Land, to fulfill God's Covenant, on the 20th Day of the 2nd month of the 2nd year after Passover -- 2O.2.2. (Since zero is a place keeper in Hebrew, this can be read 222.)
• Jeroboam I, the very first king of Israel after the united kingdom split in two in 930 B.C., reigned for 22 official years
• King Ahab, consider the worst Israelite king reigned as 22 official years. 
• King Amon consider one of the worst kings over Judah, began his rule at the age of 22.
• When Moses raised up the tabernacle of God there were exactly 22,000 Levites consecrated to serve.
• Shemini Atzeret (שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת‎—"Eighth [day of] Assembly") is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. 
• 1 Samuel 20:22 -- But if I say to the youth, Look, the arrows are beyond you, then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
• 2 Samuel 8:5 KJV -- And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
• 1 Kings 8.62 -- Solomon offered 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep as sacrifices of well-being to the LORD. Thus the king and all the Israelites dedicated the House of the LORD.
• Such powerful 22's in Isaiah 2.  Isaiah 2.2 -- "In the last days...
• Isaiah 2.22 -- "Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in their nostrils. Why hold them in esteem?"
• Isaiah 22.22 -- And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. 23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. 24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. 25 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
• Hosea prophesied the destruction of Israel by the Assyrians in 722. The familiar approximate calculation of Pi is 22/7, or 3.1428... Seven (7) is a hugely significant biblical number. 
• Matthew 22:37-40 TLV -- And He said to him, “‘You shall love ADONAI your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” 
• Joshua 22.11 -- A report reached the Israelites: “The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar opposite the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan, across from the Israelites.”
• Luke 2.22 -- When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
• Luke 22:10 He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters
• Luke 22:20 -- 1st Cup Blood Covenant
• The 22nd time John uses the word "light," he quotes Jesus: "I have come as a light into the world . . ." 
• Jesus is recorded to have quoted 22 times from the Old Testament.
• John 20:22 -- "And after He said this, He breathed on them. And He said to them, “Receive the Ruach ha-Kodesh!
• John 10.22 --  "Then came the Festival of Dedication[a] at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly."
• Acts 2.22 -‐ "Men of Israel, listen to these words: This Jesus the Nazarene was a man pointed out to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through Him, just as you yourselves know. 
• Romans 1.22 -- Professing to be wise, they became fools,
• Eph 2:22 -- In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
• The Book Revelation has 22 chapters
• Revelation 22.2 -- through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
• Revelation 22:18-19 -- I testify to everyone 
• The Hebrew letters end at 22. The Book of Revelation ends where 22 begins. (The last verse is 22.21.) 
• In Revelation the number 12 has 22 occurrences.
• Perfect vision /hindsight is 2o2o. In Hebrew zero 0 is not a number, it is a placekeeper.  So perfect vision is 22.

I could go on, but the point is obvious. 

"22" reveals. 

Today is Yom Kippur. I walked through THE DOOR of my room #222 on the evening of Yom Kippur, the Kol Nidre service. Much has already been revealed to me about Kol Nidre. But that's another story altogether!

Mission accomplished!  Writing has again served it's purpose, for me!  I'm sorry if I have left you confused. 

I look forward to what the rest of Yom Kippur reveals. 

 גמר חתימה טובה

G'mar chatima tova

"May you be sealed in the Book of Life" 

EPILOGUE:

Other examples of math in the Bible.

• Pythagoras
• Pi 

This is what I call a "Confirmation."

ISAIAH 22 IS A BIG 22!!

KAMALA HARRIS WANTED AMERICA TO BE "UNBURDENED BY THE PAST." 

The "burden of the valley of vision" in Isaiah 22 refers to a prophecy concerning Jerusalem, which is metaphorically called the "valley of vision" due to its geographical location surrounded by mountains and its significance as a center for prophetic revelations. 

The term "burden" signifies a heavy message or prophecy of impending calamity and judgment upon Jerusalem for its people's disobedience and misplaced confidence in their status as God's chosen. Despite being a place of divine revelation, the city's inhabitants are criticized for their lack of faith and reliance on God.

THE "TRUTH" IS THAT WE ARE BURDENED BY PROPHECY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT SO MUCH OF THE WORLD DOESN'T SEE IT! 

PRAY FOR EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR.

On the same day, I share my thoughts about "22" with a friend of mine while he was driving to Buffalo. He arrived at his hotel and when he checked in this was his room.

12.2.24, the date of my father's funeral. 

22 days after my birthday. 

There it is: 1 222 4. 

1(God) - 222 - 4(Dalet/Door) 

This Sunday will be the end of Sheloshim, a Jewish period of morning. Sheloshim means "thirty." It is a special transition period. Shiva is the first 7 days of morning. Shiva is Hebrew for seven. Sheloshim is a time to slow down reality and to become the new person we need to be after a loss. 

My father began to pass on my 65th birthday, the day he fell.  22 days later he did. This Sunday, I emerge from Sheloshim. The date will be 12.22.24. There's that number again.

This is the last photo I took with my father. I had a premonition he was going to pass so I flew down to see him for the last time. I read to him from the Tenach (Hebrew Bible) he was given for his bar Mitzvah nearly 80 years prior. He was so happy to see me! When I walked in his room and sat by his bed he took my hand with both of his hands and didn't let go. It was the only time in my life that I can remember holding my father's hand.

Dad, your memory is for a blessing. 💔🧡🙏