Winds occurs with the number four 6 times in the Old Testament, Strong’s Hebrew H7307; four 4 times in the New Testament, Strong’s Greek G417:
Judgment on Elam: Jeremiah 49:36, “And upon Elam will I bring the four (H702) winds (H7307) from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.”
Four, H702, Hebrew, The second form is the masculine form; from H7251; A primitive root the idea of sprawling at all fours four: - four.
Winds, Strong’s H7307, Hebrew, From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being. Strong’s H7306, Hebrew. A primitive root; properly to blow, that is, breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication perceive (figuratively to anticipate, enjoy): - accept, smell, X touch, make of quick understanding.
“H. Prophecy against Elam (49:34-39): The Elamites (Persians) will be scattered throughout the earth, but the Lord will bring them back . . . in the latter days. God will set His throne in Elam in the sense that He will rule there in judgment.”
[Believer’s Bible Commentary]
Valley of the Dry Bones: Ezekiel 37:9, “Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind (H7307), Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.”
Daniel 7:2, “Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds (H7308) of the heaven strove upon the great sea.”
Winds, H7308, Hebrew, (Chaldee); corresponding to H7307: - mind, spirit, wind. From H306 see Jeremiah 49:36 above.
Daniel 8:8, “Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds (H7307) of heaven.”
When Alexander died, his kingdom was divided into four parts, represented by the four horns which came up. One of was later ruled by a little horn, Antiochus Epiphanes, a type of antiChrist.
Daniel 11:4, “And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds (H7307) of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.”
Zechariah 2:6, “Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds (7307) of the heaven, saith the LORD.” Here Zechariah is dealing both with the Jewish captives remaining in exile and the future Millennial Kingdom.
Matthew 24:31, “And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four (G5064) winds (G417), from one end of heaven to the other.”
Four, Strong’s G5064, Greek, Neuter and a plural number; four: - four.
Winds, Strong’s G417, Greek, From the base of G109; wind; (plural) by implication (the four) quarters (of the earth): - wind. G109, From ἄημι aēmi (to breathe unconsciously, that is, respire; by analogy to blow); “air” (as naturally circumambient): - air.
Mark 13:27, “And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four (G5064) winds (G417), from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.” Expanded here to include “from the uttermost part of the earth.” Not just the Jewish elect, all who have come to faith.
And again, in Revelation 7:1, “And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds (G417) of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.”
Revelation 7:1 refers to the sealing of the twelve thousand persons from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. This occurs before the event foretold in Matthew 24:31 and Mark 13:27, the “coming in the clouds with great power and glory.”
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