I have checked in to many supposed proofs for the divine inspiration of the holy scriptures from numerology to extended bible codes. My biggest problem is that I can't verify things based on ancient languages on my own. I neither know ancient Hebrew nor ancient Greek (let's not forget that some believe the NT was first written in Arabic). I find that verification relies on searching for refutations of findings. When they don't exist, I feel that they have been verified. For instance the number 153:
1. Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three.
2. The phrase Sons of God in the Hebrew has a numeric value of exactly 153.
3. The Greek equivalent adds up to 3,213 (21x153).
4. Another Greek phrase (joint heirs) has a numeric value of 1,071 (7x153)
5. In Mark the list of the twelve disciple's names =9,639 (7x9x153).
6. “The net” as from John 21:6 has a numeric value of 2124 (8x153)
Obviously, for words with only 1 and 153 chance of adding up, this being the work of the divine, would be pretty well substantiated, if it is true. I can't tell. But I haven't noticed anyone denying this particular set of numerology.
Also, that value of "The net" 2124 is also 17x72.
So what.
It's just that:
Noah’s Ark rested in the mountains of Ararat on the 17Th month and the Lord Jesus resurrection was on the 17Th (of Nisan) as well. The Greek noun for fish occurs in the whole Bible in 17 verses (I guess).
That might mean something if 17 were connected with say. . . . . . 153.
How does 17 and 153 connect:
1=1
3=1+2
6=1+2+3
10=1+2+3+4
15=1+2+3+4+5
21
28
36
45
55
66
78
91
105
120
136
153=1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17
+________________
969
Genesis 5:27 records Methuselah's life at 969 years, the oldest recorded age in bible. 969 may be symbol for aionios life.
Well, that I can verify with simple math. Was the age of Methuselah (969) put in later for these numbers to connect? Or maybe 153 was added. Or both.