Someone wrote, "Numbers in the Bible are primarily there to show us that the Bible is divine in origin. " There is a major problem with this statement. Muslims use the same type Bible Code thing to prove the Koran is of G_d.
LDS use them to prove the book of mormon https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/a-study-in-seven-hebrew-numerology-in-the-book-of-mormon/
The Hidden Codes of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick
https://www.morethancake.org/archives/9656
In the post-apostolic age, some of the “Church Fathers” were mesmerized by the mystical use of numbers. Others, however, opposed such speculations as a fanatical misappropriation of the sacred text (see Irenaeus – c. A.D. 130-200, Against Heresies, II.XXIV). https://christiancourier.com/articles/those-bogus-bible-codes
LDS use them to prove the book of mormon https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/a-study-in-seven-hebrew-numerology-in-the-book-of-mormon/
The Hidden Codes of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick
https://www.morethancake.org/archives/9656
In the post-apostolic age, some of the “Church Fathers” were mesmerized by the mystical use of numbers. Others, however, opposed such speculations as a fanatical misappropriation of the sacred text (see Irenaeus – c. A.D. 130-200, Against Heresies, II.XXIV). https://christiancourier.com/articles/those-bogus-bible-codes