The Power of the Purse—888

WASHINGTON — A group of conservative Senate Republicans vowed Thursday to vote against an $888 billion economic stimulus package when it comes up for a vote in the Senate.

The 666, the 777 and the 888 are all significant numbers in the Torah/Teaching. The number 666 has to do with sexuality as seen in their sum 18 which written out in Hebrew makes the word Chai/Life. The 777 is the number signifying death as lamented by Lemech seventh generation from Kine; Kine killed his brother Hevel and was slain by accident seven generations later by Lemech who says he is the 777 and God makes him into the Angel of Death as related in the Midrash-Book of Metaphor. The number 888 is indicative of a moment—the Talmud-Book of Law teaches a moment is 1,888 part of a second. Eight is also known in many cultures as indicating infinity.

The significance of all this to the budget is unclear, but interesting. In the Cabala eight is indicative of Keter/Crown the place where essence resides in the form of Pleasure and Will. To truly fix a problem one must go to the source and affect the essence.