It says he began to purge the images of other gods from Judah and Jerusalem. In verse 3, Scripture says, “ For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David.” A new beginning took place in Josiah’s heart in his eighth year. Two other Old Testament references to the number eight include 1 Samuel 17:12-14 indicating King David as the youngest of eight children, the eighth child, and the one who would become known as “a man after My (God’s) heart.” In 2 Chronicles 34:1-3, Josiah, one of only three good kings, became king when he was eight years old. Metaphorically, the eighth day takes us above and beyond the seventh day, the day of rest. Of course, the first mention of seven is found in Genesis 1 with the creation story, in reference to seven days as a week. The Hebrew word shemoneh is translated as eight or eighth and is derived most likely from the root word meaning plumpness as if a surplus above the “perfect” seven. This covenant with Abraham represented a new relationship with God.
Another was instituted by God as a sign of the covenant He was making with Abraham in Genesis 17:12, that each child would be circumcised on the eighth day. Those eight persons experienced a true new beginning once the flood receded. In Bible numerology, eight means a new beginning it denotes “a new order or creation, and man’s true ‘born again’ event when he is resurrected from the dead into eternal life.” The first historic reference is to Noah and his family as “ eight persons were brought safely through the water” (1 Peter 3:20).
It is the symbol of resurrection and regeneration. The number eight is very significant such that it is used 73 times in the Bible. For example, the number four represents the world (four corners), five speaks about grace, six is the number for man, and seven is used to reference perfection or completion. Numbers have important meanings in Scripture.
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