For these three kings, this time period of 40 years also contains a warning: 20 years of their rule was marked by prosperity and 20 years by ruin.
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. Here are some additional examples of 40 in the Bible:.
Today, God continues to test His children and often, as in the case of Job , this testing is not always for punishment or correction but to see if His children will seek God and still praise Him even in the storms of life. I pray we can all pass the test and remain obedient to God and have our trust in Him remain unshaken.
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Now, I realize I am more like them than I would like to admit. I often doubt God and wonder if He will ever do that which I am praying for. There are no guarantees in this life…but in the life to come- wow! However, you are so right when you talk about faith that is not tested is not worth anything. I have been tested, especially over the last 10 years, and sometimes I have failed miserably.
But now, I see my faith being challenged, yet it is becoming pure gold, and Christ is more precious to me than life. I am so grateful for the stories in the Bible- right now, for the israelites, who as the wandered, those who were faithless died, no longer spreading the cancer of doubt so the faith-filled could flourish. I feel like that in so many ways in my life, especially in this pandemic. God has kept me away from my children who live in Canada, and I in the US because their lack of faith was ruining mine.
And during this time, I have become stronger, learned to love God with my whole heart again, and cast aside the sin of doubt that has so easily entangled me. My faith is being purified like gold. Forty: the Number of Testing The number forty usually has to do with testing in the Bible. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him.
Forty stripes was the maximum number allowed for anyone to be punished Duet Moses sent spies into the Promised Land and they were there for forty days and forty nights before returning to give their report about the land Numbers , The prophet Elijah went forty days and nights without food or water while on Mount Horeb.
Jesus appeared for forty days after His resurrection from the dead and the disciples and many others witnessed His appearance. When Israel disobeyed God, He gave them over to their enemies for forty years Judges The holy place of the temple was forty cubits long 1 Kings Ezekiel bore the evil of the house of Judah for forty days Ezk The number forty represents the number of one generation as with the children of Israel who died in the Wilderness for their disobedience to the Lord.
Isaac and Esau were both forty years old when they married Genesis , Tagged with: Bible Answers 40 Forty Numbers. Previous Post. Next Post. These nuts claim that God They knew very little back Browse Our Archives. Also, send me special offers. Should Couples and Their Pastor Reject He also sent spies, for forty days, to investigate the land God promised the Israelites as an inheritance Numbers , The prophet Jonah powerfully warned ancient Nineveh, for forty days, that its destruction would come because of its many sins.
The prophet Ezekiel laid on His right side for 40 days to symbolize Judah's sins Ezekiel Elijah went 40 days without food or water at Mount Horeb. Jesus was tempted by the devil not just three times, but many times during the 40 days and nights he fasted just before his ministry began. He also appeared to his disciples and others for 40 days after his resurrection from the dead.
The number forty can also represent a generation of man. Because of their sins after leaving Egypt, God swore that the generation of Israelites who left Egyptian bondage would not enter their inheritance in Canaan Deuteronomy 1.
The children of Israel were punished by wandering the wilderness for 40 years before a new generation was allowed to possess the promised land. Jesus, just days before his crucifixion, prophesied the total destruction of Jerusalem Matthew - 2, Mark - 2. Forty years after his crucifixion in 30 A. The book of Exodus, with its 40 chapters and 1, verses, is the seventh longest book.
The longest is the Psalms. From the time they entered the promised land, to the time of King Saul, Israel was sporadically governed by a number of individuals known as Judges.
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