Tuesday, January 1, 2019

"40 Days" in the Bible

40 Days

Levitical law


  • A woman must purify herself 40 days after giving birth to a male (Exodus 13; Leviticus 12)

Patriarchal period

  • Noah's flood (Genesis 7:12)
  • Egyptians spent 40 days embalming Jacob's body (Genesis 50:3)

Life of Moses


  • On Mt. Sinai (Exodus 24:18; Deuteronomy 9:11)
  • Interceding for Israelites after Mt. Sinai (Deuteronomy 9:18,25)
  • On Mt. Sinai again (Exodus 34; Deuteronomy 10:10)

Israelites

  • Spies in Canaan (Numbers 13:25)
  • Cowering under Goliath before David's arrival (1 Samuel 17:16)
  • Elijah's route to Mt. Horeb (1 Kings 19:8)
  • Number of days before prophesied overthrow of Nineveh if they wouldn't repent (Jonah 3:4)
  • Ezekiel laid on his side (Ezekiel 4:6)

Life of Jesus

  • Presented in temple after birth, in accordance with Levitical law (Luke 2:22)
  • Temptation the wilderness (Matthew 4:2; Luke 4:2)
  • Time between resurrection and ascension (Acts 1:3)

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