Bible Question: What is the signifigance of 40 days in the bible? i.e. 40 days and nights flood, tempted 40 days in the wilderness, fasted 40 days. |
Bible Answer: Andy and Teresa: Like the numbers seven and twelve, forty is a significant number in Scripture. It often represented a large number or a long period of time. Rain flooded the earth for 40 days and nights. (Gen. 7:12). For 40 days Jesus withstood Satan's temptations (Mark 1:13). Forty years represented approximately two generations. During the 40 years of Israel's wilderness wandering, all the adults who had rebelled against God at Sinai died (cf. Numbers 14:20-23). By age 40, a person was said to have reached maturity (Exod. 2:11; Acts 7:23). No more than 40 lashes could be imposed on an offender (Deut. 25:3). --Hank |
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