Forty, and a Firm Foundation of Liberty

Evidence of God’s Hand on the United States takes many forms. One of those pieces of evidence goes all the way back to the 1700s, and a span of forty years.

In the Bible the number forty appears 159 times. The number forty is an important number to God. It rained for forty days and forty nights. Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights to prepare himself to receive the Ten Commandments. Moses was atop Mount Sinai for forty days and forty nights to receive The Law. The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years after fleeing from slavery in Egypt. Manna rained down upon the Israelites for forty years. The Prophet Elijah walked forty days and forty nights to reach Horeb, the mountain of God. Jesus fasted for forty days and nights to prepare for his public ministry. Jesus ascended into Heaven forty days after His Glorious Resurrection. The human gestation period for new life is about forty weeks. To God, forty is an important number.